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The Boston Celtics are returning to the Eastern Conference Finals for the sixth time in eight years. This will be Jayson Tatum's fifth time making it to the third round of the playoffs. Joe Mazzulla's team secured their spot following a 4-1 series victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round, which mirrors the team's performance against the Miami Heat in the opening round. Tatum thanked every organization member for helping the team return to the conference finals during his postgame news conference following Boston's 113-98 victory in Game 5 on Wednesday. "People might think that it's a given, that we're...

Jayson Tatum thanks every member of Celtics organization after return to conference finals

After dispatching an injury-riddled Miami Heat team in five games and doing the same to a broken Cleveland Cavaliers roster, questions surround the Celtics. The current narrative in the media is that Boston is yet to be tested and that they could struggle against a fully healthy team motivated to knock them out of the playoffs. Even their former All-Star, Paul Pierce, is concerned regarding the Celtics' late-game capabilities. “They so good that they don’t have to be great for them to win,” Pierce said on a recent episode of "KG Certified." “We got so many good players, so many great players. Derrick...

Don't let the media fool you, this Celtics team is battle-tested

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With their backs against the wall, the start of Game 6 had the makings of a long evening for the Minnesota Timberwolves. However, they turned the tables on the Denver Nuggets, going on an incredible run to close out the first quarter. The Nuggets started hot, gaining an early seven-point advantage. But the Timberwolves responded, racking up 20 unanswered points. Ultimately, after falling behind 9-2, Minnesota outscored Denver 29-5 to take a 17-point lead (31-14) into the second quarter. 
MY GOODNESS, JADEN MCDANIELS.  pic.twitter.com/H04NHMcBuh— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) May 17, 2024

YEAAAAH, BIG RU. @PaniniAmerica Peak Performance of the Game. pic.twitter.com/BKxitncqy5— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) May 17, 2024
The Timberwolves' impressive streak was made even more so by how they scored. Several times, they turned strong defense into transition offense, leading to easy points that had the home crowd at Target Center fired up. 
KAT COMING THRUUU.  pic.twitter.com/n9fwf0iW8t— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) May 17, 2024

AIR ANT. ✈️ pic.twitter.com/KsTkyOfIaZ— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) May 17, 2024
After jumping out to a surprising 2-0 lead over the Nuggets, the Timberwolves entered Thursday night with their season on the line after dropping three straight, two by double-digits. With a victory, they'll force a deciding Game 7 in Denver on Sunday. 

Watch: Timberwolves rip off 20-0 run to open big lead vs. Nuggets in Game 6

Los Angeles, CA

Since LeBron James joined the Lakers in 2018, the franchise has dismissed three head coaches — Luke Walton, Frank Vogel and Darvin Ham. As such, any coach who takes up the job is in perennial danger of being kicked to the curb. That's precisely why former NBA player Channing Frye has advised his friend, JJ Redick, to steer clear of the job and look elsewhere. Frye's comments came in the aftermath of several insiders suggesting that Redick had emerged as the favorite to succeed Ham as Lakers head coach."To be honest, I think it's a death sentence," Frye told NBA TV...

Ex-NBA champion asks JJ Redick to avoid Lakers job: 'Death sentence'

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced starting pitcher Emmet Sheehan underwent season-ending UCL surgery on his right elbow. The surgery was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache. Sheehan has been on the injured list all season after experiencing shoulder soreness. He was favored to be the fifth starter in the rotation but went on the shelf on March 9 and hasn’t pitched since. The 24-year-old was a major contributor to the starting rotation last year. In his rookie year, Sheehan appeared in 13 games and started 11. He had a 4.92 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 60.1 innings. Sheehan’s setback makes the Dodgers list of injured pitchers even longer. Los Angeles is still waiting on Clayton Kershaw, Tony Gonsolin, and Dustin May to come back from injuries. Walker Buehler just returned for the first time in two years, and Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch for the Dodgers until next season. While there is no timeline for his return, it’s safe to assume Sheehan will miss the start of next season as well. 

Dodgers starter undergoes season-ending UCL surgery

Green Bay, WI

It's not rare to see the Green Bay Packers play on Thanksgiving. In fact, the Packers have been a Thanksgiving tradition, of sorts.No, they don't have the Thanksgiving guarantee of the Detroit Lions or (to a lesser extend) the Dallas Cowboys, but thanks to rivalries with both Detroit and Dallas, Green Bay has often found itsself playing on Turkey day.It has happened 36 times, in fact. So again, cheese heads and Thanksgiving turkey aren't all that rare of a combo.What is rare, though, is Green Bay playing a home game on Thanksgiving. It's only happened twice in 100 years of...

Packers will play on Thanksgiving with a rare twist in 2024

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Do you wonder what that nasty smell that has been cropping up all over Denver is?. I know. Denver has lots of nasty smells, including urine and feces in the alleys. There also is the unmistakable chemical smell of meth that turns some people’s stomachs. And of course, marijuana lingers in the air Denver-wide.

