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The Kings and Warriors are set to square off in Game 7 of their first-round playoff matchup on Sunday, but Charles Barkley is already looking well beyond that in regards to this Sacramento squad.
On Saturday, Barkley revealed his latest bold prediction about the Kings. The 60-year-old suggested Sacramento would not only take care of business at home against Golden State on Sunday, but also defeat the Lakers in the semifinals. 
“The Sacramento Kings are going to the conference finals,” Barkley said. “They’re gonna beat the Lakers.

Current Colorado and former Jackson State coach Deion Sanders tweeted he was ‘ashamed’ of 31 NFL teams for passing on former JSU cornerback Isaiah Bolden for seven rounds of the 2023 NFL draft as well as passing on other ‘draft worthy’ Tiger players.
Bolden lasted until pick No. 245, when the New England Patriots used their 12th and final selection of the draft to acquire the defensive back.
Sanders congratulated Bolden on Saturday and took aim at teams for electing not to select several of his other former players.

Toronto captain John Tavares scored in overtime Saturday night, and the Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 to win their first playoff series since 2004, ousting the three-time defending Eastern Conference champions.

White Sox fans were not happy with Luis Robert following Saturday’s loss against the Rays. Chicago’s star outfielder was removed from the game ahead of the top of the third inning, though it wasn’t due to an injury.
During Robert’s at-bat in the first inning, the 25-year-old hit a soft groundball back toward the mound. Rather than hustle out what could have been an infield single, Robert jogged to first base, which enabled a weak throw from Tampa Bay’s Calvin Faucher to beat him to the bag.

At long last, the Maple Leafs are advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
It’d been 19 years since the last time Toronto was able to escape the first round of the postseason, but an overtime game-winner from John Tavares sealed the Maple Leafs’s victory over the Lightning in Game 6, snapping the team’s 11-game losing streak in first-round elimination games.

Drew Maggi waited a long time to make his Major League debut, and now he’s got his first hit.
And man, were his teammates pumped.
Maggi — who will soon turn 34 — spent 13 years bouncing around the minor leagues after being drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2008.
He was called up earlier this week and made headlines when during his first at-bat, the umpire called him for a pitch clock violation.
Oh well, that was then, this is now.

As ESPN’s lead NFL draft analyst for nearly four decades, Mel Kiper Jr. has carved out a indelible legacy that’s established him as an institution in the sports world. In fact, in the eyes of one of ESPN’s top executives, Kiper’s contributions to the game of football have earned him a spot in the hallowed halls of Canton, Ohio.
Every year, the NFL draft rakes in millions of viewers along with stellar ratings, and while some faces have come and gone, Kiper, the widely hailed “father of NFL draft gurus” has remained a constant.

The arrival of Aaron Rodgers is already paying dividends to the city of New York. On Saturday night, the new face of the New York Jets franchise attended Game 6 of the New York Rangers first round playoff series with the New Jersey Devils.
The Rangers, who are facing elimination down 3–2 in the series, needed a spark after losing three consecutive games to their Metropolitan Division rival.

They’ve done it. The Leafs have finally done it.
After 19 long years without winning a playoff series, the Toronto Maple Leafs are moving on to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Before Saturday night, the last time the Leafs had won a playoff series was in 2004. Years of disappointment followed, but on Saturday night, captain John Tavares snapped the streak with an OT winner in Game 6 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

JOHN TAVARES SENDS THE LEAFS TO THE SECOND ROUND.
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