When it comes to the Bulls' costliest player, one wonders if he fits Graham's vision for the future. In a fresh, post-lottery piece, Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints suggests that a Josh Giddey summer deal is indeed possible! As Siegel notes, the $100 million point guard hardly fits the ostensible outline of an ideal Graham player, as he established in his introductory team presser.
Against the spread, the Valkyries were 27-19-0 last year. Against the spread, the Sky were 21-23-0 last year. The Valkyries went 4-3 as 5.5-point favorites or greater last year. As 5.5-point underdogs or greater, the Sky went 15-18 against the spread last year.
Alek Thomas Traded to Dodgers Source: #Dbacks have traded OF Alek Thomas to the #Dodgers. Thomas was DFA last week.- Steve Adams (@Adams_Steve) May 12, 2026 Thomas had been slashing .181/.222/.340 (54 wRC+) at the time of the DFA, but has been rating out well defensively in center field (and he's stolen four bases). Now, he's off to the Dodgers, who will assume $1.4M remaining on Thomas' arbitration salary and send back minor league outfielder Jose Requena.
The 151st Preakness Stakes is this Saturday, May 16, at Laurel Park in Maryland, marking the first time the race has been held outside of Pimlico since 1908. Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo is skipping the second jewel of the Triple Crown, which opens this one wide up. New shooter Iron Honor comes in as the morning line favorite at 9-2, trained by Chad Brown. Let's get into the full odds breakdown.
Swain finished well at the rim (64.3 percent) with 83 percent of those looks being self-created. His mid-range touch was also awesome at 47.6 percent on non-rim twos with 95 percent of them coming without an assist. His three-point shot remains a work in progress, but he's made huge strides to go from 11 makes combined as a freshman and sophomore, to 32 made three-pointers this year at a 34.8 percent clip. If you want positional size and athleticism with two-way adaptability on the wing, Swain is your guy.
Edward Cabrera's performance had been somewhat troubling for a while, with underlying data indicating his stretch of five straight games with three earned runs allowed in each was actually much better than it should have been. A few days prior to his Saturday start against the Rangers, Nate Roper expressed concern about the dip in fastball velocity and the worsening shapes of his breaking balls. The curveball, which makes up 20% of Cabrera's repertoire, had looked particularly bad.
The 2026 NHL Draft Lottery is now six days in our rearview mirror, and the Chicago Blackhawks sliding back the maximum two spots has poured some cold water on fans' hopes of landing of of the two premium forwards in this year's draft class.
