BOSTON – As it has been adapted in these playoffs, LeBron James explained the opener of his playoff series as a "sensitivity game". James only had 15 points in 5 to 16 shots in Game 1 against Celtics and mixed in seven turns in what was one of the worst postseason games in his career. Payment to Celtics who employed …
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Pittsburgh Steelers minority owner David Tepper is expected to sign the deal Tuesday to buy the pawns and keep them in Carolina, a league source told ESPN's Seth Wickersham and Adam Schefter. The deal was expected to be approved at the Atlanta shareholders meeting on 22 May. The purchase must be approved by the NFL Financial Committee and then three-quarter …
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In this photo taken on Sunday, May 13, 2018, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan represents a photo of Turkish Premier League football player Ilkay Gundogan, left Mesut Ozil, second left and Cenk Tosun in London. Erdogan started a three-day visit to Britain on Sunday by promising the country as "an allied and strategic partner, but also a real friend." (Associated …
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PHOENIX – When A.J. Pollock appeared and missed Tyler Salado's run in midfield, Arizona was all but sure of his sixth straight loss. Pollock's troubled tumblers could prove even more expensive than slumping Diamondbacks. The central fielder destroyed his left thumb and attempted to fetch nip-hitter Saladino's home-in-home run in the ninth innings of Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 victory over Arizona …
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Hopefully to focus on decades of luck and nostalgia, Orlando Magic founder Pat Williams will have a blast from the past in his possession, as he holds a talking Lil Penny doll with him during the NBA draft lottery Tuesday night. "We put the best senses we have on this, and this is what they came up with," Williams joked …
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Raquel Pennington, right hand battles with Amanda Nunes on UFC 224 on Saturday. (Mauro Pimentel / AFP / Getty Images) After responding to Raquel Penington's statement that she was "ready" convincing her to return to the fifth and final round of Amanda Nunes on Saturday's UFC 224, coaches were generally criticized for unnecessary, and possibly reckless, exposing her to further …
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Signs of Monmouth Park appear in a bar on the racing track in Oceanport, NJ, Monday, May 14, 2018. The Supreme Court on Monday gave its progress for states to allow sports betting across the country and knocked down a federal law prohibiting betting at football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states. (Seth Wenig / Associated Press) of …
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HOUSTON – It feels like a million years ago now – especially in the light of Golden State Warrior's dominant 119-106 victory over Houston Rockets in Game 1 in these Western Conference finals on Monday night – but there was a point late in it The regular season when the warriors really were worried about this group might not be …
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SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco Giants hope to build on a double dose of good news from Monday night when they hosted the Cincinnati Reds for the second time in a three-game series Tuesday. Sandwiching a magnitude-3.5 earthquake that shot the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after Monday's first race saw giants ace Madison Bumgarns toss without pain before the …
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) After spending a lot of the day, illnesses were known, James Pazos gave Seattle Mariners a gritty performance against Minnesota. Pitching through a nasty fall of food poisoning, Seattle's loser gained the win when Twins first baseman Logan Morrison made a mistake in the eighth inning that sent the marinas past Twins 1-0 after a long rainfall Monday …
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