Day: May 20, 2017

Cavaliers dominate woeful Celtics but LeBron misses out of MVP shortlistCavaliers dominate woeful Celtics but LeBron misses out of MVP shortlist

LeBron James scored 30 points, Kevin Love had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers steamrolled the Boston Celtics 130-86 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals and tie an NBA record with their 13th straight playoff victory. Cleveland led by 14 points after

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Whether it was hometown pressure or not, Jordan Spieth misses the cut at the Byron Nelson but says he’s not far offWhether it was hometown pressure or not, Jordan Spieth misses the cut at the Byron Nelson but says he’s not far off

IRVING — Jordan Spieth says he has never felt undue pressure to win his hometown AT&T Byron Nelson. The tournament he grew up attending at the TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas with his dad. The event in which he tied for 16th at age 16, catapulting himself into the national spotlight. The tournament with the Dallas-headquartered title sponsor that Spieth endorses. The hometown-pressure storyline seems debatable, especially now, but the look of dismay on Spieth’s face and the disgust in his voice after he shot 75 Friday and missed the Nelson cut made it clear that this wasn’t just any old day of bad golf. “I made five bogeys in the round through my first 12 holes, which is just ridiculous out here,”

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5 amazing facts from the Cavaliers’ 44-point beatdown of the Celtics5 amazing facts from the Cavaliers’ 44-point beatdown of the Celtics

The Boston Celtics told themselves they’d put forth a much better performance than their lackluster effort in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Cavaliers didn’t quite set an record for the biggest blowout in NBA playoff history. The Celtics as a team made 31.

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