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The Brooklyn Nets-Portland Trail Blazers matchup at Barclays Center on Monday was a forgettable late-season game for many. However, for the Israeli basketball community, it was a night they will never forget. Trail Blazers All-Star Danny Avdija faced off against Nets rookies Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf, marking the first time that three Israelis shared the court during an NBA game.

Avadiya got a strong reaction The 17,030 fans in attendance said they “felt like they were back in Tel Aviv” after the 114–95 Portland victory. The 25-year-old player said that there was a lot of tuning at home.

Avdija said, “I know there were a lot of people at home watching the game tonight. It’s amazing.” “It’s a big deal to me especially [since Ben and I] Grew up next to each other. Like 20 minutes away from each other. It’s amazing to watch him score and thrive in the league. Danny too… I was definitely surprised to see Barclays Center packed. It means a lot to me. I don’t have words to explain how much support he gave me and my teammates. I’m very happy to have this crowd behind me. I’m glad they saw us play tonight.”

Denny Avdija on the support he got from the Brooklyn crowd last night:

“I was definitely surprised to see a packed Barclays Center. It means a lot to me. I don’t have words to explain how much they supported me. I’m so happy to have this crowd behind me.” pic.twitter.com/tPyLgMwM71

– Eric Slater (@erikslater_) 17 March 2026

Denny! Denny! Denny! 🥹🗣️ pic.twitter.com/nOykrVQv2V

-Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) 16 March 2026

Avdija has had a breakout season, leading the Trail Blazers to the Western Conference play-ins. The All-Star forward has averaged 24.0 points, 6.9 rebounds and 6.7 assists in 53 appearances.

Deni Avdija shares court with Nets rookies Ben Saraf, Danny Wolf in Brooklyn

Meanwhile, Saraf and Wolf are attempting to carve out roles with the rebuilding Nets after being selected No. 26 and No. 27 in June’s draft. Saraf said his relationship with Avdija began last year when his Ratiopharm Ulm team faced the Trail Blazers during the NBA preseason.

“Since then, we have been in touch all the time… it was great [facing Deni tonight]. “I was waiting for this game for a long time,” Saraf told reporters. “He is a great person, a very good friend of mine. especially with danny wolf [playing]Very. Three Israelis on the court at the same time. This was something very special… [Deni’s] had a huge impact [on basketball in Israel]. Everyone in Israel followed him throughout the year. Everyone was supporting. Israelis know how big a deal it was to have the first Israeli All-Star. it was very big. So, we are all very happy for him.”

Saraf struggled in his rookie season bouncing between the NBA and G League. However, the 6-foot-6 guard has played his best basketball recently, averaging 11.8 points and 4.8 assists on 53.1 percent shooting in his last four appearances. He scored a season-high 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting while dishing out four assists on Monday.

“[Ben’s] “Maybe this newbie is going through things like I did,” Avdija said. It’s probably fatigue, and it’s probably not knowing how to take care of the body, but it looks like he’s doing a good job. It seems like he is very tough and hard nosed. He knows how to play basketball. I’m always here for him, but I think he’s doing really good.

Wolf, who grew up in Illinois, became a naturalized Israeli citizen and played for the national team at the 2023 FIBA ​​U20 European Championship. After a breakout season at Michigan, he showed encouraging flashes as a rookie with Brooklyn.

Wolf averaged 9.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 54 appearances. The 21-year-old said he could “100 percent” imagine himself playing alongside Avdija and Saraf on the Israeli national team “if the opportunity arises.”

Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez, who rose through the NBA ranks after coming to the United States from Spain, talked about the importance of Monday’s game.

“Yeah, it’s special,” Fernandez said. “When the U.S. and other countries outside of Europe can be represented here with three players, it means the world, and it’s a special day that everyone has to enjoy. And I think they already are… I don’t know Danny, but I’m sure he’s excited to play. I know Ben and Danny are. And it’s cool. This is one of the two times we’ll see it, and hopefully for many years to see how these guys move forward.” “Obviously Denny’s having a career year and getting better and better over the years. And it’s so interesting to see them play against each other.”

AS Roma are considering Everton left-back Vitaly Mykolenko as part of their plans for the upcoming summer transfer window.

According to Forza RomaThe Everton defender is on sporting director Frederic Massara’s shortlist as the club prepares for a number of summer departures.

Roma aim for low-cost reinforcements ahead of summer rebuild

Roma are expected to see several first team departures at the end of the season. Financial limitations are currently shaping the club’s rebuilding strategy.

This led sporting director Frederic Massara to prefer affordable, ready-made options that could immediately strengthen the team without requiring large investments. Mykolenko would be one of the more suitable characters.

Roma believe Mykolenko could step straight into their starting eleven, especially given the appeal of a potential free transfer.

Everton’s contract stance complicates potential deal

However, reports have indicated that neither Everton or Mykolenko are planning on parting ways this summer.

speaking in novemberMykolenko rejected suggestions that he was unwilling to negotiate a new Everton deal, and insisted he would remain happy at the club.

“That I don’t want to negotiate (on a contract) with Everton is a complete lie, because we haven’t talked about it yet,” he explained.

“I know my agent will be speaking to Everton representatives soon. I don’t even think about it because I love playing for this club, I get a kick out of here, that’s the most important thing for me. My family is living comfortably here. Basically, there’s nothing more to say.

“It doesn’t affect me. I know how the coaching staff feels about me, how the club feels about me.”

Ukrainian outlet The Express also reported that Everton Planned to use a contract clause to extend his deal until 2027. This would make them willing to sell the defender this summer rather than losing him for free.

Friedkin Group’s ownership could influence negotiations

For now, Roma are expected to monitor the situation closely as they consider their summer options.

They are bracing themselves for a summer exit, all on free transfers, forcing them to rely on low-cost deals or even free transfers. However, it is unlikely that Everton will let them take Mykolenko for free.

Instead, perhaps a deal is to be made between the two clubs looking at shared ownership under the Friedkin Group.

For now, Roma will simply monitor the situation and continue to assess their options. But Mykolenko is an option that Massara is evaluating based on what he can and can’t do.

🇧🇪 Zakaria El Ouhadi | The Premier League will expose him

➡️ Everton and Crystal Palace warned over €15m transfer
❌Pundits are not completely convinced https://t.co/KYBun1bLnX #efc #cpfc

– Sports Witness (@Sport_Witness) 17 March 2026

Tyreek Hill 已上市，时间紧迫。我们已经进入 NFL 自由球员市场的第二周，市场绝对混乱。仅第一波球队就损失了 58.3 亿美元，管理层全力以赴地从上到下排列超级碗级别的阵容。

堪萨斯城酋长队比任何人都更了解这场比赛。三连冠从他们的指缝中溜走，现在帕特里克·马霍姆斯和他的同伴们全靠油门，没有刹车。他们的任务很简单：重返巅峰，将隆巴迪人带回家。

与此同时，希尔自二月份以来一直处于自由球员市场，他仍在等待下一个登陆点。有趣的是，在堪萨斯城的重聚可能并不像听起来那么疯狂。

自从 2023 年泰里克·希尔 (Tyreek Hill) 前往迈阿密以来，酋长队的 WR 室就一直像坐过山车一样。没有真正的场上倾斜，也没有每次开球都能将防守者吓到两高炮的人。另一方面，希尔并没有像帕特里克·马霍姆斯那样能够完全解锁比赛的精英枪手四分卫。

酋长队和泰里克·希尔重聚感觉比以往任何时候都更近

周二，当好莱坞布朗与费城老鹰队签署自由球员协议时，酋长队的WR房间变得有点空。这似乎让球队更接近与球队历史上最伟大的球员之一重聚，以满足外接手的需求。

酋长队本赛季的传球比赛充满了问号。拉希·赖斯（Rashee Rice）可能会面临停赛，泽维尔·沃西（Xavier Worthy）感觉仍在进行中，而马奎斯·布朗（Marquise Brown）和朱朱·史密斯·舒斯特（JuJu Smith-Schuster）都将缺席。这并不是你参加超级碗比赛时所使用的那种WR室。

与此同时，我们已经知道希尔穿着红色和金色的样子——479次接球，6,630码，62次达阵。你把它重新融入到进攻中，埃里克·比尼米的部队突然在一夜之间恢复了活力。是的，特拉维斯·凯尔斯回来了，这可能是最后一次骑行——但把希尔带回家并不是为了怀旧。这是关于解决一个真正的问题。

当然，希尔刚刚从伤病中恢复过来，最近并没有达到“猎豹”的巅峰水平。但他仍然等待着一次触地得分的发生。一次失守，一次失误，总共六次。每次。另外，马霍姆斯-希尔的化学反应？你不教这个。它已经建成，已经被证明，已经是致命的。

明尼苏达森林狼队最近一直在苦苦挣扎，在周日惨败于俄克拉荷马城雷霆队之后，他们在过去五场比赛中输掉了四场。对于大个子鲁迪·戈伯特来说，这是一场特别糟糕的比赛，他的得分为-23，在这场失利中只得到了两分。

然而，尽管遭遇了这样的挫折，戈贝尔仍然可以说是明尼苏达队名单上第二重要的球员，仅次于安东尼·爱德华兹，因为他持续表现出色的防守。

最近，这位法国人百分百真实地了解了他是否设想很快就会退休，以及他希望在这一切说完之前完成什么。

“我认为它还很遥远。是的，我认为它还很遥远，”戈贝尔在 YouTube 上接受 Prime Video Sports France 采访时说道。 “……现在，我真的专注于当下。成为 NBA 冠军，这是一个目标 – 是的，冠军。历史上最好的防守者，四次。”

戈贝尔确实已经是联盟历史上最好的防守者之一，在他与明尼苏达和犹他爵士队的比赛中，他曾多次担任精英防守。他的进攻技巧，或者说缺乏进攻技巧，在他的整个职业生涯中给双方球迷带来了很多头痛，但这仍然没有削弱他对许多成功球队来说是一个极其重要的球员。

与此同时，如果森林狼队想要实现戈贝尔的冠军梦想，他们将需要进行一些自我反省，因为球队现在已经在过去的五场比赛中输掉了四场，而且所有四场失利都是井喷式的。

在下滑期间，明尼苏达的进攻充其量只是零星的，可以肯定地说戈贝尔可能不是解决这个问题的办法。

森林狼队接下来将于周二晚上对阵菲尼克斯太阳队。

罗马正在考虑埃弗顿左后卫维塔利·米科连科作为他们即将到来的夏季转会窗口计划的一部分。

根据《罗马极限竞速》这名埃弗顿后卫出现在体育总监弗雷德里克·马萨拉的候选名单中，俱乐部正在为多次夏季离队做准备。

罗马在夏季重建前瞄准低成本增援

罗马预计会有几名一线队球员在赛季结束后离开。财务限制目前正在影响俱乐部的重建战略。

这促使体育总监弗雷德里克·马萨拉（Frederic Massara）优先考虑负担得起的现成选择，这些选择可以立即增强球队而不需要大量投资。米科连科是更合适的角色之一。

罗马相信米科连科可以直接进入他们的首发阵容，特别是考虑到潜在的自由转会的吸引力。

埃弗顿的合同立场使潜在交易变得复杂

不过，有报道称埃弗顿和米科连科都不打算在今年夏天分道扬镳。

十一月讲话米科连科否认了他不愿意与埃弗顿签订新合同的说法，坚称他在俱乐部仍然很开心。

“我不想与埃弗顿谈判（合同）完全是谎言，因为我们还没有谈论过这件事。” 他解释道。

“我知道我的经纪人很快就会与埃弗顿的代表进行交谈。我什至没有想到这一点，因为我喜欢为这个俱乐部效力，我在这里得到了乐趣，这对我来说是最重要的。我的家人在这里住得很舒服。基本上，没有什么可说的。

“这根本不会影响我。我知道教练组对我的感觉，俱乐部对我的感觉。”

乌克兰出口 《快报》还解释称，埃弗顿 计划使用合同条款将他的合同延长至2027年。这将使他们能够在今年夏天出售这名后卫，而不是免费失去他。

弗里德金集团所有权可能会影响谈判

目前，罗马在权衡夏季选择时预计会密切关注局势。

他们正在为今年夏天的退出做好准备，一切都是免费转会，这迫使他们也依赖低成本交易或免费转会。不过，埃弗顿不太可能让他们免费得到米科连科。

相反，鉴于两家具乐部在弗里德金集团的共同所有权下，也许他们之间需要达成一项协议。

目前，罗马可能只是关注局势并继续评估他们的选择。但米科连科是马萨拉正在评估他们能做什么和不能做什么的一个选择。

🇧🇪 扎卡里亚·埃尔·瓦赫迪 |英超联赛将揭露他

➡️ 埃弗顿和水晶宫就 1500 万欧元转会发出警告
❌ 专家们并不完全相信 https://t.co/KYBun1bLnX #efc #cpfc

— 体育见证人 (@Sport_Witness) 2026 年 3 月 17 日

看，我喜歡現在的能量。我真的這麼做。經過多年的開局失誤、管理層混亂以及最近記憶中最悲慘的 3-14 賽季之一，拉斯維加斯突襲者隊在 2026 年走出了大門，搖擺不定，而且搖擺不定。很長一段時間以來，第一次感覺到房間裡有專業人士，他們有一個真正的計劃。

總經理約翰·斯派泰克（John Spytek）一直很忙。三屆職業碗中鋒泰勒·林德鮑姆 (Tyler Linderbaum) 在巴爾的摩統治了四個賽季後，現在成為進攻線的主力，他在那裡憑藉衝球進攻連續四年在 NFL 排名前兩名。對於一年前跑動和傳球攔截勝率均排名第 22 位的防線來說，這是一個巨大的收穫——正是這條防線讓吉諾·史密斯被解雇了 55 次，並將本應是功能性進攻的進攻變成了垃圾箱大火。在你的球隊四分衛首次參加 NFL 比賽之前保護他？你就是這樣做的。

在防守方面，他們增加了前包裝工隊後衛奎沃克。沃克是一名在 NFL 前四個賽季中每年至少完成 100 次鏟斷的球員。讓他與超級盃冠軍納科比·迪恩、衝鋒者奎蒂·佩耶並肩作戰，並重新簽下埃里克·斯托克斯和馬爾科姆·庫恩斯，或許還有重新簽約的馬克克斯·克羅斯比。主教練克林特·庫比亞克（Klint Kubiak）在外接手達雷克·楊（Dareke Young）身上也得到了一件熟悉的武器，後者在西雅圖與他一起贏得了一枚戒指。接球手賈倫·奈勒 (Jalen Nailor) 帶來了真正的優勢，後衛康納·海沃德 (Connor Heyward) 給了庫比亞克一顆他喜歡在系統中使用的棋子。這不僅是為了解決問題而花錢——這裡還有結締組織。他們彼此了解，了解教練組，並且知道如何獲勝。

這是真實的、有意義的陣容建設。信用應到之處。

費爾南多·門多薩 (Fernando Mendoza) 狂熱已經吸引了 Raider Nation

是的，幾乎可以肯定，4 月 23 日，費爾南多·門多薩 (Fernando Mendoza) 會戴著突襲者隊的帽子走上匹茲堡的舞台。海斯曼獎得主，帶領印第安納以 16-0 奪得全國冠軍，在僅 6 次攔截的情況下傳出 41 次達陣，傳球成功率高達 72%。這孩子是貨真價實的，天花板確實高得離譜。湯姆·布雷迪在大樓裡。克林特庫比亞克 (Klint Kubiak) 運行著 NFL 中對四分衛更友好的系統之一。這些碎片正在他周圍就位。如果您是突襲者隊的球迷，您完全有理由對這支球隊在兩三年後的樣子感到興奮。

但《Raider Nation》，我現在需要你聽我說： 踩煞車。

這支球隊上賽季贏了三場比賽。三。吉諾史密斯（Geno Smith）在攔截方面領先整個 NFL，並且比橄欖球界任何四分衛都被解僱最多。這就是你的起點。這就是你要爬出來的洞。無論新聞發布會看起來多麼乾淨，自由球員簽約和良好氛圍都不會在一夜之間消除這一點。

這是沒人願意大聲說出來的事情——門多薩甚至可能不會在第一週開始。突襲者隊自己的總經理表示，他「不一定贊成立即安排一名新秀四分衛」。他們交易了吉諾史密斯，但據報他們正在考慮一位老將的橋樑選擇。還有一個完整的草案需要討論。這份名單上仍然有大量的未知數——接球手、截鋒、安全衛。選秀、自由球員損耗和傷病。所有這一切仍在上演。

對2026年攻略的現實期望

看看那些做得對的團隊。孟加拉虎隊與布羅。烏鴉隊與拉馬爾。這些球隊在重建的第一年都沒有進入季後賽。天哪，拉馬爾傑克遜在新秀賽季取得了 6 勝 10 負的戰績，而烏鴉隊的實力比這支球隊要強大得多。如果突襲者隊在 2026 年取得六到七場勝利，而新秀四分衛站穩腳跟，甚至是老將在門多薩不斷進步的同時縮小差距，那就是 成功故事。這是真實事物的基礎。

對事情的發展方向感到興奮，因為這個方向確實令人鼓舞。但不要給任何人加冕，不要在外卡週末中用鉛筆寫字，也不要在 12 月來臨而他們的戰績為 6-8 時稱之為失敗。重建是真實的。願景是真實的。現在最困難的部分來了——讓它真正發揮作用。

斯科特·古爾布蘭森 (Scott Gulbransen) 是體育新聞領域的多面手，他同時兼顧編輯的角色， 國家美式足球聯盟 , 美國職棒大聯盟 , 一級方程式賽車…有關斯科特·古爾布蘭森的更多信息

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been in a state of struggle lately, having lost four of their last five games following Sunday’s big loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was a particularly bad game for big man Rudy Gobert, who was .23 and scored only two points in the loss.

