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Preds Try To Solve Penguins' Home Ice Edge In Game 5
There seems to be something about home ice in the Stanley Cup final and that's totally OK with the Pittsburgh Penguins , who beat the Nashville Predators 6-0 on Thursday to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven final. "We did a good job of that and got rewarded for it". The Penguins regained the momentum at home with a 6-0 win against the Predators Game 5 on Thursday, after dropping back... [Full Article...]
Cavaliers get physical to keep title hopes alive
Same place as a year ago: Warriors up 3-1, NBA Finals go westBy BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball WriterCLEVELAND (AP) - The celebrating after Game 4 was done by Cavaliers fans, not Golden State players, their families or anyone else dressed in blue and gold who came looking for a historic party." Cavs in 7!" Yes, Cavs can as they have some quality players like LeBron James , Kyrie I... [Full Article...]
Cleveland Cavaliers Vow to 'Give It Everything' in Game 4 Hype Video
And although he's on the cusp of being swept in the Finals - for the second time - by a team unequalled in today's game, James isn't envious of the Warriors for building a super power in sneakers. They shot more free throws and turned the ball over five fewer times than the Warriors. No NBA team has ever recovered from a 3-0 hole in the playoffs . [Full Article...]
Penguins chase Pekka Rinne with third period outburst
He has scored every important goal of the Stanley Cup final and has led the charge for a quick-strike team that, despite being outshot 64-39 in the first two games of the Stanley Cup final, finds itself with an nearly inexplicable 2-0 lead. [Full Article...]
Conor McGregor shoots up in ranks amongst the world's highest-paid athletes
Other NBA players near Aldridge's earning scale were Marc Gasol ($22.2. million), DeAndre Jordan ($22.2 million) and Klay Thompson ($21.9 million). The Real Madrid superstar earned $93 million in the past 12 months and became the richest athlete in the world for the second time in as many years. [Full Article...]
HomePod Is Apples Unimaginative Answer To Google Home And Amazon Echo
The HomePod isn't Apple's first entry into the high-end home audio market - the iPod Hi-Fi is still fresh in the memory of many Apple fans - but it is the first Siri-enabled device meant to occupy a place on your countertop or coffee table. [Full Article...]
Andy Murray sees off Kei Nishikori at French Open
Murray will hope to repeat his 2016 defeat of Wawrinka at Roland Garros . He might need another level, however, against Swiss former champion Wawrinka, who annihilated Marin Cilic 6-3 6-3 6-1. No. 8 Kei Nishikori knocked out Fernando Verdasco in four sets despite losing love-6 in the first. "Nothing was going my way", Djokovic said. [Full Article...]
Lonzo Ball 'didn't blow the Lakers away' during private workout
Obviously more would have to be added on both sides of any equation in order to make a deal work, but it's an option worth considering if the Lakers aren't sold on anyone at No. "I still think they lean toward Ball, but I'd put the odds somewhere like this: Ball 40 percent, Jackson 35 percent, Fox 25 percent", Ford said. A one-on-zero workout should not be enough to dramatically adjust a team's ... [Full Article...]
Warriors on course to make history
The Cavaliers broke the record set by the Warriors in Game 2 of the series. "I knew it was going to be one of the toughest challenges I've had because of the firepower they have, because of the mindset that they were going to have", he said. [Full Article...]
Sharp-shooting Cavaliers keep hopes alive in NBA Finals
As the #Golden State Warriors move just one game away from sweeping #LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals , some fans are comparing the Warriors to James' old team, the #Miami Heat. Durant averaged 25 points a game during the regular season and has scored 38, 33 and 31 against Cleveland , leading the team each time . Durant also brushed off any lingering feelin... [Full Article...]
Austin Dillon: Austin Dillon win Coke 600 on fumes
Where... did the pole-sitter and defending race victor end up? Busch said his team talked extensively about changes this week. "Yeah, I saw parts and pieces flying", Elliott said. Dillon refused to pit with the majority of drivers down the stretch, but the No. 3 vehicle had enough fuel to make it the rest of the way. He inherited the lead after Kurt Busch pitted on Lap 369. [Full Article...]
Jelena Ostapenko stuns favourite Simona Halep to win French Open
Ostapenko, the youngest French Open finalist since Ana Ivanovic 10 years ago, takes a riskier approach, striking every ball as if she is trying to separate it from its fluffy coat. Halep finished a total of 14 winners against her 14 unforced errors, while Pliskova's 55 unforced errors cancelled out her 45 winners. A young, big-hitting, fearless player from Latvia, Jelena Ostapenko . [Full Article...]
Roland Garros - Bacsinszky upsets Mladenovic! Ostapenko beats Wozniacki
Daily local news headlines from across Gwinnett County. But Paris has become a site that brings out her best tennis . The second-seeded Czech fended off three break points on her way to claiming the second set 6-3, clinching it with a forehand victor on her second set point. [Full Article...]
Injured Wahab Riaz out of ICC Champions Trophy 2017 squad
Rohit Sharma led the Indian charge with 91, while captain Virat Kohli continued his impressive form by hitting 81 off 68 balls. "Both Yuvraj and Rohit proved that the form may dwindle, but the class remains permanent", he said . "The way he batted was the way only he can strike the ball", Kohli said. Cricket writer Osman Samiuddin slammed Pakistan's demoralising loss, suggesting they were ... [Full Article...]
Warriors Durant not simply along for Finals ride
But there will be no sweep, and there will be no record for an undefeated postseason. "We're going to keep scrapping and keep fighting". No team in National Basketball Association history has come back from an 0-3 deficit to win a best-of-seven series, and Cleveland will try to become the first. [Full Article...]
England overpower NZ, book last 4 berth
In Cardiff on Tuesday, England posted 310 and looked under pressure when New Zealand reached 158-2. The Kiwis were eventually bowled out for 223 in the 44th over of the innings. Today's England vs New Zealand match is important for both the teams. He agrees their tournament is going very well so far, but added: 'If you had asked me that at the halfway stage, I probably would have sai... [Full Article...]
Browns cut DB hours before Indians first pitch
He still threw out the games first pitch against the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field. The Browns organization claims that they had no idea that Powell would throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Friday night. 6 on waivers from the Seattle Seahawks . Powell appeared in all 14 games, starting five, during his redshirt freshman season where he racked up 48 tackles and one interception. [Full Article...]
LeBron not faulting Warriors for building powerhouse team
James, who collapsed to the floor after running head-first into the shoulder of team-mate Tristan Thompson in the first quarter, led the way for Cleveland with 39 points while the impressive Kyrie Irving added 38. Thousands of fans are expected at the home of the Golden State Warriors on Friday night, having gobbled up $20 tickets for an NBA Finals watch party at Oracle. [Full Article...]
Rockies open series with win over Cubs
Veteran closer Greg Holland pitched the ninth for his majors-best 23rd save in as many chances despite walking the bases loaded with one out. Through his 11 starts, he has only reached the seventh inning once. Justin Grimm worked a clean ninth with a pair of Ks. This team just can't seem to ever get its head completely above water. We don't talk about security. [Full Article...]
NBA Free Agency Rumors: LeBron James could join the Lakers in 2018
It's left the league essentially with two super powers in the Warriors and Cavs and has fans around the league resigned to the fact that a title shot isn't realistic (which is basically what Warriors fans felt for two decades before this run). [Full Article...]