Opinion: The smell of death in Denver

Queens, NY

On Thursday, New York Mets owner Steve Cohen clarified that he isn't yet thinking about a second-straight summer fire sale despite the club's on-the-field struggles over the past week. Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns echoed Cohen's words ahead of New York's 6-5 extra-innings win at the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. "We’re not anywhere close to having discussions like that," Stearns said about the club's possible trade-deadline strategy, per Robert Sanchez of SNY. "We’re in mid-May. We’re focused every single day on trying to win baseball games. From a trade deadline strategy discussion, that’s something that we’ve got months to figure...

Mets president discusses possibly selling at trade deadline

Detroit, MI

Javier Baez, what would you say...you do here?That's the question Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch should be asking the man once known as "El Mago."Either that, or "where's my $25 million?"It was no secret that former general manager Al Avila strapped Detroit to a terrible contract when he signed Baez to a six-year, $140 million contract in 2021. Baez was once arguably the hottest player in the game who earned the nickname comparing him to a magician, but his first two years in Detroit were more trick than treat. Now that he's fully settled into his new digs, "El Mago"...

Javier Baez still being on the Tigers is an inditement against team owner

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Dave’s Hot Chicken started as street food in 2017 in a parking lot in Los Angeles by founders and friends, Arman Oganesyan, professionally trained chef, Dave Kopushyan, and brothers Tommy and Gary Rubenyan, who came to realize their dream. Their first location opened in 2018 in East Hollywood.

Dave's Hot Chicken hit Kansas City last year: it's going to heat up St. Louis soon

North Wilkesboro, NC

With NASCAR’s All-Star Race set to run on Sunday night at North Wilkesboro, several big names aren’t locked into the main event. To be locked into the race without having to run the All-Star Open, drivers need to have won a race in either 2024 or 2023 or be a past All-Star Race winner. This leaves drivers such as Bubba Wallace, Alex Bowman and Chase Briscoe with no choice but to race their way in through the Open on Sunday afternoon. Winning a stage in the All-Star Open guarantees a spot in the All-Star Race, so expect drivers to be on the...

Several big names not locked into NASCAR All-Star Race

It’s been nearly three years since Jeff Blashill was an NHL head coach, but his extended hiatus doesn’t seem to deter one team from possibly considering him for its head coach opening.According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, Blashill could be a leading candidate for the open head-coaching job with the San Jose Sharks — a team looking for a fresh voice after a league-worst 19-54-9 record in 2023 under former HC David Quinn.“I would like see Jeff Blashill get a second chance,” Friedman stated on his “32 Thoughts” podcast. “I would like to see what people learn after their first time...

Former Red Wings head coach linked to open NHL job

It’s a fair question: Have people experiencing homelessness moved to Denver for a free hotel room?. At least one man did. The mother of a missing man messaged me the other day to tell me she is looking for her son. She said he moved back to Denver from Florida thinking he could get a free hotel room as part of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s House1000 plan. Of course, those rooms all are full now. Also, most people who received the rooms were in established encampments that the mayor swept. There never were any rooms for people who might move to Denver one week to be housed the next.

Opinion: Did homeless people move to Denver for a free hotel room?

The Timberwolves couldn't defend home court against Denver in Games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference semifinals. But in Game 6 on Thursday, they ran the Nuggets out of the building.
THIS ANT HESI & SLAM Game 6 on ESPN pic.twitter.com/dqijBdK013— NBA (@NBA) May 17, 2024
The Wolves erased an early Nuggets lead with a 20-0 first-quarter run and never looked back, winning 115-70 to force a Game 7 on Sunday in Denver.Even after breaking the game open early, Minnesota never eased up. After Nikola Jokic finally scored to stop the run, the Wolves scored another seven points in a row.
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Timberwolves chew up Nuggets to force Game 7

Migrants and their advocates hosted a press conference Friday at an undisclosed homeless encampment and railed against conditions in Denver. Migrants Willy Bastidas and a woman named Mandy shared stories of shelter conditions. They said migrants are being kicked out after three days with nowhere to go.

Migrants defend homeless encampment in Denver ahead of sweep

Migrant homeless encampment dwellers who have been swept from location to location by city crews finally won a reprieve Wednesday. On Wednesday, the city offered the encampment dwellers seven days of shelter instead of three, which was the original offer turned down by the campers. “It would hardly be a worthwhile respite before they would find themselves back on the streets with no support, scattered,” Housekeys Action Network Denver, or HAND, posted on Instagram.

Migrants at homeless encampment chant 'all united' in Spanish as Denver lengthens shelter stays

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Freed From Embiid! Knicks Nix 76ers in 6, Advance to Round Two

The Philadelphia 76ers were so worried about New York Knicks representation in the Wells Fargo Center stands that they forget to limit...

Freed From Embiid! Knicks Nix 76ers in 6, Advance to Round Two

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