The Lakers are 0-9 when trying to avoid being swept in a best-of-7 playoff series, worst of all NBA franchises.

Home runs and runs for the A's over their last 8 games:

HR: 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1
Runs: 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3

They're the first team in MLB history to homer in 8 straight games but not score more than 3 runs in any of them.

Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers is the first player in NBA playoff history to have a 15-assist triple-double and hit the game-winning basket in the final 5 seconds.

Since earned runs became official in 1913, the only players to have a 4-0 team record, 20+ K & a sub-1.00 ERA through their 1st four career MLB games are Boo Ferriss in 1945 (22, 0.50) and the Chicago Cubs' Shota Imanaga this season (21, 0.84).

The Los Angeles Rams have selected Jared Verse in the #NFLDraft . Last season, Verse had the second-highest pressure rate of any FBS player when lined up on the edge (29.4%; min. 100 pass rush snaps).

The Seattle Seahawks have selected Byron Murphy II in the #NFLDraft . Among interior defensive linemen who played at least 300 snaps in 2023, Murphy led the FBS in both pressure rate (23.2) and run disruption rate (28.5).

The Indianapolis Colts have selected Laiatu Latu in the #NFLDraft . Latu's 38.3% pressure rate ranked first among FBS edge rushers in 2023 (min. 100 pass rush attempts), with the difference between Latu and second being the same as the difference between second and 31st.

The New York Jets have picked OT Olumuyiwa Fashanu in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Fashanu ranked fifth among all OL in our 1-on-1 pass protection ELO ratings after winning 90.7% of his 1-on-1 matchups this past season.

For more on our ratings: theanalyst.com/na/2024/04/col…

The Minnesota Vikings have selected J.J. McCarthy in the #NFLDraft . McCarthy ranked third in the FBS in catchable throw percentage (75.3) under pressure in 2023 (min. 50 attempts).

The Chicago Bears have selected Rome Odunze in the #NFLDraft . In 2023, Odunze led the FBS with 105 burns (winning a matchup against a defender on a play in which he’s targeted).

The New York Giants have selected Malik Nabers in the #NFLDraft . Last season, Nabers finished second among players from Power 5 schools with 95 burns (winning a matchup against a defender on a play in which he’s targeted).

The Los Angeles Chargers have selected Joe Alt in the #NFLDraft . In 2023, Alt allowed just 3 pressures in 243 pass protection snaps, with the pressure rate of 1.2% ranking first among all FBS OTs (min. 100 pass protection snaps).

The Arizona Cardinals have selected Marvin Harrison Jr. in the #NFLDraft . Harrison finished in the top 10 among Power 5 players in burns (winning a matchup against a defender on a play in which he’s targeted) in both 2022 (86) and 2023 (78).

The New England Patriots have selected Drake Maye in the #NFLDraft . In 2023, Maye had the most air yards per attempt (11.2) of any FBS QB with at least 350 attempts.

The Washington Commanders have selected Jayden Daniels in the #NFLDraft . In 2023, Daniels was the only FBS QB with 10.0+ air yards per attempt and a catchable throw percentage of at least 80.0% (min. 150 true attempts).

The Chicago Bears have selected Caleb Williams in the #NFLDraft . Williams is the only player in FBS history to account for 120+ touchdowns while having fewer than 20 turnovers in his career.