Month: May 2019

Giannis Antetokounmpo wasn’t willing to answer many questions after the Bucks were eliminated from the playoffs with a loss in Game 6 to the Raptors during the Eastern Conference finals. ESPN reporter Malika Andrews asked both Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton if they thought experience was a factor in their early exit from the playoffs. Antetokounmpo was clearly frustrated after the 100-94 loss and didn’t answer the question. Instead, he stood up and walked off from…

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Kevin Na entered the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge with the lead and never looked back. The veteran golfer earned his third PGA Tour win at Colonial Golf Course after further distancing himself from the field with a round of 4-under 66. He finished 13 under for the tournament. Na’s fourth round was highlighted with six birdies, four of which were on the front nine. He had a couple of hiccups with a…

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Milwaukee was eliminated from this year’s NBA playoffs by Toronto on Saturday, and its failure to reach the Finals could have long-term effects on the franchise. Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo could consider leaving if the team can’t reach the Finals, according to an ESPN report. A source close to the Greek phenom says not achieving this goal might have an impact on his contractual future. Milwaukee’s superstar tweeted he would never leave the city in…

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The Raptors are headed to the franchise’s first-ever NBA Finals, and it only took the second-largest playoff comeback in team history to do so. Kawhi Leonard’s stretch of dominance continued as his game-high 27 points were enough to beat Milwaukee for the fourth straight game. WARRIORS VS. RAPTORS: Predictions, picks, TV schedule for 2019 NBA Finals Raptors superfan Drake didn’t have much to cheer for Saturday night until late in the third quarter. The Raptors…

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Charles Barkley still does not think the Warriors will complete a three-peat. Barkley, an 11-time All-Star who currently works as an analyst for TNT, picked Kawhi Leonard and the Raptors to beat the Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals. “To answer your question, I’m taking the Toronto Raptors,” Barkley said Saturday on “Inside the NBA.” “There’s no player in the NBA I’d rather have than Kawhi Leonard. He’s a drama-free superstar. … He just wants…

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We are now under four weeks remaining before the 2019 NBA Draft, and there’s still something curious about Zion Williamson, the player on whom the entire draft world has been focused for about eight months: He still has not signed with an NBPA-certified agent. Not that he needs to. There’s no doubt that Williamson will land in New Orleans, which lucked into the No. 1 pick on the night of the NBA Draft lottery. There’s…

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Benjamin Watson will have to wait to play with the Patriots again. The veteran tight end announced Sunday that he will be suspended for the first four games of the 2019 season after failing a drug test. Watson returned to New England this offseason after the Patriots originally selected him in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2004 draft. He planned on retiring after the 2018 season, which he spent with the Saints, but…

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Alexander Rossi had a chance to win his second Indianapolis 500. The 27-year-old, who was the 500 champion as a rookie in 2016, took the lead with less than six laps to go on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But, he was passed by Simon Pagenaud in the final stages of the race and finished in second place. “We just didn’t have the straight-line speed,” Rossi told reporters after the race. “(Pagenaud) was a deserving…

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Throw the words “load management” out the window. The 2019 NBA playoffs are here. The race to the NBA Finals began April 13, and it’s been a wild ride ever since. The Warriors made their way through the West side of the bracket, and the Raptors knocked off the top-seeded Bucks in the East. MORE: Watch the NBA playoffs live & on demand with fuboTV (7-day trial) The 2019 NBA Finals will begin May 30…

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Can the Raptors prevent the Warriors from three-peating? That’s the big question heading into the 2019 NBA Finals. After sweeping the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference finals, Golden State will play in its fifth straight NBA Finals series, a stretch only equaled by Bill Russell’s Celtics from 1957-66. But the Warriors will likely be without Kevin Durant (calf) and DeMarcus Cousins (quad) for the start of the series, so expect the bulk of the…

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