St. Louis Battlehawks backup quarterback Harrison Frosts UFL debut started with a thud. His first two passes were interceptions, including one returned for a score that provided an early lead for the visiting Birmingham Stallions. However, Frost stayed strong and rebounded by throwing three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, guiding the Battlehawks to a 34-30 comeback victory at The Dome at Americas Center on Sunday. "Obviously, you start doubting yourself when things dont go your way," Frost said postgame, "but if you keep believing and keep throwing punches, hopefully one will land. And luckily, it did." Frost replaced an ineffective Brandon Silvers in the first half, as Battlehawks head coach Ricky Prohl elected to make a change at quarterback. Frost finished 9-for-15 for 148 yards and three touchdown passes, along with the two early interceptions. His favorite target, Hakeem Butler, finished with four receptions for 146 yards and a score. The loss ruined the return to St. Louis (2-1) for AJ McCarron, who served as the starting quarterback for the Battlehawks for two seasons. Now the head coach in Birmingham, McCarrons squad dropped to 1-2 this season. Elsewhere, the Orlando Storm (3-0) remained unbeaten, escaping with a controversial overtime victory on the road against the Louisville Kings (0-3). The Dallas Renegades (3-0) also remained undefeated, narrowly outlasting the Columbus Aviators on only five days rest after a short week. Columbus played without head coach Ted Ginn Jr., with offensive coordinator Todd Haley serving as the team's interim head coach. Finally, the defending champion DC Defenders (2-1) pummeled the Houston Gamblers (1-2) in record-breaking fashion, spoiling the debut of Maryland product Taulia Tagovailoa, the younger brother of NFL QB Tua Tagovailoa. Here are my takeaways from Week 3 of the UFL: 1. Tyler Vaughns making early case for UFL Offensive Player of the Year In his fourth season with the Renegades, Vaughns is off to his best start as a pro. The USC product leads the league in receptions (23), receiving yards (331) and receiving touchdowns (four) through three games, and he's one of the primary reasons Dallas head coach Rick Neuheisels team has started the year undefeated. An All-UFL performer last season, Vaughns is one of the frontrunners for the UFL Offensive Player of the Year award. The Renegades lead the UFL in points scored (95) and total yards per game (326.3). Vaughns had his lowest output of the season in the Renegades victory over the Aviators in Week 3, finishing with five catches for 41 yards. Along with a high-powered offense, the Renegades also have an opportunistic defense, leading the UFL with six interceptions. Dallas cornerback Shaun Wade tops the UFL with three picks. 2. Is Matt McCrane destined for the NFL? Brandon Aubrey, Jake Bates, Andre Szmyt and Harrison Mevis are all kickers that turned success in the UFL into successful NFL careers. McCrane is putting himself in position to become the next in line to make an NFL team. McCrane made his second, 60-yard field goal last week in the Defenders dominant victory over the Gamblers this weekend, taking advantage of the new UFL rule that awards four points for any field goal over 60 yards. McCrane is 7 of 8 for the season, with his only miss from 55 yards. Battlehawks kicker Tucker McCann has the second-longest field goal this season from 58 yards, while the Storm's Michael Lantz made a 57-yard field goal. 3. QB Matt Corral searching for better command of offense Considered one of the players to compete for league MVP honors this season, Corral has struggled with turnovers thus far, which is one of the main reasons the Stallions have started the year a surprising 1-2. Corral is tied with Defenders QB Jordan Taamu for the league lead with four interceptions on the year. Its a continuation of a trend for Corral, who finished tied for second with four turnovers last season, even though he started just two games. McCarron, a former quarterback, was blunt in his assessment of what his expectations are for Corral moving forward. "Matts got to play with confidence," he said. "I thought he was very hesitant early on, and my biggest thing to him is you cant have bad turnovers. You cant just throw the ball up. But youve also got to have a mentality of, Forget it, on to the next play,' and go out and throw the ball with conviction and not just try and guide it." [2026 UFL Title Odds: Renegades Favored; Defenders, Storm Closing Gap] 4. Aviators, Kings still looking for first win While the Aviators dropped to 0-3 this year, they did hold a lead against one of the best teams in the league in the second quarter. Columbus leaned on the experience of interim head coach Todd Haley, who served as head coach of the legacy Memphis Showboats in 2023 and has been a longtime offensive coordinator and former head coach for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs. However, the Aviators get another opportunity to face the Renegades at home on Friday. The Aviators have lost to Dallas and Orlando both undefeated in UFL action by a combined 12 points. The UFL has not announced if Ginn will be available to coach in Week 4. Like the Aviators, the Kings have been competitive in their first three games, losing by an average of five points a contest including twice to the Storm. The Kings can take solace in quarterback Jason Bean playing well, as he finished with 352 passing yards and three touchdowns. 4 : Whats Next In Week 4, things kick off Thursday evening with the Kings facing the Gamblers. There's one game on Friday night, per usual, this time with the Renegades battling the Aviators. We've also got another doubleheader on Saturday, with the Battlehawks taking on the Defenders in the afternoon, followed by the Stallions hosting the Storm later on.

