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NEW YORK The Mets slogged into their end-of-April homestand with a chance to turn things around in a significant way. When they came home last week, they hadnt won a game in two weeks. So their next nine games against the lowly Twins, Rockies and Nationals shouldve been a tonic. Instead, the Mets continued to plunge into the depths of inferiority. New York went 3-6 in their homestand and dropped to 10-21 on the season. Thats the worst record in baseball. Its also the fourth-worst record in the history of the Mets franchise after the month of April. Only the 1962, 64 and 81 Mets were worse in that stretch. "Not good enough," Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Thursday of his teams performance. "Not a secret. Thats not going to do it. Thats not good enough." Here are five things we've learned about the Mets through their first 31 games of the season: 1. They have the worst offense in baseball The Mets have a team .628 OPS, ranked 30th in Major League Baseball, or dead last. The numbers are not pretty. Their .227 batting average is ranked 27th. Their .289 on-base percentage and .342 slugging percentage are both ranked 30th. Their 7.9% walk rate is ranked 27th. Their wRC+ of 80 is ranked 30th, meaning they are 20 points worse than the league average. Even their expected numbers, which are slightly better in average and slugging, either place them in the middle or lower half of the league. The offense entered this season widely considered to have a better, deeper and more balanced lineup than last year. Since then, several players are either underperforming or injured. But nobody couldve predicted that a lineup that started the season with 16 combined All-Star nods and 13 combined Silver Slugger awards would be this atrocious. Besides Juan Soto and MJ Melendez, nobody on the roster has a higher OPS than .691. (The league average so far this year is a .715 OPS.) Besides those two hitters, no one is batting higher than .237. (The league average is .242.) Bo Bichette has been a disappointment to begin his Mets tenure, but there is at least confidence within the organization that he will improve throughout the course of the season. That sentiment doesnt apply to everyone. The Mets expected their young hitters in Brett Baty, Mark Vientos and Francisco Alvarez all of whom are in their fifth big-league season to take steps forward this year. But Baty, who has played four defensive positions so far this year, has an OPS+ of 64. Vientos has been unable to recapture the terrific performance he put together in 2024. And Alvarez, while showing flashes of authority, is inconsistent in the batters box. The way out of this mess is for those three players in particular to turn it around. At least, that's the way David Stearns, the Mets' president of baseball operations, intended for things to go. Otherwise, it's becoming more and more obvious that Stearns overvalued just how talented those hitters actually are. 2. The injuries are piling up The Mets took all the precautions they thought were necessary to try and keep the oft-injured center fielder Luis Robert Jr. on the field. They gave him a slower spring training ramp-up and delayed his Grapefruit League debut. They gave him scheduled off days even as he was heating up at the plate. All of this, club officials believed, would be enough to stave off Roberts tendency to get sidelined from lower-body injuries. Go figure, then, that the malady thats now landed Robert on the injured list is a back problem. Altogether on the Mets IL: Francisco Lindor (left calf strain), Robert Jr. (lumbar spine disc herniation), Kodai Senga (lumbar spine inflammation), Jorge Polanco (left Achilles bursitis/right wrist contusion), Jared Young (torn left knee meniscus), AJ Minter (left lat surgery) and Mike Tauchman (left meniscus tear). Polanco was supposed to be the Mets everyday first baseman. Its been a revolving door at the corner-infield spot where Pete Alonso used to play 162 games, or close to it, for seven years. Its a dangerous place to be when the offense is this bad and the injuries are this significant. Its becoming impossible to see how the Mets can dig themselves out of this hole. 3. Mendoza is in the hot seat for who knows how long The Mets dont want to relieve the manager of his duties amid their slide to start the season. And, to his credit, Mendoza has handled recurring questions about his job security with class and professionalism. Though hes not perfect, with some questionable in-game lineup decisions looming large of late, its hardly his fault that the injured list is swamped, and the roster is underperforming or poorly constructed by Stearns in the first place. But the Mets have to do a better job of addressing the situation. Already, two MLB teams have fired their managers, including Alex Cora (Red Sox) and Rob Thomson (Phillies). The Mets are performing worse than both of those clubs, worse than everyone in baseball. Either the Mets are waiting for the slide to get worse before firing Mendoza, which puts him in an awkward position. Or the Mets can treat the situation like all other contract discussions and say theyll look into it in the offseason. Either defend the man, say hell be here until the season is over, or let him go. "Its hard for all of us," Mendoza said after the Mets 5-4 loss on Thursday, in response to another question about his job. "Were in this together. Its not easy. But we gotta keep going. Theres no other choice here. We have a responsibility here and we have to turn it around. Its not early anymore. Its obviously frustrating for a lot of people here." 4. The rotation is concerning Given the way things have gone lately, its almost hard to believe that just a month ago, fans were clamoring for the Mets to sign Freddy Peralta to an extension. The Mets did, after all, give up a pair of top prospects to the Brewers in exchange for the right-hander. But, through seven starts this season, Peralta has not pitched like the ace the Mets expected him to be. He has struggled to pitch deep into games, completing at least six innings just twice. Peraltas strikeout rate has dipped to a career-low, while his walk rate has slightly elevated from last year. Hes 1-3 this season. "One thing that I know for sure is that were preparing the right way over here," Peralta said. "Things are not going our way. But I want to say that we are preparing to win some games. Were trying hard." The meat of New Yorks rotation problems goes beyond Peraltas underwhelming results. The starting staff has a 4.26 ERA thats ranked 17th in MLB. David Peterson has an 8.10 ERA through five starts. He was demoted to the bullpen and fared better there, but the Mets need him to pitch better as a starter, not a reliever. Senga had a 9.00 ERA through five starts before he landed on the IL. Sean Manaea, who is signed through 2027 and is owed $25 million per year, has pitched exclusively from the bullpen. He has a 6.55 ERA in seven outings and 22 innings. Besides Nolan McLean, Peralta and Clay Holmes (who has been fantastic, rocking a 1.75 ERA in six starts and 36 innings pitched), the rest of the Mets rotation arms have been unreliable. There are too many question marks to build any sort of consistency. 5. Everybody wants to be the hero During their 12-game losing streak this month, finally winning a game and getting that monkey off their backs was all anyone in the organization could think about. There was legitimate belief around here that, once that streak snapped, the Mets would be able to breathe a little easier and just focus on having fun playing baseball. But the team was only able to string two wins together before the nightmare restarted. Theyve lost 17 of their last 20 games. There are no clear answers to how their dreadful situation will improve in a meaningful and steady way. At this point, it seems like players are expecting misfortune. Mets set-up man Luke Weaver, trying to preserve a 3-3 tied game against the Nationals on Thursday, gave up a go-ahead two-run home run to CJ Abrams in the eighth inning. Those runs were all the Nats needed to pull away. "At the end of the day, this pursuit of perfection is an ultimate pressurized failure mindset," Weaver said in a glum postgame clubhouse on Thursday. "It becomes, everybody wants to be the hero because we care, and we want to win really, really bad. I dont think success lives in that realm. It truly doesnt. I think the freedom of which we play day-to-day is kind of being suffocated a little bit." Like Mendoza said, its not early anymore. At some point, this calamity has to be pointed at Stearns for constructing a poor roster and misanalyzing how good it could be. The team is missing a few key players to injuries, but thats not an excuse for how badly things have gone after 31 games of the season. After collapsing down the stretch and missing the playoffs last year, followed by Stearns taking a bulldozer to the team's core in the offseason, there are few excuses or reasons for the Mets, flashing an estimated $370 million payroll, to be choking like this. None anyone will accept. Deesha Thosarcovers Major League Baseball as a reporter and columnist for FOX Sports. She previously covered the Mets as a beat reporter for the New York Daily News. The daughter of Indian immigrants, Deesha grew up on Long Island and now lives in Queens. Follow her on Twitter at@DeeshaThosar.