However, despite that setback, Gobert remains arguably the second most important player on Minnesota’s roster behind Anthony Edwards due to his continued defensive excellence.

Recently, the Frenchman got 100% real on whether he envisions retirement in the near future, and what he hopes to accomplish before it’s all said and done.

“I think it’s still a long way off. Yeah, I think it’s still a long way away,” Gobert said, according to Prime Video Sports France on YouTube. “…For now, I’m really focused on the present moment. To be an NBA champion, that’s a goal – yes, champion. Best defender in history, four times.”

Gobert is actually already one of the best defenders in league history, having played a host of elite saves during his tenure with both the Minnesota and Utah Jazz. His offensive skills, or lack thereof, have caused headaches for both fans throughout his career, but that still doesn’t diminish how incredibly important a player he has been to many successful teams.

Meanwhile, the Timberwolves will have to do some soul-searching if they want to realize Gobert’s championship dreams, as the team has now lost four of its last five games, and all four losses have come in unexpected ways.

Minnesota’s offense has been sporadic during the skid, and it’s safe to say that Gobert likely isn’t the solution to that problem.

The Timberwolves next face off against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday evening.

Tyreek Hill is on the market, and the clock is ticking. We’re already into the second week of NFL free agency, and the market is in complete chaos. With teams plunking down $5.83 billion in the first wave alone, the front office made every effort to stack a Super Bowl-caliber roster from top to bottom.

The Kansas City Chiefs know that game better than anyone. A three-peat slipped through their fingers, and now it’s all gas, no breaks for Patrick Mahomes and company. Their mission is simple: get back to the top and bring Lombardi home.

Meanwhile, Hill has been sitting in free agency since February, and he’s still waiting for his next landing spot. Interestingly, the reunion in Kansas City may not be as crazy as it seems.

The Chiefs’ WR room has been a rollercoaster since Tyreek Hill left for Miami in 2023. Not a true field-tilter, not someone who scares defenses with two-high balls every second. And on the other hand, Hill doesn’t really have that elite, gun-toting QB who can fully unlock his game like Patrick Mahomes.

Chiefs and Tyreek Hill reunion feels closer than ever

On Tuesday, the Chiefs’ WR room emptied a bit when Hollywood Brown reached a free agent deal with the Philadelphia Eagles. This seems like it would move the team even closer to a potential reunion with one of the greatest players in team history to address their need at wide receiver.

There are question marks all over the Chiefs’ passing game this season. Rashee Rice could be facing a suspension, Xavier Worthy still feels like a work in progress, and Marquise Brown and JuJu Smith-Schuster are both on the way out the door. This isn’t exactly the kind of WR room you make a Super Bowl run with.

Meanwhile, we already know what Hill looks like in red and gold—479 catches, 6,630 yards, 62 TDs. You add him back into the offense, and suddenly Eric Bieniemy’s unit gets its juice back overnight. And yes, Travis Kelce is back for one last ride — but bringing Hill home isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about fixing a real problem.

Sure, Hill is recovering from injury and has not been at the peak level of the “Cheetah” recently. But he’s still waiting for that one-play touchdown to happen. One missed coverage, one missed angle, and that’s six. Every time. Plus, that Mahomes-Hill chemistry? You don’t teach this. It’s already created, already proven, already deadly.

周一晚上，亚特兰大老鹰队在主场击败奥兰多魔术队，取得十连胜。对于后卫尼克尔·亚历山大-沃克来说，这是一场精彩的比赛，他投中 9 个三分球拿下 41 分，创造了职业生涯新高，而贾伦·约翰逊则在这场胜利中收获了他本赛季的第 13 个三双。

篮球界开始关注老鹰队，他们已经创下了自 2014-15 赛季 60 场胜利以来最长的连胜纪录，前 NBA 边锋钱德勒·帕森斯 (Chandler Parsons) 也加入了赞扬之列，他在 FanDuel 的“Run it Back”节目中表达了自己的想法。

“这是目前 NBA 中最热门的球队……他们在正确的时间打出了最好的篮球，”帕森斯在 X（前 Twitter）上的 Run It Back 节目中说道。

事实上，NBA 球队通常会在三月和四月做好准备，打出最好的篮球成绩，这正是老鹰队在过去几周所做到的，自全明星周末以来只输了一场比赛。

亚特兰大目前以37胜31负的战绩排名东部第八，但距离第五名仅差1.5个胜场，如果球队继续保持连胜的势头，很有可能达到这个目标。

在经历了这一切之后，约翰逊在首次入选全明星后继续将自己打造成一名新兴的超级巨星，而亚历山大-沃克看起来也准备好争夺年度进步最快球员奖。如果他获奖，他将成为继戴森·丹尼尔斯之后连续第二位获得该奖项的老鹰队球员。

老鹰队接下来将于周三晚上客场对阵达拉斯小牛队，他们希望将连胜纪录扩大到 11 场。

那麼，回到誰會加入他們的問題。早春時節，拉茨似乎在比賽中取得了領先。但隨著他的起步更深，一些速度和控制問題可能為洛克的滑入打開了大門。

拉茨似乎仍然是領先者。上賽季他在流浪者隊的多個角色中表現出色。在 85.2 局投球中，他的自責失分率為 2.84。從首發到長距離和中距離的替補，甚至是比賽後期的一些高槓桿工作，拉茨都是投手組的瑞士軍刀。

雖然拉茨可能配得上賽季開始第五名先發球員的稱號，但隨著賽季的進展，每個人都可能有很多投球機會。敬請關注。

反彈男孩

可能沒有任何一組球員比他們更願意為新賽季的開始做好準備 喬克·佩德森, 喬許·榮格， 和 傑克伯格。這三位強力擊球手本應在 2025 年為流浪者隊的陣容帶來許多活力。然而，這三位擊球手卻飽受傷病困擾。

在 96 場比賽中，佩德森削減了 0.181/.285/.328，打出 9 支全壘打，得到 28 分，打點 26，wRC+ 為 76。這個令人沮喪的 wRC+ 數字正好是他在 2024 年為亞利桑那州打出的 152 個 wRC+ 的一半。

上個賽季，榮格確實成功地完成了足夠的鮑勃和編織，避免了任何重大傷病的發生。這位三壘手打了職業生涯最高的 131 場比賽，擊出 0.251/.294/.390，打出 14 支全壘打，拿下 53 分，擊出 61 球，以 91 的 wRC+ 結束賽季。

在流浪者名單上，可能沒有哪個球員比伯格對舒梅克掌舵更感到興奮了。他在邁阿密為隊長效力，並在他手下取得了巨大的成功。事實上，舒馬克作為特別助理的影響力是流浪者隊在上個賽季之前引進伯格的原因之一。

On Monday evening, the Atlanta Hawks picked up their tenth consecutive win with a home win over the Orlando Magic. It was an excellent game for guard Nickell Alexander-Walker, who set a career high with 41 points on nine three-pointers, and Jalen Johnson recorded his 13th triple double of the season in the win.

The basketball world has begun to pay attention to the Hawks now that they have posted their longest winning streak since their 60-win season in 2014-15, and one person joining in the praise is former NBA wing Chandler Parsons, who went on FanDuel’s “Run It Back” show to express his thoughts.

“This is the hottest team in the NBA right now… They’re playing their best basketball at the right time,” Parsons said, according to Axe, formerly of Run It Back, on Twitter.

Indeed, NBA teams typically try to prepare in March and April to play their best basketball, which is what the Hawks have been able to do over the past few weeks, losing just one game since the All-Star break.

Atlanta currently sits in eighth place in the Eastern Conference at 37-31, but is just 1.5 games out of the fifth seed, which could be very well within reach if the team continues its winning ways.

Through it all, Johnson has continued to establish himself as a rising superstar following his first All-Star appearance, and Alexander-Walker looks poised to compete for the Most Improved Player of the Year award. If he wins it, he will be the second consecutive Hawks player to win the award, joining Dyson Daniels.

The Hawks will next take the field against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday evening as they look to take their win streak to 11.

Chelsea forward Joao Pedro had a slightly awkward moment this week when an unusual glitch during Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil squad announcement left him briefly thinking he had been overlooked.

The Italian coach appeared to have finished reading the list when he called Vinicius Junior’s name in a tone that suggested it was the final selection. The inclination of the journalists present in the room started moving towards questions.

However, a few seconds later, Ancelotti returned to the microphone and added João Pedro’s name, admitting that he had left it in by mistake.

For a few moments, that short pause created real doubt. And for a player who has been in strong form at Chelsea, it was not an easy situation to deal with.

Speaking afterwards, João Pedro described how he felt after the announcement.

“It always feels like the first time, you always feel nervous.”he told the local outlet globo esporte. “When she finished the list, I said: ‘Oh my God, I’m left out’!”

That reaction quickly turned to confusion. Then there was relief.

“Then suddenly everyone started calling me, I didn’t understand. I went back and said: ‘Lord, I’m in, I’m in!’. It’s the same feeling from the first time I was called. I’m very happy. I’m living a very special moment in my life. Now it’s all about fighting against France and Croatia.”

Form at Chelsea explains call-up

Joao Pedro’s inclusion is not a surprise given his recent performances in England. This season, Joao Pedro has 12 goals and 6 assists for Chelsea in all competitions. The attacker has become an essential attacking outlet for the Blues.

While he prefers to operate as a central striker, he has also operated deep at times, playing effectively as a creative forward. That flexibility has helped him earn minutes and impact games in a variety of ways.

according to FBRef According to the data, he averages almost two shots on target per game and almost one important pass per match, highlighting both his finishing presence and creative contribution.

Furthermore, his work rate without the ball has improved. Chelsea have relied on forwards who can press and link up play, and Joao Pedro fits that model well.

That wider contribution probably played a part in Ancelotti’s thinking. Despite heavy competition in Brazil’s attack, players with tactical versatility stand out.

Competition and ambition

João Pedro himself admitted how difficult it is to secure a place in the team, especially with Brazil’s depth in attacking positions.

“I like to play as a No. 9, but in some games I play as a No. 10. It’s a childhood dream to score for the national team. I hope that day comes. I’ll keep working and it will happen.”

The Chelsea player also made it clear that the World Cup is a major target this season, which will determine how he approaches both club and international football.

“Each time it’s another dream closer to being achieved. Everyone who gets called up has that fire from childhood. Wearing the national team shirt is something you can’t explain. To be called up before the World Cup makes me very happy. The competition is huge in every position.”

what happens next

For Chelsea, this episode says as much about Joao Pedro’s trajectory as it does about their reaction.

He is no longer an outsider hoping for recognition. Instead, he is now expected to join the conversation between Brazilian teams, even if the competition remains fierce.

The brief confusion during the announcement only highlighted that change. His not being named seemed surprising – because, based on his current level, it probably shouldn’t have been.

If he can maintain this form in the final months of the season, Chelsea will not only look to perform in the Premier League, but also push to become a regular option for the Brazilian on the biggest stage.

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看，我喜欢现在的能量。我真的这么做。经过多年的开局失误、管理层混乱以及最近记忆中最悲惨的 3-14 赛季之一，拉斯维加斯突袭者队在 2026 年走出了大门，摇摆不定，而且摇摆不定。很长一段时间以来，第一次感觉房间里有专业人士，他们有一个真正的计划。

总经理约翰·斯派泰克（John Spytek）一直很忙。三届职业碗中锋泰勒·林德鲍姆 (Tyler Linderbaum) 在巴尔的摩统治了四个赛季后，现在成为进攻线的主力，他在那里凭借冲球进攻连续四年在 NFL 排名前两名。对于一年前跑动和传球拦截胜率均排名第 22 位的防线来说，这是一个巨大的收获——正是这条防线让吉诺·史密斯被解雇了 55 次，并将本应是功能性进攻的进攻变成了垃圾箱大火。在你的球队四分卫首次参加 NFL 比赛之前保护他？你就是这样做的。

在防守方面，他们增加了前包装工队后卫奎·沃克。沃克是一名在 NFL 前四个赛季中每年至少完成 100 次铲断的球员。让他与超级碗冠军纳科比·迪恩、冲锋者奎蒂·佩耶并肩作战，并重新签下埃里克·斯托克斯和马尔科姆·库恩斯，或许还有重新签约的马克克斯·克罗斯比。主教练克林特·库比亚克（Klint Kubiak）在外接手达雷克·杨（Dareke Young）身上也得到了一件熟悉的武器，后者​​在西雅图与他一起赢得了一枚戒指。接球手贾伦·奈勒 (Jalen Nailor) 带来了真正的优势，后卫康纳·海沃德 (Connor Heyward) 给了库比亚克一颗他喜欢在系统中使用的棋子。这不仅仅是为了解决问题而花钱——这里还有结缔组织。他们彼此了解，了解教练组，并且知道如何获胜。

这是真实的、有意义的阵容建设。信用应到之处。

费尔南多·门多萨 (Fernando Mendoza) 狂热已经吸引了 Raider Nation

是的，几乎可以肯定，4 月 23 日，费尔南多·门多萨 (Fernando Mendoza) 会戴着突袭者队的帽子走上匹兹堡的舞台。海斯曼奖杯获得者，带领印第安纳以 16-0 夺得全国冠军，在仅 6 次拦截的情况下传出 41 次达阵，传球成功率高达 72%。这孩子是货真价实的，天花板确实高得离谱。汤姆·布雷迪在大楼里。克林特·库比亚克 (Klint Kubiak) 运行着 NFL 中对四分卫更友好的系统之一。这些碎片正在他周围就位。如果您是突袭者队的球迷，您完全有理由对这支球队在两三年后的样子感到兴奋。

但是《Raider Nation》，我现在需要你听我说： 踩刹车。

这支球队上赛季赢了三场比赛。三。吉诺·史密斯（Geno Smith）在拦截方面领先整个 NFL，并且比橄榄球界任何四分卫都被解雇最多。这就是你的起点。这就是你要爬出来的洞。无论新闻发布会看起来多么干净，自由球员签约和良好氛围都不会在一夜之间消除这一点。

这是没人愿意大声说出来的事情——门多萨甚至可能不会在第一周开始。突袭者队自己的总经理表示，他“不一定赞成立即安排一名新秀四分卫”。他们交易了吉诺·史密斯，但据报道他们正在考虑一位老将的桥梁选择。还有一个完整的草案需要讨论。这份名单上仍然有大量的未知数——接球手、截锋、安全卫。选秀、自由球员损耗和伤病。所有这一切仍在上演。

对2026年攻略的现实期望

看看那些做得对的团队。孟加拉虎队与布罗。乌鸦队与拉马尔。这些球队在重建的第一年都没有进入季后赛。天哪，拉马尔·杰克逊在新秀赛季取得了 6 胜 10 负的战绩，而乌鸦队的实力比这支球队要强大得多。如果突袭者队在 2026 年取得六到七场胜利，并且新秀四分卫站稳脚跟，甚至是老将在门多萨不断进步的同时缩小差距，那就是 成功故事。这是真实事物的基础。

对事情的发展方向感到兴奋，因为这个方向确实令人鼓舞。但不要给任何人加冕，不要在外卡周末中用铅笔写字，也不要在 12 月来临而他们的战绩为 6-8 时称之为失败。重建是真实的。愿景是真实的。现在最困难的部分来了——让它真正发挥作用。

斯科特·古尔布兰森 (Scott Gulbransen) 是体育新闻领域的多面手，他同时兼顾编辑的角色， 国家橄榄球联盟 , 美国职棒大联盟 , 一级方程式赛车……有关斯科特·古尔布兰森的更多信息

格莱美奖获得者兼作曲家约翰·传奇 (John Legend) 在圣安东尼奥马刺队于 3 月 16 日星期一战胜洛杉矶快船队之前会见了圣安东尼奥马刺队球星维克多·温班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 和哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes)。

马刺队分享了一张传奇人物和他的儿子迈尔斯·西奥多·斯蒂芬斯在赛后与温比和巴恩斯合影的照片。当然，他们即将取得胜利，所以温班亚马和巴恩斯都笑逐颜开。

鉴于传奇人物的名人地位，他在比赛期间与儿子坐在场边也就不足为奇了。他和他的儿子很享受这场比赛，马刺队克服了落后，赢得了今年的第 50 场比赛。

维克托·温班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 带领马刺队夺得第 50 顺位

早些时候，马刺队对阵快船队的情况看起来并不好。比赛刚开始几分钟，他们就以17-3落后，但他们并没有落后太久。

最终，马刺队凭借斯蒂芬·卡斯尔的23分夺得冠军。温比拿下全队最高的21分、13个篮板和2次助攻。巴恩斯替补出场18分钟也得到8分。

目前，马刺队在西部联盟中排名第二，落后于53胜15负的俄克拉荷马城雷霆队。幸运的是，他们领先联盟第三的洛杉矶湖人队七场比赛。

马刺队刚刚击败的球队快船队以 34-34 的比分领先 0.500。这使得他们在西部排名第八，处于季后赛争夺的边缘。

温比正在经历他职业生涯中最好的赛季之一。第三年，他场均得到24.3分（追平职业生涯新高）、11.2个篮板和2.9次助攻。他还平均每场比赛完成一次抢断和三个盖帽。

他是 2023 年 NBA 选秀大会的状元秀。温班亚马从此成为马刺队的焦点人物，他是球队2025-26赛季的头号得分手。

切尔西前锋若奥·佩德罗本周经历了一个有点超现实的时刻，在卡洛·安切洛蒂宣布巴西队名单期间出现的不寻常的混乱让他短暂地认为自己被忽视了。

当意大利教练喊出维尼修斯·儒尼奥尔的名字时，他似乎读完了名单，语气表明这是最终的选择。房间里的记者开始转向提问。

然而，几秒钟后，安切洛蒂回到麦克风前，加上了若昂·佩德罗的名字，承认他错误地跳过了这个名字。

有那么一会儿，这个小小的停顿引起了真正的怀疑。对于一名在切尔西状态出色的球员来说，这并不是一个容易处理的情况。

若昂·佩德罗随后发表讲话，准确地描述了他听到这一消息后的感受。

“总感觉像是第一次，总会有紧张的感觉”，他告诉当地媒体 环球体育。 “当他完成这份名单时，我说：‘天哪，我被排除在外了’！”

