No place for this kind of hate

Good morning, all!

Good for Boston Red Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks to speak out about the threats he and his family have received on social media, the result of his having a couple of poor relief outings. I break it all down here on the latest DAN ON SPORTS podcast.

To say some posts on social media have gotten out of hand is an understatement. The evil and hateful comments being spewed behind fake accounts or real accounts, for that matter, are sick. Here is hoping the courage shown by Hendriks will shine a light on the issue.

Here are some other DAN ON SPORTS top stories for Saturday, May 24, 2025:

* Pacers stymie furious Knicks comeback. Win 114-109. Go up 2-0 in NBAECF. Game 3 Sunday night at 8, back home in Indiana

* Indianapolis center of sports world on Sunday, hosting Indy 500 plus Knicks-Pacers

* Factoid: Rockies new manager Warren Schaefer was named manager of the Hartford Yard Goats on the same day Aaron Boone was named manager of the New York Yankees. As Casey Stengel would say: “You could look it up.”

* Rockies defeat first place Yankees, 3-2

* Mets stage dramatic ninth inning rally but lose in 13 innings to Dodgers, 7-5, in NLCS rematch. Soto 0-for-5.

* Down 2-0 in NBAWCF, T-Wolves host OKC tonight at 8:30

* Oilers beat Stars, 3-zip. NHLWCF tied, 1-1

* Panthers, up 2-0 in NHLECF, host Hurricanes tonight

* The fight is on between the NFL and college football

* Around the Horn’s final days

* Amazon ready for this Sunday’s NASCAR Coca Cola 600

* Disney goes after You Tube for “poaching” ESPN exec

* Tie atop leaderboard at Schwab Challenge

* Wilkins commits to Duke

* Ohtani to throw BP

* Say what? Security stops Phillies player from going on field

* Oh no! Red Sox Bregman leaves game with quad tightness. Sox then have 13-run inning

* First pitch to Acuna on return? BOOM!

* Wait for Rodgers not a distraction, says Steelers player

* Ovechkin wins Messier leadership award

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