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Knicks vs. Hawks Game 6 live score, updates, highlights from 2026 NBA playoffs first-round series originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The New York Knicks can close out the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 of the NBA Playoffs first-round on Thursday night. This has been a dominating series with double-digit wins for Mike Brown's team.Jalen Brunson scored 39 points on 15-of-23 shooting in Game 5. The Knicks are seventh in the NBA with 45.6 rebounds per game led by Karl-Anthony Towns averaging 11.9.This has been an interesting series for New York, who'll look to advance over a struggling Hawks team. Atlanta is 7-8 in games decided by 3 points or fewer. Dyson Daniels is scoring 11.9 points per game and averaging 6.8 rebounds for the Hawks. CJ McCollum is averaging 18.7 points and 2.8 rebounds over the last 10 games.NBA PLAYOFFS HQ:Live scores|Full schedule|Updated bracketKnicks vs. Hawks live updates, highlights from Game 6 of NBA playoffs2nd Quarter- 2:00: 80-34 Knicks up big2nd Quarter- 2:59: TV Timeout. Knicks by 49 and need nine points in the half to tie the most in NBA Playoffs history.2nd Quarter- 3:43: Knicks up 51, 76-25, with the Hawks struggling in a bad 1st half2nd Quarter- 4:39: Knicks up 50 by a score of 72-22. Fight on the floor with both NY'sMitchell Robinson and ATL's Dyson Daniels ejected.2nd Quarter- 6:43: Knicks up 62-19 Atlanta on the verge of history here.The Houston Rockets hold the record for the fewest points scored in a single half of an NBA playoff game, scoring only 25 points in the second half of Game 6 of the 2018 Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors.2nd Quarter- 4:39: Knicks are rolling 71-22Most Team Points in a Half NBA Playoffs: 87 Oklahoma City Thunder (May 7, 2025 vs. DEN)2nd Quarter- 7:11: New York takes a 41-point, which is more than double the amount of points the Hawks have scored thus far, 60-192nd Quarter- 9:19: Atlanta first point of the quarter comes off a technical foul shot.2nd Quarter- 9:20: Knicks on 38-4 run in last 11 mins of play2nd Quarter- 9:58: Knicks up 48-15 with free throws from KAT.2nd Quarter- 10:19: OGAnunoby 18 points, Atlanta Hawks, 15 points.End of 1st Quarter: Knicks 40, Hawks 151st Quarter- 27.7 seconds: The Hawks are taking a beating early. 38-15 with no answer.1st Quarter- 1:34: Knicks throwing punches with a 34-15 lead. Eight Hawks turnovers aren't helping.1st Quarter- 3:19:TV timeout. Knicks on a 16-2 run and looking strong early. This isn't a good sign for the Hawks.1st Quarter- 5:21: Knicks on an 12-0 run and up 21-111st Quarter- 6:55: TV timeout. OGAnunoby with a quick 10 points to lead the Knicks, who are up 15-10OG Anunoby is 4-4 to start Game 6 vs. the Hawks on ESPN pic.twitter.com/Pp4446cf4a ESPN (@espn) April 30, 20261st Quarter- 7:42: Both teams trade buckets with the Knicks retaking a 12-11 lead1st Quarter- 9:30: Hawks respond with three quick buckets to take a 6-5 lead1st Quarter-10:40: Knicks open with a 5-0 leadTip-off from Atlanta"Mike Brown has the roux for his gumbo. Don't go switch it up, you got the recipe." @KendrickPerkins has an all-time analogy for the Knicks' offense pic.twitter.com/wnve2slhhu NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) April 30, 2026How to Watch New York Knicks vs. Atlanta Hawks Game 6 NBA PlayoffsThursday, April 30 7 p.m. ETTV: ESPNKnicks lead series 3-2Knicks vs. Hawks Game 6 will be broadcast by ABC on ESPN and will stream live on the ESPN app.Now you can watch ESPN without cable. Stream live NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, college sports, plus SportsCenter, First Take, and all your favorite ESPN showsanytime, anywhereonly in the ESPN app.More NBA Playoffs news:Scottie Barnes makes Raptors history never done before in Toronto basketballDonovan Mitchell makes a surprising admission about his Game 4 performanceRaptors make surprising 32% FG NBA history record in Game 4win over CavaliersRaptors upset Cavaliers, Collin Murray-Boyles secures Magic Johnson NBA Playoffs feat

For nearly two decades, from 2006-22, college football followed a familiar script: Each January, a team from south of the Mason-Dixon Line celebrated a national championship amid falling confetti. Three months later, in late April, a player from that same region crossed the stage and shook hands with the commissioner as the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft. Sometimes, in the case of former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton and former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, the circles in those two Venn diagrams overlapped. Football down South, people often said, just means more. And yet, just a few years removed from that prolonged period of southern dominance, a new pattern is beginning to take hold atop the sport that nobody can ignore. Three consecutive national championships have been won by Big Ten programs, all of them based in northern locales. And last week, when the Las Vegas Raiders selected Indiana's Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick, making him their new franchise centerpiece, he finally papered over a statistic that listed Illinois quarterback Jeff George as the last Big Ten signal-caller to be drafted that high way back in 1990. A day after Mendoza officially became a pro, Penn State quarterback Drew Allar was drafted in the third round by the Pittsburgh Steelers. On Saturday, the Washington Commanders selected Rutgers quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis in the seventh round. Just like that, the Big Ten had three or more signal-callers drafted for only the