Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has been under fire after Boston lost Game 4 vs. the 76ers Sunday 116–115, as his decision to not call a timeout during overtime proved costly. Instead of stopping the game to draw up a play with 19 seconds remaining, Mazzulla let the Celtics play despite having two timeouts remaining.
Initially, Mazzulla defended his decision after the game and argued that he’s trusted his team all year in those situations.
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Aljamain Sterling is for real.
He continued his reign as bantamweight champion this past Saturday at UFC 288, defeating Henry Cejudo by split decision. Following the fight, a defeated Cejudo spoke highly of Sterling, who has now set the record for most title defenses—three—during a single bantamweight title reign.
“He beat the ‘Triple C,’” says Cejudo. “Put him at number one [among all bantamweights]. Look at the people he’s already beat.
New Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud said in a pre-draft interview with Uninterrupted’s The Shop that he felt “disrespected” when Ohio State brought in five-star quarterback Quinn Ewers in the fall of 2021.
Ewers, who was ranked as the No. 1 player in the high school class of 2022, reclassified up one year to join the Buckeyes early in fall camp ahead of the ’21 season. That move didn’t sit well with Stroud, who already had sat behind Justin Fields in the 2020 season.
“I kind of felt disrespected. I didn’t like that,” Stroud admitted.
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James Harden and John Hao’s friendship is so heartwarming.
Throughout the Philadelphia 76ers season, James Harden has been playing with John Hao on his mind. Hao is a massive James Harden fan who was paralyzed after the shooting at Michigan State University that claimed the lives of three students. Shortly after the shooting, Hao developed a friendship with Harden over FaceTime, and after Harden learned that Hao was a fan of his, he sent him sneakers, donated money and would call to offer encouragement.
Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner’s older son, Kade Warner, recently was signed by the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent.
The Kansas State wide receiver posted his first message to fans since his signing Sunday. In doing so, he pointed out that some observers doubted his ability to succeed at the Division I level—much less his chances of reaching the NFL.
“Getting ready to move to Tampa Bay to start my NFL career and rookie OTAs, so I’m going through all my old junk,” the younger Warner said.
Sometimes if you want to win a DFS prize pool, you have to be a little contrarian.
That’s why I am going to suggest using some Orioles tonight vs. the Rays.
And yes, I know Shane McClanahan is pitching, and he is the highest-priced pitcher on the slate.
I told you, it’s contrarian!
Hang with me here…
The Orioles are proving to be a much better team than people expected. Not only are they second in AL East behind the Rays with 22 wins, they also have the second-best run differential (+29).
The two teams have almost identical bullpen ERAs, both among the best in the league.
The PR pitch hit the inbox with an alluring subject line: “Coach Harbaugh interview?” When Jim Harbaugh is being made available, you always take the interview. Because you never know what the Michigan football coach is going to say.
Harbaugh was making the media rounds in a partnership with Wolverine boots and SkillsUSA, which promotes trade and technical schools. SkillsUSA was having a “signing day” to raise awareness of trade schools as an educational and vocational alternative to four-year colleges.
Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia put together the strongest acting performance of his life with his flop after being shoved by Nikola Jokic but doesn’t want to see the two-time NBA MVP suspended for his actions.
Ishbia tweeted that he wants the focus to be on his Suns evening the series at 2-2 on Sunday, but the most talked about story of the contest was him being shoved by Jokic.
Great win for the Suns last night in an amazing series so far! That should be and is the only story. Suspending or fining anyone over last nights incident would not be right.
Can Georgia pull off the three-peat? This is the question on many minds as we head into the summer period and college football going into its final season of a four-team playoff. The schedule surely helps Kirby Smart, while Michigan and Ohio State look for a shot at redemption.
The way we look at college football rankings will change after the 2023 season, with the 12-team playoff set to begin in 2024. While we witnessed TCU make a run toward the title game last season, only to get destroyed by Georgia, the question remains who can challenge for a title.
The Heat and Lakers are both in position to take commanding 3–1 leads Monday evening as home favorites. Miami beat the Knicks and Los Angeles downed the Warriors over the weekend to take back the advantage in these second-round series.
Below are a few betting trends, picks and one question about Monday night’s pair of Game 4s. Heat-Knicks begins at 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT while Warriors-Lakers tips off at 10.
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Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers Game 4 Predictions
Stephen Curry Shows Out in Game 4: Bet Curry Over 31.