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Warriors sweep Spurs, advance to NBA Finals with historic 12-0 record
The second half saw the lead bounce between 10 and 20 most of the time, the Spurs would make a little run and the Warriors would answer with some crisp ball movement and a three. Spurs: Leonard missed his third straight game with a sprained left ankle. Durant added his abilities to a team that had won 73 games in the regular season just one year prior. [Full Article...]
Cavs GM: 'I Hope Everybody Says We Have No Chance'
The Jordan-versus-James debate, he said, is only "great for barbershops". So you have to appreciate it. ... Maybe there's a lack of appreciation for greatness. Following such a successful season, the Warriors demolished what was one of the best and most efficient bench units. For the rest of the world, the feed from ESPN is again the source to rely on and it will be available on desktop comput... [Full Article...]
Liverpool agree terms to sign Chelsea's Solanke
There will be many Nottingham Forest fans who won't give the news that Liverpool have signed Chelsea forward Dominic Solanke a second thought, however it could be a lot more important than perhaps realised. The highly rated youngster only made one senior appearance for the Blues, but has been a frequent victor with the club's talented youth teams. Klopp will most probably deploy Solank... [Full Article...]
Tyronn Lue explains what makes the Warriors hard to defend
We're trying to repeat, which is so hard to do. I think my messaging is important and we've found the right balance between, OK, I'll help out here but I'm not going to be on the sidelines during the game and Mike and the rest of the staff have done a great job. [Full Article...]
LeBron James won't call the upcoming Warriors series his greatest challenge
His players credit Lue's soothing, steady influence - on and off the floor - as almost as vital to their success as a clutch Kyrie Irving 3-pointer. "Hell yeah", he said, his voice rising. Which would mean that the superpower Warriors - now a flawless 12-0 and untouchable in the playoffs - would have played 19 games in 68 freaking days. [Full Article...]
Veteran wants Rangers move, set to happen, medical soon
The Scotland worldwide played 24 times for Norwich last season in an injury-affected campaign and has two years left to run on his current deal. Scotland worldwide Dorrans looks set to leave current club Norwich City and a move back to Scotland, and to his boyhood club, is thought to particularly appealing to the 30-year-old. [Full Article...]
Warriors wary of LeBron as Cavs arrive for NBA Finals
As far as ATS, James' sides are 15-8 ATS against Durant's teams. "I think they would say the same thing about us". We're trying to repeat, which is so hard to do. One of the league's most unsafe offensive threats, Durant is able to take advantage of switches, rising over defenders for silky jumpers, just as he did numerous times during the Western Conference finals .via GIPHYOther times ... [Full Article...]
Kohli only Indian in top 10 ICC rankings
Of course, Ganguly is Dada for Indians. So, Now it is the time for Hashim Amla . The three formats of cricket are Test Cricket, Twenty20 International Cricket, and One Day International Cricket. Meanwhile, other players to gain in the rankings after the England-South Africa series include Quinton de Kock (up two places to fourth) and Eoin Morgan (up five places to 17th) among batsmen and Liam Plu... [Full Article...]
Ronaldo reigns on ESPN's World Fame 100
American sports network ESPN has devised a formula based on endorsements, social medial following and Internet search popularity to create their rankings of the most famous 100 athletes on the planet, aptly named World Fame 100 . On the other hand, Major League Baseball fared poorly, with no players among the top 100. Eight female athletes made the list, headed by Ronda Rousey at No. [Full Article...]
NBA Finals: Steve Kerr not ready to coach Warriors
It's still up in the air. "It's coming, it's coming". But I think KD and Steph Curry have figured out how to work together, and Draymond Green and Klay Thompson are also among the top 20 players in the National Basketball Association, and that the talent imbalance will simply be too great for Cleveland to overcome unless one of Golden State's four all-stars sustains a serious injury. [Full Article...]
Bangladesh deserve the respect they are getting: Tamim Iqbal
Last we played was 2011. That comes from defending well, too, and getting a couple of extra inches into the ball. With Martin Guptill completing a stint with the Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League the Black Caps were looking for someone to get their innings of to a flyer and they looked to the keeper for the triangular series in Ireland . [Full Article...]
Monaco striker Mbappe talks Zidane and Real Madrid: I'm not afraid
Chief among those teams is Real Madrid , to whom Mbappe's reported £100 million price tag is hardly of outcome. Kylian Mbappe has picked compatriot Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as his outside bet to win French Open - though there are no prizes for guessing who the Monaco striker rates as favourite. [Full Article...]
Fernando Alonso impresses at Indianapolis 500 despite engine failure
They worked really hard to get us here. He ran at the front of the field most of the day, passed cars in the draft easily and led 27 laps. "It was nice to have this competitive feeling". "When I opened then, I was in the grass". I didn't know if I can be as quick as anyone in an IndyCar. Unfortunately, that's now what Dixon thought was going to happen. [Full Article...]
Cavaliers arrive in The Bay for NBA Finals trilogy
Never get high. Never get low. This is nothing new for James, as he has stated publicly before his intention is to own a team following his on-court career. Of course not. Are you going to be excited about it, have an unbelievable feeling if you win? You've got to relish the competition and the players we're going against. [Full Article...]
Jason Momoa performs stirring haka in support of UFC fighter
The actor who played Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones , Jason Momoa , has been spotted performing a stirring Haka while filming in Australia. He recently joined the gym crew of New Zealand's MMA fighter Mark Hunt to perform a haka as part of rousing send off before Hunt faces American fighter Derrick Lewis next month, reports The New Zealand Herald . [Full Article...]
Cavaliers win Game 4, take 3-1 series lead
The Celtics saw a different team emerge from the locker room in the third quarter, however, and the Wine and Gold - namely Kyrie Irving - were all business over the final 24 minutes. Led by its Big Three, Cleveland quickly built a 21-point lead in the first quarter, while getting lots of contributions from their teammates. James, Irving and Love were the only three Cavs players to make dou... [Full Article...]
NBA Finals 2017 Dates, Predictions: First Game Tips Off on June 1
Path to Finals: Won Central Division; beat IN 4-0 IN Eastern Conference quarter-finals; beat Toronto 4-0 IN conference semi-finals; beat Boston 4-1 IN conference final. "And I saw Draymond said [Friday] night, he just talked about just two great teams". This sets the stage for the third part of the trilogy. As for the outcome, again, the Golden State Warriors are the favorite to win it all t... [Full Article...]
Arsenal board warn Arsene Wenger to stop dithering in transfer market
The outcome is unclear but the decision rests exclusively with Wenger and Kroenke and will be relayed to directors at a Tuesday board meeting. However, the Italian manager will unlikely be content with that, and as his sides go in as favourites to take the FA Cup home, he'll likely be expecting his starting 11 to make it a double for Chelsea in his first season. [Full Article...]
Wenger and Kroenke agree two-year extension at Arsenal
Do you think Arsenal can win the league again with Wenger as coach? With Arsenal having beaten Premier League champions Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Cup final on Saturday, giving Wenger a record seventh success in the competition, it seems unlikely the Frenchman will quit. [Full Article...]
Oxlade Surprised Moses Was Sent Off In Cup Final
Manager Antonio Conte defended Victor Moses as "an honest player" who would not try to cheat a referee after the Nigeria worldwide was shown a second yellow card for diving in Chelsea's 2-1 defeat against Arsenal in Saturday's FA Cup final at Wembley. [Full Article...]