SRH, having posted 216 for six on the back of skipper Ishan Kishan's 44-ball 91, bundled out the in-form RR for 159 in 19 overs, returning to winning ways in style after back-to-back losses.

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Injury woes continue for the Houston Astros, exacerbating a 6-10 start that currently has them sharing the worst record in Major League Baseball. The Astros have lost seven consecutive games going into Mondays matchup with the Seattle Mariners. Shortstop Jeremy Pea was placed on the 10-day injured list with a Grade 1 right hamstring strain. And pitcher Tatsuya Imai is joining several starting pitchers on the IL with right arm fatigue. Pea left Saturdays 8-7 loss to the Mariners in the fourth inning with what was described as tightness at the back of his right knee. He underwent an imaging exam on Sunday to determine the severity of the injury and a mild strain was discovered. Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena was off to a slow start due to a fractured right ring finger during the spring. (Photo by Jack Compton/Getty Images)Jack Compton via Getty ImagesAfter batting 1-for-3 on Saturday, Peas triple-slash line is .256/.304/.349 with four extra-base hits in 46 plate appearances. Though its early in the season and Pea has only played in 10 games, those numbers are a notable decline from the .304 batting average and .840 OPS he posted last year. However, his preparations during the spring were sidetracked by a fractured right ring finger that prevented him from playing for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. The 28-year-old was also limited to 125 games last season with a fractured rib (sustained when he was hit by a pitch) and left oblique injuries.Tatsuya Imai is third Astros starting pitcher to go on ILThe Astros feared that an IL stint for Imai was immiment when he was sent back to Houston on Saturday to evaluate what the team called right arm fatigue. Houston has already placed starting pitchers Hunter Brown and Cristian Javier on the injured list, both with strained right shoulders. Brown is expected to be out until May, while Javier will be re-evaluated in two weeks. Going back to Friday, the Astros play 13 straight games without a day off, putting more pressure on an undermanned pitching staff.Imai faced the Mariners on Friday for his third start of the season but lasted only one-third of an inning. Pitching against eight batters, the right-hander allowed three runs on one hit and four walks in an eventual 9-6 defeat. He threw only 17 of his 37 pitches for strikes in the performance. Following the game, Imai complained of the hard mound at T-Mobile Park and weather cooler than he was accustomed to pitching in Japan. The temperature was 64 degrees at first pitch in Seattle. In his three starts, the 27-year-old has walked 11 batters in 8 1/3 innings, adding 13 strikeouts. Hes allowed seven runs on seven hits, resulting in a 7.27 ERA. The Astros were hoping for better production from a pitcher signed to a three-year contract that could pay him up to $63 million. Tatsuya Imai's Wrong Way Slider. 13 inches arm side run. pic.twitter.com/sFYc1Hm1tQ Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 4, 2026However, Imai showed what he was capable of in his second start, throwing 5 2/3 scoreless innings against the Athletics with nine strikeouts. During his eight seasons pitching for the Seibu Lions in Nippon Professional Baseball, Imai compiled a 3.15 ERA and 58-45 record in 159 appearances with a strikeout rate of 8.5 per nine innings. But his walk rate of 4.4 hinted at the concerns that have manifested thus far in his MLB career.

Terence Crawford was found guilty of careless driving Monday and ordered to pay a $75 fine stemming from a traffic stop last year during which police ordered the world champion boxer and passengers out of his vehicle at gunpoint.

The Toronto Blue Jays have placed right-handed pitcher Shane Bieber on the 60-day injured list. The move announced Monday means Bieber must stay inactive 60 days from his initial injured list placement. Toronto put him on the 15-day IL on March 22 with elbow inflammation, making him unavailable until at least May 21.

The New York Giants have moved to add more depth to their quarterback room ahead of head coach John Harbaugh's first campaign with the team.

