Warriors use crushing defense to claim Game 2 of Finals 12:09 AM ET Ethan Sherwood StraussESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN.com Contributes to ESPN's TrueHoop blog Hosts TrueHoop TV Live OAKLAND, Calif. -- In theory, it was going to be different this time. This wouldn’t be like last year's NBA Finals, not with the Cleveland Cavaliers so healthy, not with their … [Read more...]
What We Learned: Where Peter DeBoer is failing the Sharks
What We Learned: Where Peter DeBoer is failing the Sharks (Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend’s events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it.) It's never going to be easy for teams to figure out a way to cover Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. … [Read more...]
With Draymond Green back, Warriors look almost unstoppable
With Draymond Green back, Warriors look almost unstoppable 11:22 PM ET ESPN Stats & Information When the Golden State Warriors are going as well as they’re going and Draymond Green returns to the form he showed for much of the season, their opponents have almost no chance to win. Such was the case in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, in which the Warriors thrashed the Cleveland Cavaliers. The … [Read more...]
Mexico down Uruguay after anthem blunder
Mexico down Uruguay after anthem blunder Glendale (United States) (AFP) – Mexico defeated Uruguay 3-1 in a stormy Copa America Centenario that saw both teams finish with 10 men after a pre-match furore over a bungled national anthem. A pulsating clash at the University of Phoenix stadium in Arizona saw Mexico take all three points in the crucial Group C battle through an own goal from Alvaro … [Read more...]
Routed again: Struggling Cavs fall victim to dominant Warriors
Routed again: Struggling Cavs fall victim to dominant Warriors 2:03 AM ET Dave McMenaminESPN Staff Writer Close Cavs and NBA writer for ESPN.com Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14 and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09 Syracuse University graduate OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Cleveland Cavaliers came into the NBA Finals as a confident, well-rested team enjoying a 12-2 … [Read more...]
Little Splash, big wave: Warriors sail even with Curry, Klay quiet
Little Splash, big wave: Warriors sail even with Curry, Klay quiet OAKLAND, Calif. — The outcome of any NBA Finals game usually serves as a referendum on the performances and legacies of its stars. Whether in victory or defeat, every result communicates something about what the best players on the best teams do. Did that guy take over when needed? Did another shirk from the spotlight? And … [Read more...]
The Walk Off: Jose Fernandez outduels Matt Harvey with 14-K outing
The Walk Off: Jose Fernandez outduels Matt Harvey with 14-K outing Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. Sunday's battle of the aces between Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez and New York Mets … [Read more...]
Klay Thompson aims last shot of Game 2 at his dad, Showtime Lakers
Klay Thompson aims last shot of Game 2 at his dad, Showtime Lakers Last year, the Golden State Warriors capped a 67-win season in which they finished second in the league in offensive efficiency, first in defensive efficiency, and with top-10 all-time marks in both average margin of victory and Simple Rating System, by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the NBA championship. For an … [Read more...]
Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Treymond Green
Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Treymond Green The Cavs got their behinds handed to them during Sunday’s 110-77 blowout loss to the Warriors, and after suffering back-to-back blowout losses by a combined 48 points to the defending champs, it’s looking like the conclusion of the 2015-16 season will again end in disappointment for Mr. LeBron James. Jeff Van Gundy said it best during the Game 2 … [Read more...]
Picks of the crop: Eight Newfoundlanders taken in QMJHL draft – The Telegram
Picks of the crop: Eight Newfoundlanders taken in QMJHL draft - The Telegram Fitzpatrick, Gosse the first two players from province selected Just as there were last year, eight Newfoundlanders were selected in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft Saturday in Charlottetown, P.E.I. © Quebec Remparts photo/remparts.ca Goaltender Lucas Fitzpatrick poses with Quebec Remparts president Jacques … [Read more...]