这种反应很快就变成了混乱。然后我就松了口气。

“然后突然每个人都开始给我打电话，我不明白。我回去说：‘上帝，我进来了，我进来了！’。自从我第一次被征召以来，这就是同样的感觉。我很高兴。我正经历着我生命中非常特别的时刻。现在要全力以赴对阵法国和克罗地亚。”

切尔西的表现解释了征召

考虑到若奥·佩德罗最近在英格兰的表现，他的入选并不令人意外。本赛季，若奥·佩德罗为切尔西在各项赛事中打入 12 粒进球并贡献 6 次助攻。这名攻击手已经成为蓝军重要的进攻出路。

虽然他更喜欢担任中锋，但有时他也会回撤到更深的位置，有效地扮演一名富有创造力的前锋。这种灵活性帮助他赢得了上场时间并以不同的方式影响比赛。

根据 FB参考 数据显示，他平均每场比赛有接近两次射门和大约一次关键传球，凸显了他的终结能力和创造性贡献。

此外，他的无球工作率也有所提高。切尔西一直依赖能够压迫和串联比赛的前锋，若昂·佩德罗非常适合这种模式。

这种更广泛的贡献可能在安切洛蒂的思考中发挥了作用。即使巴西队的进攻竞争激烈，提供战术多样性的球员往往会脱颖而出。

竞争与野心

若昂·佩德罗本人也承认，在球队中获得一席之地是多么困难，尤其是考虑到巴西队在进攻位置上的深度。

“我更喜欢打9号位，但在某些比赛中我最终会打10号位。为国家队进球是我儿时的梦想。我希望那一天到来。我会继续努力，它会实现。”

这位切尔西球员还明确表示，世界杯是本赛季的主要目标，这决定了他对待俱乐部和国际足球的方式。

“每次都离实现另一个梦想更近了。每个被征召入队的人都有着童年时期的那股热情。穿着国家队球衣，这是你无法解释的事情。在世界杯之前被征召让我非常高兴。每个位置的竞争都很激烈。”

接下来会发生什么

对于切尔西来说，这一集既讲述了若奥·佩德罗的反应，也讲述了他的轨迹。

他不再是一个希望得到认可的局外人。相反，即使竞争仍然激烈，他现在仍有望参与巴西队的对话。

公告期间短暂的混乱只会凸显这种转变。缺少他的名字让人感到惊讶——因为，根据他目前的水平，这可能不应该。

如果他在赛季最后几个月保持这种状态，切尔西将拥有一名不仅在英超联赛中表现出色的前锋，而且还将成为巴西队在最大舞台上的常规选择。

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— 体育见证人 (@Sport_Witness) 2026 年 3 月 17 日

蒙特利爾加拿大人隊 (36-20-10) 將在周二晚上迎戰波士頓棕熊隊 (37-23-7)，比賽定於東部時間晚上 7 點進行。

這將是這對老對手在常規賽中第四次也是最後一次交鋒，儘管比賽總是有一定程度的激烈程度，但周二的比賽可能會帶來火花，因為兩支球隊都在為贏得季後賽席位而戰。

從數據來看，蒙特婁的狀態相對較好，晉級季後賽的幾率為80%。另一方面，他們只比哥倫布藍衣隊領先三分，而哥倫布藍衣隊目前正處於季後賽的邊緣。

換句話說，加拿大人隊不能再承受糟糕的表現，例如週末連續輸給聖荷西鯊魚隊和阿納海姆鴨隊。

更複雜的是，哈布隊將缺席柯比·達赫，因為他將因上半身受傷而在醫務室呆上長達四個星期的時間。導致達赫無法參加比賽的擊球發生在周日對陣鴨隊的第一節比賽中，當時杰弗裡·維爾擊中了他的高位。至少，這不是一場導致賽季結束的傷病，考慮到達赫的傷病歷史，這對他來說可以算是個好消息。

這是傑弗裡·維爾 (Jeffrey Viel) 今晚對柯比·達赫 (Kirby Dach) 的高調歌曲。

隨後達赫去了哈布斯更衣室。

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— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) 2026 年 3 月 16 日

加拿大人隊有很多健康的前鋒準備填補空缺，其中包括亞歷山大·特克西爾和扎卡里·博爾杜克。特克西爾和博爾杜克將與老將中鋒傑克·埃文斯並肩作戰。

至於網管員，雅庫布·多貝斯（Jakub Dobes）將首發，並希望在周六對陣鯊魚隊的一場令人失望的比賽後重返勝利之路，這場比賽他投出了 21 次投籃，其中 18 次被擋住。

雖然很容易表明蒙特利爾需要更好的守門員，但他們必須更好地減少對手的高危險得分機會，這是本賽季反覆出現的問題。

無論是多貝斯、雅各布·福勒還是塞繆爾·蒙特博奧守衛網前，加拿大人隊在每節比賽中都會讓對方源源不斷地投出高質量的投籃，因此很難贏得勝利。

這類似於堵漏船上的漏洞。

阻止這些洩漏比根本不採取任何行動要好，但從長遠來看，您需要找到一條更好的路線，不會在船體上造成這麼多洞。

蒙特利爾加拿大人隊預計陣容

科爾·考菲爾德 – 尼克·鈴木 – 尤拉伊·斯拉夫科夫斯基

亞歷克斯紐胡克 – 奧利佛卡帕寧 – 伊凡傑米多夫

扎克·博杜克 – 傑克·埃文斯 – 亞歷克斯·特克西爾

喬許安德森 / 菲利普達諾 / 布蘭登加拉格爾

麥克馬西森 – 諾亞多布森

凱登古勒 – Alex Carrier

傑登·斯特魯布爾飾 Lane Hutson

雅庫布·多貝斯

波士頓棕熊隊預計陣容

大衛‧帕斯特納克 – 弗雷澤‧明滕 – 馬拉特‧庫斯努迪諾夫

凱西·米特爾施塔特 – 帕維爾·扎查 – 維克托·阿維德森

亞歷克斯·史蒂夫斯 – 埃利亞斯·林德霍爾姆 – 摩根極客

坦納讓諾 – 肖恩庫拉利 – 馬克卡斯特利奇

喬納森阿斯皮羅 飾 查理麥卡沃伊

漢普斯林霍爾姆 – 梅森洛雷

尼基塔‧扎多羅夫 – 亨利‧約基哈尤

傑里米·斯威曼

如何觀看哈布斯與哈布斯的比賽 棕熊隊

2026 年 3 月 17 日星期二，蒙特利爾加拿大人隊對陣波士頓棕熊隊的比賽將在 RDS 和 TSN2 上播出。終場哨聲吹響後，Sportsnaut 上將提供包含精彩片段的即時回顧。

馬克報道棲息地已有十多年了。他之前曾在《Journal Metro》、《The Athletic》、《The Athletic》等雜誌工作過…更多關於 Marc Dumont 的信息

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter John Legend got a chance to meet San Antonio Spurs stars Victor Wembanyama and Harrison Barnes ahead of the team’s win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, March 16.

The Spurs shared a photo of the legend and his son, Miles Theodore Stephens, taking a selfie with Wembley and Barnes after the game. Of course, they were coming off a win, so Vembanyama and Barnes were smiling.

Given Legend’s celebrity status, it’s no surprise that he sat courtside with his son during the game. He and his son were enjoying the game as the Spurs overcame the deficit to win their 50th game of the year.

Victor Wembanyama leads Spurs to win number 50

Early on, things were not looking good for the Spurs against the Clippers. They fell behind 17-3 just minutes after the game started, but they didn’t hold on for long.

Ultimately, San Antonio came out on top with Stephen Cassel’s 23 points. Wemby had 21 points, a team-leading 13 rebounds and two assists. Barnes also scored eight points in 18 minutes off the bench.

Currently, the Spurs are in second place in the Western Conference behind the 53–15 Oklahoma City Thunder. Fortunately, they have a seven-game lead over the Los Angeles Lakers, who are in third place in the conference.

The team the Spurs just beat, the Clippers, is .500 at 34-34. This puts them in eighth place in the Western Conference and on the verge of playoff contention.

Wembley is having one of the best seasons of his career. In his third year, he averaged 24.3 points (at the top of his career), 11.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. He also averages one steal and three blocks per game.

He was the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft. Vembanyama has since become a focal point for Spurs, and he is the team’s leading scorer during the 2025–26 season.

The rumors of a deal for AJ Brown from the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams got even tougher after the deal that sent Miami Dolphins star Jaylen Waddle to the Denver Broncos.

One of the biggest stories in the NFL over the past few weeks has been on the future of Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver AJ Brown. The three-time Pro Bowler didn’t hide his disappointment with the way he was used during the 2025 season. This has led to much speculation that the Eagles could move him this offseason.

While both the Rams and Patriots are reportedly the two top contenders for the 28-year-old, rumors suggest the current asking price is a significant hurdle in securing a deal. Well, the new trade sending Jaylen Waddle to Denver would strengthen Philadelphia’s case for demanding at least a first- and second-round pick in a trade for the Browns.

On Tuesday, the Broncos agreed to send a first (No. 30), third- and fourth-round pick for Waddle and a fourth-rounder in next month’s NFL Draft.

Why is the Jaylen Waddle trade bad for the Patriots and Rams?

The trade return for Miami is bad news for the Patriots, Rams and any other team interested in trading for the Browns. The expectation is that patience and the Eagles’ ongoing salary cap issues may lead to general manager Howie Roseman lowering his current price for the star receiver. That’s no longer a possibility after what the Dolphins got for Waddle.

The 27-year-old is a good pass catcher and has the talent to become a true WR1. However, he benefited greatly from being on the other side of the field from future Hall of Famer Tyreek Hill. Still, he has only had three seasons with 1,000 or more receiving yards in five years, and he has never earned Pro Bowl honors.

Brown is a three-time Pro Bowler who has had fewer than 1,000 yards receiving in only one of his seven NFL seasons. If Waddle can get a first, third and fourth rounder, Brown’s value should be much higher as he has a far better resume and is only a year older. If the Patriots or Rams want Brown, it would cost at least a first- and second-round draft pick.

After earning a journalism degree in 2017, Jason Burgos worked as a contributor to several sites, including MMA Sacca… More about Jason Burgos

休斯顿火箭队见证了凯文·杜兰特的另一场得分杰作，然后将话题转移到了更大的事情上。赛后，随着杜兰特继续攀升 NBA 得分榜，杜兰特谈到了围绕迈克尔·乔丹的遗产和他在历史上的地位的长期争论。正如《The Ringer》的迈克尔·李首先报道的那样，杜兰特明确了自己的立场。 “他是标准，”杜兰特谈到乔丹时说道。 “他是整件事的蓝图。”

这句话很有分量。这位火箭球星以精英般的效率继续在 NBA 得分榜上攀升。然而，即使在他建立自己的简历的同时，他仍然正确地看待迈克尔·乔丹的遗产。对于杜兰特来说，伟大不仅仅是用分数来衡量的。存在很重要。影响如下。当传奇人物踏上球场时，游戏的感觉会有所不同。

杜兰特回忆起他在华盛顿奇才队比赛中见到乔丹的那一次。 “我只记得当他决定来时，大楼里的兴奋，整个城镇的兴奋，”杜兰特说。 “对迈克的反应完全不同。”

火箭球星谈到得分辩论

凯文·杜兰特还重新审视了引发争论的有争议的观点，并坚持这一观点。 “这是真的，”杜兰特说。 “乔丹请了假。有时他会说，‘我厌倦了比赛。我想休息一下，重新集结，然后回来。’”他就是这么做的。勒布朗，他一直在打球……这是不同的时代，但人们可以按照自己的意愿选择自己的道路。”

这种背景决定了杜兰特如何看待这些数字。 “我和乔丹关系密切的唯一原因是他退役了两次，”杜兰特说。

这位火箭队老将随后带着尊重而不是批评进一步推动了这个想法。 “他也可以打到40岁以上，”杜兰特补充道。 “你再给他 300 场每晚 30 分的比赛。这并不夸张。”

杜兰特了解这些数字。但他也明白他们错过了什么。 NBA得分榜说明了部分故事。传说讲述了其余的事情。

随着杜兰特继续攀登，争论只会变得更加激烈。但有一个事实仍然很明确：迈克尔·乔丹仍然是标准。那么现在的问题是：任何人都可以真正达到这个水平，还是每个人仍然在追逐一些不可触及的东西？

贝尼托·卡博尼的足球之旅跨越了国家、文化和世代，但其中一个章节仍然最重要：谢菲尔德星期三。

早在执教国际米兰青年队并塑造意大利下一代之前，一位队友和一家具乐部就改变了一切。

这位队友就是保罗·迪卡尼奥，他帮助谢菲尔德星期三成为了第二个家。 他现在向《米兰体育报》解释了这一切。

保罗·迪卡尼奥和改变一切的合作伙伴关系

卡本在谈到迪卡尼奥时毫不犹豫。从1997年8月到1998年9月，两人在猫头鹰队一起打了一个半赛季。

卡本于 1996 年 10 月加盟希尔斯伯勒，当时他已经在希尔斯堡了。迪卡尼奥于 1997 年 8 月抵达，双方的联系是即时的。首先是一张著名的揭幕照片，照片中两人分享着未煮熟的冷冻披萨。然后是球场上的联系。

这两位意大利人共同组成了谢菲尔德星期三现代史上最具创意、最令人难忘的合作伙伴关系之一。在他们一起度过的唯一一个完整赛季中，迪卡尼奥以 14 个进球领先俱乐部，而卡本则贡献了 9 个进球。

根据后者的说法，这种联系是即时的、本能的、几乎是心灵感应的。

“我们的家人总是在一起，我们的孩子也同龄，” 他回忆道。

“在球场上，我们立刻就明白了对方的意思，只要一个眼神就足够了。迪卡尼奥是我合作过的最好的队友。”

为什么在谢菲尔德星期三生存就像赢得冠军一样

然而，尽管双方的合作非常出色，谢周三的赛季却很艰难。

迪卡尼奥到来后，人们对他抱有很高的期望，但猫头鹰队却难以保持稳定。俱乐部在赛季的大部分时间里都在为保级而战，最终以微弱优势获得第16名。

大多数粉丝都不太记得这件事，但卡本却有不同的立场。对于意大利人来说，在谢周三的保级并不是一个脚注，而是一场胜利。

“在谢周三熬夜就像赢得冠军一样，” 他补充道。

英超时代造就了足球运动员

贝尼托·卡博尼或许正在将谢菲尔德星期三之外的目光投向他自己的经历。他在英格兰踢球的岁月充满了挑战和突破。

他面对托尼·亚当斯这样的后卫，赢得了里奥·费迪南德的称赞，并赢得了联盟最难以预测的中场球员之一的声誉。

在谢菲尔德星期三，他拥有自由，与迪卡尼奥的合作给他带来了快乐。为生存而战甚至增加了目的。他深情地回顾了那段时光，当时英超联赛仍在酝酿之中。

“这还不是一个全球性的联赛，但这是一个非常困难的冠军，” 他总结道。

“有很多英格兰球员，比赛的重点是第二球：传球、进攻、心脏。我面对的是像托尼·亚当斯这样强硬的后卫。里奥·费迪南德曾经告诉我，他在与我比赛的前一天晚上没有睡觉。真是一个赞美！”

对于卡本来说，谢菲尔德星期三绝不只是他职业生涯中的另一站。

在这里，足球成为了他的家，一名队友帮助改变了他的人生轨迹。这就是为什么生存感觉就像胜利，也是为什么这一章仍然意味着一切。

休士頓火箭隊見證了凱文杜蘭特的另一場得分傑作，然後將話題轉移到了更大的事情上。賽後，隨著杜蘭特繼續攀升 NBA 得分榜，杜蘭特談到了圍繞邁克爾喬丹的遺產和他在歷史上的地位的長期爭論。正如《The Ringer》的邁克爾李首先報道的那樣，杜蘭特明確了自己的立場。 「他是標準，」杜蘭特談到喬丹時說道。 “他是整件事的藍圖。”

這句話很有分量。這位火箭球星以精英般的效率繼續在 NBA 得分榜上攀升。然而，即使在他建立自己的簡歷的同時，他仍然正確地看待邁克爾喬丹的遺產。對杜蘭特來說，偉大不只是用分數來衡量的。存在很重要。影響如下。當傳奇人物踏上球場時，遊戲的感覺會有所不同。

杜蘭特回憶起他在華盛頓巫師隊比賽中見到喬丹的那一次。 「我只記得當他決定來時，大樓裡的興奮，整個城鎮的興奮，」杜蘭特說。 “對麥克的反應完全不同。”

火箭球星談得分辯論

凱文杜蘭特也重新審視了引發爭論的有爭議的觀點，並堅持這一觀點。 「這是真的，」杜蘭特說。 「喬丹請了假。有時他會說，『我厭倦了比賽。我想休息一下，重新集結，然後回來。』」他就是這麼做的。勒布朗，他一直在打球……這是不同的時代，但人們可以按照自己的意願選擇自己的道路。 」

這種背景決定了杜蘭特如何看待這些數字。 「我和喬丹關係密切的唯一原因是他退休了兩次，」杜蘭特說。

這位火箭隊老將隨後帶著尊重而不是批評進一步推動了這個想法。 「他也可以打到40歲以上，」杜蘭特補充道。 「你再給他 300 場每晚 30 分的比賽。這並不誇張。”

杜蘭特了解這些數字。但他也明白他們錯過了什麼。 NBA得分榜說明了部分故事。傳說講述了其餘的事情。

隨著杜蘭特繼續攀登，爭論只會變得更加激烈。但有一個事實仍然很明確：麥可喬丹仍然是標準。那麼現在的問題是：任何人都可以真正達到這個水平，還是每個人仍然在追逐一些不可觸及的東西？

Former NBA player Kendrick Perkins made one of the boldest calls of the season, and it immediately put Victor Wambayama and the San Antonio Spurs front and center against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Speaking on First Take, Perkins didn’t hold back from discussing the NBA Finals picture. He went beyond praise. He made a prediction that caught the attention of the entire league.

