Warriors irked as Rockets take aim at Curry's injured thumb - ESPN
HOUSTON — With about 8:21 remaining in the first quarter, Stephen Curry launched a 3 pointer with the Rockets' Alperen Sengun and Dillon Brooks flying at him.
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Wolves win third straight to eliminate Lakers in first round - ESPN
LOS ANGELES — Rudy Gobert had playoff career highs with 27 points and 24 rebounds, Julius Randle added 23 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves advanced in the NBA playoffs with a 103-96 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of their first-round series Wednesday night.
NBA offseason 2025: Draft, free agency, trade targets for 30 teams - ESPN
With the 2025 NBA playoffs underway — and the 14 lottery teams set — we're turning our attention to how every eliminated team should approach the offseason, including through the draft, free agency and trades.
Aryna Sabalenka Eases Past Marta Kostyuk Into Madrid Open Semi-Finals
Last year's runner-up Aryna Sabalenka survived a gritty Marta Kostyuk and an untimely rain interruption to complete a 7-6(7/4), 7-6(9/7) win over the Ukrainian and reach the Madrid Open semi-finals for a fourth time on Wednesday. The top-seeded Sabalenka needed 84 minutes to take the opening set before securing the win in cold, breezy conditions. Kostyuk saved a match point and broke to take the second set into a tiebreak. At 5-4 in the breaker, it started to rain and play was halted briefly to close the roof of the Manolo Santana stadium.
I asked Ruben Amorim the key question on Manchester United and he could not answer it
One counted at least five adult males clad in Liverpool home shirts at Manchester Airport on Wednesday morning. You will struggle to find many Mancunians with a good word to say about Manchester Airport but it offers more direct routes for Liverpudlians than John Lennon Airport.
Ousted Lightning concede it's Panthers' turn to rule rivalry - ESPN
If last season's Stanley Cup championship didn't already clinch it, the Florida Panthers' Game 5 elimination of Tampa Bay on Wednesday night had the Lightning conceding the «Battle of Florida» to their state rivals — for the moment.
How Manchester United should line up vs Athletic Bilbao in Europa League fixture
Manchester United take on Athletic Bilbao in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final tonight.
Slow And Easily Beaten -- Lionel Messi's Miami Project Risks Global Embarrassment
A dejected-looking Lionel Messi walked off the field in defeat on Wednesday after his Inter Miami team were exposed in emphatic fashion by a young Vancouver Whitecaps. The 3-1 loss in the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semi-final meant a 5-1 aggregate defeat to the Canadian side and no-one who watched the games would question whether the scoreline was a fair reflection of the games. A Miami team built around Messi and a slew of aging former team-mates from his Barcelona heyday -- Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba - backed up mainly by journeymen players from South America, showed their age against a Whitecaps team that was faster and sharper in all areas.