Author: Michael

OKLAHOMA CITY — No. 3 Florida State knows its position is not enviable: No one wants to be down 0–1 in best-of-three championship series, period, much less against one of the best teams in collegiate softball history. No. 1 Oklahoma has looked nigh unbeatable all year and looked much the same at the Women’s College World Series on Wednesday. Yet the Seminoles believe they can dig in and come back.
“We need to make a little more adjustments sooner, keep fighting like [we] know how to fight,” Seminoles starter Mack Leonard said.

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Udonis Haslem has enjoyed a charmed 20-season NBA career.
The Miami Heat icon has been a party to all seven of the franchise’s NBA Finals appearances, and now he owns a league record that stands as a testimony to his longevity.
Haslem, who will turn 43 on Friday, became the oldest player to appear in an NBA Finals game when he checked into Game 3 in the final minute Wednesday night at Kaseya Center in Miami. He attempted one shot from the field and missed, as the Nuggets beat the Heat, 109–94, to take a 2–1 lead in the best-of-seven Finals.

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Just when it looked like the Heat might seize control of the Finals, the Nuggets roared back, hammering Miami 109–94 in Game 3 to reclaim home court advantage and take a 2–1 series lead.
Here are three thoughts on the Nuggets’ win.
Denver’s stars showed up
Following up perhaps the most widely panned 41-point performance in Finals history, Nikola Jokić submitted a Jokić-ey 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists, racking up his NBA single-season record 10th playoff triple double—and the first 30-20-10 game in Finals history.

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The Nuggets teammates made history in the NBA Finals.
Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are the twin engines powering the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 NBA Finals. Jokic is playing like the best basketball player in the world. Murray is only adding to his reputation as someone who raises his game in the playoffs. Together, the duo have the Nuggets only two wins away from a championship after an incredible performance to blow out the Miami Heat in Game 3.
The Nuggets beat the Heat, 109-94, on Wednesday night to go up 2-1 in the NBA Finals.

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Nikola Jokić’s name is etched into NBA record books once again after his dominant performance in the Nuggets’ 109–94 Game 3 win over the Heat on Wednesday night.
The two-time MVP finished the game with a remarkable 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists, marking the first 30–20–10 game in NBA Finals history.
Wednesday’s performance is Jokić’s third 30-20-10 playoff game of his stunning postseason run. The other two instances came in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals vs. the Lakers (30 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists) and during Game 6 of the conference semifinals vs.

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