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Top Sports Headlines – April 14, 2026
Curated from 59 sources across 3 leagues in the last 24 hours.
Last updated Apr 14, 2026 • 4:31 AM UTC
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'I don't make it easy': How Rory McIlroy won back-to-back Masters
After seeing a six-shot lead erased on Saturday, McIlroy still found a way to secure his second green jacket.
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Red Sox ace Crochet hammered for 11 runs, 9 hits
Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet was battered by the Twins for 11 runs -- 10 earned -- in 1⅔ innings Monday night.
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O's manager Albernaz OK after line drive to face
Craig Albernaz wasn't seriously hurt by the liner from Orioles second baseman Jeremiah Jackson that struck him in the left cheek during Monday's win over the Diamondbacks.
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Ex-Cardinals coach, Titans assistant McGinnis dies
Former Tennessee assistant Dave McGinnis, who also served as head coach for the Arizona Cardinals in a decorated career on the NFL sidelines, died at 74 on Monday with his family by his side at Ascension St. Thomas Midtown Hospital, the Titans announced.
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UCLA's 5 1st-round picks, 6 overall set records
National champion UCLA became the first team to have five first-round picks in the WNBA draft -- Lauren Betts, Gabriela Jaquez, Kiki Rice, Angela Dugalic and Gianna Kneepkens -- and six overall, with Charlisse Leger-Walker taken in the second round.
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🥶 'Drake's seats froze': Raptors lean into buzz
The seats underwent a pregame makeover presumably for the rollout of the Canadian rapper's upcoming album, "Iceman."
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Quick, 40, 3-time Cup champion, plays last game
In his final game after nearly two decades in the NHL, goaltender Jonathan Quick, 40, who won the Stanley Cup three times in a decorated career, made 14 saves in the New York Rangers' 3-2 loss to the Florida Panthers on Monday night at Amerant Bank Arena.
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Valks flip ex-LSU star Johnson to Storm in stunner
The Valkyries traded Flau'jae Johnson less than an hour after selecting her with the No. 8 pick, sending the LSU standout to the Seattle Storm for Marta Suarez and a future second-round pick.
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ESPN's Vitale announces melanoma diagnosis
ESPN Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Vitale has announced he has melanoma in his lung and liver cavity and will be starting immunotherapy soon.
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2026 NFL draft: The last 10 players selected No. 65 overall
The Arizona Cardinals have third overall picks in the 2026 draft. Here are the last 10 players selected 65th overall.
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Walker hits MLB-leading 8th HR and joins Cardinals greats Musial, McGwire, Rolen and Pujols
St. Louis outfielder Jordan Walker hit his MLB-leading eighth homer of the season Monday night, and his season-opening power display has placed him among some of the Cardinals' greats. With the homer in the 9-3 loss to the Cleveland Guardians, Walker became the fifth player in Cardinals history to hit at least eight homers in the first 16 games of a season, joining St. Louis standouts Stan Musial (1954), Mark McGwire (1998), Scott Rolen (2004) and Albert Pujols (2006).
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Are Mets and Dodgers bad for baseball? Inside their big spending as most expensive MLB series ever begins
As New York and L.A. collide this week, big-money baseball will be on display at a never-before-seen level.
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Germie Bernard NFL Draft Profile - Rookie Film Analysis
Doug watches the college film to assess Germie Bernard's strengths and weaknesses as well as what it likely means for his NFL future.
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Five-star guard Mingo decommits from UNC
Five-star guard Dylan Mingo is reopening his recruitment after committing to North Carolina in February, becoming the best available guard in the senior class.
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Valks flip ex-LSU star Johnson to Storm in stunner
The Valkyries traded Flau'jae Johnson less than an hour after selecting her with the No. 8 pick, sending the LSU standout to the Seattle Storm for Marta Suarez and a future second-round pick.
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ESPN's Vitale announces melanoma diagnosis
ESPN Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Vitale has announced he has melanoma in his lung and liver cavity and will be starting immunotherapy soon.
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🥶 'Drake's seats froze': Raptors lean into buzz
The seats underwent a pregame makeover presumably for the rollout of the Canadian rapper's upcoming album, "Iceman."
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UCLA's 5 1st-round picks, 6 overall set records
National champion UCLA became the first team to have five first-round picks in the WNBA draft -- Lauren Betts, Gabriela Jaquez, Kiki Rice, Angela Dugalic and Gianna Kneepkens -- and six overall, with Charlisse Leger-Walker taken in the second round.
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Quick, 40, 3-time Cup champion, plays last game
In his final game after nearly two decades in the NHL, goaltender Jonathan Quick, 40, who won the Stanley Cup three times in a decorated career, made 14 saves in the New York Rangers' 3-2 loss to the Florida Panthers on Monday night at Amerant Bank Arena.
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Red Sox ace Crochet hammered for 11 runs, 9 hits
Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet was battered by the Twins to the tune of 11 runs -- 10 earned -- in 1⅔ innings Monday night.
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Ex-Cardinals coach, Titans assistant McGinnis dies
Former Tennessee assistant Dave McGinnis, who also served as head coach for the Arizona Cardinals in a decorated career on the NFL sidelines, died at 74 on Monday with his family by his side at Ascension St. Thomas Midtown Hospital, the Titans announced.
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WNBA Draft winners and losers: UCLA seniors, Cathy Engelbert, Azzi Fudd
The longest draft in WNBA history is in the books. The players selected Monday will be better compensated than any draft class in league history, and they’ll also have more opportunities to make the league now that it offers 15 rosters with 12 players each and up to two developmental player spots per team. Forty-five picks are a whirlwind to process, especially on the heels of a two-day free agency frenzy. Here is our best attempt to sort through the winners and losers of the 2026 WNBA Draft. Wi
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Luka Doncic will return to L.A. for start of Lakers' playoff series
The injured Luka Doncic won't be in uniform when the Lakers begin their playoff series versus the Rockets, but he will be around.
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9-7 – Rangers serve up a double Burger with Eovaldi cheddar in 8-1 victory over A’s
Burger blasts off ahead of Eovaldi main course for Texas
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Who Will the Bruins Play in Round One of the Stanley Cup Playoffs?
The Boston Bruins are going to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The odds were against them, with a +400 shot (20%) […] The post Who Will the Bruins Play in Round One of the Stanley Cup Playoffs? appeared first on Boston Hockey Now.