“The San Antonio Spurs are going to win the NBA Championship.”@kendrickperkins Doubles down on Spurs, knocks Thunder out of playoffs pic.twitter.com/g9bs08Wpqw

– First Tech (@FirstTech) 17 March 2026

Perkins said, “You all know how I feel about the Oklahoma City Thunder. That’s my home away from home, but damn, I’m going to say it again on national television, the San Antonio Spurs are going to win the NBA championship this year.”

That statement came down hard. This challenged the growing perception that the Thunder were the team to beat in the West. It also elevated a young Spurs group that continues to grow behind Victor Wembanyama.

Perkins did not stop here. He said, “I don’t pay attention to all this, they don’t have experience to talk about.” “They’re going to have home court advantage all the way to the conference finals.” His confidence reflects how San Antonio has played. The energy is real. Trust is being built.

Victor Vembanyama sits at the center of it all. Perkins praised his development as a complete power forward. “I like how he’s found that balance… first of all being a big guy, then being a guy who is a star and a leader in his role,” he said. Growth is visible every night.

However, Spurs are not dependent on any one player. Stephen Cassel has developed into a steady facilitator. Their two-man chemistry continues to improve. “Having Stephen Cassel, they have that,” Perkins explained, pointing to their playoff-ready connection.

Meanwhile, veterans like Harrison Barnes and De’Aaron Fox bring experience and composure. This system is based on what Perkins called “agenda free basketball”. Anyone can move forward. Any moment can change.

So as the race to the NBA Finals heats up, one question now looms large: Are the Spurs really ready to prove Kendrick Perkins right and defeat the Thunder when it matters most?

今晚参议员队休息，现在正是审视参议员前景世界的最佳时机。今天的重点将特别集中在一个前景上。事实上，他是他们最好的候选人。让我们深入了解卡特·雅克姆丘克 (Carter Yakemchuk) 的详细情况。

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卡特·雅克姆丘克 (Carter Yakemchuk) 的基本情况

Yakemchuk 是一名身高 6 英尺 3 英寸、体重 219 磅的右投后卫。参议员在 2024 年 NHL 选秀中以第 7 顺位选中了他。雅克姆丘克在 WHL 中连续为卡尔加里杀手队效力了四个赛季，然后今年跳槽到了 AHL。

以下是我对 Yakemchuk 的草稿前笔记，或多或少仍然是我现在对他的看法：

优点：统计数据跳出页面 – 30 个进球、71 分、120 PIMS、275 次射门。非常注重身体素质，玩的游戏很卑鄙、肮脏。愿意战斗。很棒的镜头。神奇的手 – 可以合法地悬挂。

缺点: 最初的几步很慢。防守表现有问题——有时在自己的区域似乎缺乏紧迫感，有时试图对冰球做太多事情或做出特殊的表现。

底线：在如此糟糕的球队中比赛，他们要求他做一切，所以我选择相信他的一些防守失误就是因为这个。他身材魁梧，脾气暴躁，还有一双伟大的双手。他符合任何球队对蓝线的要求，只要他能找到防守方。

卡特·雅克姆丘克（Carter Yakemchuk）的数据

以下是雅克姆丘克本赛季在贝尔维尔参议员队的统计数据：

• 47 场比赛，9 个进球，35 分，26 个 PIM

雅克姆丘克最近被评为 AHL 本周最佳球员。他在两场比赛中贡献了 6 次助攻。在此之前的比赛中，他打进一球并送出1次助攻。

在 AHL 防守队员中，雅克姆丘克的进球数和得分均排名第九。在 AHL 新秀中，他的得分并列第七。不利的一面是，他的-29 是 AHL 中最差的。

最后的想法

当你看到雅克姆丘克如何记录他的得分时，你会发现这并不是一个安静的、次要助攻的球员。他有很多精彩的表现来帮助队友。从投篮角度来看，他绝对可以投篮。今年早些时候，他的表现主要集中在强力比赛上——在前 27 场比赛中，他得到了 18 分。其中 12 人是和额外的人在一起的。此后他在过去20场比赛中得到17分。其中只有三人参与了权力斗争。

考虑到他的身材和打球风格，我并不怀疑他的身体支撑能力。我确信，随着他变得越来越自在，他在职业级别上也会变得更加坚韧。问题仍然是，他能否在下一个级别上表现得足够好？雅克姆丘克本赛季不太可能获得 NHL 机会。不过，下个赛季，尼克·詹森很可能不再为球队效力。这会在右侧打开一个位置。雅克姆丘克不仅要强势结束本赛季，还要在明年初证明自己是一名进步的滑冰运动员和防守球员，从而赢得成为一名全职 NHL 球员的机会。

对于雅克姆丘克来说，耐心总是必要的。考虑到参议员队目前的防守深度有多么稳固，他们不必急于将自己的头号新秀送进 NHL，这是多么奢侈的事情。布伦特·伯恩斯（Brent Burns）是一个很好的比较。直到伯恩斯 22 岁时，他才跻身前四。雅克姆丘克还只有 20 岁。

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前 NBA 球员肯德里克·帕金斯刚刚做出了本赛季最大胆的决定之一，这立即让维克托·温班亚马和圣安东尼奥马刺队对阵俄克拉荷马城雷霆队。在 First Take 节目中，帕金斯在讨论 NBA 总决赛的画面时毫不犹豫。他超越了赞扬。他做出了一个引起全联盟关注的预测。

“圣安东尼奥马刺队将赢得 NBA 总冠军。”@肯德里克·珀金斯 双倍下注马刺队将雷霆队淘汰出季后赛😯 pic.twitter.com/g9bs08Wpqw

——第一次（@FirstTake） 2026 年 3 月 17 日

“你们都知道我对俄克拉荷马城雷霆队的感受。那是我的家外之家，但是该死的，我要在国家电视台上再说一遍，圣安东尼奥马刺队今年将赢得 NBA 冠军，”帕金斯说。

这句话很有说服力。它挑战了人们日益增长的信念，即雷霆队是西部最有竞争力的球队。这也提升了一支年轻的热刺队伍，他们在维克托·温巴尼亚马的身后继续崛起。

帕金斯并没有就此止步。 “我根本不在乎这一切，他们没有经验可谈，”他补充道。 “他们将一直拥有主场优势直到分区决赛。”他的自信反映了马刺队的表现。能量是真实的。信念正在建立。

Victor Wembanyama 位于这一切的中心。帕金斯称赞他已经发展成为一支完整的力量。 “我喜欢他如何找到这种平衡……首先是一个大个子，一个可以拉开空间的人，一个明星，一个领导者，”他说。每晚都会出现增长。

然而，马刺队并不依赖一名球员。斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 已发展成为一名稳定的促进者。他们两人的化学反应持续改善。 “当成为斯蒂芬·卡斯尔时，他们就具备了这一点，”帕金斯解释道，并指出了他们为季后赛做好准备的联系。

与此同时，哈里森·巴恩斯和德亚伦·福克斯等老将带来了经验和冷静。这个体系在帕金斯所说的“自由篮球”的基础上蓬勃发展。任何人都可以站出来。任何时刻都可能发生变化。

因此，随着 NBA 总决赛的争夺愈演愈烈，现在有一个问题出现了：马刺队是否真的准备好证明肯德里克·帕金斯的正确性，并在最关键的时刻击败雷霆队？

皇家马德里队进入周三的欧冠第二回合比赛，曼城队遥遥领先， 但记者阿尔瓦罗·贝尼托坚称这场平局还远未结束。

这位前皇马球员变身 Cadena SER 分析师 相信 3-0 领先在心理上比追赶比赛更危险。

这种信念向西班牙豪门发出了明确的警告信息。

阿尔瓦罗·贝尼托警告不要自满

在谈到埃尔拉格罗时，贝尼托迅速采取行动，缓和了围绕马德里首回合胜利的乐观情绪。

费德·巴尔韦德上周的帽子戏法为皇马今晚进入阿提哈德球场提供了一个制胜的缓冲。因此，人们越来越相信资格认证应该是简单的。然而，贝尼托认为这种信心是一个潜在的陷阱。

“三比零的感觉会让你打得不一样。” 他解释道。

“我们最近在巴萨与马竞的比赛中看到了这一点。一条看似不可能的领带突然变得生动起来。在精神上，你必须做大量的工作才能摆脱这种束缚。”

为什么阿提哈德球场的第一个进球可以改变一切

贝尼托相信曼彻斯特的开场几分钟可以决定整场比赛。在他看来，皇马不能安于现状。

“如果皇马试图赢得一场比赛，那么他们很难以 3-0 输掉比赛。这是不可能的。问题是，你已经知道自己会赢。” 他补充道。

记者同事拉法·阿尔科塔也有同样的担忧。事实上，他认为如果曼城提前进球，可能会造成问题。

“如果曼城早早进球，你就会无意识地后退一点。即使教练没有告诉你这样做。如果他们被迫后退，他们就完了。” 他说。

一场心理战，而非战术战

贝尼托的警告不是关于策略，而是关于心态。他已经看到这个问题影响了马德里竞技队，并且不希望他们的对手重蹈覆辙。

“这是一个心理问题” 他总结道。

“前几天我们看到了马竞：他们既不进攻也不防守。这种心态是皇马所需要的基本东西。”

皇马可能占据优势，但警告很明确。在冠军联赛中，舒适度是敌人，曼城是皇马最后能够给予希望的球队。

一位頂級 NFL 選秀專家認為，洛杉磯公羊隊將在下個月的比賽中使用他們的狀元籤來挑選今年級別中真正最好的外接手。

公羊隊非常接近獲得他們的下一個 NFL 冠軍。經過 2022 年的快速重組後，洛杉磯隊在過去三個賽季中一直是 NFC 中最好的球隊之一，並在今年早些時候進入了分區冠軍賽。不幸的是，儘管這支 12 勝 5 負的球隊表現出色，但他們還是落後於最終的冠軍西雅圖海鷹隊。

從休賽期一開始，公羊隊就表明他們將全力爭取下賽季的勝利，並在今年放棄了兩個首輪選秀權之一以引進全職業角衛特倫特·麥克杜菲時證明了這一點。這次評選保留了兩者中較好的一個，即總體排名第 13 位。

公羊隊沒有太多明顯的弱點，因此球隊可以選擇最好的球員，或者考慮尋找一位可以取代他們年長影響力球員的年輕人。嗯，根據 ESPN NFL 選秀專家梅爾·基珀 (Mel Kiper) 表示，看起來他們可以兩者兼顧。

洛杉磯公羊隊將使用 13 號選秀權來對付亞利桑那州立大學的喬丁泰森？

在他最新的模擬選秀中，他預測公羊隊將使用他們的第 13 號選秀權來挑選亞利桑那州外接手喬丁泰森。有趣的是，基珀聲稱泰森的技能與一位 33 歲的公羊隊球星相似，後者正處於合約的最後一年。

「泰森幾乎總是能上場，在嚴密的防守下打出艱難的比賽。他的比賽方式很像達萬特亞當斯，」他寫道。

然而，這並不是這位選秀大師對泰森的看法中最令人著迷的部分。雖然像俄亥俄州立大學的卡內爾·泰特和南加州大學的馬凱·萊蒙這樣的球員經常被稱為今年班級中最好的兩名接球手，但基珀寫道，“如果不是出於一些耐久性方面的考慮，泰森可能會成為班級中最好的接球手。”

這位大三學生在 2025 年只參加了 9 場比賽。然而，在他的大二賽季，這位太陽魔鬼球星完成了 75 次接球，推進 1,101 碼，達陣 10 次，平均每次接球推進 14.7 碼。

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On Monday evening, the Boston Celtics continued their winning ways with a narrow home win over the Phoenix Suns. The Celtics were led by Jaylen Brown, who scored an impressive 41 points on the evening, while Jayson Tatum also remains in form amid his return from an Achilles tear.

Recently, ESPN NBA analyst and former Celtics great Kendrick Perkins expressed his thoughts in “First Take” on why Boston should be viewed as the favorite to come out of the Eastern Conference this year.

“The Boston Celtics are coming off the Eastern Conference. … The way Jayson Tatum has looked since returning from that Achilles injury … I see [them] And I’m saying that’s what this couple has proven right here,” Perkins said, according to X, formerly @lockedupjb on Twitter.

In fact, Tatum and Brown have a plethora of playoff experience, both positive and negative, on their resumes, capped by their championship run in the 2024 season, in which Brown won NBA Finals MVP honors.

Meanwhile, Tatum isn’t looking like the full version of himself right now, as should be expected as he recovers from Achilles surgery after nearly a year off, but Celtics fans should still be encouraged by how much progress he’s made from where he started a week ago against the Dallas Mavericks.

The Eastern Conference, despite its reputation, is loaded with talent this year, and Boston will have some challengers, including the Detroit Pistons and the team that beat them last year, the New York Knicks.

However, if Boston doesn’t suffer one of their infamous playoff meltdowns this year, the team clearly has the talent to compete with anyone, not just in the Eastern Conference, but in the entire NBA.

With the Senators off tonight, now is a good time to take a look at the world of Senators prospects. Today’s focus will be on one possibility in particular. In fact, he’s their best prospect. Let’s take a closer look at what’s going on with Carter Yakemchuk.

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Basics about Carter Yakemchuk

Yakemchuk is a 6’3″, 219 pound, right shot defenseman. The Senators drafted him 7th overall in the 2024 NHL Draft. Yakemchuk played four consecutive seasons in the WHL for the Calgary Hitmen before joining the AHL this year.

Here were my pre-draft notes on Yekemchuk, which still more or less remain my thoughts on him:

Pros:The stats jump off the page – 30 goals, 71 points, 120 PIMS, 275 shots. Plays a very physical, cheap, dirty game. Ready to fight. great shot. Great hands – can hang legitimately.

Shortcoming:The first few steps are slow. Questionable defensive play – Appears to lack urgency in his own zone at times, sometimes tries to do too much with the puck or make special plays.

ground level:Playing on such a bad team, they asked him to do everything, so I’m choosing to believe that some of his defensive lapses are because of that. He’s huge, he’s low, he’s got great hands. He fits into any team’s blueline, as long as he can find the defensive side.

Carter Yakemchuk by the numbers

Yakemchuk’s statistics with the Belleville Senators this season are as follows:

• 47 games, 9 goals, 35 points, 26 PIM

Yakemchuk was recently named AHL Player of the Week. He recorded six assists in two games. In the game before that, he scored a goal and also added an assist.

Among AHL defensemen, Yakemchuk is ninth in both goals and points. Among AHL rookies, he ranks seventh in points. The downside is that his -29 is worst in the AHL.

final thoughts

When you look at how Yakemchuk records his points, this is not a quiet, secondary assist-getting player. He has great plays to set up his teammates. From a shooting perspective, he can absolutely shred the puck. At the beginning of the year, his production was primarily on the power play – through his first 27 games, he scored 18 points. 12 of them were accompanied by additional men. Since then he has scored 17 points in his last 20 games. Only three of them have come in the power play.

Given his size and style of play, I have no doubts about his ability to stick around physically. I’m sure as he gets more comfortable, there will be more toughness at the professional level. The question is, can he skate and defend well at the next level? It is unlikely that Yakemchuk will get his NHL opportunity this season. Next season, however, there is a good chance that Nick Jensen is no longer with the team. This opens up a space on the right side. It is up to Yakemchuk to not only finish this season strong, but prove early next year that he is a better skater and defensive player to earn his chance as a full-time NHL player.

Patience will always be necessary with Yakemchuk. Considering how strong their defensive depth is at the moment, what a luxury it is for the Senators to not have to rush their top prospect into the NHL. Brent Burns makes a good comparison. Burns didn’t become a top-four D-man until he was 22. Yakemchuk is just 20 years old.

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Benito Carbone’s football journey spans countries, cultures and generations, but one chapter still stands above all the others: Sheffield Wednesday.

Long before Inter Milan trained the youth and shaped Italy’s next generation, a teammate and a club changed everything.

It was teammate Paolo Di Canio who helped Sheffield Wednesday become a second home. Now he has explained everything to Gazzetta dello Sport.

