Jamal Murray Lights Up Game 3

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May 23, 2023

The Nuggets overcame every setback and took control like champions. With one more win, they’ll compete for their first rings. Murray scored 37 points, Jokic added 24 points and eight assists, and the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 119-108 on Saturday night to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.

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The top-seeded Nuggets, who have never been this close to the NBA Finals in their 47-year history, were led by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half. Denver is making its seventh playoff appearance in a row, and the title game is now only one win away. The seventh-seeded Lakers, who hadn’t lost three straight games since early February, were led by Anthony Davis, who had 28 points and 18 rebounds. Los Angeles’ protracted, frantic push since the trade deadline has finally peaked against the Nuggets, who have won five straight playoff games.

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After going 0 for 13 in the series, James hit three 3-pointers, and Austin Reaves added 23 points and seven rebounds. However, with 13 points, Rui Hachimura was the only other Lakers player to reach double figures, and the Lakers couldn’t overcome the Nuggets’ balanced effort down the stretch. In NBA history, no club has come back from a 3-0 series disadvantage.

Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox met for the first time since the shortstop left in free agency.

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May 22, 2023

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Xander Bogaerts played 1264 games with the Red Sox from 2013-2022. He opposed them for the first time this season. The four-time all-star and five-time Silver Slugger award winner signed a massive 11-year contract with the San Diego Padres this offseason worth $280 Million. The native of Aruba was a part of the Red Sox organization since he was a teenager. When his contract with San Diego expires, he will be 41 years old.

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Red Sox President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom failed to extend Bogaerts in the winter before the last year of his deal, reportedly offering him just a 4-year, $90 Million contract. Bogaerts played a role in winning two World Series in Boston, in 2013 and 2018, and was one of the faces of the franchise for the last five years. The San Diego Padres were happy to add Bogaerts to their star-studded lineup, which already featured all-stars Juan Soto, Manny Machado, and Fernando Tatis Jr.

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Despite high expectations coming into the season, the Padres have struggled in the first two months. The main problem for the 2022 National League runner-up has been the inability to drive in runners in scoring position. Boston’s lineup hasn’t skipped a beat without Bogaerts; they currently are third in MLB in runs scored.

Right in the heart of the Boston batting order sits third baseman Rafael Devers, who the Red Sox extended the contract this offseason. Devers signed the largest contract in the history of the Boston Red Sox, at ten years, $313 Million. Devers and Bogaerts had secured the left side of Boston’s infield for five seasons together, and the two have a great relationship. He told the Boston Globe that the two still talk regularly.

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The Padres and Red Sox had a three-game series over the weekend, with Blake Snell on the mound for San Diego and James Paxton making his second Red Sox start. Bogaerts enters the series with a batting average of .275 with six home runs. He is a player who currently has the most extra-base hits in the majors (25) while sitting in the Top 5 for total bases.

Nuggets Take Game One

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May 19, 2023

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With 34 points, 21 rebounds, and 14 assists, Jokic earned his sixth triple-double of the playoffs, propelling the Nuggets to a 1-0 series lead. Denver defeated the Lakers in the first round of the Western Conference finals for the first time, thanks to Jokic’s hot start and strong finish and Jamal Murray’s 31 points while suffering from an ear infection. After a poor start, Anthony Davis finished with 40 points and ten rebounds, and James had 26 points, 12 rebounds, and nine assists.

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Austin Reaves scored 23 points and drove Los Angeles’ desperation fourth-quarter run that nearly erased Denver’s 14-point lead after three quarters. Caldwell-Pope led his former squad with 21 points. Michael Porter Jr. got 15 points and ten rebounds, while Bruce Brown chipped in with 16 points.

The Nuggets led by as many as 21, but the Lakers closed to within three points twice in the fourth quarter, once on Reaves’ 3-pointer at 124-121 and again on James’ pair of free throws with 1:12 left. Rui Hachimura guarded Jokic in the fourth quarter, allowing Davis to crowd the area and make it difficult for the Nuggets’ big man to dominate. However, it was insufficient.

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After Jokic hit two free throws with 26 seconds remaining to give Denver a 131-126 lead, Murray knocked the ball away from James as he was ready to drive to the basket, and Jokic retrieved the loose ball before being fouled with 10.9 seconds remaining. As the seconds ticked away, he buried one of two, and James misfired from three. The Nuggets are now up 2-0 after a 108-103 loss Thursday night at Ball Arena.

Lakers Return to the Western Conference Finals

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May 16, 2023

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Six months after they began the regular season with a record of 2-10, the Los Angeles Lakers return to the Western Conference finals thanks to a decisive victory over the NBA champions in question. In Game 6 of the second-round series, the Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors 122-101 thanks to James’ 30 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists. Lebron seeks another ring to cement his Lakers legacy.

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For the seventh-seeded Lakers, who never trailed in their third home victory over Golden State in seven days, Davis had 17 points and 20 rebounds. Austin Reaves led Los Angeles in scoring with 23 points, including a 54-foot field goal at the halftime buzzer. He also had six assists and five rebounds and weathered every attempt by Stephen Curry to get the Warriors back into it.

