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Warriors rout Leonard-less Spurs to edge closer to NBA Finals

Game 3 is on Saturday, May 20. San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich gave a typically forthright assessment of his team's obliteration. San Antonio has struggle...

Boston Celtics: With Isaiah Thomas, How Will Markelle Fultz Fit in Rotation?

On Monday, the Celtics beat the Washington Wizards in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals thanks to strong bench play and a huge fourth quarter from K...

National Hockey League playoffs: Capitals force seventh game

Game 7 will be Wednesday night in Washington, where Crosby, perhaps the best player in the world, is expected to take the ice. "We're having fun now", said Capi...

Evaluating LA bid for 2024 Olympics requires imagination

Another closed-doors working session will take place on May 16 before a final press conference will be held by Baumann, IOC executive director Christophe Dubi...

Warriors trash Spurs in Game Two blowout

Vazquez filed the lawsuit on behalf of Spurs season ticket holders and a San Antonio card shop, " What's On Second ". Curry meanwhile had nothing but prai...

Maria Sharapova to enter Wimbledon qualifying tournament

After her French Open snub, Sharapova was granted a wildcard to compete in the AEGON Classic in Birmingham next month. She said she would not request a wild...

The New York Yankees retire Derek Jeter's No. 2

Announcers Michel Kay and John Sterling emceed the festivities, introducing his whole family with the crowd chanting a familiar roll call of 'De-reck Je-Ter!' ...

Floyd Mayweather in expletive-laden row with Liam Walsh's brothers

Two world title eliminators will round out the quadrupleheader. "' I told him, 'if you listen to me and continue to work hard I truly believe you can be world...

Regions Financial Corp (NYSE:RF) Q4 2016 Institutional Investor Sentiment Steady

Several brokerages recently commented on CARO. Analysts expect that State Bank Financial Corp will post $1.40 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Te...

Olympiakos owner takes over Nottingham Forest

The buyout sees Fawaz al-Hasawi's five-year tenure come to an end. A US-based consortium failed with a takeover attempt of the two-time European champions in ...

Where's the drama? Blowouts the rule in these NBA playoffs

There have only been 12 double-digit spreads in conference final games in the last 26 years and the LeBron Cavaliers and the Steph Warriors account for seven ...

Ducks' Ryan Kesler now knows he's rattled Preds' Johansen

Filip Forsberg, James Neal and Ryan Johansen scored for the Predators, who continued their Cinderella run through the National Hockey League postseason by win...

Lakers confident they can sign Paul George in 2018

Without significant improvement from the team next year, there's a good chance they may need to deal him, and probably for a lower price than was offered at thi...

Warriors throttle Spurs to take 2-0 series lead

So LaMarcus was a huge opportunity for us to try to convince him to come. It was a drastic difference from a game of catch-up two days earlier when the Warrior...

Browns Sign Top Overall Draft Pick Myles Garrett

Garrett signed his contract while listening to Seal's "Kiss From a Rose". Garrett's four-year deal is worth an estimated $30.4 million and includes a $20.3 mi...

Celtics, Lakers, 76ers have plenty riding on the National Basketball Association lottery

The only thing that could possibly make this week better for Boston would be a Wednesday night victory over the Cavs in Game One. "It's pretty fantastic", said ...

Bibiana Steinhaus to become first female referee in Bundesliga

Steinhaus , girlfriend of Englishman Howard Webb, 45, who refereed the 2010 World Cup final, said: "I have worked very hard for this in the last few years and s...

Los Angeles Rams, Chargers new stadium opening delayed until 2020

News of Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke delaying the opening of the Inglewood Stadium project until 2020 should be a welcome respite for the Los Angeles...

Monaco end 17 years of drought to win French football league

The teenage striker has become one of the most sought after teenagers in world football for his pivotal role in helping Monaco to their first Ligue 1 title sinc...

Spieth out at Nelson; Kokrak has career-best 62, leads by 5

One notable absentee will be local favorite Jordan Spieth, who shot 75 for three-over 143, missing his second successive cut. "It was nice to get it up and down...

Nadal, Thiem meet again in Italian Open quarters

Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to to Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Thursday, Ma...

Fired-up Novak Djokovic enters last eight in Rome, Stan Wawrinka out

But confidence, you can lose it quickly. Meanwhile, unseeded American John Isner battled into the Rome Masters semis with a 7-6 (7/3), 2-6, 7-6 (7/2) win ov...

Rain causes Djokovic, Del Potro Saturday finish

That's what happened today. Djokovic was moving around the court more freely than he has been for much of this season, breaking to lead 4-3 when Bautista Agut...

France's Benzema Tears into Valbuena over Sex Tape Scandal

His continued lying is driving me mad. "I am here to choose players to build a squad, because for me the collective has always been above everything else", Desc...

Gregg Popovich knocks Spurs for 'lack of edge, intensity' in Game 2

All championship-caliber teams have to go through a vetting process. During the Gregg Popovich era, San Antonio has only been swept twice. Curry's points ha...

Chelsea 'join Manchester City in race for £40m-rated Kyle Walker'

What the papers sayGareth Bale has been linked with a surprise summer move to Manchester United. Leading bookmaker Sky Bet have suspended betting on the Eng...

Preakness offers encouraging news for Always Dreaming

He prefers giving his horses more rest between starts. Pletcher is 0 for 8, with his highest finish coming in 2000 when Impeachment was third. This is just Pl...

The Senators' Dion Phaneuf absolutely leveled Bryan Rust with a brutal hit

I think he could help us on our power play. Schultz and forwards Patric Hornqvist and Bryan Rust all skated before practice, but Pittsburgh coach Mike Sulliva...

Back home, Predators eager to match Ducks' physical play

After finishing off St. Louis in the second round last weekend and resting while the Ducks labored through seven games against Edmonton, Nashville capitalized...

Sheffield Wednesday - Championship Football - 14 May 2017

Wednesdays supporters will expect their side to display a far greater attacking threat at home and that, according to Wells , could play into Huddersfields han...