Paolo Di Canio and the partnership that changed everything

Carbone doesn’t hesitate when he talks about Di Canio. The pair played together for one and a half seasons at the Oval, from August 1997 to September 1998.

Carbone was already at Hillsborough, having joined in October 1996. Di Canio arrived in August 1997, and the connection was immediate. First, there was the famous unveiling photo in which the pair were seen sharing an uncooked frozen pizza. Then the connection came on the pitch.

Together the two Italians formed one of the most creative and fondly remembered partnerships in Sheffield Wednesday’s modern history. In his only full season, Di Canio led the club with 14 goals, while Carbone contributed nine goals of his own.

According to the latter, the connection was immediate, intuitive and almost telepathic.

“Our families were always together, our kids were the same age,” He remembers.

“On the pitch, we understood each other immediately, just one look was enough. Di Canio was the best partner I have ever played with.”

Why did surviving Sheffield Wednesday feel like winning the title?

Yet despite the brilliance of the partnership, Sheffield Wednesday had a struggling season.

There were high expectations following Di Canio’s arrival but instead the Owls struggled for consistency. The club spent most of the campaign fighting relegation, ultimately finishing 16th and surviving by the narrowest of margins.

Most fans don’t remember it fondly, but Carbone has a different take. For the Italian, surviving Sheffield Wednesday was no footnote, it was a triumph.

“Staying at Sheffield Wednesday was like winning the title,” He adds.

An era of the Premier League that produced a footballer

Benito Carbone, perhaps, is looking back on his experiences beyond Sheffield Wednesday. His playing years in England were defined by challenges and successes.

He faced defenders such as Tony Adams, earned praise from Rio Ferdinand and built a reputation as one of the league’s most unpredictable midfielders.

At Sheffield Wednesday, he found freedom, and the partnership with Di Canio brought him joy. Purpose was also added to the fight for survival. And he fondly remembers the time when the Premier League was still being formed.

“It was not such a global league yet, but it was a very tough championship,” He concluded.

“There were a lot of English players there, and the game was all about the second ball: passing, aggression, heart. I had to face very tough defenders like Tony Adams. Rio Ferdinand once told me he didn’t sleep all night before playing against me. What a compliment!”

For Carbone, Sheffield Wednesday was never going to be just another milestone in his career.

It was where football became family and where the help of a teammate changed the course of his life. That’s why survival felt like victory, and that’s why this chapter still means everything.

当洛杉矶湖人队在夏天签下自由球员马库斯·斯玛特时，他们签下了一名决心证明自己仍然可以争夺总冠军的老将。尽管他的球队本赛季表现不够稳定，无法赢得这一标签，但斯马特和湖人队的战绩在西部联盟积分榜上排名第三。马库斯知道他很幸运仍然拥有 NBA 职业生涯。

据 ESPN 的戴夫·麦克梅纳明 (Dave McMenamin) 报道，斯马特在帮助湖人队通过加时赛以 127-125 战胜丹佛掘金队后，回顾了 2022 年发生的一次伤病，那次伤病几乎导致他失去了右手。

“我被紧急送往急诊室，失血过多，”斯玛特告诉 ESPN。 “我昏过去了……这就是我失去的东西。”

斯玛特在2018年效力波士顿凯尔特人队期间，在对阵湖人队的比赛中错失了制胜一球，在缝了20针后恢复了知觉。

“医生看着我的眼睛并告诉我，‘我不知道你怎么还能用你的右手，’”斯玛特说。 “‘你应该每天真诚地感谢上帝。’”切入他手的那块玻璃距离完全无法使用仅几毫米。

“他们说它完美地放置在我手上的每根肌腱之间，没有损坏任何东西，”斯玛特补充道。 “他们不得不把多余的部分留在里面，因为他们说如果我们把它取出来，会造成更大的损害。”

那块玻璃至今仍在斯玛特的右手里。

“玻璃事件发生六年后，我手里仍然拿着玻璃，我一直在玩它。有时，因此，我的手会变得麻木。很多时候，很多比赛，我无法控制它。我必须打球，很多时候当我投篮时，我的手臂和手都没有感觉。”

尽管如此，32 岁的斯玛特仍然可以在高水平上影响胜利，他在对阵掘金队的比赛中拿下 21 分和 5 次抢断证明了这一点。

马库斯·斯马特猛烈抨击湖人队的仇恨者

湖人队老将马库斯·斯马特并没有阻止那些仇恨者。在反思他职业生涯中最可怕的伤病时，斯玛特有时间考虑那些不认为湖人队是赢得总冠军的合法威胁的人。

“我们已经厌倦了听到人们谈论——基本上，”斯玛特说。 “我知道我是这样的。如果你是一个竞争者，如果你身上有任何类型的竞争者，你也会对此感到厌倦。所以你想尝试证明他们错了。”

湖人队周一以100-92击败火箭队，将连胜扩大到六场。

贝尼托·卡博尼的职业生涯可以分为两部分：无畏的英超开拓者和正在塑造意大利下一代的反思型教练。

但他职业生涯中的一个时刻仍然困扰着他：他拒绝阿斯顿维拉四年合同的那一天。 在接受《米兰体育报》采访时，他解释了原因。

阿斯顿维拉的决定改变了一切

当时，卡本在阿斯顿维拉蒸蒸日上，享受着他职业生涯中最好的足球。

凭借在足总杯中的三个进球，他与阿兰·希勒并列最佳射手，并且是球队 26 年来首次进入决赛的一员。

然后是阿斯顿维拉的报价：四年的安全、信任和稳定。大多数球员都会毫不犹豫地接受这种交易。相反，他决定走开。

“在阿斯顿维拉，我在 2000 年足总杯决赛中输给了切尔西，这是俱乐部 26 年来的第一次，” 他说。

“在那一届比赛中，我在对阵利兹联队的比赛中打进了三个进球，与伟大的阿兰·希勒一起作为最佳射手结束了比赛。

“错误在于没有与他们续约：他们给了我四年的时间，但我想不惜一切代价去特拉帕托尼和巴蒂斯图塔的佛罗伦萨。最后，我发现自己在布拉德福德，在那里服了……我的兵役。”

另一个遗憾：太早离开国际米兰

贝尼托·卡本现在回想起来，都饶有兴趣地回忆起转会失误。作为国际米兰青年队主教练，他的职责是塑造下一代意大利足球。

这包括向年轻球员提供建议，特别是在决定他们的未来时。卡本的信息似乎很明确。耐心第一。

他对阿斯顿维拉的遗憾来自于对加盟佛罗伦萨的不耐烦，但这从未发生过。相反，他在对阵意大利球队的季前赛中首次代表布拉德福德上场，这无疑是人生中一个小小的讽刺。

但他也对跳槽国际米兰感到遗憾。如果他没有这样做，他本可以和一些伟大的球员一起踢球。

“然而，是的，我确实有一个遗憾：我太早离开国际米兰了，” 他补充道。

“在霍奇森的带领下，我踢得不太对位，但如果我等六个月，吉吉·西蒙尼就会到来，然后是罗纳尔多。一切都会改变。有时在生活中你需要耐心，但当时我不知道这一点。”

英格兰，崇拜地位，无悔

尽管有这些遗憾，卡本对英格兰本身并不后悔。他在谢菲尔德星期三、阿斯顿维拉和布拉德福德仍然享有崇拜英雄的地位。在后者中，他免除了 320 万英镑的欠薪，以挽救俱乐部免遭清算。

在他最终回到意大利之前，在德比郡和米德尔斯堡的租借期也给他带来了好处。

卡本也深情地谈到了在谢菲尔德星期三与保罗·迪·卡尼奥的共同经历。事实上，总的来说，英格兰是他不后悔的选择。

“这么说吧，这件事没有被太多谈论……那时候，没有社交媒体，也没有我们今天的关注，” 他总结道。

“现在，如果意大利人在英超进球，每个人都会知道。但英格兰队仍然是一次美妙的经历。我什至通过手势学会了英语。在经历了最初的黑暗、听电视和与队友交谈之后，我在六个月内释放了自己。”

现在的焦点是意大利的未来，或许可以确保他们不会像这位前前锋那样感到遗憾。今天，贝尼托·卡博尼的故事对下一代来说是一个警告和一个教训：有时最明智的举动就是留在原地。

皇家馬德里進入周三的歐冠第二回合比賽，曼城遙遙領先， 但記者阿爾瓦羅·貝尼托堅稱這場平手還遠遠沒有結束。

這位前皇馬球員轉行的 Cadena SER 分析師認為 3-0 領先在心理上可能比追趕比賽更危險。

這種信念向西班牙豪門發出了明確的警告訊息。

阿爾瓦羅·貝尼托警告不要自滿

在談到埃爾拉格羅時，貝尼托迅速採取行動，緩和了圍繞馬德里首回合勝利的樂觀情緒。

費德·巴爾韋德上週的帽子戲法為皇馬今晚進入阿提哈德球場提供了一個制勝的緩衝。因此，人們越來越相信資格認證應該是簡單的。然而，貝尼托認為這種信心是個潛在的陷阱。

“三比零的感覺會讓你打得不一樣。” 他解釋道。

「我們最近在巴薩與馬競的比賽中看到了這一點。一條看似不可能的領帶突然變得生動起來。在精神上，你必須做大量的工作才能擺脫這種束縛。”

為什麼阿提哈德球場的第一個進球可以改變一切

貝尼托相信曼徹斯特的開場幾分鐘可以決定整場比賽。在他看來，皇馬不能安於現狀。

「如果皇馬試圖贏得一場比賽，那麼他們很難以 3-0 輸掉比賽。這是不可能的。問題是，你已經知道自己會贏。” 他補充道。

記者同事拉法·阿爾科塔也有同樣的擔憂。事實上，他認為如果曼城提前進球，可能會造成問題。

“如果曼城早早進球，你就會無意識地後退一點。即使教練沒有告訴你這樣做。如果他們被迫後退，他們就完了。” 他說。

一場心理戰，而非戰術戰

貝尼託的警告不是關於策略，而是關於心態。他已經看到這個問題影響了馬德里競技隊，並且不希望他們的對手重蹈覆轍。

“這是一個心理問題” 他總結道。

“前幾天我們看到了馬競：他們既不進攻也不防守。這種心態是皇馬所需要的基本東西。”

皇馬可能佔優勢，但警告很明確。在冠軍聯賽中，舒適度是敵人，曼城是皇馬最後能夠給予希望的球隊。

WBC期間只有三支球隊未能贏得一場比賽，但其中一些球隊帶來了許多有趣的時刻。對於巴西來說，他們在錦標賽中的故事來自於一名 17 歲的年輕人，他在棒球生涯中甚至還沒有高中畢業。

這位 17 歲的年輕人名叫約瑟夫·孔特雷拉斯 (Joseph Contreras)，是前大聯盟球員何塞·孔特雷拉斯 (José Contreras) 的兒子。范德比爾特大學目前在 2026 屆預科生中排名第 38，他在台球比賽中在世界舞台上展示了​​他的才華。這位右投手在第二局被要求面對有史以來最強的陣容之一，他表現出色。

上壘後，孔特雷拉斯成功地以 97 英里/小時的快球擊過亞倫·賈奇，然後將一個 94 英里/小時的墜球擊中手部，折斷了他的球棒，引發了局局雙殺。除了他90年代的高熱度之外，孔特雷拉斯還展示了相當紮實的變速，其中有大量的手臂側小右曲球。

當然，孔特雷拉斯還只有 17 歲，在成為一名完整的大聯盟級別球員之前，他還有很長的路要走，但在如此大的環境下，他的表現令人印象深刻。

在今年的世界盃之前，整個聯盟似乎都有類似的看法，即義大利隊整體上相當穩定。這似乎是一個非常輕描淡寫的說法，因為他們是迄今為止 WBC 中最好的球隊之一，甚至擊敗了美國隊。其中一個重要原因是前首輪選手安德魯費雪。

上個賽季，密爾瓦基釀酒人隊在田納西大學的最後一年表現出色，最終在總成績中排名第 20 位。從那以後，他在有限的職業比賽中看起來非常出色，費雪在 High-A 的前 19 場比賽中取得了 0.402 OBP 和 141 wRC+。

在 WBC 迄今為止的三場比賽中，費雪以 1.235 OPS 削減了 0.364/.417/.818。費雪還在他的第一場桌球比賽中對陣英國隊的比賽中打出了全壘打，並在繞壘時變得非常興奮。

儘管他目前並未進入我們的前 100 名，但隨著他在 2026 年繼續在釀酒人隊的農場系統中前進，他將成為本賽季值得關注的名字。

When the Los Angeles Lakers signed free agent Marcus Smart over the summer, they were determined to prove he could still compete for a championship contender. And while his team hasn’t been consistent enough this season to earn that label, Smart and the Lakers have the third-best record in the Western Conference standings. Marcus knows he is fortunate to still have an NBA career.

According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, after helping the Lakers earn a 127-125 overtime win against the Denver Nuggets, Smart reflected on his 2022 injury that resulted in him nearly losing his right arm.

“I was taken to the ER and lost a lot of blood,” Smart told ESPN. “I passed out. …That’s how I lost a lot.”

Smart, who missed the game-winning shot against the Lakers during his time with the Boston Celtics in 2018, regained consciousness after receiving 20 stitches.

“The doctor looked me in the eyes and told me, ‘I don’t know how you still use your right hand,'” Smart said. “‘You should thank God sincerely every day.'” The piece of glass that had cut into his hand was just millimeters away from ceasing its use completely.

“They said it fit perfectly between every tendon in my hand without causing any damage,” Smart said. “And they had to leave the extra piece in, because they said it would cause more damage if we took it out.”

That piece of glass is still in Smart’s right hand.

“For six years after the incident with the glass, I still had the glass in my hand and I used to play with it. And there were times when my hand would go numb because of it. Many times, in many games, I couldn’t control it. I had to play and there were times when I was shooting the ball and just, I had no feeling in the arm, in the hand.”

Still, the 32-year-old Smart can impact wins at a high level, which he proved by finishing with 21 points and five steals against the Nuggets.

Marcus Smart criticizes Lakers haters

Lakers veteran Marcus Smart hasn’t let the haters stop him. Reflecting on the most horrific injury of his career, Smart had time to reflect on those who do not consider the Lakers a legitimate threat to win a title.

“Basically, we’re tired of listening to people,” Smart said. “I know I am. And if you’re competitive, if you have any kind of competitor in you, you’re going to get tired of that too. So you want to try to prove them wrong.”

The Lakers beat the Rockets 100-92 on Monday, extending their winning streak to six.

Benito Carbone’s career can be divided into two parts – the fearless Premier League trailblazer and the reflective coach who is now shaping Italy’s next generation.

But one moment from his playing career still haunts him: the day he turned down a four-year contract at Aston Villa. Speaking to Gazzetta dello Sport, he explained why.

Aston Villa’s decision that changed everything

At the time, Carbone was thriving at Aston Villa and enjoying the best football of his career.

With three goals in the FA Cup, he was joint top scorer with Alan Shearer and was part of the team that reached its first final in 26 years.

Then came Aston Villa’s offer: four years of security, trust and stability. This is a deal that most players never hesitate to accept. Instead, he decided to walk away.

“At Aston Villa, I lost the 2000 FA Cup Final against Chelsea, the club’s first in 26 years,” He said.

“In that edition, I scored three goals against Leeds, and finished the tournament as top scorer along with the great Alan Shearer.

“It was a mistake not to renew with them: they offered me four years, but I wanted to go to Trapattoni and Batistuta’s Fiorentina at all costs. In the end, I found myself in Bradford where I… did my military service.”

Another regret: leaving Inter too soon

Transfer mistakes are something Benito Carbone now looks back on with interest. As Inter Milan’s primavera coach, it is his job to shape the next generation of Italian football.

And that includes giving his advice to young players, especially when it comes to deciding their future. Carbone’s message seems clear; Patience first.

His Aston Villa regrets come from his impatience to join Fiorentina, which never happened. Instead he would make his debut for Bradford in a pre-season game against the Italian side, one of life’s small, unmistakable ironies.

But he also regrets jumping ship to Inter Milan. Had he not done so, he could have played among some great players.

“Although, yes, I have one regret: I left Inter too early,” He added.

“With Hodgson, I played out of position, but if I had waited six months, Gigi Simoni would have arrived, and then Ronaldo. Everything would have changed. Sometimes in life you need patience, but I didn’t know that then.”

England, cult status and no regrets

Despite those regrets, Carbone has no regrets about England. He still enjoys cult hero status at Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Bradford. He later waived £3.2 million in unpaid wages to save the club from liquidation.

Loan spells at Derby County and Middlesbrough also followed before he eventually returned to Italy.

There was also a shared experience with Paolo Di Canio at Sheffield Wednesday, of which Carbone also speaks fondly. In fact, overall, England was a choice he does not regret.

“Let’s just say it wasn’t talked about much…at that time, there wasn’t social media and the attention we get today,” He concluded.

“Now, if an Italian scores in the Premier League, everyone knows about it. But England is an amazing experience. I even managed to learn English through gestures. After the initial darkness, by listening to TV and talking to my teammates, I unlocked myself in six months.”

The focus now is on the Italian’s future, and perhaps making sure he doesn’t have regrets like the former striker. Today, Benito Carbone’s story stands as a warning and a lesson for the next generation: sometimes the smartest move is to stay put.

