Day: January 3, 2018

Frank Ntilikina made a strong first impression on Gregg PopovichFrank Ntilikina made a strong first impression on Gregg Popovich

Gregg Popovich once started a 19-year-old point guard out of France, watching Tony Parker bloom into a six-time All-Star and a four-time NBA champion with the Spurs. The Knicks only can dream for now that Frank Ntilikina might approach that level of impact in the NBA, but the rookie point guard did make

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Isaiah Thomas makes his much-anticipated Cleveland Cavaliers and season debutIsaiah Thomas makes his much-anticipated Cleveland Cavaliers and season debut

SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick and AJ Neuharth-Keusch discuss what Isaiah Thomas’s return means for the Cavaliers and the Eastern Conference at large. Cleveland Cavaliers guard Isaiah Thomas checked into the game against the Portland Trail Blazers with 4:33 remaining in the first quarter

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Spieth starts a new year with a new status: He’s engagedSpieth starts a new year with a new status: He’s engaged

Jordan Spieth now can remember 2017 for a silver jug and a diamond ring. Spieth confirmed Tuesday that he proposed to longtime girlfriend Anne Verret, and while he kept the details to a minimum, she said yes. “It was a fantastic year,” Spieth said. The 24-year-old Texan won the claret jug with a three-shot victory in the British Open at Royal Birkdale to become the third youngest player in history with three legs of the career Grand Slam. He won the Masters and U.S. Open in consecutive majors in 2015. Were the nerves greater at Birkdale or Chambers Bay, or when he proposed? “I was probably most nervous at the British,” he said. “I was pretty confident this past winter. But yeah, it was a good

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