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The Lakers increased their home record to 7-0 since the end of the regular season by thrashing the Warriors one last time. Additionally, they ended Golden State’s NBA-record run that spanned Curry’s entire career of 28 playoff series with at least one victory on the road. The Warriors now enter an offseason of uncertainty.

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The Western Conference finals between the Lakers and the top-seeded Nuggets will begin on Tuesday night in Denver after the Lakers unseated the champions impressively. It’s a repeat of the conference finals, which Los Angeles won in five games, in the 2020 bubble. The Nuggets seek their first Finals appearance in team history.

Jayson Tatum Pushes Boston to Conference Finals Berth

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May 16, 2023

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Jayson Tatum provided a long-overdue blazing start before finishing with an NBA-first finish. After struggling in the previous two games, Tatum exploded for 51 points, the most in a Game 7. The Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 112-88 on Sunday to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the second consecutive year.

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Tatum scored 25 points in the back-and-forth first half and 17 more points in Boston’s 33-10 third quarter, which turned a three-point advantage into a runaway. Boston rallied from a 3-2 series hole to keep its dreams of an incredible 18th NBA championship alive. Tatum added 13 rebounds, and Jaylen Brown scored 25 points.

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For Philadelphia, newly crowned NBA MVP Joel Embiid scored 15 points on 5-for-18 shooting, and Tobias Harris added 19. The Sixers were eliminated in the conference semifinals for the third straight year. It’s the fifth time in the last six seasons; they have not advanced to the conference finals since reaching the NBA Finals in 2001. The loss also led to head coach Doc Rivers being fired.

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The Celtics, defeated by the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals last season, will face the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals for the second consecutive season. Boston has come close in his quest for a championship. Game 1 is Wednesday in Boston.

Heat Makes Eastern Conference Run

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May 14, 2023

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The Heat is comfortable being the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference, having qualified for the playoffs via a Play-In Tournament in which they trailed by three points with (what could have been) three minutes left in their season. They dispatched the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in five games and immediately took home-court advantage from the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Heat defeated the New York Knicks 96-92 in Game 6 on Friday night to go to the Eastern Conference finals. Jimmy Butler scored 24 points, and Bam Adebayo added 23. Potentially for some franchises. For Miami, no. The Heat will be visiting for the tenth time overall, the seventh time in the previous 13 years, and the third time in the last four years. On Wednesday, they will play Game 1 in Boston.

Max Strus ended with 14 points, while Kyle Lowry had 11 points and nine assists. They join the Knicks, who accomplished this feat in 1999, as the second No. 8 seed in NBA history to reach the conference finals. For New York, Jalen Brunson was outstanding. He scored 41 points on 14 of 22 shots.

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RJ Barrett scored 11 points on 1-for-10 shooting, Julius Randle had 15, while the rest of his teammates combined for just 51 points. For the Knicks, Josh Hart scored 11 points as well. Knicks 29, Heat 17, at that time in the game. Heat 34, Knicks 21, after the rest of the half. And the Knicks were never in the lead once more.

LSU Women’s Basketball Star Receives Backlash for Recent Rap

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May 12, 2023

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LSU women’s basketball player Flau’jae Johnson relieves backlash for her recent rap release to social media. Johnson released a remix to female rap artist Latto’s new hit single, “Put it on Da Floor,” earlier this week to Instagram.
The remix went viral. It was reposted, liked, and commented on by thousands of fans, including many A-list celebrities. Latto even approved the remix by reposting it to her Instagram commenting while adding fire emojis.

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In the rap, Johnson made a reference to the 9/11 terrorist attack. The line references a model of a Porsche car and the attack on the Twin Towers.
In the song, she raps, “In this 911, blowing smoke just like the towers.”
The play of words was heavily criticized by fans. Some fans even went to Twitter to express their opinions.

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“Take a bow LSU women’s basketball. A player on your team mocked those who died on 9/11 by comparing it to a Porsche.” Another fan wrote, “Disgusting. I know people who still struggle to sleep at night because of what they did in the war after 9/11. She thinks it’s a joke.”

The University quickly caught wind of the backlash and controversial lines trending on social media. LSU released a statement the following day apologizing on Flau’jae’s behalf.The statement said, “She expressed sincere remorse for any possibility of a misunderstanding and immediately took the video down.”

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Flau’jae will have to find the balance between both of her passions. Many believe that the recent backlash the LSU women’s basketball team is receiving is due to their recent accomplishments and notoriety. Some fans also expressed the need to let the girls enjoy themselves as young superstars and that there are other issues to be worried about.

UMass Baseball defeats Stonehill 10-6

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May 11, 2023

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The Minuteman offense tallied 16 hits Wednesday to beat in-state foes Stonehill (10-32) 10-6. UMass (12-30) wasted no time taking the lead, scoring four runs in the bottom half of the first inning. Nolan Tichy homered to give UMass a 3-0 lead after just three plate appearances. It was Tichy’s team-leading 10th home run of the season. Jake Given then drove home Mike Gervasi to chase Stonehill starting pitcher Max Bulport from the game after recording just two outs.