fourth time in the last 22 years. "It's the hardest position to evaluate," Raiders general manager John Spytek said at the NFL Scouting Combine in February. "So much is required of those guys. Trying to have a vision for how they played and whatever offense they were asked to run in college and how they're going to fit into ours, and then how they're going to handle the pressure that comes with being one of 32 in the world is a lot. There's a lot that goes into it." Back in 2016, five of the league's quarterbacks heard their names called in the draft: Christian Hackenburg from Penn State, Connor Cook from Michigan State, Cardale Jones from Ohio State, Nate Sudfeld from Indiana and Jake Rudock from Michigan, all of whom busted. What's happening now, though, feels much different, especially when considering the potential avalanche of Big Ten quarterbacks that might litter the 2027 draft. The dollar-driven cocktail of NIL, revenue sharing and the transfer portal has transformed the Big Ten into a much more attractive, and viable, option for high-level quarterbacks. All three signal-callers who led their respective schools to national championships in recent years J.J. McCarthy at Michigan, Will Howard at Ohio State, Mendoza at Indiana were highly compensated players who went on to be drafted within months of hoisting a trophy on the grandest stage. Allar was the only QB of this year's Big Ten crop who started and ended his collegiate career at the same program, which reflects the league's wide-ranging attractiveness in the portal. To put it simply: In an era when Big Ten football is booming like never before, the conference is approaching new heights at the sport's most important, most influential position. Even though the Big Ten fell short of its recent high-water mark for quarterbacks selected in a single draft some experts believed Illinois' Luke Altmyer and Iowa's Mark Gronowski might have snuck into the seventh round there's a strong chance the number reached in 2016 will be matched or exceeded next April. The upcoming season in the Big Ten should be an exceptional one for quarterback play, particularly among conference front-runners, and it's not unreasonable to think as many as eightsignal-callers could factor into draft discussions. The 2027 crop includes two potential candidates for the top pick: Julian Sayin from Ohio State and Dante Moore from Oregon. Both players have enough remaining eligibility to bypass the draft and remain in school beyond this season, but they both flashed enough requisite poise and arm talent during standout campaigns last fall to garner widespread attention from NFL evaluators. [2027 MOCK DRAFT: Five QBs Land In First Round] While guiding their respective teams to College Football Playoff berths, Sayin and Moore finished first and fourth, respectively, in the national rankings for completion percentage last season. Miami's Carson Beck and Mendoza were the two players sandwiched between them. It's fair to assume both should improve their stock in 2026, which will include plenty of Heisman talk and NFL Draft chatter alike. "I don't think you can ever have too many quarterbacks," Miami Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan said at the NFL Scouting Combine in February. "I think that the value of the position cannot be overstated. I think that you have to infuse as much competition into that room every year [as] you possibly can." Even the general idea that the Big Ten could produce first-round quarterbacks in consecutive years is rare, given the league's longstanding reputation for ruggedness between the tackles. The possibility of the conference generating back-to-back No. 1 overall picks at that position? Practically unheard of. In 1986, Jim Everett from Purdue and Chuck Long from Iowa were both selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. Michigan standout Jim Harbaugh matched them as an opening-round pick the following year. From that point forward, however, nearly 40 drafts would come and go before the Big Ten could finally enjoy something like that again. The drought was finally broken when the Minnesota Vikings selected former Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy at No. 10 overall in 2024, one year after the Houston Texans took former Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud at No. 2 overall. Only four Big Ten quarterbacks have developed into first-round picks across the last 30 years: McCarthy, Stroud and former Ohio State standouts Justin Fields (2021) and Dwayne Haskins (2019). Prior to that, there was a 24-year gap between Haskins and conference predecessor Kerry Collins from Penn State, which hasnt seen a quarterback drafted in the first round since. Any chance of Allar, a former five-star recruit, snapping that streak and giving the Big Ten multiple first-round quarterbacks for the first time since 1986 quickly evaporated the moment he broke his ankle in October. Such an outcome is unlikely to be repeated next spring, when Sayin and Moore seem like surefire first-rounders should they choose to enter the draft. Theyll be flanked by a host of other ex-transfer, draft-worthy quarterbacks: Jayden Maiva from USC, Nico Iamaleava from UCLA, Josh Hoover from Indiana, Rocco Becht from Penn State and Aidan Chiles from Northwestern. Strong seasons this fall could vault one or two of those players into early-round conversations next spring, the same way Mendoza's stock surged throughout a record-setting season for the Hoosiers. Mendoza set a new standard when his name was called last week, and the Big Ten will be hoping that it's merely the beginning.

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