Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets blew out Kevin Durant and the Suns in Tuesday night’s pivotal Game 5 and are now a win away from advancing to the conference finals.
Jokić, the two-time reigning NBA MVP, had another monster night for Denver, finishing with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists. His triple-double moved him ahead of Wilt Chamberlain for the most by a center in the playoffs.
Ernie Johnson gave him that news during a live postgame interview with the NBA on TNT crew and Jokić took a playoff shot at Shaq about it.
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Until Kevin De Bruyne scored a great goal to tie the match at 1-1 in the 67th minute, Manchester City fans didn’t have too much to cheer for in the team’s first-leg Champions League match against Real Madrid. That changed after the goal, however, and Erling Haaland’s dad, Alfie Haaland, celebrated accordingly.
In fact, Haaland’s dad may have cheered a little too hard.
Video showed the elder Haaland taunting Real Madrid fans at the Bernabeu after KDB’s goal.
Malik Willis’ time with the Tennessee Titans might be nearing a rapid end.
The Titans drafted Will Levis early in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft, and with Tannehill remaining on the roster for the time being, the former Liberty star might be heading for the exit.
“Malik Willis, a third-round pick last year, is the odd man out as long as Tannehill is on the roster. Levis is going to be on the team, and the Titans don’t typically keep three quarterbacks on the 53,” Fox Sports’ Ben Arthur wrote Tuesday.
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The NFL announced the games for the 2023 International Series
The NFL announced on Wednesday morning the five games make up the 2023 International Series. Fans in Europe will get a chance to see teams that made playoff appearances a season ago, teams that are hoping to get back to the playoffs, and even the defending Super Bowl Champions.
In addition, the NFL announced a pair of games in Germany. The NFL debuted a game in Germany a season ago, with a Week 10 game between the Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Munich’s Allianz Arena.
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In case you haven’t been paying attention to the Tigers (it’s O.K., no one blames you), they are 6-4 in their last 10 games and only 2.5 games behind the first-place Twins in the AL Central.
They are also only half a game behind the Guardians, who they face today at Progressive Field.
One of the most interesting stories for the Tigers this season has been the dominance of Eduardo Rodriguez. The veteran lefty has pitched to a 1.81 ERA so far (fifth-best among qualified starters) and his xERA is only 2.70.
Matt Araiza was cut by the Buffalo Bills in August 2022 one day after an allegation was made public that the punter had taken part in the gang rape of a minor while attending San Diego State.
Prosecutors in the San Diego District Attorney’s Office declined to file criminal charges, but Araiza was still facing a civil suit.
Fast-forward nearly nine months to May 2023, after Araiza lost out on his rookie season, it has now been determined that he was not present at the time of the incident that allegedly took place in October 2021.
Tom Brady played behind an abysmal offensive line and rushing attack during his rocky final season in Tampa Bay, but winning eight games was enough for the legendary quarterback to capture the lowly NFC South and receive one more postseason appearance before retiring for the second time.
With Brady gone, the NFC South entered the offseason with Tampa Bay’s Kyle Trask, New Orleans’s Taysom Hill, Carolina’s Matt Corral and Atlanta’s Desmond Ridder atop the QB depth charts across the division.
For starters, the NFC South should be much better than last year, and the division winner likely won’t be under .500 for the second consecutive season.
But it might still be the worst division in the conference—don’t expect multiple teams to clinch a playoff spot. You should, however, expect an intriguing three-team race for the NFC South crown with the Saints’ signing Derek Carr, the Panthers’ drafting Bryce Young and the Falcons’ selecting Bijan Robinson.
The 2023 NFL draft is over, and the names everyone will focus on throughout the spring and summer are those of players selected in Rounds 1 through 3. Yet the value of most drafts comes in the later rounds, when many fans have already turned off their televisions and headed out to enjoy the weekend.
We’re focused on Day 3 choices who could go from relative anonymity to key pieces for their respective teams.