Celtics center Robert Williams, who came off the bench for Boston as one of the team’s key rotational pieces in the series against the Heat, was playing through a stomach bug on Monday night, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium.
“I’m told that Robert Williams was throwing up during the game,” Charania said. “He only played 14 minutes last night. He was coming in and coming out of the game. When he’d come out, he’d throw up. He was dealing with a stomach virus … a stomach bug. He played through it.
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Denver had its foundation in superstar center Nikola Jokić, but the rest of the roster required moves that threatened a cohesive locker room.
The Celtics were on the verge of making NBA history on Monday night, vying to become the first team to ever overcome a 3–0 deficit in a playoff series.
Boston was outmatched on their home court in Game 7, however, as Miami put an end to its season and set up a Heat-Nuggets NBA Finals.
Warriors forward Draymond Green was excited for the Heat after the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed was able to reach the championship, but even more so, Green was delighted to roast Boston and its fans after the disappointing collapse on Monday.
Antonio Brown was set to make his return to football on Saturday. He did not.
Brown, 34, has not played a down since his bizarre exit from the Buccaneers’ game against the Jets on Jan. 2, 2022. The former All-Pro receiver, who is endlessly caught-up in something, was supposed to suit up for the first time since his last game in the NFL over Memorial Day Weekend.
Brown and his father purchased a majority ownership stake in the Albany Empire, a member of the National Arena League, back in March.
Virginia Tech wide receiver Cole Beck believes that he is the fastest football player in the world. He might be right.
Cole Beck, a redshirt senior with the Hokies, is a two-sport athlete. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound speedster committed to stay home and play in Blacksburg as a three-star running back recruit in the class of 2018. He picked Virginia Tech over offers from App State, Boston College, Louisville, North Carolina, Clemson, Mississippi State and West Virginia among others.
The U.S. men’s national team will enter a busy summer with its third manager in the last six months with assistant B.J. Callaghan replacing Anthony Hudson.
Hudson, who was an assistant coach at the 2022 World Cup, was named interim manager following the expiration of Gregg Berhalter’s contract at the end of ’22 and the ensuing saga between the Berhalter and Reyna families.
After five matches in charge, Hudson departs for what the U.S.
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Texas Tech golfer Ludvig Aberg made history as the first PGA Tour University golfer to earn his PGA Tour card.
The stroke play portion of the NCAA men’s golf national tournament is over, and with that, Texas Tech golfer Ludvig Aberg made history. He finished No. 1 on the 2023 PGA Tour University ranking, meaning he is the first player to earn a PGA Tour membership through this program.
He became the first golfer to take home the new top prize for finishing atop these PGA Tour U rankings.
On the morning of Feb. 1, Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady retired, in his own words, “for good.”
On May 22, Brady became a part-owner of the Raiders, a move that likely closed the door on any potential return to football due to league rules.
Yet still… rumors of Brady’s second comeback fly.
Monday Night Football color commentator and Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman was the latest to stoke them in an interview with TMZ Sports posted Tuesday morning.
“Maybe (he’d be) involved (with the Raiders) to the point where he’s actually suiting up,” Aikman said.
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How the Heat overcame math and logic to reach the NBA Finals.
I want you to just look at a photo.
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— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) May 30, 2023
For three minutes and 45 seconds, the Miami Heat’s season was on the brink. Down at home to the Chicago Bulls, the Heat were floundering on offense and looking for any way to get a shot to go down.
University of Kentucky baseball is set to host an NCAA Tournament Regional this weekend. There is just one major problem.
There is nowhere for anyone to stay!
Kentucky, which went 36-18 during the 2023 season, was selected as the No. 12 overall seed in the national postseason tournament. The Wildcats deserve to host a Regional, for just the third time in school history, but the timing has created a total housing disaster.
Ball State, West Virginia and Indiana will round out the four-team Regional, which will be played in Lexington (barring weather) on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.