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🏀 Flagg wins ROY: Cooper Flagg was named NBA Rookie of the Year in a historically close race over former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel, marking the second time players from the same college team finished first and second in voting (UConn's Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon, 2005).
⚽️ Whitecaps on the move? MLS is reportedly looking closely into a potential move for the Vancouver Whitecaps, which would mark the league's first club relocation in two decades. The most likely potential landing spots include Las Vegas, Phoenix, Indianapolis and Sacramento.
⛳️ LIV event postponed: Just weeks after questions were raised about LIV Golf's financial status and future, the breakaway tour's June event in New Orleans has been postponed, per multiple reports. There are now no LIV events on the schedule between June 7 and July 23.
🇺🇸 Felix unretires: Allyson Felix, the most decorated female track and field athlete in Olympic history, is coming out of retirement at age 40 in hopes of running in front of her hometown crowd at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. If she qualifies, it will be her sixth Olympics.
⚾️ Top prospect called up: The Guardians plan to call up former No. 1 overall pick Travis Bazzana today. The Oregon State product will make his MLB debut less than two years after becoming the first second baseman ever drafted first overall.
The USMNT's World Cup roster reveal is fast approaching. Who's in? Who's out? Who's on the bubble?
We are about four weeks from the roster announcement on May 26, which will mark the end of Mauricio Pochettino's evaluation exercise after eight training camps and 24 matches across 19 months.
Barring a significant injury or worrisome fitness issue in the coming weeks, most of the 26-man roster is settled. Is there a major surprise or two in the works? Eh, maybe. In all likelihood, the Argentine boss has known for some time who best fits into his plans — "the right 26," he says.
Roster projection: Goff projects the roster to comprise players from nine leagues, with more than half coming from MLS (8), England's Premier League (4) and France's Ligue 1 (4). The rest hail from top-flight leagues in Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Scotland, and one player hails from England's second tier.
Goalies (3): Matt Freese (NYC FC), Matt Turner (New England Revolution), Chris Brady (Chicago Fire)
Defenders (8): Chris Richards (Crystal Palace), Antonee Robinson (Fulham), Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven), Alex Freeman (Villarreal), Auston Trusty (Celtic), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse), Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew)
Midfielders (11): Weston McKennie (Juventus), Tim Weah (Olympique Marseille), Tyler Adams (Bournemouth), Tanner Tessmann (Lyon), Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen), Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United), Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps), Johnny Cardoso (Atlético Madrid), Gio Reyna (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders)
Forwards (4): Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), Folarin Balogun (Monaco), Haji Wright (Coventry City), Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven)
On the bubble: While the keepers and forwards appear all but locked in, there's some wiggle room in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) and Alex Zendejas (Club América) are still in the mix, as are defenders Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach) and Tristian Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps).
Hot and cold: Three of the American forwards are in excellent form, with Wright (17 goals), Pepi (13) and Balogun (12) all ranking among the top five in goals in their respective leagues. Pulisic, on the other hand, is mired in the worst drought of his career, going 16 games since his last goal for Milan and eight games since his last goal for the U.S.
Injury to watch: Dest has been out for nearly two months with a hamstring injury, and though he's "almost back," that's a long layoff so close to the World Cup. If he regains full fitness and form, he could profoundly impact Pochettino's plans at right back or wing back.
Tune in tomorrow: Cardoso, who sees regular minutes for Atlético Madrid, is the lone American still alive in the Champions League. You can watch him in tomorrow's first-leg semifinal match against Arsenal.
The Magic beat the Pistons, 94-88, on Monday in a physical, defensive Game 4 to grab a 3-1 series lead against the Eastern Conference's top seed, whose scoring struggles continued in Orlando.
Where it stands: The Magic are now one win away from becoming just the seventh No. 8 seed to upset a No. 1 seed in the NBA playoffs since the format expanded in 1984.