LOS ANGELES — After the Phoenix Suns dropped Game 3 against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center and fell behind 2-1 in the series on Thursday, the overwhelming sentiment in the locker room after the game was they’re “bringing the series back to Los Angeles,” league sources told Yahoo Sports. Where does this stern belief and resoluteness — which exudes largely from a team that’s inexperienced — come from? Chris Paul and Jae Crowder are the veterans with steady postseason… Source link
Read More »Hawks hammer Knicks with 17-point win, take 3-1 series lead
Welcome to the Yahoo Sports NBA playoff tracker, your daily one-stop shop for all the latest game results from each NBA playoff series. Here’s a look at Sunday’s games. Thanks to a dominant win over the New York Knicks on Sunday, the Atlanta Hawks are just one game away from advancing to Round 2. The Hawks hammered the Knicks in Game 4, winning 113-96 thanks to a strong second half — especially the third quarter. The Hawks led 53-49 at halftime, but when they came back from the locker room… Source link
Read More »Nuggets even series with Blazers in Game 2
Damian Lillard certainly came to play early on Monday night at Ball Arena. His hot start, however, didn’t carry over into the second half — and the Portland Trail Blazers paid the price. The Denver Nuggets, behind a 38 point night from Nikola Jokic, powered past the Trail Blazers to grab a 128-109 win in Game 2 and even up their opening-round playoff series 1-1. “That right there was a playoff game, for both teams,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said, . “The intensity, you had two… Source link
Read More »Mets owner Steve Cohen bought Bill Buckner ball from 1986 World Series
Hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen is now majority owner of the New York Mets, and that’s apparently not the only thing related to the team he has spent big money on. In an interview with SNY on Wednesday, Cohen revealed that he owns the baseball that infamously bounced through Bill Buckner’s legs in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. The error kept the Mets alive against the Boston Red Sox and allowed them to take the title in Game 7. The moment might be more notable as a piece of Red Sox… Source link
Read More »Google’s 7 Tips for Web Stories & Video Series
Google published a guide with tips to help creators create more compelling Web Stories. The goal of the tips is to encourage publishers with ideas of how to create better Web Stories. Web Stories Content Format Web Stories is a form of content meant to be consumed as snackable content for users who are typically on the go or needing to quickly pass the time with light content. Google promotes Web Stories across various properties including Search, News and Discover. This gives publishers an… Source link
Read More »Chase Elliott wins 2020 Cup Series title
Chase Elliott is a NASCAR Cup Series champion. Elliott had the best car throughout Sunday’s title race at Phoenix Raceway and easily cruised to his first Cup Series title over Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin. Elliott, 24, passed Logano for the race win and the championship with 42 laps to go and set sail as the three drivers he was racing for the title couldn’t come close to mounting a challenge. Elliott led 153 laps, the most of any driver. The championship is Elliott’s… Source link
Read More »Dodgers have 9 positive coronavirus tests days after World Series win
Nine members of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and one family member have tested positive for the coronavirus, county health officials said. The announcement comes barely more than a week after the team won the World Series. The number of Dodgers organization cases was initially five, according to a Los Angeles County Department of Public Health post on Thursday that was updated Friday. But a health department spokesperson said Saturday that there were four additional positive tests. The… Source link
Read More »Google, Early Voting, World Series: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing
(Want to get this newsletter in your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest. 1. The Justice Department filed a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of maintaining an illegal monopoly over search. The suit is the most aggressive move against a tech giant in a generation. Google, owned by Alphabet, said the lawsuit was “deeply flawed,” and told its employees to stay focused and quiet. The government, joined by 11 states, is accusing… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Sports’ Launch Pad – Biggest Championship Series blasts
The Guardian Ryan Fitzpatrick is leading the happiest march to obsolescence in NFL history The Dolphins quarterback is keeping the starter’s spot warm for Tua Tagovailoa in Miami. But like so much of his career, he is doing so with style and skillWhen Miami Dolphins rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa made his NFL debut during the final drive of Sunday’s 24-0 annihilation of the New York Jets, no one appeared happier than the man he will one day replace, Ryan Fitzpatrick. The 37-year-old led… Source link
Read More »Rays advance to World Series, Astros eliminated with a bit of poetic justice
The man who sealed the World Series for the Houston Astros in 2017 just stopped them from making it back, halting a historic ALCS comeback and sending baseball’s villains home with a bit of poetic justice. And now it’s the Rays headed to their first World Series since 2008, winning Game 7 of the ALCS by the score of 4-2. Charlie Morton, part of that 2017 Astros team that cheated and won the World Series, was outstanding on the mound for the Rays, dominating his former team in what was his… Source link
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