The odds indicate the true NBA Finals will be a potential Western Conference showdown between the defending champion Thunder and a Spurs team that has had its way with Oklahoma City this season.But the numbers also say as the NBA postseason begins not to count out the Celtics, who are just two years removed from winning their record 18th championship.OKC is a +120 favorite at BetMGM Sportsbook to become the first team since Golden State in 2018 to repeat as champion. San Antonio, which defeated the Thunder four out of five times in the regular season, is next at +450. Boston lurks close behind at +550.Every other team carries odds of 10-1 or longer.The West team is going to be favored in the final unless theres a real shocker, said Bruce Marshall, handicapper for WagerTalk/Gold Sheet. Were assuming its Oklahoma or San Antonio. Either of those two would be favored. Boston would have the best chance, I think, in the East, followed by the Knicks and then Detroit.David Lieberman, pro basketball lead at Caesars Sportsbook, expressed caution about assuming favorites would wind up in the NBA Finals.It should be pretty wide open this year, and I can see any of the top 3-5 seeds making a run in each conference, Lieberman said. I expect several long, competitive series all the way through.Key Eastern players returnJayson Tatums earlier-than-expected return from an Achilles tendon tear sustained in last years playoffs has made bettors believers of the Celtics. Boston was listed at 10-1 before his comeback, and 8.7% of the bets and 8.2% of the money at BetMGM are on the Celtics. Thats behind only the Pistons in the Eastern Conference (10.2% of bets, 9.7% of the handle).There is plenty of reason for optimism in Detroit with Cade Cunningham back after missing about three weeks because of a collapsed lung.Even though the West is better and deeper, many bettors see value in the numbers in the East.The Detroit Pistons have been getting bet all year, and now with Cade Cunningham back and healthy, bets are coming in on them again, Lieberman said. The top five seeds in the East have been pretty popular bets of late, so I think there is some belief in those teams outside of the Celtics.Lakers likely to be one and doneThere was plenty of chatter about keeping an eye on the Lakers as a potential sleeper team in the West before Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Austin Reaves (oblique) went down with injuries this month.The BetMGM betting numbers reflect the low expectations for the Lakers. Los Angeles is listed at 125-1 to emerge from the West and 250-1 to win it all.The fourth-seeded Lakers open the playoffs against No. 5 Houston. The Rockets are 8-1 favorites to win the series even without home-court advantage.The moment Luka got hurt, the chances of the Lakers making a deep run ended, Marshall said. Houston has been playing better, so I think that Lakers (have a) short stay. Its too bad because it was looking like they might be menacing for a while when all the hands were on deck.Home teams favored in play-in gamesIf the odds are correct, the four play-in tournament games Tuesday and Wednesday should come down to the final minutes.Charlotte and the Los Angeles Clippers, each at 5 1/2 points, are the largest favorites at BetMGM.The Hornets play Miami, with the winner facing Orlando or Philadelphia and an eventual matchup with top-seeded Detroit on the line. The 76ers are 1 1/2-point favorites over the Magic, with the winner of that game playing the Celtics.In the West, the Clippers meet the Warriors for the right to play Portland or Phoenix and eventually advancing to play the Thunder. The Suns are 3 1/2-point favorites over the Trail Blazers, with the winner meeting the Spurs.No tanking at this time of yearMarshall agreed with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver that tanking is a major problem for the league.Whether some teams arent giving it their all wont be a factor in the betting in the playoffs, unlike during the regular season.Actually, I kind of enjoyed it when you got these teams that werent trying because you could try to go against them, although the oddsmakers were really making us pay with a lot of these numbers, Marshall said. Its really a disease in the NBA and theyre trying to address, but it gets worse every year with the tanking stuff. As soon as a team sees theyre out of the playoff picture, they try not to win.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba

Sheffield United's Oliver Arblaster is preparing for fatherhood with Martha Elizabeth Wilder, whose father Chris Wilder manages the Championship club.The 22-year-old midfielder's partner revealed their happy news on Instagram on Sunday evening, sharing a collection of polaroid-style photographs featuring her baby bump, ultrasound images and affectionate pictures of the couple together.Martha accompanied the post with a simple "+1" caption and a white heart emoji.The announcement sparked widespread congratulations online, though neither the length of the couple's relationship nor any public response from Blades boss Wilder has been disclosed.TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayFellow Sheffield United players Femi Seriki and Louie Marsh were among those offering their well-wishes beneath the post.Influencer Daisy Tomlinson also sent her congratulations, commenting: "congratulations angel."The social media announcement drew an outpouring of supportive messages from friends and family alike.Martha is currently pursuing a degree in Fashion Business at Manchester Metropolitan University, according to her LinkedIn profile.It remains unknown how long she and Arblaster have been in a relationship, with the couple keeping details of their romance largely private until Sunday's pregnancy revelation.Comments from family members appeared to indicate the baby will be a boy.Arblaster's mother Sarah shared her excitement in a heartfelt message beneath the post: "He will be the most loved gorgeous boy - I can't wait to be his Nannie."Another family member, Katie Arblaster, expressed her anticipation, writing: "Can't wait for baby Arblaster."LATEST SPORT NEWSEFL club facing potential points deduction with just four matches to goPubs to stay open until 2am for England and Scotland World Cup matches under new rulesTottenham star receives brutal injury update after leaving pitch in tears as World Cup in doubtAdditional well-wishers seemed to confirm the gender, with one commenting they "can't wait to meet him" while describing the expected arrival as "one cute baby."Footballer Tai Sodje also offered his congratulations to the expectant father.Arblaster has emerged as one of Sheffield United's most promising talents, having progressed through the club's academy system.The central midfielder made his top-flight bow during the 2023/24 Premier League campaign and has continued developing his first-team credentials since.This season has seen him feature 18 times, accumulating 774 minutes on the pitch, though his progress was hampered by recovery from a serious ACL injury sustained earlier in the campaign.Since the new year, he has been restricted to appearances from the substitutes' bench.The couple have opted not to reveal when their baby is expected to arrive.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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