The 76ers threw their name into a crowded coaching carousel Tuesday morning, reportedly dismissing coach Doc Rivers after three seasons. While Rivers was successful in the regular season, he couldn’t get Philadelphia over the hump and into the conference finals for the first time since 2001.
To wit, the names the 76ers reportedly have in mind for their coaching vacancy include three former NBA champions.
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The Florida Panthers’ grit and resilience make them the fan favorite in the NHL playoffs
As we get down to the final four teams left in the NHL playoffs, one thing is true: we’re in for a vey different and very fun conference final. The Dallas Stars face off against the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference, and in the Eastern Conference, the Carolina Hurricanes face off with the Florida Panthers.
AKA, “America’s Team”, the Florida Panthers.
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Back in March, LeBron James caused a little bit of a stir when he sent out this tweet.
Man Bronny definitely better than some of these cats I’ve been watching on league pass today.
Virginia Tech men’s track and field finished fifth in the ACC Outdoor Championships over the weekend. Had it not been for a controversial disqualification, the Hokies would have won.
Judson Lincoln IV, a freshman at Virginia Tech, crushed his competition during the preliminary round of the 400-meter event. (The 400 is just one lap around the track.) As a result, he earned an automatic qualifier spot in the Finals.
400m PR – 45.57
Judson Lincoln IV earns an automatic qualifying spot in the 400m Finals finishing 1st in the Prelims! #Hokies pic.twitter.
Los Angeles Angeles superstar Shohei Ohtani had an absurd game against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday, but he still left their fans wanting more.
Ohtani pitched 7 innings and managed to reach base 5 time. He also tallied 3 RBIs in the Angels’ 9-5 win over the Orioles. According to the Associated Press, that performance made Ohtani the first pitcher to reach base 5 times in a game he started since Yankee Mel Stottlemyre did it in 1964.
Better still, Ohtani nearly hit for the cycle. He went 4-for-5 in 6 plate appearances with a single, triple, and this 456-foot 3-run homer.
After the Philadelphia 76ers were embarrassed in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals by the Boston Celtics, Doc Rivers explained his plans to return to Philadelphia’s bench next season.
Fast-forward less than 48 hours, and Rivers is unemployed.
The Sixers dismissed Rivers on Tuesday morning after what was his third season in Philadelphia. The 61-year-old led Philly to the Eastern Conference semifinals in each of his three seasons but failed to take the franchise to that next level.
Doc Rivers has been fired by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Late last month in Japan, Kazuchika Okada issued his own version of the words, “Goodbye and good night!” That, of course, is a signature phrase spoken by longtime rival Kenny Omega.
Naturally, when Okada used his rival’s catchphrase, it caught Omega’s ear.
“Absolutely it did,” says Omega. “I checked my text messages right away to see if there was something I wasn’t privy to.”
The history between Omega and Okada is rich. From 2015 to ’18, they shared the ring on 66 different occasions.
Nikola Jokić’s Nuggets are favored in Game 1 at Ball Arena over LeBron James’ Lakers; these teams split the regular-season series, 2–2.The rematch of the 2020 Western Conference Finals begins Tuesday night in the Mile High City.
In that series, the No. 1-seeded Lakers beat the No. 3 Nuggets in five games on their way to an NBA title. This time around, Denver is the top seed in the conference and is the favorite to advance to the Finals over seventh-seeded Los Angeles, which began its postseason run in the play-in tournament.
Francis Ngannou is ready to bring the pain to as many people as possible.
The former UFC Heavyweight Champion has joined the Professional Fighting League after a long disagreement with his former boss Dana White over a variety of issues including his contract length and wanting to be be able to box outside of MMA.
Ngannou, who is widely recognized as the greatest UFC heavyweight of all time now immediately propels the Professional Fighting League (PFL) to a status they’ve never had before. His new deal also grants him equity and a Chairman role for the upcoming PFL Africa promotion.
As the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and Commanders fans everywhere continue to celebrate Dan Snyder’s sale, a local minor league baseball team is getting in on the party. The Bowie Baysox, Baltimore’s Double-A affiliate located in Bowie, Md., are hosting an ownership change celebration on Thursday.
Longtime fans of the Washington franchise are celebrating the news of a sale of the team. And we just want to provide a light-hearted opportunity for Commanders fans to come out and enjoy a fun night at the ballpark as we commemorate this moment of transition.