Golden State and Cleveland didn’t always play their best basketball in the first round, but they’re favorites for a reason, and another finals match-up looks likelyThe game was almost over before it ever really began. Seven minutes into game four in Portland on Monday night, the Warriors built a 30-7 lead over the Trail Blazers – and from there, Portland never stood a chance of winning. The Warriors eventually prevailed 128-103, completing a four-game sweep that ended the Trail Blazers’ season. Related: 'That was unbelievable': Warriors score 45 in first quarter to sweep Blazers Continue reading...
As Manchester United mourned the loss of their top scorer, those in Major League Soccer were contemplating what it meant for themThe sight of a player suffering suffering a season-ending injury is always a desperate one, particularly when the player in question is of Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s quality. Indeed, the Swede will take no further part in the 2016-17 campaign, picking up a cruciate knee ligament injury that could sideline him until 2018. But as Manchester United mourned the loss of their top scorer, those in Major League Soccer were contemplating what it meant for them.Ibrahimovic has been heavily linked with a move Stateside, with recent reports claiming Los Angeles FC have offered the striker a deal worth $6.4m a year...
As he showed at the White House, Gronk comes across as the ultimate bro, but he’s an incredibly shrewd self-promoter – and the league’s finest tight endThe Patriots went to Donald Trump’s White House on Wednesday for a visit that seemed fraught with controversy from the moment the team sealed its Super Bowl comeback against the Falcons. There were questions about who would and would not attend the event, and for what reasons. There was talk about the close relationship between the president and Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. And there was just the thought of Trump and the Patriots sharing the South Lawn stage together, providing a visual nightmare to the millions of Americans who despise them...
The descent and death of the former NFL star showed us that we can never really know those who live their lives under the public gazeOn a gloomy late spring morning in 2013, Aaron Hernandez gave his final football interview. It came at the end of a mini-camp practice on the day the New England Patriots signed his college quarterback Tim Tebow. And Tebow’s arrival had caused an immense stir. As the workout ended and Hernandez walked off the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium, he was engulfed by a throng of reporters.Hernandez seemed polite enough as he stood holding his silver Patriots helmet, answering questions about Tebow. But he seemed impatient. His responses were short, and strangely devoid of insight...
The East’s top-seeds are already down 0-2 in their opening round series against the unimpressive Chicago Bulls, and have lost home court advantage It took the Boston Celtics the full 82 game season to secure home court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs and exactly two games to lose it. With their 111-97 loss at TD Garden on Tuesday night, the Celtics fell to 0-2 in their opening round playoff series against the Chicago Bulls. It marked only the second time a No1 seed has dropped their first two games against a No8 seed since the development of the current NBA playoff system.Things felt a lot different for the Celtics just a week ago as they secured the best record...