Several players who were on the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Opening Night roster will be watching the NBA Finals from the couch, including Isaiah Thomas. The current Los Angeles Lakers point guard was one of five players dealt by the Cavs as part of their fire sale at the trade deadline back in February. But while Thomas’ tenure in Cleveland was short-lived and reportedly very tumultuous, the two-time All-Star isn’t afraid to laugh about the situation. Mere hours before Game 1 of the Finals at Oracle Arena, Thomas posted an Instagram photo from one of his 15 games played with the Cavaliers alongside LeBron James and J.R. Smith, coupled with the capti... NESN.com
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Who’s on for a Champions League-World Cup double?
European Cup-World Cup double winners1974: Sepp Maier, Paul Breitner, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Uli Hoeness (Bayern & West Germany)1998: Christian Karembeu (Real Madrid & France)2002: Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid & Brazil) To qualify, players must have featured in both winning finals. It's an elite club which Sami Khedira so nearly joined four years ago, an injury in the warm-up preventing him from turning out for Germany in their FIFA World Cup final win against Argentina. ... UEFA.com - News
Why Stephen A. Smith Has ‘No Desire’ To See LeBron James, Cavs In NBA Finals
Skip Bayless clearly wants no part of seeing the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. Is former co-host on “First Take,” however, is a different story. The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Celtics on Friday to force an Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 on Sunday. And after the LeBron James’ virtuoso performance, Stephen A. Smith joined “SportsCenter” and not only picked the the Celtics to win Game 7, but also admitted he has no interest in seeing James and the Cavs in the NBA Finals. “I have no desire to see the Cleveland Cavaliers in the finals if all we’re going to see is the greatness of LeBron James while coupling that with the fact that
Germany’s Martinez equals UEFA finals scoring record
Shekiera Martinez's nine goals in helping Germany finish runners-up at the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship in Lithuania equals a record for a UEFA football final tournament.Having struck six goals in the group stage, only one off the record for any UEFA final tournament, the 16-year-old FFC Frankfurt striker managed a hat-trick in the semi-final with England to take her tally to nine. That equalled the record number of goals in a UEFA final tournament jointly held by Michel Platini at EURO '84 and Elena Danilova at 2005 Women's U19 EURO.Martinez, who does not turn 17 until July and has already played in three top-flight
How Jaylen Brown Can Make NBA History During Eastern Conference Finals Vs. Cavs
The Boston Celtics entered the 2018 NBA playoffs with little expectations after losing star point guard Kyrie Irving for the season due to knee surgery in March. Boston still grabbed the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, but the C’s were an afterthought when the playoffs began. That all has changed now, as the Celtics narrowly defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in Round 1 before rolling over the Philadelphia 76ers in Round 2. And after Tuesday night’s 107-94 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston now holds a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference finals. The Celtics have gotten large contributions from almost everyone on their roster ... NESN.com
Europa League final preview: Marseille v Atlético
All you need to know about the final Marseille, Atlético contest 47th final in competition No French side has won UEFA Cup/Europa League Marseille meet two-time winners Atlético Atleti won previous finals in 2010 and 2012 Possible line-ups Marseille: Mandanda; Sakai, Rami, Luiz Gustavo, Amavi; Anguissa, Sanson; Thauvin, Payet, Ocampos; GermainAtlético: Oblak; Vrsaljko, Giménez, Godín, Lucas; Koke, Saúl Ñíguez, Ga... UEFA.com - News
#WU17EURO finals: fixtures and results
DrawGroup A: Lithuania (hosts), Germany (holders), Finland, Netherlands Group B: Poland, Spain, Italy, EnglandCalendarGroup stage: 9, 12 & 15 MaySemi-finals: 18 MayFinal & World Cup play-off: 21 MayVenuesMarijampole FC Stadium, 6,581 seats (4 group matches, 1 semi-final, final)Alytus Stadium, 3,728 seats (4 group matches, 1 semi-final, World Cup play-off)Šiauliai Central Stadium, 3,000 seats (4 group matches)DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAMME Full schedule (times CET, Lithuania is one hour ahead) Gro... UEFA.com - News