CSN: Chip Kelly says he'll adapt his offense to fit the NFL, but analyst Ron Jaworski isn't sold.
CSN: Their offense sputtering, the Blackhawks suddenly look nothing like the team that was the NHL's best in the regular season.
Y! Sports: For Roy Hibbert, a sense of ownership means knowing he should have fought to get in the game with two seconds remaining in overtime, when his absence allowed LeBron James to hit the winning lay-up.
Not that Sergio Garcia is going to #AskLav, but here is some unsolicited advice to save him from himself: Stop talking.
HBT Daily: Craig Calcaterra gives Red Sox ace Clay Buchholz the nod for AL Cy Young if the 2013 MLB season were to end today and Clayton Kershaw barely edges Matt Harvey in the NL.
Trainer Shug McGaughey is still thinking Belmont Stakes for his Kentucky Derby winner after Orb galloped a mile Thursday morning at Belmont Park.
PST: Should the winners of the Europa League be awarded a spot in the following season’s Champions League? That is the question that UEFA, Europe’s soccer governing body, will likely answer in the affirmative on Friday.
MST: Fernando Alonso roars into the Principality on the strength of a clutch victory at Barcelona that bolstered his championship hopes. He's hoping for his third win in Monaco.
CFT: Former Penn State signalcaller Steven Bench joined the South Florida Bulls, he announced on Twitter.
OlyTalk: Michael Phelps denies that he'll make a comeback to swimming, but his friend and top rival, Ryan Lochte, said Phelps will be back.
Watching Rafa Nadal churn his way through the claycourt season over the past few weeks, it seems nothing much has changed since his French Open triumph a year ago despite a lengthy injury layoff.
Astros signed RHP Jose Veras to a one-year, $2 million contract.
The deal also includes a $3.5 million club option for 2014. Veras has put up a 4.01 ERA and 1.36 WHIP over seven seasons, but he's also struck out well over a batter per inning the last three years. He might be the best option at closer for the rebuilding Astros.
| Day | Time | Event | Location | Talent |
| Saturday, May 18 | 1 - 4:30 p.m. | NHL Playoffs: Teams TBD | TBD | TDB |
| 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. | Preakness Stakes | Baltimore, Md. | Bob Costas, Tom Hammond, Gary Stevens, Randy Moss, Kenny Rice, Bob Neumeier, Mike Battaglia, Donna Brothers, Michelle Beadle, Laffit Pincay III, Larry Collmus | |
| Sunday, May 19 | 1 - 3 p.m. | Agmen Tour of California | California | Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen, Bob Roll, Steve Porino |
| 3 - 6 p.m. | NHL Playoffs: Teams TBD | TDB | TDB |
Note: All times ET |
