Month: May 2019

1:35 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — When the Raptors convened in Vancouver for training camp back in September, Pascal Siakam wasn’t assured of being the team’s starting power forward. Fast forward eight months, and he was not only starting, but starring for Toronto in the franchise’s first-ever NBA Finals game. Siakam’s sensational all-around effort
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10:35 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday night that, after a heated exchange involving a Utah Jazz fan and Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook back in March, he spoke with the Jazz and thanked them for how they handled its aftermath. “I did speak directly to that team,
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12:18 AM ET Three former UCLA football players are suing the school for alleged negligence in the handling of injuries while they played for the Bruins under coach Jim Mora. All three lawsuits are seeking damages of more than $15 million. Former offensive linemen John Lopez and Poasi Moala say that UCLA mishandled several head
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9:37 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist has been suspended for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final for delivering an elbow to the head of Boston Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk. The NHL’s department of player safety announced the suspension Thursday after a hearing with Sundqvist, who was assessed only
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3:21 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — Ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night, NBA commissioner Adam Silver explained why the league had a discussion with rapper — and Toronto Raptors superfan — Drake about his conduct on the sideline during the Eastern Conference finals. “The league office had conversations directly
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9:07 PM ET Drake didn’t have to open his mouth to start trolling the Golden State Warriors ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. The rapper and Toronto Raptors mega-fan strolled into Scotiabank Arena wearing Dell Curry’s No. 30 Raptors jersey. Curry, the father of Warriors superstar guard Stephen Curry, finished his
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6:54 AM ET It’s a big weekend with Yankees-Red Sox, Cubs-Cardinals, Dodgers-Phillies and Astros-A’s. And what series has the highest combined win total? Twins-Rays at the Trop, of course. Here’s what we’re most excited to see: With the Twins and Rays, two likely playoff teams, meeting this weekend, our thoughts turned to successful small-market teams.
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