Monthly Archives: July 2024

How Team USA’s Yin and Yang coaches Kerr, Spoelstra balance each other

How Team USA’s Yin and Yang coaches Kerr, Spoelstra balance each other originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAS VEGAS – If opposites truly attract, Team USA Men’s Basketball has the perfect pairing on its coaching staff in head coach Steve Kerr and assistant Erik Spoelstra. Kerr, 58, has won four NBA titles as the Warriors’ head coach behind …

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Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto likely will be placed on injured list

Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto likely will be placed on injured list

De’Aaron Fox A noticeable drop in the velocity of his four-seam fastball in the first inning was the first sign that something was not right with Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Saturday night. The red lights then began flashing after the top of the second, when SportsNet LA cameras caught pitching coach Mark Prior hurriedly summoning manager Dave Roberts and …

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Celtics fend off Cavs, return to Eastern Conference finals

Celtics fend off Cavs, return to Eastern Conference finals

D’Angelo Russell Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 15, 2024, 09:24 PM ET BOSTON — The Celtics were heavily favored to beat the Cavaliers even before Cleveland had three of its top six players — including star guard Donovan Mitchell — missing for Game 5 of this Eastern Conference semifinal series Wednesday night. And yet, despite that, Boston found itself in a one-possession …

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Caitlin Clark’s debut struggles and everything we learned from the WNBA’s opening night

Caitlin Clark’s debut struggles and everything we learned from the WNBA’s opening night

D’Angelo Russell Michael Voepel Close Michael Voepel ESPN.com Michael Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Kevin Pelton Close Kevin Pelton ESPN Senior Writer Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and …

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Bo Bichette’s homer leads offense in Blue Jays’ blowout win

Bo Bichette’s homer leads offense in Blue Jays’ blowout win

Coby White Bo Bichette’s homer leads offense in Blue Jays’ blowout win  MLB.comBlue Jays 9-2 White Sox (May 22, 2024) Game Recap  ESPNBichette’s blast brings back home run jacket as Blue Jays take series win vs. White Sox  Sportsnet.caBlue Jays top White Sox, try to take advantage of soft schedule to turn around season  The New York TimesPaul DeJong goes 3-for-4 at the plate …

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NBA resumes investigation into Kevin Porter Jr.’s domestic violence case after Clippers sign ex-Rockets guard

The Los Angeles Clippers have signed guard Kevin Porter Jr., the team announced on Wednesday. As a result, the NBA is resuming its investigation of Porter’s domestic violence case, a league spokesperson confirmed to CBS Sports. This was first reported by The Athletic’s Law Murray. Last September in New York, Porter, then a member of the Houston Rockets, was arrested and charged …

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Tatum reveals most satisfying thing about winning NBA championship

Tatum reveals most satisfying thing about winning NBA championship originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jayson Tatum silenced a lot of doubters during the 2023-24 NBA season. He helped the Boston Celtics earn the league’s best record at 64-18 and was voted first team All-NBA for the third straight campaign. And then he led the Celtics in points, assists and …

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Jaylen Brown posts cryptic response after being passed up for Team USA in favor of Celtics teammate Derrick White

Jaylen Brown is a Finals MVP, but he’s not an Olympian. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) Jaylen Brown is coming off a legacy-defining season. The eight-year NBA veteran made his third All-Star team, then won Eastern Conference finals MVP and Finals MVP while helping lead the Boston Celtics to their first NBA championship since 2008. It’s the kind of effort that …

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Marquette men’s basketball team adds Dayton to finish off 2024-25 non-conference schedule

The non-conference schedule for the Marquette men’s basketball team is set. The Golden Eagles announced on Wednesday that they have agreed to a home-and-home series against Dayton starting next season. More: Kam Jones has unfinished work at Marquette. That’s why he spurned the NBA and transfer portal More: Do you remember Al McGuire’s last game as a coach? It’s not …

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Why Barnes gave up millions in Kings’ DeRozan deal with Spurs, Bulls

Why Barnes gave up millions in Kings’ DeRozan deal with Spurs, Bulls originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area When Harrison Barnes signed a three-year, $54 million contract to stay with the Kings last summer, the deal included a 10 percent trade kicker. If the Kings were to trade him, Barnes would receive a 10-percent salary bonus on the remaining …

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Ranking the Contenders: Four-star Kayden Mingo

Kayden Mingo has been on a yearlong rise up the rankings that has resulted in increased attention from college coaches and a growing list of scholarship offers. The four-star guard has not officially narrowed his list as of yet, but intel coming out of the situation suggests a loose pecking order is starting to establish itself. Below, Rivals national analyst …

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Great Grant Hill quote helps explain Derrick White making Team USA

Great Grant Hill quote helps explain Derrick White making Team USA originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Entering this week, all 12 members of the Team USA squad headed to the 2024 Paris Olympics were multiple-time NBA All-Stars. That changed Wednesday, when future Hall of Famer Kawhi Leonard bowed out due to injury and was replaced by Boston Celtics guard …

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Cooper Flagg should’ve replaced Kawhi Leonard on Team USA after the Duke freshman shines vs. NBA stars

Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard withdrew from Team USA and will not play in the 2024 Olympic Games, USA Basketball announced on Wednesday. With Leonard out of the picture less than three weeks before Team USA faces Serbia in Paris, the federation moved fast to name Boston star Derrick White as his replacement. While White was one of the stars …

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Dribble Handoff: Aaron Bradshaw, AJ Storr lead college basketball transfers with 2025 NBA Draft potential

Three of the top 20 selections in the 2024 NBA Draft were players who transferred in 2023 to new college basketball programs and thrived. Kel’El Ware, Dalton Knecht and Jaylon Tyson each parlayed the success they found after hitting the portal to solidify themselves as professional prospects and show how an extra year of seasoning in the right system can …

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Jayson Tatum, A’ja Wilson Named NBA 2K25 Cover Athletes

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson and 2024 NBA Hall of Fame inductee-to-be Vince Carter will be the cover athletes for NBA 2K25 video games, 2K announced Wednesday. Tatum and Wilson will become the first NBA and WNBA athletes to share a global cover and will be featured together on the game’s all-star edition. In …

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Dave Rice’s blueprint for SLCC shaded in BYU blue

Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News As the co-architect of Jimmermania, Dave Rice is drawing up plans for Salt Lake Community College. The Bruins’ new head basketball coach has plenty of personal history to glean from, including a 159-46 record over his six years as Dave Rose’s offensive assistant at BYU. “There is great basketball played across Utah and the high …

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