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Gregg Popovich and the Spurs were the clear winners, but what about the Blazers and Damian Lillard? Plus: Unkind bounces for the Pistons.

The Denver Broncos recently signed quarterback Ben DiNucci, who led the XFL in passing yards and touchdowns in 2023, to add a bit of depth behind Russell Wilson. While he has previous NFL playing experience, Broncos’ head coach Sean Payton quickly reminded DiNucci that he’s no longer in the XFL.
While participating in training camp earlier in the week, DiNucci threw an interception that caught the attention of Payton. The veteran head coach took DiNucci’s mistake and turned it into a reality check while also keeping the mood light.

1. Sports fans want two things. First and foremost, they want to see their teams win. When a team isn’t winning, all a sports fan wants is hope.
Hope was on full display in a San Antonio bar Tuesday when the Spurs won the draft lottery, which means phenom Victor Wembanyama.
I’m not sure the Spurs’ winning an NBA title would get this reaction. Everything about this video is perfect. The buildup, the tension, the payoff.

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After the defending NBA champion Warriors were dispatched by the Lakers in the West semifinals, coach Steve Kerr addressed why he believed Golden State fell short of defending its championship.
Just days removed from Kerr saying the Warriors had maxed out their potential and weren’t a championship team, the longtime coach pointed to missing trust stemming from the training camp incident between Draymond Green and Jordan Poole.
Green punched Poole during a preseason practice and the video of the incident was leaked on social media.

The National Football League is filled with massive athletes, big uglies, mountain men (you get the point). It’s generally not a league for smaller athletes, and that’s been especially true at the most important position on the field, quarterback.
When we think of the great field generals, we think of big pocket passers like Peyton Manning (6’5” and 230 pounds) or Dan Marino (6’4” and 224 pounds). The list goes on and on, and it rarely includes quarterbacks who are under six feet tall.

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Yankees-Blue Jays beef includes sticky stuff ejection, third base coach drama, and Aaron Judge’s celebrations
In the wake of Monday night’s game between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays — and the escalating war of words following the Aaron Judge side eye heard around the world — baseball fans probably expected to see some strange things when the two teams squared off on Tuesday night in Toronto.
If so, the game lived up to expectations.

The title-favorite Celtics open up the Eastern Conference Finals at home Wednesday night against the Heat.
This has been a common playoff matchup in the last few years as Boston and Miami met on this stage in 2022 and 2020. The two teams split those meetings, though neither went on to win the championship. The Celtics, who finished with the second-best regular-season record in the league, have faced quite a bit of resistance so far in the postseason from the Hawks and 76ers while the Heat, who entered the playoffs as the No.

Spurs fans quite literally won the lottery Tuesday night when they learned they’d get the top pick in June’s NBA draft—essentially locking up France’s Victor Wembanyama. And on Wednesday morning, former San Antonio champion and France native Tony Parker shared quite a throwback of the 19-year-old phenom. 
“Yesss he’s going to the Spurs!!! So proud of you,” Parker said in a tweet. 
Parker posted a picture of what appears to be a very young Wembanyama wearing Parker’s No. 9 Spurs jersey.

EA Sports plans to release a college football game for the first time in over a decade next summer, and the company now has big news that directly affects the playing experience of the game.
Virtual likenesses of actual players will be in the game, the company told ESPN on Wednesday. EA Sports has contracted with OneTeam Partners to “facilitate collegiate athletes’ names and likenesses” into the game, which was a key issue affecting the company’s ability to relaunch the franchise.
The partnership allows all eligible FBS players to opt in and have their likenesses in the video game.

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Will Spoelstra go zone? Do the C’s keep Butler out of the lane? We dive into some potential defensive strategies for each team
The NBA Playoffs are like a giant game of chess, with tactical strategies being levied both ways throughout the course of a best-of-seven battle. The final four teams standing all have a good amount of versatility on offense and defense; they can win a game in a variety of ways.