‘This feeling sucks’: $381m Mets, with second-highest payroll in MLB, lose 11th game in a row https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/19/mets-lose-11th-game-in-a-row-baseball #NewYorkMets #Baseball #UsSports #Sport
‘This feeling sucks’: $381m Mets, with second-highest payroll in MLB, lose 11th game in a row

The second-most expensive team in MLB – with a payroll of $381m – lost their 11th game in a row on Sunday

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‘Last year is over’: Oklahoma City launch title defense as NBA’s parity era faces test

The league hasn’t had a repeat champion since the 2017-18 Warriors. The level-headed, consistent Thunder may be the ones to change that

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Bengals land Dexter Lawrence from Giants for No 10 pick in draft-week splash

Cincinnati send a top-10 pick to New York for the three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle after Lawrence’s push for a new deal ended in a trade request

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NFL will not investigate Mike Vrabel’s behavior amid Dianna Russini fallout

The NFL has declined to review the New England head coach’s behavior after photos prompted the resignation of reporter Dianna Russini

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Skydiver rescued after crashing into scoreboard before Virginia Tech spring game

A skydiver crashed into the scoreboard at Virginia Tech’s spring game, leaving him suspended before rescue crews intervened. Officials say he is stable

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‘That’s a guppy’: Baumgardner swats aside Britain’s Dubois as feud escalates

Alycia Baumgardner played down a potential fight with Caroline Dubois bout after her latest win, saying the Brit has more to prove as she targets Katie Taylor next

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Golden State Warriors eliminated as Suns stifle Curry to clinch No 8 seed

Jalen Green scored 36 as the Suns beat the Warriors 111-96 to reach the playoffs, while Orlando crushed Charlotte to advance from the East play-in

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Kennedy Wesley’s first international goal sparks USA to win over Japan

Kennedy Wesley scored her first international goal and set up another as the United States beat Japan 3-0 in Colorado to take their three-game series

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Baumgardner shines after New Zealand’s Daniels seizes unified crown in jarring upset https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/18/alycia-baumgardner-fight-lani-daniels-shadasia-green-boxing #Boxing #UsSports #Sport
Baumgardner shines after New Zealand’s Daniels seizes unified crown in jarring upset

Alycia Baumgardner outclassed Bo Mi Re Shin after Lani Daniels won the unified 168lb title from Shadasia Green, who was stretchered from the ring in a harrowing scene

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