MINNEAPOLIS — Nneka Ogwumike’s putback of her own miss with 7.3 seconds left lifted the Los Angeles Sparks to an 85-83 win over the Minnesota Lynx. Rachel Banham’s jumper with 26.6 seconds to go pulled Minnesota even for just the second time. The game was also tied at 65 after the Lynx erased a 17-point…
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And with Game 106 – through the preseason, regular season, postseason – it’s over. The Miami Heat’s wild ride through COVID absences, injuries and playoff challenges ultimately came to an end with Sunday night’s 100-96 loss at FTX Arena to the Boston Celtics in the winner-take-all Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals. For the…
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Observations and other notes of interest from Sunday night’s 100-96 NBA playoff loss to the Boston Celtics: – Jimmy Butler is all that. – He is. – Win. Or lose. – At moments of truth, when able to get the knee right, he was the best player in the Eastern Conference finals. – By far.…
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In the back of Marcus Stroman’s mind, he prepared to go to third base. Stroman did not hesitate during the sixth inning of a scoreless game Sunday afternoon against the Chicago White Sox. The Cubs pitcher aggressively fielded his position on Danny Mendick’s sacrifice bunt attempt with nobody out — charging off the mound, barehanding…
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Patrick Sandoval (43) of the Angels pitches in the first inning against the Blue Jays at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG) Tyler Wade (14) of the Angels and Taylor Ward (3) celebrate at home plate after Ward homered in the fourth inning scoring Wade…
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The Ravens have signed veteran quarterback Brett Hundley, adding experience to a position that could be without Lamar Jackson during organized team activities. Hundley, 28, spent the 2021 season as a reserve and practice squad player for the Indianapolis Colts. He last appeared in a game in 2019, when he went 5-for-11 for 45 yards…
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Dan Radakovich, the University of Miami’s new athletic director, has roots at the school that go back to the 1980s when his career began a business manager. He’s now tapping those roots to bring home one of the great Hurricanes players from that era. Alonzo Highsmith, who has been an NFL personnel executive for the…
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Third-round pick Josh Ezeudu, an offensive guard from North Carolina, played first-team left tackle in Thursday’s live team drills with Andrew Thomas continuing to nurse a surgically repaired left ankle. Ezeudu started 20 games at left guard, six at left tackle and two at right tackle for the Tar Heels. GM Joe Schoen said when…
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Kayvon Thibodeaux’s work ethic has impressed Giants outside linebackers coach Drew Wilkins from the jump. “He’s incredibly eager,” Wilkins said after Thursday’s sixth OTA practice. “He comes here, he gets his playbook. I’m out with my wife at the Comedy Cellar. You know how you gotta put your phone in the little bag? I pull…
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The Jets want to get out from the AFC East basement and play meaningful football in 2022, and they’ll need their defense to accomplish it. Gang Green’s defense made headway this offseason, but they’re still playing catch up to the rest of the division. There is, of course, the legitimate possibility that Jets group improves…
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