Month: June 2019

Toronto has a reason to celebrate after the Raptors won their first NBA championship in franchise history. The Raptors secured the 2019 title with a 114-110 victory over the Warriors in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, stopping Golden State from winning a third consecutive championship. After waiting 24 years, Toronto fans will have a chance to celebrate the title. Here are the details of the Raptors’ NBA championship parade: When is the…

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The Raptors are NBA champions. Toronto closed out the Warriors with a 114-110 win at Oracle Arena on Thursday in Game 6 of the Finals to win their first title in franchise history. Kyle Lowry scored 26 points to lead the Raptors to the victory while Pascal Siakam chipped in 26, as well. Klay Thompson finished with 30 points in the losing effort, but left in the third quarter with a knee injury. The Warriors…

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After an action-packed schedule of games during regionals and super regionals, the 2019 College World Series is here and features an SEC-heavy bracket. Four of the eight teams that will compete for NCAA baseball supremacy in Omaha play in the SEC: Mississippi State, Arkansas, Vanderbilt and Auburn. The remaining four come from the ACC (Louisville, Florida State), Big Ten (Michigan) and Big 12 (Texas Tech). Noticeably absent from the field this year is a pair…

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The Bulls could be looking to make some major changes. “There’s a growing belief around the league” Chicago is open to trading everyone on its roster except forwards Lauri Markkanen and Wendell Carter Jr., according to a report from The Athletic, which cites unidentified sources familiar with the team’s plans. The Bulls finished 2018-19 with a 22-60 record and missed the playoffs for a second straight season. They hold the No. 7 pick in the…

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The Warriors need everything DeMarcus Cousins brings for the rest of the 2019 NBA Finals. Even if it’s a volatile mix of attitude, minutes, buckets, rebounds, fouls and controversial plays, the Warriors will take what they can get here. With Kevin Durant out, Golden State needs Cousins to be the complementary piece to a core that has delivered three NBA championships in the last four seasons. MORE: Warriors players call out Raptors fans for “bulls-”…

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The Bulls could be looking to make some major changes. “There’s a growing belief around the league” Chicago is open to trading everyone on its roster except forwards Lauri Markkanen and Wendell Carter Jr., according to a report from The Athletic, which cites unidentified sources familiar with the team’s plans. The Bulls finished 2018-19 with a 22-60 record and missed the playoffs for a second straight season. They hold the No. 7 pick in the…

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China secured a 1-0 win over South Africa in Paris that ensured Group B leaders Germany and hosts France became the first teams to qualify for the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup. Li Ying stretched to reach Zhang Rui’s cross to poke home five minutes before the break and that proved to be the only goal of the game as China got its campaign up and running at the Parc des Princes. Both…

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In Sunday’s Game 6 against the Blues, the Bruins were able to do something that hadn’t been accomplished since 2011: force Game 7. Coincidentally, the last team to force Game 7 in the Final were the 2011 Bruins, who went on to defeat the Canucks 4-0 in the final game and clinch the Stanley Cup title. Eight years later, they’ll look to do it again. Prior to Wednesday’s matchup, there will have been just 16…

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Click:gate valve manufacture The NHL’s free-agent period begins on July 1, 2019, and a number of notable young stars are slated to become restricted free agents this summer. Some could even be hard to keep as they could receive competitive offer sheets from rival clubs. Between now and July 1, Sporting News will examine the NHL’s top RFA players. This week, we look at the Metropolitan Division. Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes In just three years,…

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The Warriors need everything DeMarcus Cousins brings for the rest of the 2019 NBA Finals. Even if it’s a volatile mix of attitude, minutes, buckets, rebounds, fouls and controversial plays, the Warriors will take what they can get here. With Kevin Durant out, Golden State needs Cousins to be the complementary piece to a core that has delivered three NBA championships in the last four seasons. MORE: Warriors players call out Raptors fans for “bulls-”…

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