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In their first home matchup against the Los Angeles Sparks, the Las Vegas Aces were up six points with 7:50 left in the third quarter. After multiple rebounds, the Aces earned a third shot attempt in a possession. As the shot clock wound down, Jackie Young, Chelsea Gray, and Stephanie Talbot continued to pass the ball. When it hit two seconds, NaLyssa Smith took control of the ball. She shot from just beyond the 3-point arc, sinking the shot to put them up by nine. The soldout crowd — the Aces’ 50th in a row — erupted in applause. “NaLyssa…
Add as preferred source on Google Oklahoma City has the depth to weather a Jalen Williams injury, but that does not mean the Thunder can replace what he brings.Williams was ruled out of the second half of Game 2 with left hamstring tightness, the same leg that already cost him six playoff games earlier in the spring. He played just seven minutes, finishing with four points and two steals before Oklahoma City had to finish the night without him.The Thunder still beat the San Antonio Spurs 122-113, tying the Western Conference finals at 1-1. But the bigger question now travels…
It has been 52 years since the 16th Spanish Basketball Cup was won by Real Madrid. On May 25, 1974, our team defeated Joventut in a closely contested final held in Alicante. The Catalan team took the first half and achieved a two-point lead at halftime (48-50). However, the players coached by Pedro Ferrándiz turned the game around in the second half and completed the comeback with an 87-85 victory. Brabender, with 20 points, Cristóbal, and Rullán, both with 12, were the standout players for the madridistas. Our team captured its fifth consecutive Cup, completing a perfect season in which…
74 years ago, Real Madrid secured its second Spanish Basketball Cup. Our team, led by player-coach Freddy Borrás, defeated Joventut de Badalona 43-41 in the final held in Alicante. Willo Galíndez stood out as the star of the match, scoring 17 points. On their way to the final, Real Madrid eliminated Covadonga in the quarterfinals and overcame Canoe in the semifinals.
Reigning UFC heavyweight titleholder Tom Aspinall has blasted the stoppage in Rico Verhoeven’s fight with Oleksandr Usyk. This past weekend, Verhoeven shocked the world by dismantling boxing’s pound-for-pound king, Usyk, for most of the 11 rounds during their heavyweight boxing match near the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. The Dutchman looked sharp and did not gas out till the end, and fans were convinced that GLORY’s longest-reigning heavyweight champion would get his hand raised and become the new WBC heavyweight champion in just his second pro boxing bout. However, in Round 11, Oleksandr Usyk dropped Rico Verhoeven with a massive…
Oleksandr Usyk will clash with Rico Verhoeven as the former will defend his WBC heavyweight championship on May 23rd, and a Ukrainian UFC combatant who entered the octagon on the heels of becoming TUF champion has emphatically predicted this contest. The combatant in question here is Daniil Donchenko, who prepares to take on Andreas Gustafsson at UFC Baku on June 27th. When touching on how it’s a big time for Ukrainian combat sports in general, within the specific context of discussing Ukraine’s own Usyk, who is fighting Verhoeven this weekend, Donchenko said [via Bowks Talking Bouts], “Yeah, but I mean…
Conor McGregor’s manager has revealed that he and the team tried their best to book McGregor vs. Michael Chandler as the Irishman’s return bout. However, the UFC is no longer interested in this fight currently. McGregor is now going to run it back with Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 329 on July 11. The bout will be a five-round welterweight clash. Conor McGregor will make his highly anticipated return to the octagon against Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 329 on July 11. [Image via UFC] Chandler, on the other hand, gets to be a…
MyAEW will feature wrestling from multiple wrestling promotions. All Elite Wrestling has a global streaming and content platform titled MyAEW. The service has added Q.T. Marshall’s independent promotion, 1 Fall Wrestling, to the service. The platform was brought up to AEW President Tony Khan during the Double or Nothing post-show media scrum. Khan stated that they’re looking to add more promotions to MyAEW. “MyAEW is primarily focused on international but we do have the domestic service, and it has a lot of great content and we plan to feature wrestling from multiple promotions. We’ve just added QT’s great promotion, we…
Add as preferred source on Google Alexandra Eala may be preparing for her return to Roland Garros, but is already seemingly looking ahead to the grass-court season.After all, the Filipina sensation has just added another tournament to her ever-increasing schedule, clearly keen to make the most of this all-too-short swing.And, this will certainly be an exciting one for her legion of fans.That is, if she can get through qualifying.Alex Eala enters qualifying for Queen’s Club ChampionshipThe tournament in question is the Queen’s Club Championships, which will be just the second time that women will play at this event since 1973.Last…
Arsenal supporters already know the date.The club have confirmed that the Premier League title parade will take place on 31 May, with celebrations set to roll through Islington after the Gunners ended their 22-year wait to become champions of England.AdvertisementBut while supporters are already preparing scarves, songs and celebrations, Mikel Arteta appears to have something even bigger in mind.One trophy would be historic.Two would be unforgettable.Huge Crowds Expected As Islington PreparesReports on social media have suggested enormous crowds could descend on Islington for Arsenal’s title parade on 31 May, although official attendance estimates have not yet been confirmed.Arsenal and Islington…