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Boston made a move nobody saw coming — at least not on Saturday night. The Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora just hours after a seventeen to one blowout win, ending the tenure of one of the most protected managers in the game. Cora leaves with two World Series titles but a team buried near the bottom of the American League, and ownership clearly decided enough was enough.
Meanwhile in the NBA playoffs, the Minnesota Timberwolves are suddenly looking fragile against Denver. Anthony Edwards is dealing with a knee injury that has the basketball world holding its breath, and now Donte DiVincenzo went down less than two minutes into Game four Saturday night with what could be an Achilles injury. That is a brutal combination of bad news for a team that had been playing with real conviction in this series.
Out west, Oklahoma City is making everybody look small. Chet Holmgren opened up about how easy it is to play alongside Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Devin Booker is now publicly acknowledging why the Thunder are simply dominant. Phoenix is down three to nothing, and it is starting to feel less like a series and more like a statement.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
