Month: April 2019

3:19 PM ET The Houston Rockets believe officiating in last season’s Western Conference finals cost them an NBA championship, and in a report since sent to the league, tabulated the net result of 81 potential missed calls and non-calls in Game 7 of that series between Houston and the Golden State Warriors, according to the
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7:16 AM ET Australia’s best female cricketers Meg Lanning, Alyssa Healy and Ellyse Perry have missed out on an IPL payday in the region of US $30,000 each for a mere three matches, after Cricket Australia formally informed them that the BCCI would not reverse its decision to omit the trio from the exhibition tournament
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4:50 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — The referees got two no-calls correct in the final seconds of the Golden State Warriors‘ 104-100 Game 1 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday, according to a review by the league. But three calls that were deemed incorrect that went against the Rockets will only increase the furor
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5:53 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Thunder general manager Sam Presti said Monday “we anticipate Billy [Donovan] being back,” in reference to whether the team’s head coach will return next season. Presti said he has not officially met yet with Donovan but plans to do that in the coming days, leaving the door cracked for
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1:53 PM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Coach Gregg Popovich is negotiating a new deal with the San Antonio Spurs. The 70-year-old Popovich just finished his 23rd season with the Spurs. The Spurs have made the playoffs in each of the last 22 seasons, a streak that ties for the longest in NBA history,
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2:45 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes goalie Petr Mrazek is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, and defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk is out with an upper-body injury. Coach Rod Brind’Amour also said Monday that forward Saku Maenalanen is expected to miss the rest of the Canes’ second-round series with the New York
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1:17 PM ET Former unified bantamweight world titleholder Ryan Burnett, who is moving up in weight to the junior featherweight division, has signed a multi-fight promotional agreement with Top Rank, which announced the deal on Monday. Burnett’s first fight of the deal will be his already-scheduled bout against Jelbirt Gomera, a 12-rounder for a vacant
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1:23 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays have promoted power-hitting first-base prospect Nate Lowe from the minors. The Rays announced Lowe’s promotion Monday but have not yet announced a corresponding roster move. Nate Lowe follows through on a solo home run during a spring training game in March. Associated Press The Tampa Bay Times reported that
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1:09 PM BST Waratahs lock Jed Holloway has been suspended for three weeks after pleading guilty to elbowing Sharks’ prop Thomas du Toit in the head. He was sent off in the 45th minute of Saturday’s 23-15 Super Rugby loss at Sydney’s Bankwest Stadium. 1 Related The ban means Holloway will miss the Waratahs’ two
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1:38 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bellafina is the 2-1 morning line favorite for the 145th Kentucky Oaks after drawing the No. 4 post position in the marquee race for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs. Champagne Anyone and Restless Rider are the 6-1 co-second choices from the Nos. 10 and 14 posts of
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