NBA-leading Celtics outlast Pacers 142-138 in OT
INDIANAPOLIS: Jayson Tatum scored 31 points, including the final four in the last minute of overtime, and the Boston Celtics outlasted the Indiana Pacers 142-138 on Thursday night.
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S.C., IU, Stanford, Utah projected top women's seeds in final reveal
Two Pac-12 teams are now projected as No. 1 seeds by the NCAA women's basketball committee, which released its second and final top 16 seeding reveal Thursday. The projections were made taking into account results through Wednesday's games. Being in the top 16 is key in the NCAA women's tournament, as it allows teams to host early-round games.
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Raptors star calls out CNN anchor for butchering name on-air: ‘Pascal Shakeem is crazy’
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Report: Hawks moving quickly, in talks to hire Quin Snyder as coach
There is only so much a coach can do to change a team’s fortunes almost 60 games into an NBA season, systems are put in place and there is very limited practice time to add new wrinkles.
Russell Westbrook clears waivers to sign with Los Angeles Clippers
Russell Westbrook is now officially an LA Clippers players, having cleared waivers of his contract. With no team with any capacity left to take on the remaining $47 million he was owed on his expiring contract, Westbrook cleared the waivers and packed his bags at Utah Jazz.He signed on the dotted line for the Clippers on Wednesday and was soon on court to train with his new team.“I’m super excited. I love to play basketball and I just have a lot of fun while doing it,” Westbrook said. “I get to stay home, see the wife and the kids and take them to school in the morning. That’s a big part of my day and you know, nothing more important than that.”
Mac McClung's G-League team seeing tremendous boost in ticket sales since dunk contest
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Five names to watch as Hawks start search for next head coach
Nate McMillan wasn’t the problem in Atlanta. Maybe he wasn’t the solution with a dated offense and a less-than-ideal relationship with Trae Young — but McMillan wasn’t the root of the problem in Atlanta. For that matter, neither was GM Travis Schlenk, but he and now McMillan are out the door. This very hands-on ownership group pushed hard for the Dejounte Murray trade — over the concerns of some in the front office — then fired everyone when it didn’t work out (at least so far).