Day: May 20, 2017

Warriors vs. Spurs odds 2017: San Antonio rare home underdog in Game 3 on SaturdayWarriors vs. Spurs odds 2017: San Antonio rare home underdog in Game 3 on Saturday

The San Antonio Spurs will try to fight their way back into the best-of-seven Western Conference Finals with a Game 3 win over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. The San Antonio Spurs are 2-5 straight up and 3-4 against the spread in their last seven games against the Golden State Warriors. The

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Wright: Jonathon Simmons’ impossible NBA dream coming trueWright: Jonathon Simmons’ impossible NBA dream coming true

Michael C. Wright ESPN Staff Writer Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Follow on Twitter SAN ANTONIO — Clutching a Sharpie at an Academy sporting goods on a balmy Sunday, San Antonio Spurs rookie guard Jonathon Simmons squinted carefully

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NBA playoffs: Cavs’ blowout of Celtics changes American history … in WikipediaNBA playoffs: Cavs’ blowout of Celtics changes American history … in Wikipedia

Forget everything you learned about the Boston Massacre in school. It did not happen in 1770, and did not involve a confrontation between colonists and the British Army. According to Wikipedia, the Boston Massacre involved LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers dealing the Boston Celtics a 130-86 whipping

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End to End: Will prospective youth movement result in more scoring depth?End to End: Will prospective youth movement result in more scoring depth?

Throughout the offseason, we’ll ask questions about the Flyers to our resident hockey analysts and see what they have to say. Going End to End today are CSNPhilly.com producers/reporters Tom Dougherty, Jordan Hall, and Greg Paone. The topic: Will prospective youth movement result in more scoring depth?​ Dougherty One of the main criticisms of coach Dave Hakstol has been his lineup decisions. Specifically dressing Chris VandeVelde 97.6 percent of the Flyers’ games the last two seasons. Yes, we’re talking about the third and fourth lines today. I touched on this when we evaluated Hakstol’s second season as the Flyers’ head coach. I don’t think Hakstol dressed the best possible lineup on a nightly

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Marc-Andre Fleury’s impact on Penguins evident even from benchMarc-Andre Fleury’s impact on Penguins evident even from bench

When told of the Penguins’ Game 4 starter, Marc-Andre Fleury disappeared, once again graciously relinquishing the crease to Matt Murray, Pittsburgh’s presently healthy, and always preferred, puck stopper. Having watched a championship run from the end of the bench last year when Murray surfaced from the minor leagues, and then serving as the backup this season while at the same time managing the ever-present threat of a trade proposal – which would have truly tested his team-first mentality – Fleury was called upon after warmups in Game 1 of the first round when the Penguins’ hot, upstart netminder went down with an injury. In that moment, Fleury launched an unlikely Conn Smythe Trophy bid.

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