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It is Sunday, April 26. Here are today’s NBA playoff games and times. That’s your full Sunday slate—four games, ESPN early and NBC handling the night games. Be happy that you don’t have to have Amazon today (if you don’t like Amazon), and enjoy the basketball.
Dutch legend Ruud Gullit has revealed the one piece of advice he would give to Barcelona superstar Lamine Yamal that could help him during his career. Yamal is currently one of the most high-profile footballers in the world due to his meteoric rise and the sparkling performances he’s put in for Barcelona and Spain since […]
My buddy in the Midwestern quadrant of Blogsville occasionally writes posts in haiku form. I’m not sure where this comes from. He’s not Asian although, by the looks of it, he may have been born a giant panda bear in Continue reading NBA First Round Playoff Haikus →
After losing Game 3 against the San Antonio Spurs at home, the Portland Trail Blazers may shake things up by possibly bringing back Damian Lillard.
A mid-second-round pick in the 2019 draft, Marina Mabrey was never guaranteed anything in the WNBA. But she put in the work between her rookie and sophomore years, and had her best friend and college roommate Arike Ogunbowale in her corner. Mabrey and Ogunbowale, of course, won the national championship together as members of the […]
Rockets head coach Ime Udoka said at practice Thursday that there would be “some tweaks” to his playoff rotation; however, the changes became more significant than planned. Around two hours before Friday’s Game 3 tipoff in Houston, Udoka announced that Kevin Durant would sit out again. The All-Star forward sprained his ankle late in Game […] The post Kevin Durant’s absence draws attention in Houston’s Game 3 loss appeared first on ClutchFans .
The Philadelphia 76ers will get a chance at home to even their first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics on Sunday in Game 4. The Celtics were able to reclaim the series lead on Friday, going up 2-1 after defeating the hosting Sixers in Game 3. It was a much closer affair though than Boston’s […]
The Colorado Avalanche have battled through three tightly contested games thus far in their first-round series, emerging victorious despite, among other things, the stifling defensive tactics employed by the Los Angeles Kings. With a victory today, the Avalanche can be the first team in the Western Conference to advance to the second round of the […]
Commanders links Articles Heavy.com Commanders Draft 6-foot-3, 242-Pound Edge Rusher With ‘NBA-Caliber Wingspan’ Josephs, 6-foot-3 and 242 pounds, was just the 3rd pick for the Commanders in the draft after taking Ohio State inside linebacker Sonny Styles in the 1st round (No. 7 overall) and Clemson wide receiver Antonio Williams in the 3rd round (No. […]
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Well here’s something we missed: former Blue Devil Christian Reeves left Duke for Clemson after his sophomore season, then moved on to Charleston. And now he has a new school: Kansas. That’s right, Reeves, will be a Jayhawk. He didn’t get much time at Duke, nor at Clemson, but did reasonably well at Charleston, where […]
In Saturday’s Brotherhood Playoff Action, Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter helped Orlando to a 113-105 win over Detroit. Jared McCain and OKC took care of Grayson Allen, Khaman Maluach, and the Phoenix Suns, 121-109. Meanwhile, New York thumped Quin Snyder’s Atlanta Hawks, 114-98. Finally, Minnesota clubbed Tyus Jones and the Denver Nuggets, 112-96. Banchero just […]
The Toronto Raptors are in a weird spot. From a circumstantial point-of-view, they’re not supposed to win this series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. This is the franchise’s first playoff appearance since the 2021-22 season and the move they made at the trade deadline was for tax reasons. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers went all-in with the blockbuster […]
Last Tuesday, Victor Wembanyama went out of Game 2 early in the second quarter with a concussion. He has since been in the NBA concussion protocols. The Spurs have been working with the NBA to monitor Victor’s progress toward recovery. They are also in the process of evaluations to detemin when and if Wemby should […]
Between the roughly 520 miles of driving, and the two hours sitting on the upper deck press row of Xfinity Mobile Arena, around 95% of my Friday night was spent sitting down while the Celtics battled in a down-to-the-wire thriller against the 76ers. The decision to drive from my apartment in Richmond, Virginia to South […]
Boxing is not what it once was, but for much of the 20th century, it was a huge draw. Fighters from Joe Louis, to Rocky Marciano, then later, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman, came across as warriors in the ring. Ali was widely acknowledged as the greatest, including by himself, and his fights […]
Sunderland were battered by Nottingham Forest on friday night, so joining us to help give us some perspective is none other than former Sunderland midfielder Gordon Armstrong! On today’s show… All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free daily show. Want to get in […]
Amid the uncertainty surrounding Victor Wembanyama’s return date, the Spurs headed to Portland for a crucial Game 3. A loss would have upped the pressure considerably on a young San Antonio team that still doesn’t know when it will get its superstar back. Fortunately, the Silver and Black prevailed thanks to fantastic performances from their […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are hosting a Game 4 matinee premiere of their next dramatic sequel with the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. The Spurs lead 2-1 in the best-of-seven, first-round series in the NBA Playoffs. If the Blazers’ thrilling Game 2 comeback victory on the road was a right hook to the face, the […]
The Lakers aim to close out their first round series against the Houston Rockets on Sunday The purple and gold are looking to sweep an opponent in the playoffs for the first time since May 2010. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets When: 6:30 p.m. PT, Apr. 26 Where: Toyota Center Watch: […]
It’s nothing we didn’t already know, but Illinois legend Ayo Dosunmu is a STAR. Dosunmu authored one of the great postseason performances in recent NBA history on Saturday night as his Timberwolves took a 3-1 lead over Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets. We’ve posted a ton of clips on our social media pages, so make […]
In one of the most insane games in the history of Target Center, the Minnesota Timberwolves took down the Denver Nuggets 112-96 in Game 4 to take a 3-1 series lead. Unfortunately, the outcome of the game felt like a side story most of the night. A little more than a minute into the game, […]
Not content with one or two disastrous games, the Denver Nuggets added another ignominious chapter to one of the worst playoff… The post The Nuggets fold in Game 4, lose to the injured Timberwolves 112-96 appeared first on Denver Stiffs .
Originally, I figured that the most 2026 Houston Rockets thing that could happen is what happened in Game 3: take a sizable lead into the final moments and blow the game, culminating in an overtime loss. The poor play in clutch situations has defined this team, and their 20+ blown fourth quarter leads this year […]
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo tore his right Achilles tendon during Minnesota’s playoff game versus the Denver Nuggets on Saturday evening. DiVincenzo will be out for the remainer of the playoffs. Shams Charania of ESPN reported the news. DiVincenzo played just one minute before leaving the game. He started in all 82 of the Timberwolves’ […]