Seven players and members of coaching staff were ejected after a wild brawl broke out during the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 123-104 victory over the Detroit Pistons in the NBA on Sunday. A testy duel between the two sides at the Target Center in Minneapolis erupted into chaos early in the second quarter when Minnesota’s Naz Reid […]
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The Phoenix Suns’ hopes of making the West play-in took a blow with a 148-109 loss to the Houston Rockets, and the loss of superstar Kevin Durant with an ankle injury in the third quarter. Durant stepped on the foot of Houston’s Jabari Smith Jr. on a drive to the basket and rolled his left […]
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Donovan Mitchell led from the front as the Cleveland Cavaliers bagged their 60th win of the NBA season with a 127-122 victory over the in-form Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. Cleveland talisman Mitchell finished with 24 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in what Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson described as his best performance of the […]
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Brandon Moreno gave the Mexico City crowd plenty to cheer about Saturday night, earning a unanimous decision win over Steve Erceg in the UFC on ESPN 64 main event at Arena CDMX. Moreno (24-8-2 MMA, 12-4-2 UFC) outpointed former title challenger Erceg (12-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) over five closely contested rounds. While Moreno appeared to […]
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Luis Alberto “Venado” Lopez made a triumphant return to the ring on Saturday night, scoring a first-round knockout victory over Eduardo Montoya in Mexicali, Mexico. Lopez, a former IBF featherweight champion, entered the fight amid concerns about his health following a brain bleed sustained in his knockout loss to Angelo Leo last August. However, he […]
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The Dallas Mavericks held off the Bulls 120-119 in Chicago to strengthen their position in the three-team battle with Phoenix and Sacramento for the last two places in the Western Conference play-in tournament. Klay Thompson scored 20 points, P.J. Washington added 19 and Anthony Davis chipped in 18 for the Mavs, who led by 12 […]
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The Lakers, coming off an agonizing loss to the Bulls on Josh Giddey’s buzzer-beater, claimed a key 134-127 victory over the Grizzlies that put them one game ahead of Memphis for fourth place in the West. The Lakers spoiled the debut of interim Memphis coach Tuomas Iisalo, who took over on Friday when the Grizzlies […]
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Jayson Tatum scored 29 points with 10 rebounds and eight assists to propel the Celtics to their eighth straight victory, 121-111 over the Spurs in San Antonio. Tatum, back after missing one game with a sprained left ankle, led seven Boston players to score in double figures, Jrue Holiday adding 21 points in the triumph. […]
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The Memphis Grizzlies fired head coach Taylor Jenkins on Friday after six seasons despite the club being on course to reach the NBA playoffs. In a brief statement, Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman said the team had decided to sack Jenkins in what was described as a “difficult decision.” “I’m genuinely appreciative of Taylor’s contributions […]
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Golden State superstar Stephen Curry scored 23 points in his return from a two-game absence with a pelvic contusion, lifting the Warriors to a 111-95 victory over the Pelicans in New Orleans. The Warriors got off to a sluggish start against the struggling Pelicans, who were without Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum. But Curry scored […]
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Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 32 points to lead Detroit to a 133-122 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, a triumph that assured the Pistons of their first winning NBA season since 2016. Hardaway connected on seven of 11 from three-point range on the way to his season-high, leading seven Pistons players to […]
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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has responded to accusations of greasing from Magomed Ankalaev’s coach following their title fight at UFC 313 earlier this month at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Pereira, with a record of 12-3 in MMA and 9-2 in the UFC, lost his belt to Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) […]
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