该赛事一位顶级专家的一份新模拟选秀认为，堪萨斯城酋长队将在下个月的赛事第一轮中使用他们的两个选秀权中的第一个选秀权来对付今年有争议的新秀。

随着 3 月中旬的到来，我们距离 4 月最大的赛事——2026 年 NFL 选秀又近了一步。在经历了 2025 年罕见的失败赛季后，酋长队下个月的选秀变得更加重要。在今年休赛期进行了一笔大交易，将特伦特·麦克杜菲送到洛杉矶公羊队以获得包括今年另一个首轮选秀权的回归后，堪萨斯城有机会获得两名前 30 名的新秀。

但酋长队会选择谁作为宝贵的第九顺位球员呢？关于他们将选择谁有很多猜测，寻找最好的角卫来取代他们刚刚交易的全职业球员是有意义的。他们还与海斯曼杯决赛入围者杰里米亚·洛夫（Jeremiyah Love）有联系。 NFL 各支球队正在祈祷的球员不会落入他们的手中。

酋长队可以使用 9 号选秀权来挑选小鲁本·贝恩 (Rueben Bain Jr.) 吗？

嗯，据 ESPN NFL 选秀专家梅尔·基珀 (Mel Kiper) 表示，他预计总经理布雷特·维奇 (Brett Veach) 会走向不同的方向。在他最新的模拟选秀中，选秀专家预测酋长队会选择迈阿密球星小鲁本·贝恩。

飓风队的防守端锋在上个月的 NFL 联合赛中成为了一个有争议的人物，当时据透露他的平均臂长为 30 7/8 英寸。自从费城老鹰队在2003年用第15顺位选秀权挑选了迈阿密校友杰罗姆·麦克道格尔以来，还没有哪位球员在选秀第一轮被选中手臂如此短。他的臂长为 31 3/8 英寸。

麦克道格尔在当年的选秀中表现不佳，只在 NFL 打了四个赛季的部分比赛。尽管如此，基珀相信酋长队不能放弃选择贝恩的机会，如果贝恩在他们排在第9位的时候仍在董事会中的话。

“贝恩在这个位置上很难被忽视。尽管 30⅞ 英寸的手臂在联合收割机上引起了不小的轰动，但贝恩在边缘处占据了主导地位，”他写道。 “他只是找到了进入四分卫的方法，无论是凭借他的速度、力量还是悟性。上赛季他遭受了 71 次施压，最终导致 9.5 次擒杀和 18.5 次铲断。”

明星冲传手克里斯·琼斯在过去几个赛季中表现出了明显的年龄下降迹象。虽然他和贝恩担任不同的位置，但酋长队必须开始为琼斯之后的生活制定计划，并培养一名新的顶传冲击手。贝恩可能就是那个球员。

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周一晚上，亚特兰大老鹰队在主场轻松战胜奥兰多魔术队，取得十连胜。这场比赛原本被定为“魔幻之城之夜”，本应是球队与当地成人娱乐机构合作的一场比赛，但在受到圣安东尼奥马刺队大个子卢克·科内特的批评后，NBA最终取消了这场比赛。

然而，据美联社报道，尽管如此，许多到场的球迷还是对场地表示了支持。

美联社通过 ESPN 报道称：“不管是否合作，很多老鹰队球迷都穿着相应的衣服。魔术城的装备，无论是官方还是非官方商品，在人群中都是常见的。那些自豪地穿着俱乐部运动衫的人包括老鹰队主要老板贾米·格茨，她坐在半场附近，观看亚特兰大队以 124-112 获胜，”美联社通过 ESPN 报道。

格茨与魔术城有联系，此前曾制作过一部关于这座标志性夜生活场所的纪录片。

与此同时，在球场上，老鹰队周一打出了本赛季最令人印象深刻的表现，击败了已经取得七连胜的奥兰多队，并将自己的战绩扩大到十连胜。

其中的英雄是尼克尔·亚历山大-沃克，他以 9 个三分球得到 41 分，继续当选年度进步最快球员，而贾伦·约翰逊则连续第二次砍下今年的第 13 个三双。

老鹰队现在距离东部前六名仅差一场半，这意味着他们将彻底退出附加赛。

亚特兰大队接下来将于周三晚上与达拉斯小牛队进行一场客场比赛，他们希望将连胜纪录扩大到 11 场。比赛定于美国东部时间晚上 8:30 进行。

埃弗顿和水晶宫正在监视亨克右后卫扎卡里亚·埃尔·瓦赫迪，之后可能会在夏季转会至 1500 万欧元。然而，比利时主要分析师认为英超俱乐部应该谨慎行事。

虽然他的进攻输出继续令人印象深刻，但他们相信他的防守缺陷可能成为英超联赛的一个主要问题。

埃尔瓦赫迪在周末再次强调了他的进攻能力，在对阵 STVV 的比赛中攻入令人惊叹的致胜球，让亨克的冠军附加赛希望继续存在。

这是他本赛季的第六个进球，至少可以说是右后卫的出色回归。这样的表现和进球肯定会引起关注他的英格兰俱乐部的注意。

埃弗顿和水晶宫追踪亨克右后卫

埃弗顿和水晶宫就在其中 2月底的报告 解释说他们可能会获得 1500 万欧元的机会。

但根据 Hein Vanhaezebrouck 和 Franky Van der Elst 的说法，炒作需要平衡。 他们一直在与 Sporz 谈论这位亨克明星。

在评估这位 20 岁球员是否已做好重大转会的准备时，范海泽布鲁克并没有犹豫。

比利时分析师提出英超联赛担忧

“如果你想成为过去25年最好的球员，你不仅要能够进攻和进球，还必须能够防守，” 他说。

“这就是瓦赫迪的一个问题。他太容易在防守上被压制。他也经常做出错误的决定。”

不过，他愿意承认自己的优势，并将这名后卫标记为 “在他的位置上进攻能力更好的球员之一”。但他警告说，除非他有显着的进步，否则跳到更强的联赛将会暴露他的弱点。

El Ouahdi 与 Daniel Muñoz 相比如何

弗兰基·范德埃尔斯特也表达了同样的观点，甚至质疑瓦赫迪是否比他的前任丹尼尔·穆尼奥斯更好。当然，哥伦比亚人是水晶宫目前的首选右后卫。

“他比穆尼奥斯更好吗？” 他问道。

“他是一名出色的球员，他的进球非常有技巧。他是一名为球队带来很多贡献的球员，但他的各个部分的总和并不能让他成为最好的边后卫，即使在亨克的历史上也是如此。”

埃弗顿和水晶宫可能会注意到这一比较。穆尼奥斯适应得很好，现在已经成为英超球星，但分析人士质疑瓦赫迪是否能够做到同样的事情。

1500 万欧元的举措是否值得冒这个风险？

尽管存在担忧，两位分析师都同意一件事：今年夏天，埃尔瓦赫迪将从亨克转会过来。

“预计他会做出很好的转会，” 范海泽布鲁克说道。

“但我不认为绝对的顶级俱乐部会来签下他。穆尼奥斯比他大很多。在抢断能力和空中争抢方面，这对于右后卫来说并不不重要。他不会成为英格兰大俱乐部的目标。”

这有可能使埃弗顿和水晶宫进入右档。雄心勃勃的中游球队正在寻找价值和上升空间。的确， 这对被认为是更好的 本月早些时候，边后卫的选择。

这对埃弗顿和水晶宫意味着什么

两家具乐部都在寻找能够在进攻三区做出贡献的充满活力的边后卫。 El Ouahdi 完全符合要求，但分析师的警告应该引起注意。

以 1500 万欧元的价格，他可能很便宜，但他也是一个需要时间和保护的项目。他的才华是不可否认的，但他仍然很稚嫩，还有弱点。夏季转会看起来是不可避免的，但这对专家希望追求者首先意识到他们会得到什么。

On Monday evening, the Atlanta Hawks picked up their tenth consecutive win with a comfortable home win over the Orlando Magic. The game was originally named “Magic City Night”, which was supposed to be a collaboration between the team and a local adult entertainment establishment, but the NBA ultimately canceled the promotion after criticism from San Antonio Spurs big man Luke Kornet.

However, despite this, many fans in attendance showed support for the venue anyway, as described by the Associated Press.

The Associated Press reported via ESPN, “Support or not, plenty of Hawks fans were dressed the same way. Magic City gear, both official and unofficial merchandise, was a common sight throughout the crowd. Among those proudly wearing club sweatshirts was Hawks principal owner Jami Gertz, who sat near halfcourt watching Atlanta cruise to a 124-112 victory.”

Gertz has ties to the Magic City, having previously produced a documentary about the iconic nightlife establishment.

Meanwhile, on the court, the Hawks had their most impressive performance of the season on Monday, defeating an Orlando team that was on a seven-game winning streak in its own right, and extending their own run to ten consecutive wins.

The hero was Nickell Alexander-Walker, who continued his Most Improved Player of the Year campaign with 41 points on nine three pointers, while Jalen Johnson recorded his 13th triple double of the year and second consecutive.

The Hawks are now just a game and a half out of the top six in the East, which would mean missing out on the play-in tournament altogether.

Atlanta will next take the field on Wednesday evening for a road game against the Dallas Mavericks as they look to take their streak to 11. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET.

A new mock draft from one of the top experts for the event believes the Kansas City Chiefs will use the first of their two picks in Round 1 of next month’s event on a controversial prospect in this year’s class.

As we pass the midpoint of March, we get even closer to the biggest event of April, the 2026 NFL Draft. After a rare losing season in 2025, the Chiefs’ selection next month becomes even more important. And after making a big trade this offseason that sent Trent McDuffie back to the Los Angeles Rams, including another first-round pick this year, Kansas City has a chance to get two top-30 prospects.

But who will the Chiefs select with their valuable pick at No. 9? There has been a lot of speculation about who they would take, and they would be wise to go after the best cornerback available to replace the All-Pro they just traded. He has also been linked to Heisman Trophy finalist Jeremiah Love. The player teams around the NFL are praying they don’t fall for.

Could the Chiefs select Reuben Benn Jr. at No. 9?

Well, according to ESPN NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper, he expects general manager Brett Veach to go in a different direction. In his latest mock draft, Draft Guru projects the Chiefs to select Miami star Reuben Benn Jr.

The Hurricanes defensive end became a controversial figure during the NFL Combine last month when it was revealed that his average arm length was 30 7/8 inches. There hasn’t been a player with fewer weapons in Round 1 of the draft since the Philadelphia Eagles used the 15th overall pick on fellow Miami alumnus Jerome McDougald in 2003. The length of his arm was 31 3/8 inches.

McDougald was a notable draft bust of that year’s class and played only four seasons in the NFL. Nevertheless, Kipper believes that Chiefs cannot afford to miss the chance to select Bane if he is still on board and they are at No.9.

He wrote, “It will be very difficult to overtake Ben at this position. Despite 30⅞-inch arms, which caused quite a stir at the combine, Ben dominates the sideline.” “He easily finds ways to get to the QB, whether it’s his speed, power or intelligence. Last season he had 71 pressures with 9.5 sacks and 18.5 tackles for loss.”

Star pass rusher Chris Jones has shown clear signs of age-related decline over the past few seasons. While he and Benn play different positions, the Chiefs need to start planning for life after Jones and develop a new top pass rusher. Ben can be that player.

After earning a journalism degree in 2017, Jason Burgos worked as a contributor to several sites, including MMA Sacca… More about Jason Burgos

Everton and Crystal Palace are monitoring Genk right-back Zakaria El OuhadiAhead of a potential €15 million summer transfer. However, leading Belgian analysts believe Premier League clubs should proceed with caution.

Although his offensive performances remain impressive, he believes his defensive shortcomings could become a major problem in the Premier League.

El Ouahdi underlined his attacking quality again at the weekend, scoring a brilliant winner against STVV to keep Genk the champions’ play-off hopes alive.

It was his sixth goal of the season, a brilliant return from the right-back to say the least. That performance and goal would certainly have been noted by English clubs watching him.

Everton and Crystal Palace are tracking Genk right back

Everton and Crystal Palace are among them A report at the end of February Explaining that he could be offered a €15m opportunity.

But according to Hein Vanhazebrouck and Frankie Van der Elst, publicity needs balance. They are talking to Sporz about the Genk star.

Vanhazebrouck didn’t hold back when assessing the 20-year-old’s readiness for a big step up.

Belgian analysts expressed concern over the Premier League

“If you want to be the best in the last 25 years, you not only have to be able to attack and score goals, but you also have to be able to defend,” He said.

“And that’s a problem with El Ouhadi. He allows himself to be neutralized too easily defensively. He also often makes the wrong decisions.”

However, he is willing to accept upside, labeling the defender “One of the better players offensively at his position”. But he warned that unless there was significant improvement, a move to a stronger league would expose their weaknesses.

How does El Ouahdi compare to Daniel Munoz

Frankie van der Elst echoed that sentiment, even questioning whether El Ouhadi is better than his predecessor Daniel Munoz. The Colombian is, undoubtedly, Crystal Palace’s current first choice.

“Is he better than Munoz?” he asked.

“He is a fantastic player and his goal was very efficient. He is a player who brings a lot to that team, but the sum of his parts does not make him the best full-back, not even in the history of Genk.”

This is a comparison Everton and Crystal Palace can take note of. Munoz adapted well and is now a Premier League star, but analysts question whether El Ouhady will be able to do the same.

Is a €15m move still worth the risk?

Despite their concerns, both analysts agreed on one thing; El Ouhadi will earn a big move away from Genk this summer.

“Hopefully he’ll make a good transfer,” Vanhazebrouck said.

“But I don’t think the top clubs are going to come and get him. Munoz is much bigger than him. In terms of tackling ability and aerial duels, which is not insignificant for a right-back. He will not be a target for the big clubs in England.”

This, potentially, puts Everton and Crystal Palace in the right bracket. Ambitious, mid-table sides looking for value and profit. In fact, This pair is presented as a better Optioned to full-back earlier this month.

What this means for Everton and Crystal Palace

Both clubs are looking for dynamic full-backs who can contribute in the final third. El Ouahdi fits the bill perfectly, but analysts’ warnings should be heeded.

At €15 million he could be a bargain, however, he would also be a project that requires time and security. His talent is undeniable, yet he is still raw and has weaknesses. Summer vacations seem inevitable, but the pundit duo wants couples to be aware of what they’re getting into.

2025-26 赛季对于芝加哥公牛队来说简直就是坐过山车。他们的旅程以 5-0 的酷热开局为标志，但最终还是被球队重建的严酷现实所取代。乔什·吉迪和科比·怀特等关键人物的受伤破坏了早期的势头。然而，真正的故事在交易截止日揭晓。副总裁 Artūras Karnišovas 最终扣动了彻底拆除的扳机。芝加哥队通过输送尼古拉·武切维奇、怀特和阿约·多孙穆等主力球员来拆除老将核心。

取而代之的是一场青年运动。这得益于 Jaden Ivey 和 Anfernee Simons 的到来，以及 Matas Buzelis 和 Noa Essengue 的稳步发展。是的，在无胜的二月期间，损失不断增加。尽管如此，愿景还是清晰的。芝加哥现在正在为未来而战。这个未来始于即将到来的 2026 年 NBA 选秀抽签中的乒乓球。

识别缺失的部分

当公牛队展望选秀时，目标很简单但也令人畏惧。他们需要找到真正的基石。尽管最近交易中涌入了年轻天才，但这个名单仍然渴望多才多艺、高位侧翼或油漆区的强力球员。他们需要一个能够支撑现代防守的人。芝加哥在过去几年里一直在储备“瑞士军刀”球员。这些人都是身材高大、可变换的运动员，可以变换场上位置。然而，他们缺乏一个可以要求包夹的明确的进攻阿尔法。

由于前 16 顺位中可能有两个选秀权，管理层必须优先考虑精英投篮创造和防守多功能性。我们的目标不仅仅是增加另一名轮换球员。真正的目的是找到能让场上其他人变得更好的球员。这将把这批年轻的资产变成一个有凝聚力、有竞争力的季后赛团队。

卡梅伦·布泽尔，杜克大学

如果有一个名字应该在公牛队的大板上用红色圈起来，那就是杜克大学的卡梅隆·布泽尔。布泽尔身高 6 英尺 9 英寸，拥有专业级的身材，是球迷多年来见过的最精致的内饰前景。他不仅仅是一个打手。布泽尔是一位篮球天才，拥有磁性的双手和出色的传球手感。这使得他能够在高位发起进攻，或者通过标志性的传球引发快攻。

请注意，公牛队在篮板球和内线表现方面一直表现不佳。因此，Boozer 提供了即时解决方案。他在各个级别上都影响着胜利，他在即将到来的比赛中的表现很可能会巩固他锁定前三名的地位。芝加哥需要一名拥有他的智慧和获胜基因的球员来改变更衣室的文化。

AJ Dybantsa，杨百翰大学

当然，布泽尔提供了发言权。然而，杨百翰大学的 AJ Dybantsa 提供了上限。他身高 6 英尺 9 英寸，臂展似乎可以永远持续下去。迪班萨是一名巨型侧翼球员，他在大学赛季证明了自己是这个班级中最自然的得分手。他在 NCAA 得分榜上领先是有原因的。迪班萨可以随心所欲地到达自己的位置并超越任何人。自吉米·巴特勒的鼎盛时期以来，公牛队一直缺乏真正的三级得分威胁。 Dybantsa 非常适合这个模式。

他是一位富有弹性的运动员，能够在孤立的情况下创造自己的投篮机会。对于 NBA 的主要选择来说，这项技能是不可谈判的。观看他如何应对疯狂三月的压力将是他决策的最终试金石。尽管如此，如果芝加哥队获得前两名选秀权，那么原始的上涨空间对芝加哥来说太诱人了，不容忽视。

