Battling the elements, Mike Trout crushed a hanging slider from Jakob Junis 439 feet to left field for a two-run home run that gave the Angels a 4-0 lead, en route to their 5-3 victory over the Royals on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium.
Draymond Green downplayed the Warriors’ poor regular-season finish, saying after Saturday’s Game 1 win, “We’re a championship ballclub.”
The 33-year-old has never lost a first-round series or the first game of an opening series in his career across 13 seasons. And he will hope to maintain that excellent record when the Cavs face the Pacers in Game 1 – with James having not even lost a first round clash since playing for Miami Heat in
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Kevin Durant helped the defending champions get defensive in a hurry, finishing with 24 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the Golden State Warriors returned to their old dominant selves at playoff time to beat the cold-shooting San Antonio Spurs 113-92 on Saturday. Durant
Steve Kerr, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, JaVale McGee, Klay Thompson and Manu Ginobili discuss Golden States’ defense in Game 1 of the Western Conference series between the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors.
HOUSTON – Timberwolves four-time All Star Jimmy Butler didn’t bite after practice Saturday. Then he did. Houston reporters wanted him to wax nostalgic about his hardscrabble childhood growing up in nearby Tomball, Texas, before his Wolves play their first playoff game in 14 years, Sunday against
Celtics coach Brad Stevens has a simple way of defending The Freak as Boston opens its first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday at TD Garden. “We’ll have to guard him with everybody on our team,” Stevens said when talking about the challenge of handling Giannis
Prior to the start of Alabama spring practice, junior Jalen Hurts and sophomore Tua Tagovailoa were expected to battle it out for 15 practices in the most anticipated position battle in college football this season. That battle has yet to begin, however, after Tagovailoa broke a bone in his hand during Alabama’s first practice and soon had surgery. According to coach Nick Saban, Tagovailoa suffered another setback during Friday’s practice, which will delay the battle even further. With one week to go prior to Alabama’s spring game, it’s safe to say that the actual battle just isn’t going to happen … until the summer. That throws a wrench in the works for an Alabama staff that, had Tagovailoa’s
Word of the Sixers’ ceremonial bell ringer typically leaks out at. But not on Saturday, and with good reason. By Matt HaughtonÂ
Draymond Green downplayed the Warriors’ poor finish to the regular season, saying after Saturday’s Game 1 win over the Spurs, “We’re a championship ball club. We know what it takes this time of year in order to win.”
