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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In Nathan Hendricks first Paralympics, at Paris 2024, the 19-year-old swam in four finals, a feat matched only by Christian Sadie, and he currently holds two African records, in the SM13 200m individual medley and the S13 100m breaststroke. It was in Paris where he lowered the 200m IM record to 2min 17.15sec. He got […]
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Australia’s Josh Giddey swished in a half-court shot at the final buzzer to give the Chicago Bulls a stunning 119-117 home victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. On a night when Giddey had a triple-double with 25 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, the 22-year-old guard from Melbourne saved the best for last. Giddey inbounded […]
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WWE star Logan Paul recently expressed his interest in participating in UFC 300, the promotion’s historic pay-per-view event scheduled at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Paul, who has a background in wrestling from his high school and college days, reached out to UFC CEO Dana White last April to offer his services for the undercard. […]
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NBA scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-Alexander netted a game-high 37 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder over Memphis 125-104 on Thursday for a team-record 61st season victory. The host Thunder also had 20 points from Jalen Williams plus 18 points and 11 rebounds from Isaiah Hartenstein in stretching their win streak to eight games and […]
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Rhulani Mokwena, the former head coach of Mamelodi Sundowns, officially joins a new football club, beginning an exciting chapter in his coaching career. According to the news publication IOL, the 37-year-old with an impressive CV formerly joins Moroccan giants Wydad Casablanca as their new head coach. The news publication further states that Rhulani joins the […]
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