PORTLAND, Ore. -- It was about four minutes into the third quarter of Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinals, and Damian Lillard peeled off a high screen, sizing up Nikola Jokic in front of him. He had Jokic leaning, and Lillard saw his opportunity.
BOSTON -- Rod Brind'Amour has an idea who the starting goalie will be for the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS), but declined to ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — No matter which uniform he's wearing, Patrick Corbin knows he has a good thing going against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He's also savvy enough not to shout about it. The left-hander said plenty with his pitches Thursday night as he ...
Chicago White Sox (16-20, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (15-22, fourth in the AL East). Toronto; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Dylan Covey (0-1, 4.50 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 2 strikeouts) Blue Jays: Clay Buchholz (0-2, ...
Going into the final day of the regular season, the Houston Rockets did not know if they would finish the night as the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference or vault all the way to No. 2. A chorus of onlookers insisted that finding a way to stay at No. 4, even if it ...
Fans are planning to protest the Lakers organization on Friday at the Staples Center. For those of us who remember Mark Madsen dancing around that same area, the times have gone and changed on us. This is how far the proud have fallen since LeBron ...
HOUSTON (AP) — In the Western Conference finals last season, the Houston Rockets had home-court advantage and took a 3-2 lead over the Golden State Warriors before Houston star Chris Paul went down with a hamstring injury that kept him out for the ...
WASHINGTON -- NBA commissioner Adam Silver wants half of all new referees joining the league to be women -- and he would like to see teams hire female coaches, too. In an appearance Thursday for The Economic Club of Washington, D.C., Silver said ...
Gio Urshela and Miguel Andujar are combining to keep Aaron Boone from having to make a difficult decision. Urshela continued to strengthen his grip on the Yankees' starting third base job with a late two-run, two-out single in Thursday's 3-1 win over the ...
DENVER — To Gabriel Landeskog and the Colorado Avalanche, this was up for debate: Whether his skate brushed the blue line on what would've been a game-tying goal in Game 7 before being overturned. To the Colorado captain and his teammates, this ...
Detroit — As late as Wednesday night, Ely Hydes, Sterling Carter and John Shina — three buddies from their days together in the Peace Corps — were making plans to hit up Cedar Point on Thursday. But they took another look at the forecast, and by ...
Ole Miss sophomore Abbey Latham hit a grand slam to power the Rebels past Mississippi State 9-4 on Thursday at the SEC softball tournament. Coincidence that "Blast" the betta fish was making its debut in the Rebels' dugout? You decide. Ole Miss came ...
SAN DIEGO — Former Plant High School and Florida Gators standout Pete Alonso is the talk of the baseball world after his mammoth home run Tuesday night ... and the bat flip that followed. The New York Mets rookie hit a 449-foot, two-run home run with no ...
Arizona State softball broke on top with three first-inning runs Thursday on its way to a 4-0 win over Oregon in Eugene. ASU's first three runners reached on walks by Oregon pitcher Jordan Dail then scored on a one-out double by Jade Gortarez. Cielo Meza ...
Munster Senior Football Championship quarter-finals. Saturday, 11 May. Tipperary v Limerick, Semple Stadium, 7pm. Clare v Waterford, Cusack Park, 7pm. Online. Live blogs on RTÉ.ie and the RTÉ News Now app from 6.45pm on Saturday. Radio.
Headed into his junior season, Jalen Cone had no plans to reclassify from 2020 to 2019, despite being academically eligible to do so. Still, after the conclusion of the college basketball season gave way to early entries into the NBA Draft, graduation and a ...
The Steelers selected five defensive players during the NFL draft, including two of their first three picks. Finally, starting Friday, the coaches will get to see them up close and personal for the first time. Most NFL teams held their rookie minicamps last weekend, ...
Here's either the friendliest fan in Milwaukee or the bravest ... 'cause this guy bought Danica Patrick a drink Wednesday night -- directly in front of her MVP boyfriend, Aaron Rodgers!! The mesmerizing scene all went down in the third quarter of the Bucks' ...
The Blues have suffered more New Zealand derby heartbreak, this time at the hands of the Hurricanes, the visitors holding on for a deserved victory in a close and often spiteful match at Eden Park. The Hurricanes were just that bit more clinical when it ...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed five of the club's eight selections from last month's NFL draft, including second-round cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting and fourth-round outside linebacker Anthony Nelson. The team also announced deals Thursday ...
Reaching the last four would have secured Osaka's grasp on top spot for another week but her 3-6 6-2 7-5 loss to resurgent Swiss Bencic means Simona Halep can overtake her by winning the title. Sports Staff; in 8 hours ...
OAKLAND (AP) With a no-hitter followed by an extra-inning walkoff win, the Oakland Athletics have quickly put their worst road trip in eight years behind them. Having seen his ballclub already overcome a handful of issues this season, manager Bob Melvin ...
Los Angeles - Deontay Wilder believes British heavyweight Tyson Fury is avoiding a rematch with him after being concussed in their first bruising encounter in Los Angeles last year. Speaking to journalists on a conference call Thursday ahead of his May 18 ...
Wallabies lock Will Skelton admits turning his back on a crack at the Rugby World Cup to re-sign with Saracens was the toughest decision of his career. The 26-year-old is poised to ink a new two-year deal with the powerhouse English club, who take on Irish ...
Michael Conlan has apologised for his choice of walkout song in Madison Square Garden earlier this year. Conlan was met with criticism for his use of The Wolfe Tones' song Celtic Symphony as he made his way to the ring for the first defence of his WBO ...
During election campaigns it's not unusual to receive robocalls from politicians, but the coach of your footy team? That's different. Key points: The Swans have never missed a finals series under John Longmire; However, they are bottom of the ladder with one ...
Ireland will have to play the role of polite host, while not being able to attend the party, in the U-17 European Championship finals as a draw in their final group game ended Irish interest. Colin O'Brien's outfit knew they needed a win against the Belgians to be ...
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