基顿瓦格勒 (伊利诺伊州)

最后，我们来看看离家较近的伊利诺伊州后卫基顿·瓦格勒。对于一支需要为后场注入更稳定的外线投篮和高智商组织能力的公牛队来说，瓦格勒是一个理想的人选。他并不依赖于纯粹的垂直性。相反，他使用令人难以置信的技巧和变速处理让防守者陷入旋转循环。瓦格勒身高 6 英尺 6 英寸，可以胜任多个位置。他提供了比利·多诺万喜欢的那种“有球无球”的多才多艺。

瓦格勒是一名投篮得分手，他了解比赛的节奏，很少强行投篮，并且总是在防守崩溃时找到空位的人。如果瓦格勒能够带领伊利尼队深入晋级，他将证明自己属于乐透区的核心。他有可能为公牛队带来一名多才多艺的后卫，能够在未来十年稳定球队的轮换阵容。

展望未来，疯狂三月显然不仅仅是一场锦标赛。对于公牛队来说，这是一次拯救的侦察任务。

曼联正在考虑一项意外的交换协议，阿勒泰·巴因迪尔可能会回到土耳其，而威尔弗雷德·恩迪迪将前往老特拉福德。

据 Sporx 报道这个想法已经在早期的转会讨论中提出，两家具乐部都愿意在今年夏天进行探索。

加强进球是贝西克塔斯下赛季的一个关键目标，塞尔根·亚尔钦认为巴音迪尔是理想的解决方案。巴因迪尔上场时间的缺乏让曼联很可能在夏季退出。

曼联探索意外交换选项

一个意想不到的角度是曼联考虑将巴因迪尔纳入恩迪迪的谈判中。他是他们监视了几个赛季的球员。实际上， 一份报告将他们与一月份的搬迁联系起来。

Sporx 报道称，曼联已经进行了内部讨论，正在权衡巴因迪尔是否可以降低转会的总体成本。

恩迪迪去年夏天才以 800 万欧元的价格加盟土耳其球队。他的合同到 2028 年为止，并且可以选择再续约一年。这使得贝西克塔斯在谈判中处于有利地位，曼联似乎正在探索多种途径来获得他。

为什么贝西克塔斯想要阿勒泰巴因迪尔

与此同时，贝西克塔斯正在努力加强他们的门将阵容。 Bayindir 似乎是他们认为的理想解决方案。

据报道，亚尔钦已告知俱乐部官员，曼联门将是他的首要目标。目前局势正在受到监控，如果贝西克塔斯得到曼联的批准，他们就准备采取行动。

巴因德尔在英格兰缺乏上场时间，因此夏季退出的可能性越来越大，而重返超级联赛将为他提供所需的常规足球。

威尔弗雷德·恩迪迪如何适应曼联的计划

曼联对恩迪迪的兴趣由来已久。他的夺球能力、身体素质和英超经验使他成为一个有吸引力的选择。他也可能成为卡塞米罗的低成本替代者。

互换交易将是非常规的，但并非不可能。预计曼联将彻底调整几个职位，这将使资金可以自由地花在其他地方。

在这个阶段，讨论是探索性的，而不是高级的。然而，夏季更意想不到的转会故事之一的基础已经准备就绪。

2025-26 賽季對芝加哥公牛隊來說簡直就是坐雲霄飛車。他們的旅程以 5-0 的酷熱開局為標誌，但最終被球隊重建的嚴酷現實所取代。喬什·吉迪和科比·懷特等關鍵人物的受傷破壞了早期的勢頭。然而，真正的故事在交易截止日揭曉。副總裁 Artūras Karnišovas 最終扣動了徹底拆除的扳機。芝加哥隊透過輸送尼古拉·武切維奇、懷特和阿約·多孫穆等主力球員來拆除老將核心。

取而代之的是一場青年運動。這得益於 Jaden Ivey 和 Anfernee Simons 的到來，以及 Matas Buzelis 和 Noa Essengue 的穩步發展。是的，在無勝的二月期間，損失不斷增加。儘管如此，願景還是清晰的。芝加哥現在正在為未來而戰。這個未來始於即將到來的 2026 年 NBA 選秀抽籤中的乒乓球。

辨識缺失的部分

當公牛隊展望選秀時，目標很簡單但也令人畏懼。他們需要找到真正的基石。儘管最近交易中湧入了年輕天才，但這個名單仍然渴望多才多藝、高位側翼或油漆區的強力球員。他們需要一個能夠支撐現代防守的人。芝加哥在過去幾年裡一直在儲備「瑞士軍刀」球員。這些人都是身材高大、可變換人的運動員，可以變換場上位置。然而，他們缺乏一個可以要求包夾的明確的進攻阿爾法。

由於前 16 順位中可能有兩個選秀權，管理層必須優先考慮精英投籃創造和防守多功能性。我們的目標不僅僅是增加另一名輪換球員。真正的目的是找到能讓場上其他人變得更好的球員。這將使這批年輕的資產變成一個有凝聚力、有競爭力的季後賽團隊。

卡梅倫‧布澤爾，杜克大學

如果有一個名字應該在公牛隊的大板上用紅色圈起來，那就是杜克大學的卡梅隆·布澤爾。布澤爾身高 6 英尺 9 英寸，擁有專業級的身材，是球迷多年來見過的最精緻的內部前景。他不只是一個打手。布澤爾是一位籃球天才，擁有磁性的雙手和出色的傳球手感。這使得他能夠在高位發動進攻，或透過標誌性的傳球引發快攻。

請注意，公牛隊在籃板和內線表現方面一直表現不佳。因此，Boozer 提供了即時解決方案。他在各個級別上都影響著勝利，他在即將到來的比賽中的表現很可能會鞏固他鎖定前三名的地位。芝加哥需要一名擁有他的智慧和獲勝基因的球員來改變更衣室的文化。

AJ Dybantsa，楊百翰大學

當然，布澤爾提供了發言權。然而，楊百翰大學的 AJ Dybantsa 提供了上限。他身高 6 英尺 9 英寸，臂展似乎可以永遠持續下去。迪班薩是一名巨型側翼球員，他在大學賽季證明了自己是這個班級中最自然的得分手。他在 NCAA 得分榜上領先是有原因的。迪班薩可以隨心所欲地到達自己的位置並超越任何人。自從吉米巴特勒的鼎盛時期以來，公牛隊一直缺乏真正的三級得分威脅。 Dybantsa 非常適合這個模式。

他是一位富有彈性的運動員，能夠在孤立的情況下創造自己的投籃機會。對於 NBA 的主要選擇來說，這項技能是不可談判的。觀看他如何應對瘋狂三月的壓力將是他決策的最終試金石。儘管如此，如果芝加哥隊獲得前兩名選秀權，那麼原始的上漲空間對芝加哥來說太誘人了，不容忽視。

基頓瓦格勒 (伊利諾州)

最後，我們來看看離家更近的伊利諾伊州後衛基頓·瓦格勒。對於一支需要為後場注入更穩定的外線投籃和高智商組織能力的公牛隊來說，瓦格勒是個理想的人選。他並不依賴純粹的垂直度。相反，他使用令人難以置信的技巧和變速處理來讓防守者陷入旋轉循環。瓦格勒身高 6 英尺 6 英寸，可以勝任多個位置。他提供了比利·多諾萬喜歡的那種「有球無球」的多才多藝。

瓦格勒是一名投籃得分手，他了解比賽的節奏，很少強行投籃，並且總是在防守崩潰時找到空位的人。如果瓦格勒能夠帶領伊利尼隊深入晉級，他將證明自己屬於樂透區的核心。他有可能為公牛隊帶來一名多才多藝的後衛，能夠在未來十年穩定球隊的輪換陣容。

展望未來，瘋狂三月顯然不只是一場錦標賽。對於公牛隊來說，這是一次拯救的偵察任務。

曼聯正在考慮一項意外的交換協議，阿勒泰·巴因迪爾可能會回到土耳其，而威爾弗雷德·恩迪迪將前往老特拉福德。

據 Sporx 稱，這個想法是在早期的轉會討論中提出的，兩傢俱樂部都願意在今年夏天進行探索。

加強進球是貝西克塔斯下賽季的關鍵目標，塞爾根·亞爾欽認為巴音迪爾是理想的解決方案。巴因迪爾上場時間的缺乏讓曼聯很可能在夏季退出。

曼聯探索意外交換選項

一個意想不到的角度是曼聯考慮將巴因迪爾納入恩迪迪的談判中。他是他們監視了幾個賽季的球員。事實上，一份報告將他們與一月份的舉動聯繫起來。

Sporx 報告稱，曼聯已經進行了內部討論，正在權衡巴因迪爾是否可以降低轉會的總體成本。

恩迪迪去年夏天才以 800 萬歐元的價格加盟土耳其球隊。他的合約到 2028 年為止，並且可以選擇再續約一年。這使得貝西克塔斯在談判中處於有利地位，曼聯似乎正在探索多種途徑來獲得他。

為什麼貝西克塔斯想要阿勒泰巴因迪爾

與此同時，貝西克塔斯正在努力加強他們的門將陣容。 Bayindir 似乎是他們認為的理想解決方案。

據報道，亞爾欽已告知俱樂部官員，曼聯門將是他的首要目標。目前局勢正在監控，如果貝西克塔斯得到曼聯的批准，他們就準備好採取行動。

巴因德爾在英格蘭缺乏上場時間，因此夏季退出的可能性越來越大，而重返超級聯賽將為他提供所需的常規足球。

威爾弗雷德恩迪迪如何適應曼聯的計劃

曼聯對恩迪迪的興趣由來已久。他的奪球能力、身體素質和英超經驗使他成為一個有吸引力的選擇。他也可能成為卡塞米羅的低成本替代者。

互換交易將是非常規的，但並非不可能。預計曼聯將徹底調整幾個職位，這將使資金可以自由地花在其他地方。

在這個階段，討論是探索性的，而不是高級的。然而，夏季更意想不到的轉會故事之一的基礎已經準備就緒。

Recently, Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart raised eyebrows when he claimed he was pressured to return to the lineup prematurely while he was injured during his stint with the Memphis Grizzlies. Smart was a member of the Grizzlies for two seasons before joining the Washington Wizards and then the Lakers.

According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, Smart said, “I wanted to be 100%, give it everything I got.” “As I’m still working out and getting ready, they’re just like, ‘No, your doctor said you’re ready now.’ And I’m like, ‘I hear what my doctor said, but… this is how I feel.’ Yes, the finger is fine after surgery. But physically, no.”

Now, McMenamin reports that “when contacted by ESPN about Smart’s claims, the Grizzlies had no comment.”

If those claims prove true, it certainly wouldn’t look good for the Grizzlies and their medical staff, although Smart acknowledged that the finger was fine from a surgical standpoint.

The Grizzlies are in full-on tank mode at the moment, having recently removed their starters from a game against the Philadelphia 76ers in the fourth quarter to ensure a loss, and many believe the team will once again explore trade scenarios for point guard Ja Morant this summer after they sent Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Utah Jazz at the trade deadline.

Meanwhile, Smart has fit in well with the Lakers, who are currently on a six-game winning streak, having defeated the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.

It remains to be seen if the Grizzlies will ever break their silence on Smart’s claims, but for now, this doesn’t bode too well for the franchise.

NASCAR 本周末将在达灵顿赛道举行，共有 37 名车手参加周日在南卡罗来纳州标志性赛道举行的固特异 400 比赛。车迷们会对杯赛系列比赛特别感兴趣，因为丹尼·哈姆林 (Denny Hamlin) 和蔡斯·布里斯科 (Chase Briscoe) 都表示，轮胎脱落可能会导致 2026 年 NASCAR 最好的比赛之一出现混乱。

让我们深入了解 NASCAR 对固特异 400 的预测。

凯尔·拉尔森 (Kyle Larson) 赢得杆位和赛段冠军

一年前，在达灵顿赛道的春季比赛中，凯尔·拉尔森 (Kyle Larson) 的比赛在第 4 圈提前结束，当时 5 号赛车的左侧轮胎撞上了停机坪，导致他打滑，然后撞到墙上。我们预计周日亨德里克赛车运动会在赛道上获得救赎，很大程度上要感谢威廉·拜伦，他们成功赢得了杆位。拉尔森在本赛季的 NASCAR 比赛中拥有第三好的平均起步位置（9.2），并且考虑到达灵顿站的杆位得主在过去两年中每年都在春季比赛中赢得了一个赛段，我们认为历史将在本周末的固特异 400 比赛中重演。

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Chase Briscoe 赢得一个赛段，获得超过 35 分

进入周末，蔡斯·布里斯科 (Chase Briscoe) 在达灵顿赛道 (Darlington Raceway) 取得的成功是在赛季后半段取得的。他在 2024 年和 25 年在这条赛道上赢得了比赛，去年 8 月他在排位赛中取得了第二名，赢得了两个赛段，然后进入了胜利车道。虽然春季比赛对他来说并没有那么好，但两年前他确实在这里获得了第五名，而 19 号赛车此前曾与小马丁·特鲁克斯 (Martin Truex Jr.) 一起在这里占据主导地位。布里斯科和 19 号车队需要克服本赛季的三个倒数名次，我们认为他们将获得赛段胜利和重要积分日。

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泰·吉布斯连续第四次进入前十名

我们现在要为 54 号球队和泰·吉布斯购买连胜。他在连续三场比赛中每次都获得第五名或更好的成绩，并在此期间获得了 123 分。在过去的两场比赛中，这辆车在春季的资格赛中也表现出色，在过去两年中以第 11 名或更好的成绩起步，而吉布斯每次都将这些转化为赛段积分，并取得了两次第 10 名的成绩。我们预计 54 号球队又将迎来伟大的一天，吉布斯带着 38 分以上的分数离开达灵顿。

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Brad Keselowski、Denny Hamlin 进入前 5 名

由于轮胎磨损和汽车管理预计将在固特异 400 比赛中发挥至关重要的作用，我们预计两位年龄最大、经验最丰富的 NASCAR 车手将大放异彩。丹尼·哈姆林 (Denny Hamlin) 不会在他最喜欢的赛道上连续获胜，但 11 号车手将在两个赛段和周日的终点站中名列前五。至于布拉德·凯塞洛夫斯基（Brad Keselowski），在上个赛季之前，他从 2022 年 9 月到 24 年在达灵顿举行的五场比赛中平均名次为 6.4，并且他曾五次在赛段中获得第六名或更好的成绩。这对双方来说都是一个强项日。

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威廉·拜伦 (William Byron) 赢得固特异 400 大赛冠军

威廉·拜伦 (William Byron) 和 24 号赛车在达灵顿春季赛中的卓越表现不会在本周末停止。他与 Hendrick Motorsports 一起在这条赛道上表现出色，自 2021 年以来四次进入前五名，去年赢得杆位后获得第二名。亨德里克一直在寻求今年的首个杯赛系列赛冠军，这将在固特异 400 比赛中实现，拜伦和车队在胜利车道上庆祝。

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马特·约翰逊 (Matt Johnson) 是《Sportsnaut》杂志《NFL》和《大学橄榄球》的高级编辑。他的工作包括每周 NFL 和大学……有关马特·约翰逊的更多信息

最近，洛杉矶湖人队后卫马库斯·斯马特声称，在孟菲斯灰熊队效力期间，他在受伤期间被迫提前重返阵容，这引起了人们的注意。斯玛特曾在灰熊队效力过两个赛季，之后加盟华盛顿奇才队，然后加盟湖人队。

据 ESPN 的戴夫·麦克梅纳明 (Dave McMenamin) 报道，斯玛特表示：“我想要百分百全力以赴，奉献我所拥有的一切。” “当我仍在锻炼和准备时，他们就像，‘不，你的医生说你现在已经准备好了。’我想，‘我听到了医生的话，但是……这就是我的感受。是的，经过手术手指就没事了。但从身体上来说，不行。”

现在，麦克梅纳明报道称，“当 ESPN 就斯玛特的说法联系到灰熊队时，灰熊队没有发表任何评论。”

如果这些说法属实，那么对于灰熊队和他们的医务人员来说肯定不会有什么好消息，尽管斯马特承认从手术的角度来看手指没有问题。

灰熊队目前正处于全力坦克模式，最近在对阵费城76人队的比赛中第四节撤下了先发球员，以确保输球。许多人相信，在交易截止日期将小贾伦·杰克逊送到犹他爵士队后，球队将在今年夏天再次探索控球后卫贾·莫兰特的交易方案。

与此同时，斯玛特与湖人队配合得很好，湖人队目前正处于六连胜，并在周三晚上击败了休斯顿火箭队。

灰熊队是否会打破对斯玛特的说法的沉默还有待观察，但就目前而言，这对球队来说并不是一个好兆头。

The Los Angeles Clippers lost to the San Antonio Spurs 119–115, and Kawhi Leonard’s absence quickly became the main story. The star forward missed the game and his absence was felt at key moments at both ends of the field. According to Tomer Azzarly of ClutchPoints, Kawhi Leonard is day-to-day with the injury, but is expected to travel with the Clippers on their upcoming three-game road trip. The update offers some optimism, although questions still remain as the team tries to stabilize its season.

The Clippers are now 34-34 and in 8th place in the Western Conference. The team has lost two consecutive games, even though it has won seven of its last 10 games. Still, the defeat to Spurs highlighted a familiar issue. Without Leonard, execution becomes less reliable late in games. Crime slows down. The defense loses some lead. In such tough matches, it’s the little things that decide everything.

