BOSTON — After blowing a colossal lead in a gut-busting loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, the Celtics continued to give fans heart palpitations Saturday night against LA’s other team — the Clippers. The C’s saw a 28-point first-half lead disappear, and ultimately fell 123-112 at TD Garden. To add on, the Celtics lost Kyrie Irving for the second half because of a right knee strain. He finished with 14 points. Gordon Hayward led the Celtics with 19 points. Montrezl Harrell had 21 while Danilo Galinari had 19 for the Clippers. The Celtics move to 35-21 with the loss, while the Clippers climb to 31-26 with the with.
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Messi inspires Barcelona through to quarter-finals
Lionel Messi scored two and set up another for Ousmane Dembélé as Barcelona booked a quarter-final spot in style. In his first outing since the birth of his third child, Messi struck the first blow after just 127 seconds at the Camp Nou, firing between Thibaut Courtois' legs from an impossible angle. The die was cast.Messi soon turned provider, teeing up Dembélé for the former Dortmund striker's first goal in a Barcelona shirt. To their credit, Chelsea rose of the canvas after both blows, and almost countered when Marcos Alonso's free-kick struck the post just before half-time.It was Messi, night,
UFC 220 Results: Daniel Cormier, Stipe Miocic Defend Championship Belts
BOSTON — Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic showed why they are champions in the City of Champions on Saturday night at UFC 220. Cormier knocked out Volkan Oezdemir in the second round to defend the light heavyweight title and Stipe Miocic defeated Francis Ngannou via unanimous decision to defend the heavyweight title for a record third time in a wildly entertaining night of mixed-martial arts at TD Garden. In the heavyweight title fight, Ngannou and Miocic traded blows in an extremely scintillating first round. However, it appeared Ngannou tired out after trying to land a series of his trademark knockout blows during the first round. Miocic was succ... NESN.com
Super Bowl Banner Ceremony Shouldn’t Be Distraction For Patriots In Opener
It will be an exciting night Thursday when the New England Patriots kick off the 2017 NFL season with a matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. But before the opening whistle blows, there will be some business to take care of at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots will unveil their fifth championship banner to commemorate the team’s thrilling win over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI. While there certainly will be pomp and circumstance in Foxboro, Mass. on Thursday, head coach Bill Belichick’s all-business style should keep his team level-headed amid the festivities. To hear NESN’s Marc James and Jermaine Wiggins break down what to expect fr... NESN.com
UFC 212 Results: Max Holloway Obliterates Jose Aldo To Win Featherweight Title
Share this: Max Holloway stunned everyone in Rio de Janeiro — especially Jose Aldo. Holloway clubbed Aldo repeatedly during Round 3 of their featherweight bout at UFC 212 Saturday night en route to a third-round TKO. “Blessed” used a flurry of punches to knock Aldo onto his back, before jumping onto Aldo and pummeling the hometown favorite. Holloway relentlessly drilled Aldo, who was unable to shake the challenger off him. The referee called the fight at the 4:13 mark of the third round, making Holloway the undisputed featherweight champion. Holloway, who hasn’t lost a fight since Conor McGregor defeated him 2013, was confident from the opening bell. Round 1 was a cautious beginning for both fighters as neither wanted to open up to give the other
Higuaín on landing knockout blows for Juventus
Gonzalo Higuaín's first UEFA Champions League knockout goals since 2013 were the difference between Juventus and Monaco in the first leg of the semi-finals at Stade Louis II. For a player of his calibre, a record of only two goals in 24 knockout games prior to Wednesday night's heroics was a statistical anomaly. Doubling his career tally of knockout strikes in the 2-0 win at Monaco was an eloquent response to those who doubted whether it would ever happen for him in the tournament's latter stages.The Argentinian international, who had last scored in a knockout game for Real Madrid against Galatasaray in the 2013 quarter-finals,
United and Ajax strike blows, Schalke suffer late
SCHALKE v AJAX Darmstadt 2-1 Schalke (Vrancic 11, Jérôme Gondorf 90+3; Coke 75)There was late misery for Schalke as Markus Weinzierl's men slipped to a third defeat in four matches in all competitions following a last-gasp winner for Bundesliga bottom side Darmstadt. The Royal Blues looked good for at least a point when Coke headed in his first goal for the club on 75 minutes, but Thilo Kehrer was dismissed soon after and the hosts had the final word.Ajax 5-1 Heerenveen (Viergever 24, De Ligt 32, Klaassen 42, Dolberg 68pen, Neres 83; Ghoochanneijhad 8)Ajax took their tally to 1... UEFA.com - News