Key Highlights *** Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined for a playoff-best 72 points on 69.1 percent true shooting in the Dallas Mavericks‘ Game 5 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Mavericks’ 129.8 offensive rating in the half-court was the second-highest mark Minnesota has allowed all season. Doncic and Irving put on a shot-making extravaganza,…
Tyler Adams may have only made five appearances this year for both his club and country, but the U.S. men’s national team midfielder is on track to increase that number in the upcoming weeks. Adams participated in the USMNT’s initial training session on Wednesday in preparation for the pre-Copa America friendlies against Colombia and Brazil…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday May 9, 2024 When Daniil Medvedev pulled up lame and had to pull out of his quarterfinal with Jiri Lehecka at Madrid last week, due to what appeared to be a groin injury, it looked as if the Russian might be unable to defend his title in Rome…
Key Highlights Through six playoff games, Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 20.7 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists, while shooting 57.1 percent from the floor and 53.8 percent beyond the arc (70.1 percent true shooting). He’s being assisted on a career-high 84 percent of his makes, seamlessly taking a backseat to Anthony Edwards. The Minnesota Timberwolves…
Novak Djokovic continues to shake up his coaching team by adding a new fitness trainer who has served a decade in his team in the past. Djokovic has been renovating his backroom team since the second half of last season. After winning his record-equaling 24th Grand Slam at the 2023 US Open, the Serbian parted…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, March 28, 2024 Olympic gold-medal champion Alexander Zverev sees Jannik Sinner as the game’s future gold standard. Asked after his Miami Open quarterfinal win if he thinks Sinner is ready to rise to No. 1 this year, Zverev joked “I think he sucks.” More: Aryna Sabalenka’s Boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov Has Died…
3 Former Liverpool player Jamie Carragher is of the opinion that Manchester United star Casemiro is no longer able to perform at his peak. As per The Athletic, Carragher claimed that Casemiro’s age is catching up to him, going so far as to state that he noticed the Brazilian’s drop in form during Man United’s…