Leonard remains the engine of this team. He is averaging 28.3 points per game, while shooting 50.1 percent from the field and 37.8 percent from beyond the arc. His efficiency and control shape the Clippers’ identity. When he plays, everything looks sharp. When he sits, the margin for error diminishes exponentially.

Road trip pressure increases for Clippers

Now comes a serious turn. The Clippers suffered back-to-back losses against the New Orleans Pelicans before taking on the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night. Both teams sit near the bottom of the Western Conference, but the Clippers can’t take any matchup lightly.

If Leonard returns, the Clippers will regain balance. Ball movement improves. Confidence awakens. If he remains marginalised, the pressure shifts to the supporting cast. As the playoff race gets tighter, each possession will carry more weight.

This road trip may shape their trajectory. Can the Clippers stay afloat while managing Kawhi Leonard’s injury, or will this stretch test their limits at the worst time?

NASCAR is at Darlington Raceway this weekend, with 37 drivers competing in Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at South Carolina’s iconic track. Fans will be especially interested in the Cup Series race, as Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe have both said that a tire blowout could result in chaos for one of the best NASCAR races in 2026.

Let’s take a look at our NASCAR predictions for the Goodyear 400.

Kyle Larson wins pole and stage

A year earlier in the spring race at Darlington Raceway, Kyle Larson’s day ended early on Lap 4 when the No. 5 car’s left side tire hit the apron, causing him to spin out and then hit the wall. We expect redemption from Hendrick Motorsports on Sunday at a track where, thanks in large part to William Byron, they have had success winning the pole. Larson has claimed the third-best average starting position (9.2) in NASCAR this season, and the pole winner at Darlington has won a stage in the spring race in each of the last two years, we think history repeats itself in the Goodyear 400 this weekend.

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Chase Briscoe wins a stage, scores 35+ points

Over the weekend, Chase Briscoe’s success at Darlington Raceway came during the second half of the season. He won races at this track in 2024 and ’25, with a major finish last August when he finished second, won both stages, and then went to victory lane. While the spring race didn’t go as well for him, he finished fifth here two years ago and the No. 19 has dominated here previously with Martin Truex Jr. With Briscoe and the No. 19 team needing to recover from three last-place finishes in the season, we think a stage win and a big points day is coming for them.

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Ty Gibbs records fourth consecutive top-10 finish

We’re going to buy the number 54 team right now and the hot streak for Ty Gibbs. He has been participating in three races, where he has finished fifth or better each time and has recorded 123 points during that period. This car has qualified really well in the last two races here in the spring, starting from 11th or better the last two years, and Gibbs has turned them into stage points with a couple of 10th-place finishes each time. We’re predicting another great day for the number 54 side, with Gibbs leaving Darlington with more than 38 points.

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Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin finish in top 5

With tire wear and car handling expected to play such an important role in the Goodyear 400, we expect two of NASCAR’s oldest and most experienced drivers to shine. Denny Hamlin won’t be able to score back-to-back wins at his favorite track, but the No. 11 will finish in the top five in both stages and the finish on Sunday. As for Brad Keselowski, before last season, his average finishing position in five races at Darlington from September 2022 to ’24 was 6.4, and he finished sixth or better in stages five times. This will be a day with a strong point for both.

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William Byron wins the Goodyear 400

The excellence of William Byron and the No. 24 car in the spring at Darlington will not stop this weekend. He has been incredible at this track with Hendrick Motorsports, finishing in the top five four times since 2021 and finishing second after winning the pole last year. Hendrick is looking for his first Cup Series win of the year, and it’s coming in the Goodyear 400, with Byron and the team celebrating the victory.

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疯狂终于降临到我们身上了。现在，达拉斯小牛队发现自己处于一个关键的十字路口，这远远超出了一场锦标赛的最终得分。这支球队从来不害怕冒险。因此，《疯狂三月》代表了一个真人球探实验室，明日之星是在“要么赢，要么回家”的压力下锻造出来的。达拉斯正在寻求重新加载，寻找能够增强他们当前核心的缺失部分。他们需要将一批高潜力人才转变为无情的西部联盟中合法的常年强队。

当我们展望 2026 年 NBA 选秀时，球探部门的目光都锁定在硬木上。他们将评估哪些潜在客户具备在美国航空中心的明亮灯光下茁壮成长所需的心理韧性和身体优势的特定组合。

回顾 2025-26 赛季

这是在达拉斯寻找身份的一个季节。他们的闪光点常常被阵容转型过程中的成长阵痛所掩盖。截至 3 月中旬，小牛队的战绩为 23 胜 46 负，他们发现自己在季后赛之外。他们目前在西部积分榜上垫底。尽管库珀·弗拉格个人做出了卓越的努力，但配角们却很难找到一致性。老将领导层的赛季中期离开和联盟下半区的防守效率让北德克萨斯州度过了漫长的冬天。

有时候，进攻流看起来势不可挡，尤其是在战胜克利夫兰和孟菲斯等球队的高分比赛中。然而，缺乏第二外线创造者和可靠的侧翼深度最终阻碍了他们结束紧张比赛的能力。

2026 年草案需求

随着管理层将注意力转向 2026 年 NBA 选秀，他们的任务是寻找一名充满活力的高水平后卫。他们需要一个最终能够接替年老且经常缺阵的凯里·欧文，并与弗拉格一起提供致命得分机会的人。是的，小牛队已经在德里克·莱弗利二世和丹尼尔·加福德的前场打下了坚实的基础。尽管如此，周边仍然是一个令人担忧的明显区域。具体来说，达拉斯需要一名能够在半场突破防守并在比赛时间结束时击倒有争议的投篮的球员。

主教练贾森·基德一直优先考虑能够防守多个位置的高智商球员。这意味着任何潜在的乐透选秀权都需要表现出的不仅仅是进攻天赋。我们的目标是找到一名多才多艺的组织核心，并且不会在防守端造成负担。这将确保小牛篮球的下一个时代建立在平衡和可持续的阵容之上。

达林·彼得森，堪萨斯州

如果您正在寻找一位纯粹、纯粹的得分手，能够在几秒钟内点燃整个体育场，那么达里恩·彼得森就是您的最佳选择。堪萨斯州的突出表现是今年的一个亮点。他展示了三级得分能力，这使他可以说是 2026 年级别中最出色的外线新秀。彼得森与联盟中一些最具创造力的进攻引擎进行了合理的比较。

让他对达拉斯特别有吸引力的是他在有球和无球时的舒适程度。他可以充当主要发起者，也可以重新定位以获得接球就投的机会。这种多才多艺与弗拉格的控球前锋倾向完美匹配。在疯狂三月期间，球探们将观察他的效率是否能对抗锦标赛中复杂的防守策略。不过，他目前的轨迹表明他是一位正在崛起的明星，可以在小牛队的体系中茁壮成长。

小达柳斯·阿卡夫，阿肯色州

小达柳斯·阿卡夫 (Darius Acuff Jr) 带来了一定的“it ​​因素”。这种昂首阔步和技巧的结合让阿肯色剃刀鲸队重新回到了全国性的话题中。阿卡夫在得分和助攻方面均领先 SEC，是典型的现代场上将军。他的比赛速度和节奏让防守队员经常失去平衡。他是一位利用欺骗性控球和精英身体控制来找到自己位置的大师，无论防守压力如何。

对于小牛队来说，阿卡夫代表了控球后卫位置上潜在的长期解决方案。他可以为其他人提供帮助，同时仍然有可能在任何一个晚上丢下 30 分。当然，关于他防守稳定性的问题仍然存在。然而，不可否认的是，他的进攻上限很高。在 NCAA 锦标赛中取得长足进步只会巩固他作为达拉斯高层不能忽视的前五名天才的地位。

小米克尔·布朗，路易斯维尔

小米克尔·布朗 (Mikel Brown Jr.) 是这三位值得关注的新秀中的最后一位。他的篮球智商和稳定的手感是路易斯维尔复兴的驱动力。布朗是一位真正意义上的传统组织核心。他拥有罕见的能力，可以用眼睛操纵防守，并向切入的队友提供精准的传球。他不只是玩游戏；他还玩游戏。他精心策划了这一切。布朗很少会因高压情况或激进的全场紧逼而感到不安。本赛季他的投篮数据有了显着上升。这使他成为双重威胁武器，需要三分线外的尊重。

对于达拉斯来说，布朗提供了一定程度的冷静和辅助组织能力，可以释放他们进攻组的全部潜力。观察他如何在疯狂三月的高风险环境中管理节奏，将是他是否准备好进入专业级别的高使用率角色的最后试金石。

2025 年，他在 31 場首發中將投球率恢復到 5.36。這位右手投手違背了他的職業生涯規範，放棄了頻繁的硬接觸，沒有錯過擊球機會，並且產生了更少的滾滾球。

2026年對於這位30歲的球員來說至關重要，他在賽季結束時將擁有2100萬美元的俱樂部選擇權。如果他恢復到賽揚那樣的狀態，這筆交易在今天的市場上將會很划算。

當他處於最佳狀態時，阿爾坎塔拉和他火熱的快球是棒球界最艱難的擊球手之一。鑑於他過去已經證明自己是前線王牌，他是 X 因素的典型例子。

Madness is finally upon us. Now, the Dallas Mavericks find themselves at an important crossroads that extends far beyond the final score of a single tournament game. This franchise has never been afraid to swing for the fences. Thus, March Madness represents a live-action scouting laboratory where tomorrow’s stars are groomed under the fire of pressure to win or go home. Dallas is looking to reload, searching for that missing piece that can enhance their current core. They need to turn a roster of high-potential talent into a legitimate perennial powerhouse in an unforgiving Western Conference.

As we look towards the 2026 NBA Draft, scouting departments have their sights set on the hardwood. They will evaluate which prospects have the specific blend of mental toughness and physical dominance needed to thrive under the bright lights of American Airlines Center.

2025–26 season recap

It’s been a season of identity search in Dallas. The brilliance of a roster’s brilliance is often overshadowed by its growing pains in transition. Sitting at 23-46 as of mid-March, the Mavericks find themselves out of the playoff picture. They are currently at the bottom of the Western Conference standings. Despite excellent individual efforts from Cooper Flagg, the supporting cast has struggled to find consistency. The mid-season departure of experienced leadership and a defensive rating that ranked in the bottom half of the league has led to a long winter in North Texas.

There have been moments when the offensive flow seemed unstoppable, especially in high-scoring wins over teams like Cleveland and Memphis. However, the lack of a secondary perimeter creator and reliable wing depth has ultimately hindered their ability to close out tight games.

Draft needed for 2026

As the front office turns its attention toward the 2026 NBA Draft, the onus is on finding a dynamic, high-end guard. They need someone who can eventually replace the aging and often sidelined Kyrie Irving and provide a lethal scoring punch with Flagg. Yes, the Mavericks have established a solid foundation in the frontcourt with Derek Lively II and Daniel Gafford. Nevertheless, the periphery remains a clear area of ​​concern. Specifically, Dallas needs a player who can break down defenses in the half-court and hit contested shots when the shot clock stops.

Head coach Jason Kidd has always prioritized high-IQ players who can guard multiple positions. That means any potential lottery selection has to show more than just aggressive nature. The goal is to find a versatile playmaker who won’t be a liability on the defensive end. This will ensure that the next era of Mavericks basketball is built on a balanced and durable roster.

Darrin Peterson, Kansas

If you’re looking for a pure, pure scorer who can set a stadium on fire in a matter of seconds, look no further than Darrin Peterson. The Kansas standout this year has been a revelation. He has demonstrated three-level scoring ability that makes him arguably the most sophisticated perimeter prospect in the 2026 class. Peterson has drawn legitimate comparisons to some of the league’s most creative offensive engines.

What makes him particularly interesting for Dallas is his comfort level playing both on and off the ball. He can serve as the primary starter or shift to catch-and-shoot opportunities. Versatility that would pair perfectly with Flagg’s point-forward tendencies. During March Madness, scouts will be keeping an eye on whether his efficiency holds up against the sophisticated defensive schemes of tournament play. However, his current trajectory shows he is becoming a star who can thrive in the Mavericks system.

Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas

There is a certain “it factor” that Darius Acuff Jr. brings to the floor. That combination of swagger and skill has brought the Arkansas Razorbacks back into the national conversation. Leading the SEC in both scoring and assists, Acuff is the quintessential modern floor general. He plays with a pace and tempo that constantly keeps defenders off balance. He is adept at using deceptive handles and elite body control to find his spots regardless of defensive pressure.

For the Mavericks, Acuff represents a potential long-term solution at the point guard spot. He can facilitate for others and also be a threat to drop 30 points on any given night. Of course, questions remain about his defensive consistency. However, his offensive ceiling is undeniably high. A deep performance in the NCAA Tournament will only solidify his status as a top-five talent that Dallas’ top brass can’t ignore.

Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville

A trio of prospects worth watching include Mikel Brown Jr. His basketball IQ and steady hand have been the driving force behind Louisville’s resurgence. Brown is a traditional playwright in the best sense of the word. He has the rare ability to manipulate the defense with his eyes and deliver accurate passes to teammates. He doesn’t just play games; He organizes it. Brown rarely gets troubled by high-pressure situations or aggressive full-court presses. His shooting numbers have seen a significant increase this season. This makes him a dual-threat weapon that demands respect beyond the arc.

For Dallas, Brown provides a level of composure and secondary playmaking that can unlock the full potential of their offensive sets. Seeing how he handles the pace in the high-stakes environment of March Madness will be the ultimate litmus test for his readiness to step into a high-usage role at the professional level.

丹尼·哈姆林上周日在拉斯维加斯赛车场赢得了他本赛季的首场胜利，在 NASCAR 积分榜上占据了更高的位置，并独占了杯赛系列赛历史上第 10 场胜利。 45 岁时，他认为自己可能最终会去世另一位历史伟人。

在周一的节目中 有害行为哈姆林表示，根据目前的排名，他认为自己可能会在杯赛系列赛中获得 67 场职业生涯胜利，并计划在 2027 年 NASCAR 赛季后从全职赛车手中退役。

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“我想我会落到 67 分，我认为这很可能会结束。这只是数字。那不是……哦，我感觉到这个，我感觉到那个。这只是数字落在我平均水平上的地方。”

丹尼·哈姆林谈他认为自己最终会赢得多少场胜利

随着周日在 Pennzoil 400 比赛中的胜利，丹尼·哈姆林 (Denny Hamlin) 超越凯文·哈维克 (Kevin Harvick)（60 场胜利），独占历史排行榜第 10 位。现在，他在杯赛系列赛胜利数中排名第二（61 场），仅次于凯尔·布施（63 场胜利）。

几年前，哈姆林甚至在历史杯系列赛胜利排行榜上接近布施似乎也是不可想象的。然而，正如乔丹·比安奇和杰夫·格鲁克强调的那样 拆解过去三个赛季，差距急剧缩小。

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布希在杯赛系列赛中连续 98 场不胜，而哈姆林则赢得了 12 场比赛。由于布希在本赛季剩下的时间里一直坐在 8 号赛车上，并且在理查德柴尔德里斯赛车队中表现严重不佳，因此哈姆林很可能在本赛季超越布希。他只需要再赢三场比赛就可以做到这一点，而在过去的三年里，他平均每赛季取得四场胜利。

也许随着 2027 年情况的改变，布希可以再次超越哈姆林，成为 NASCAR 历史上第九多杯冠军。两人都将远远落后于戴尔·恩哈特（Dale Earnhardt，76 场），但哈姆林现在能够取得 67 场胜利，这一事实是几年前没人预见到的。

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费城 76 人队将在周二晚上迎战尼古拉·约基奇和丹佛掘金队，乔尔·恩比德再次成为伤病报告的焦点。 76人队将恩比德列为右斜拉伤缺阵，这让这位费城队的球星成为焦点，球队希望延续两连胜。

76人队以37-31的比分进入东部联盟第九位。与此同时，掘金队目前战绩为 41 胜 27 负，位列西部第五，他们希望从最近输给洛杉矶湖人队的失利中恢复过来。随着两支球队都在奋力拼搏，恩比德的缺席显得尤为突出。

当恩比德上场时，他仍然是 76 人队的主力。在 33 场比赛中，他场均得到 26.6 分、7.5 个篮板和 3.9 次助攻，投篮命中率为 49.5%，三分命中率为 31.8%，罚球命中率为 85.8%。他每场还贡献 1.1 个盖帽和 0.6 个抢断。

当恩比德上场时，76人队的进攻结构和内线优势明显增强。他指挥包夹和控制油漆区的能力塑造了费城的整个进攻体系。

乔尔·恩比德对阵掘金队的伤病状况

76人队的伤病报告中还包括了几个额外的名字。约翰尼·布鲁姆在右膝手术恢复后仍缺席比赛。保罗·乔治因联赛停赛缺席。泰瑞斯·马克西因右手手指肌腱拉伤缺阵，小凯利·乌布雷则因左肘扭伤缺阵。达伦·特里因左肩问题被列为出战成疑。

对于丹佛队，掘金队的伤病报告列出了几名球员的名单。这些名字包括 Jabari Walker、DaRon Holmes II、Curtis Jones 和 KJ Simpson（在发展联盟任职）。佩顿·沃森也因右腿筋拉伤而缺阵。

尽管如此，恩比德的缺席仍然是这场比赛中最大的故事情节。 76人队希望在没有球星的情况下保持势头。与此同时，掘金队的目标是在失利后做出回应。

因此，当谈到乔尔·恩比德今晚是否会对阵掘金队的问题时，答案是否定的。他的右斜拉伤将使他无法上场。因此，费城需要在一场关键的分区对决中进行调整。