Happy Wednesday everyone! Shanna McCarriston here to bring you everything you need to know in the sports world today.

This is the last time this week I'll be stopping by, as I'm taking a week off to head to California to visit my cousin. She's an animator for the "Avatar" movies and works directly with James Cameron, so she's pretty cool.

But enough about my travels, let's get to the sports news you need to know. We are going to talk about opening night of the NBA playoffs, the PGA championship, the Olympics and more. And away ... we .... go ...

In what is somehow becoming kind of normal, there was another no-hitter in baseball late last night. This time, it came from Spencer Turnbull of the Tigers -- you know, the guy who led all of baseball in losses back in 2019 with 17.

Two years later, Turnbull got his revenge on the league:

Almost more impressive than those Turnbull tidbits? This is the SECOND TIME the Mariners have been no-hit in the past two weeks. Overall, this is the fifth no-hitter of the MLB season. The record for most no-no's in one year is eight, which came all the way back in 1884. That mark is clearly in danger of being shattered.

Quite possibly the most shocking part of everything that happened last night, though? Angel Hernandez was the home plate umpire. It's the first time he's called balled and strikes in a game that resulted in a no-hitter (don't act like you're surprised.)

The NBA playoffs are finally here and we have two games of the Play-in Tournament under out belts. First up on Tuesday, we had the Pacers crush the Hornets, 144-117. Then, the Celtics stayed alive with a 118-110 victory over the Wizards.

As someone from Boston, I'm pretty happy with the results.

Here are the takeaways from the exciting first night from our NBA experts:

Ready for more? Check out who our experts picked to win in tonight's slate of playoff action.

There are a bunch of "unwritten rules" in baseball and some people take these more seriously than others. White Sox manager Tony La Russa is one who takes them seriously -- even if it means going against his own players.

In Monday night's game against the Twins, young White Sox star Yermin Mercedes hit a home run on a 3-0 pitch in the ninth inning. Chicago was winning 15-4 and the 429-foot home run came from a 47-mph pitch off of Willians Astudillo, a position player.

Gasp!

Not everyone was impressed with the rookie's sixth home run. La Russa felt that in the situation, Mercedes should not have been attempting to hit a home run.

The phrasing seems a little intense, but, hey, La Russa, 76, is a serious rules guy. No word yet on what the consequence within the "family" will be, but on Tuesday night, we saw what it was on the field.

In the seventh inning last night, Mercedes was thrown behind. Twins reliever Tyler Duffey was thrown out of the game, and players in the White Sox dugout were visibly upset at what went down. You know who wasn't upset? Take a guess.

I'm all for respect, but if I got paid to play a game, I'd always try and play it as well as I can, especially because of how short the shelf life of athletes are. I'd also have my player's back in this situation if I was a manger.

Later this week, 156 golfers are hading to the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island to tee up for the 2021 PGA Championship. That's a lot of people to keep track of, but lucky for you our golf expert Kyle Porter gathered his list of the most important ones to keep an eye on.

The rankings for the upcoming event are based off of a combination of recent statistical trends, history at PGAs and what Porter has seen from players over the last few months.

Here are his top three:

Click here for Porter's complete list and some more commentary.

???? What to watch tonight

???? Capitals vs. Bruins, 6:30 p.m. | BOS -170 | TV: NBCS

???? Spurs vs. Grizzlies, 7:30 p.m. | MEM -4 | TV: ESPN

???? Warriors vs. Lakers, 10 p.m. | LAL -5 | TV: ESPN

Celtics' Jason Tatum dropped 50 points on the Wizards last night and after the game he joked that he didn't want to lose to his friend and fellow St. Louis native Bradley Beal. Tatum was clearly excited about heading to the playoffs, but it seemed extra sweet that it was Beal he beat to get there