playoffs

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The big change for the 2026 playoffs for St. John Bosco from 2025 is that closer Jack Champlin will be the No. 2 starter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Considerations like superstar or rookie, home team or visitors, the fourth quarter versus the first, closing minutes or seconds of a game, regular season versus the playoffs should not matter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

A slow start to these playoffs and last year’s postseason struggles made Reaves an online punching bag for fan frustrations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The 76ers’ Joel Embiid missed the first several games of this year’s playoffs while he recovered from an emergency appendectomy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Permian beat Amarillo Tascosa in the first round of the playoffs with ease, 31 — 7.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger