With the first pitch of his start against the New York Yankees on Friday, Milwaukee Brewers phenom Jacob Misiorowski reared back and threw a 102.4 mph fastball for a called strike.

It was the slowest pitch he’d throw that inning.

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MLB’s hardest-throwing pitcher lived up to his reputation on Friday and then some, firing 36 pitches measured by Statcast at 100 mph or faster. Ten of them came in the first inning, when he blew away the top of the Yankees order.

The New York Knicks took an insurmountable 3-0 series lead in their NBA playoff matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers, winning 108-94.

Jalen Brunson scored 33 points and dished out nine assists. Mikal Bridges added 23 points with Josh Hart notching 12 to give the “Nova Knicks” 68 combined points in Philadelphia. The Knicks’ bench also outscored the Sixers’ reserves 28-11, led by 15 from Landry Shamet.

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Despite pleas from Joel Embiid and the best efforts of the 76ers’ ticket office, plenty of Knicks fans — including celebrity supporters Spike Lee, Tracy Morgan, Timothee Chalamet, Ben Stiller and Fat Joe — populated Xfinity Mobile Arena and provided loud support for the road team. Once again, the Sixers’ home court sounded like Madison Square Garden East.

Embiid returned to the Sixers’ lineup after missing Wednesday’s Game 2 loss. He tussled early on with Karl-Anthony Towns in the post, though the Knicks center pulled Embiid toward the perimeter to create lanes to the basket and offensive-rebound opportunities. Sixers coach Nick Nurse adjusted by putting Dominick Barlow on Towns, allowing Embiid to roam near the basket for rim protection and rebounding.

Danhausen made an insane demand from Nick Aldis ahead of tonight’s edition of WWE SmackDown. Tonight’s show is the final episode of the blue brand ahead of Backlash tomorrow night.

Ahead of this week’s episode of WWE SmackDown, Danhausen shared a video featuring Nick Aldis. In the video, the former AEW star demanded a lifetime supply of Slim Jims from the General Manager of SmackDown. You can check out the hilarious video in the veteran’s post below.

“Snap into a @SlimJim or You….Are….Cursed!” he wrote.

The former AEW star debuted with the promotion at Elimination Chamber 2026 earlier this year in Chicago. He was revealed to be inside the mystery crate at the PLE and was booed by the fans in attendance.

However, The Very Nice, Very Evil star has developed a connection with the WWE Universe since his shaky debut and has become a fan favorite. He will be teaming up with a mystery star tomorrow night at Backlash against The Miz and Kit Wilson. There was a report earlier today revealing the promotion’s plans for the 35-year-old’s mystery tag team partner at Backlash.

Former WWE star pitches Lio Rush as Danhausen’s replacement in AEW

Wrestling veteran Stevie Richards recently suggested that Lio Rush could become Danhausen’s replacement in All Elite Wrestling.

Speaking on The Stevie Richards Show, the legend pitched Lio Rush as the mysterious star’s replacement in AEW. He noted that Rush’s new gimmick is unique, and he was smart for trying to stand out.

“I’ll tell you what, Lio Rush was smart—and you know why? Who was the last person to pull off a larger-than-life, ridiculous character and get super over in AEW? Toni Storm. It was so off the charts. When he did that run into the dive, the crowd actually reacted—and this is Collision, where the energy is usually pretty quiet. You could feel it lift. They lost Danhausen to WWE, but this could be a viable replacement. Like we said about Danhausen, wrestling needs more absurdity—and this is exactly that,” said Richards.

Only time will tell who the popular star’s mystery tag team partner will be at Backlash tomorrow night in Tampa, Florida.