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MNML Sports Newsletter
April 15, 2024

This weekend’s sports news and what to watch this week

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

UConn big man, Donovan Clingan, will enter the NBA Draft.

MLB

We’re finally getting some answers about Shohei Ohtani’s ex-translator. He was charged with bank fraud after it was found he stole $16 million from the MLB star and impersonated him to make wire transfers. He turned himself in and posted a $25k bond.

Baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-translator Ippei Mizuhara turns himself in after allegedly stealing $16 million | CNN

The former interpreter and longtime friend of baseball megastar Shohei Ohtani surrendered to federal authorities Friday after allegedly pilfering $16 million from his famous companion to fuel his “voracious appetite for illegal sports betting,” officials said.

www.cnn.com/2024/04/12/sport/ippei-mizuhara-ohtani-translator-surrender/index.html

NBA

The NBA Play-in tournament will take place this week.

When is the 2024 NBA Play-In Tournament? Everything to know

The SoFi 2024 NBA Play-In Tournament will include teams with the 7th through 10th-highest winning percentages in each conference.

www.nba.com/news/nba-play-in-tournament

Boban Marjanovic missed his second free throw on purpose so the home crowd could score free chicken.

NHL

The Arizona Coyotes are expected to be sold and moved to Salt Lake City.

Report: Coyotes sale to Utah Jazz owner expected next week, Arizona to get expansion team

The Arizona Coyotes will likely be sold to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith shortly after the team's final game and will include a provision reportedly guaranteeing current owner Alex Meruelo an expansion team if a new arena is built within five years.

www.nbcsports.com/nhl/news/report-coyotes-sale-to-utah-jazz-owner-expected-next-week-arizona-to-get-expansion-team

NHL Referee makes his debut and his family members rocked his jersey.

GOLF

Welp, he’s the best golfer in the world AND he’s a confirmed good guy. Scottie Scheffler wins his second Master Championship in 3 years. He joins 17 other golfers that have won the tournament twice. There was a potential yesterday that he would need withdrawal from play if his wife went into labor with their first child. To the dismay of the field, he was able to finish the round.

OTHER SPORTS

The UFC Title fight lasted just over three minutes at Alex Pereira knocked out Jeremiah Hill in the first round

WNBA Draft is tonight and Caitlin Clark is expected to go number 1 overall to the Indiana Fever.

2024 WNBA draft: How to watch and everything you need to know as Caitlin Clark finds her professional home | CNN

Not since Sabrina Ionescu in 2020 has there been such excitement around a player entering the WNBA draft than there is currently toward Caitlin Clark.

www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/sport/wnba-draft-2024-spt-intl/index.html

WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK

NBA Play In- Miami Heat vs Philadelphia 76ers | Tuesday 7pm ET on ESPN
NBA Play In- LA Lakers vs New Orleans Pelicans | Tuesday 7:30pm ET on TNT
NBA Play In- Golden State Warriors vs Sacramento Kings | Tuesday 10pm ET on TNT
NBA Play In- Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls | Wednesday 9:30pm ET on ESPN

WNBA Draft | Monday 7:30pm ET on ESPN

NHL- Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers | Tuesday 7:30pm ET on ESPN
NHL- St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars | Wednesday 7pm ET on TNT
NHL- Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche | Thursday 9:30pm ET on ESPN

PGA Tour RBC Heritage (Hilton Head Island, SC) | Thursday morning on Golf Channel

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