LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Damian Lillard launched from 33 feet to the outside and could only see and wait when the ball came from the back edge and shot straight into the air – the fate of the game, and his Portland Trail Blazers’ terrible playoff push , hanging …
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5:44 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was asked before Tuesday afternoon’s game what he would tell anyone if they told him a month ago that his team could go 6-2 in the new NBA rematch and possibly make the playoffs. “I would have tested them …
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One of the great advances in modern athletics was the discovery that individual skill work does much more to improve a player than playing in games. Thanks in large part to the influence of no-Pistons assistant coach Tim Grgurich, first name in an NBA arena has a long process of …
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President Donald Trump said he thinks college football would make a “tragic mistake” if the sport is not played this fall. Appearing Tuesday morning on Fox Sports Radio, Trump cited the youth and general health of college players as factors that will help them prevent the most serious symptoms of …
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Four days of seeded games remain, and the playoff race of the West reaches its breaking point. The seeded games run through Friday, but all relevant play-in games will be settled by Thursday, when the Portland Trail Blazers play the Brooklyn Nets. There are many scenarios still in play, but …
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