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The Minutemen added two runs in the second inning and another in the third to give starting pitcher Scott LeSieur a comfortable 7-0 cushion. LeSieur had a brilliant afternoon on the mound for the Minutemen, throwing six scoreless innings while striking out seven. The senior left-hander from Marietta, GA, made the most of his third start, allowing six hits and walking none. UMass led 8-0 when LeSieur left the game.

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LeSieur’s scoreless outing was preserved in the fourth inning when CF Kevin Skagerlind made a diving catch in the right-center gap. The play was on ESPN’s Top 10 Plays of the Day. Skagerlind also had a big game at the plate, going 3-4 and stealing a base. After allowing a run in the seventh, UMass ran into serious trouble at the top of the eighth.

The first three hitters in the inning reached base from Stonehill, and the Hawks managed to create productive outs to close the gap to 8-3 with two outs. Stonehill hit three consecutive singles to score 8-6 before the Minutemen finally got out of the inning. Jack Peters hit a two-run single to give UMass some insurance in the bottom of the eighth before Jackson Harrigan shut the door on Stonehill in the ninth to seal the UMass victory.

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Tichy led UMass with four RBIs on a beautiful Wednesday in Amherst. The Minutemen have relied on him all season, as he leads the team in hits, HR, RBI, & OPS. Tichy will lead the Minutemen into the Bronx this weekend when UMass will take on Fordham in a three-game series.

76ers take 3-2 series lead over the Celtics

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May 11, 2023

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After narrowly dropping Game 4 in Philadelphia, the Boston Celtics had a golden opportunity to take control of the series on Tuesday night on their home floor. The Celtics entered the game as 7.5-point favorites before losing to their division rivals 115-103. Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid reached the 30-point mark as Philly led for the rest of the game after taking a 13-10 lead.

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The Sixers shot 50% from the field and 40% from beyond the arc. Maxey connected on six of his 12 three-point attempts to pace the Philadelphia offense. After scoring over 40 points in Games 1 & 4 of the series, James Harden took a different approach, only shooting the ball eight times. Harden still managed to put 17 points on the board while recording ten assists and grabbing eight rebounds.

The Celtics did not have the same shooting night as their opponent. Boston made 33 of their 83 field goal attempts, good for 39.8%. Their offense has lived and died by the three-pointer all year, and they died by it on Tuesday, shooting 12-38 from a distance. The Celtics will always take open threes given to them, created by driving to the paint to force the defense to crash before passing to the corner. Al Horford stood in the corner for most of the night and did not make any of his seven three-point attempts.

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Jayson Tatum scored 36 points but was not very efficient, shooting the ball 27 times. After the game, Tatum told reporters that the Celtics “just didn’t have it” in Game 4. Jaylen Brown had a solid night in the losing effort, scoring 24 points on 9-16 shooting. Boston trailed by nine points at halftime. But came out flat in the third quarter. Philadelphia extended their lead to 16 by the start of the fourth. The 76ers outrebounded the Celtics 49-36 and made 23 of their 27 free throws in the victory.

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The series moves back to Philadelphia on Thursday for a pivotal Game 6. The two teams split the two previous meetings in Philadelphia this series. Boston needs to win to avoid the end of their season. In a similar spot last season, the Celtics trailed the Bucks 3-2 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Jayson Tatum scored 46 points in Milwaukee to force a Game 7. The Celtics could use a brilliant performance from Tatum or Brown on Thursday. The winner of the series will play the winner of the Heat/Knicks.

Garrett Edwards Out For the Season

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May 9, 2023

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No. 1 LSU has had a rollercoaster season from their bullpen. After starting the season strong, it has been an up and down ride ever since. Right-handed pitcher Garrett Edwards is out for the rest of the 2033 season with a torn UCL. Edward’s injury happened on April 7, during the fifth inning of the Tiger’s matchup against South Carolina. The next day, head coach Jay Johnson commented on the status update of Edward’s injury.

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“Through a preliminary evaluation with our trainer it was about as positive as it could be,” Johnson said. “We’re hopeful that it is not serious and that we will have him back soon. I am not a doctor, never going to pretend to be a doctor. We’ll get them further evaluated when we get home.”

Edwards underwent Tommy John surgery last week on a torn UCL. A Tommy John surgery will repair the ulnar collateral ligament inside the elbow. Following the surgery, Edwards wore a brace during this past weekend’s series against SEC rival Alabama. However, Garrett has not played since his injury against South Carolina and is ruled out for the rest of the season. Edwards is now on the road to recovery.

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Prior to the injury, Edwards had emerged as one of the go-to options out of the bullpen for LSU posting a 1.93 ERA in 23 1/3 innings pitched. This is now the second straight season; the former Pitkin pitcher has battled with injuries. In 2022, Edwards appeared in just nine games with an ERA over six while dealing with a leg injury that limited his time on the mound.

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This news comes as a blow to the Tigers. Before the injury of Edward, two other pitchers, Grant Taylor, and Chase Shores, had also been ruled out for the season due to injury. The coaching staff is now relying on bullpen members to carry the load. LSU now must rely on other bullpen members to carry the load of the pitching staff as the season ends.

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