Joel Embiid is hobbled by a balky left knee and Philly's role players aren't scoring. But are the 76ers actually ... fine?
Cooperstown is a better place now that Mariano Rivera got 100 percent of the BBWAA vote.
Win or lose, the unanimous new Hall of Famer -- and the greatest postseason performer of all time -- never let you see him sweat. Behind the facade, he was on fire.
If the Mets ace wins the NL Cy Young Award on Wednesday -- as he should -- we'll know for sure that judging pitchers' performances has entered a new age.
Virtually everything Red Sox manager Alex Cora touched turned to gold against the Yankees. Does he have any magic left to use against the Astros?
In the high-intensity moments when a playoff game like the Red Sox-Yankees ALDS thriller is on the line, every little thing matters.