4:21 PM ET Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook‘s availability for the beginning of the NBA playoffs is uncertain after an MRI revealed a strained muscle in his right quadriceps, the team announced Wednesday. Westbrook will not play in the remainder of the seeding schedule and will be reevaluated before the playoffs begin next week. The […]
Rockets unsure of Westbrook’s status for playoffs — VOICE OF THE HWY
Brad Stevens is going to find himself walking the halls of both the TD Garden and the Auerbach Center for years to come. The Boston Celtics signed the head coach to a contract extension Wednesday, the team announced. Terms of Stevens’ contact, however, were not disclosed. Stevens, 43, was named the franchise’s head coach on July…
Celtics Have Signed Head Coach Brad Stevens To Contract Extension — NESN.com
The Masters, known as much for the roars as the raw beauty of Augusta National, will be on mute this year. The club decided Wednesday there will be no spectators. That means all three majors in this year of COVID-19 will not have fans, and the silence figures to be most deafening at Augusta National…
The Masters to be played without fans at Augusta — Press Telegram
NBA players could have some family members or close friends inside the season-restart bubble with them by the end of the month.
NBA lays out plan for player guests to enter Disney bubble — FOX40
OAKLAND — Major League Baseball laid down the hammer on A’s outfielder Ramón Laureano and Houston Astros hitting coach Alex Cintrón following Sunday’s skirmish. By all accounts, it seemed fair. Laureano appealed his six-game suspension, a punishment for charging the Astros’ dugout and causing the benches to clear. Cintrón will serve his hefty 20-game suspension…
What Ramón Laureano’s suspension means for the A’s — Times-Standard
Technically, it wasn’t the longest game in NHL playoff history. Read More
TRAIKOS: Lightning needs five overtime periods to slip past Blue Jackets — Toronto Sun
BUFFALO — Bo Bichette admitted that when he first came here to the city and specifically to Sahlen Field, his expectations were low for a warm and fuzzy home feeling. Read More
Blue Jays walk it off in extras to avoid botching Buffalo debut — Toronto Sun
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Brook Lopez scored 24 points and Milwaukee beat the Washington Wizards 126-113 on Tuesday night after Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was ejected in the second quarter for headbutting Moritz Wagner. Wagner took a charge from Antetokounmpo, who didn’t like the call in what had become a physical game early on. During a break in the action with Milwaukee challenging […]
Giannis ejected, Bucks beat Wizards 126-113 — VOICE OF THE HWY
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — He had just finished scoring 61 points in a needed win for his Trail Blazers. But Damian Lillard wasn’t done. He puffed out his chest and shouted toward press row, “Put some (expletive) respect on my name!” Of course, the people actually present for Lillard’s performance probably didn’t need any…
Jubilation, anguish as race for NBA’s Western 8th seed gets as close as ever — Daily News
