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NBA Playoffs roundup: Magic trip Cavaliers behind Banchero’s 31; Nuggets edge out Lakers

Paolo Banchero collected 31 points and 14 rebounds to fuel host Orlando past Cleveland in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series. Banchero sank four 3-pointers and had seven rebounds on the offensive glass for the fifth-seeded Magic, who trail 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. After scoring just 83 and 86 points in the first two games of the series, the Magic had 96 at the end of…

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Another injured star may now miss QPR alongside Dan James

Leeds United could be without another player for Friday’s crucial trip to Queens Park Rangers, according to Adam Pope. The Whites currently occupy the second automatic promotion spot in the Championship and will be looking to put more pressure on third-place Ipswich Town with another win on the road against QPR. After Monday’s 4-3 victory at Middlesbrough, Daniel Farke’s side will go four…

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Rybakina Defeats Kostyuk For Title

Rybakina defeats Kostyuk 6-2, 6-2 to win the WTA 500 event in Stuttgart Elena Rybakina conquered world #1 and two-time defending champion Iga Swiatek in three to reach the final at the Porshe Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. The 2022 Wimbledon champion reached her fifth final of the season having triumphed in Brisbane (d. Sabalenka) and Abu Dhabi (d. Kasatkina) to start the season. The…

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LIV Golf Adelaide; news, scores, Cam Smith, Aussies, crowd, Birdie blitz as Jinichiro Kozuma leads

Planning is already underway to squeeze in even more than the 35,000 people who watched the best field assembled in Australia outside the Presidents Cup shoot the lights out on an record opening day of the LIV Adelaide event at The Grange. Three of the four Australians including Cam Smith, who was followed by what seemed at least a third of the enormous crowd, were among the 80 per cent of the…

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Indian team for T20 World Cup: Who will keep wickets, can Dube pip Hardik, Kuldeep or Chahal?

As Dinesh Karthik kept clearing the fence in an Indian Premier League (IPL) fixture against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium, his old friend and the captain of the Indian team, Rohit Sharma, walked up to him, applauded, and said in jest, “ World Cup ke selection ke liye push karna hai isko, shabash! Dimaag mein chal raha hai iska World Cup…(He’s pushing for World Cup selection. He has the…

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Arkansas 2024-25 roster: John Calipari adding players for his first season as coach of the Razorbacks

Arkansas made the biggest splash of the offseason earlier this month when they poached former Kentucky coach John Calipari to replace Eric Musselman, who left for the vacant job at USC. One of the ripple effects of Calipari’s departure resulted in Kentucky hiring BYU coach and former player Mark Pope to replace him. Kentucky had the No. 2 overall recruiting class in the 247Sports rankings, but…

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All the info on the NCAA's 2024 National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship

By Cassie Langdon for the NCAA 148 percent. That’s how much NCAA women’s beach volleyball has grown over the past 10 years. The 2013-14 season had 39 teams. In 2023-24 that total is up to 97 teams, all with the same end goal: Win a national championship. Seventeen teams will be selected for the 2024 National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship. The field will be announced Sunday, April 28,…

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Tyus Jones: Our group can be honest with each other, you don’t always get that in every locker room

Here’s point guard Tyus Jones on what gives him hope about the Washington Wizards’ future as a franchise. (via Washington Wizards): “Starting with Michael [Winger] and Will [Dawkins], their approach every single day. How they carry themselves. How they expect excellence from the organization from the day-to-day things to how we as players approach everything. That’s where it starts, so it starts…

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Volleyball today: USA women's, men's VNL rosters; PVF, NCAA men, Italy updates

Haleigh Washington attacks for Scandicci against Conegliano/Filippo Rubin, LVF photo In this all-things-volleyball notebook, we’ve got USA Volleyball Nations League rosters, Pro Volleyball Federation updates, news about USA players internationally and a nod to the upcoming NCAA men’s tournament. Volleyball Nations League Both the USA women’s and men’s teams have submitted their 30-player rosters…

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Tottenham plotting £45m Kane replacement bid as door opens for transfer

Tottenham are plotting a £45 million bid to sign Harry Kane‘s potential replacement, and it is believed they could promise him one thing in an effort to sway him towards north London. Spurs eyeing new striker as Postecoglou looks to add more firepower A few reports in the lead up to this summer window have claimed that Spurs supporters could well see a new centre-forward arrive at…

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IPL 2024: Mukesh Kumar says wide yorkers are trending but you cannot overdo it up front and waste new ball

Ever since the Indian Premier League’s 2023 edition, Mukesh Kumar has evolved from being a fringe player into having earned a rare distinction of making his international debut across all three formats in the same series. Besides, the pacer has been unveiled in a new avatar – that of a death over specialist – by the Delhi Capitals. The manner in which Mukesh – who relies on seam bowling as his…

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Joakim Noah Talks NBA Africa, Community Initiatives in Chicago and Fatherhood

Standing at the top of Powder Mountain in Utah on a Tuesday afternoon in mid-March, Joakim Noah is calling in for our scheduled Zoom interview while on a family vacation with his kids during spring break. You can see the ski goggles resting on his forehead, as he adjusts the phone in front of him while the sun beams in the background. He’ll only have his camera on for a little while before he…

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Ace Your Start with 1xBet Mongolia: Best Welcome Bonuses for Volleyball Fans

New to the game in Mongolia? Dive into 1xBet’s stellar welcome bonuses tailored for volleyball enthusiasts. Discover which offer serves you best in this comprehensive guide and start spiking your wins today! What’s the Top Welcome Offer for New 1xBet Volleyball Fans in Mongolia? In the dynamic realm of Mongolian volleyball betting, 1xBet emerges as a towering platform, offering a diverse range of…

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Playoff scores, results, Oklahoma City Thunder def New Orleans Pelicans, Josh Giddey, Miami Heat def Boston Celtics, latest, updates

The Miami Heat unleashed a barrage of three-pointers to score a series-levelling 111-101 upset over the top-seeded Boston Celtics in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff duel on Wednesday. Eighth seeds Miami, playing without the injured Jimmy Butler, produced a battling performance to knot the best-of-seven-series at 1-1 as the teams head back to Florida for game three on Saturday. Watch the best…

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Conference-by-conference breakdown as NCAA beach volleyball heads into postseason

NCAA Beach Larry Hamel April 24, 2024 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi celebrates winning the Southland Conference In the penultimate week of the collegiate beach volleyball season, our report features a conference-by-conference breakdown of the tournaments that will determine the automatic qualifiers in the NCAA’s National Collegiate Beach Championship, a 17-team, single-elimination tournament May 3-5…

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The Elite Breaks Silence After Launching Vicious Assault on Tony Khan on 4/24 AEW Dynamite

Tensions between Jack Perry and AEW President Tony Khan reached a boiling point on tonight’s edition of AEW Dynamite when Perry’s actions escalated into a shocking turn of events. The Scapegoat made a dramatic return during the AEW Dynasty pay-per-view, interfering in a tag team title match to aid The Young Bucks. After arriving for the show tonight, he met with AEW President Tony Khan in the…

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Preview: 2024 Madrid ATP 1000

2024 Madrid ATP 1000 preview Once again, Madrid has become the center of attention in the world of tennis. As the second ATP Masters 1000 of the year on clay, Madrid represents an essential event in the preparation for the French Open. For the second consecutive year, this tournament is held in two weeks with individual draws including 96 tennis players. This year the tournament will break the…