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NBA Finals G2: Knicks-Spurs Preview, Props, Prediction

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:05:04 GMT

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The San Antonio Spurs find themselves in a precarious position after blowing a 14-point lead in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

Instead of being up 1-0 and favorites to win the title, the Spurs lost the game, home-court advantage and are now series underdogs.

That said, they are a consensus 6.5-point favorite ahead of Game 2 at home on Friday night. Win, and San Anto

Texas earns back-to-back WCWS titles with G2 win vs. Texas Tech

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:55:10 GMT

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Two unearned runs in the fifth inning sparked Texas to a 4-1 win over Texas Tech on Thursday and a sweep of the Women's College World Series' best-of-three championship round in Oklahoma City.

The Longhorns added two insurance runs two innings later and Texas' pitching made it hold up. The result was a repeat of the 2025 WCWS final series in which Texas defeated Texas

Spurs own worst enemy late in Game 1 loss to Knicks

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:55:19 GMT

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SAN ANTONIO -- Five-plus minutes through the third quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, the New York Knicks' 11-game winning streak was in major jeopardy.

The Knicks missed nine of their first 10 shots in the early part of the period. They trailed the San Antonio Spurs by 14 points and were floundering.

Then something crazy happened. The Knicks fou

Teagan Kavan, Texas top Texas Tech to open WCWS finals

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:55:04 GMT

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Teagan Kavan went the distance, surrendering just three hits, and Katie Stewart kept her hot streak going as No. 2 seed Texas opened the Women's College World Series Championship Series with a 7-3 win over 11th-seeded Texas Tech on Wednesday in Oklahoma City.

In the best-of-three series, the Longhorns (52-12) need one more victor

Knicks C Mitchell Robinson appears off bench in Finals Game 1

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:19:16 GMT

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New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson, listed as questionable for Game 1 of the NBA Finals due to a hand injury, came off the bench to play against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.

He entered with 4:13 to play in the first quarter and New York ahead 14-12, replacing Karl-Anthony Towns.

Robinson had been listed as questionable for the game following surger

NBA Finals G1: Knicks-Spurs Preview, Props, Prediction

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:19:05 GMT

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The New York Knicks will begin their NBA Finals quest for a first title in 52 years as significant Game 1 underdogs at San Antonio on Wednesday night.

The Spurs, who enter as the series favorites, open at home as consensus 4.5-point favorites just hours ahead of tip-off. However, that is a full point lower at BetMGM than the 5.5 points they opened at after the series

Report: Knicks C Mitchell Robinson expected to be available for Game 1

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:55:06 GMT

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New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson fully participated in practice on Tuesday and is expected to be available for the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs, ESPN reported ahead of Wednesday night's Game 1.

Robinson is listed as questionable for the game following surgery to repair the fractured fifth metacarpal bone in his right hand. ESPN reported that he pa

Tree and acorns: Mitch Johnson, Mike Brown draw on Gregg Popovich's lessons

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:40:23 GMT

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SAN ANTONIO -- As the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks prepare to clash in the NBA Finals, the shadow of a league legend looms large over both teams' benches.

Both Spurs coach Mitch Johnson and New York head man Mike Brown spent formative time learning on the staff of retired coach Gregg Popovich, the Basketball Hall of Famer who led San Antonio to five NBA

Spurs-Thunder most-watched conference finals in 24 years

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:19:12 GMT

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The 2026 NBA Western Conference Finals, which the San Antonio Spurs won in seven games over the Oklahoma City Thunder, was the most watched conference final in 24 years, according to the league.

An average of 10.8 million viewers per game watched the series on NBC/Peacock, and San Antonio's 111-103 victory in Game 7 that eliminated the Thunder, the league's defendin

Darling Spurs, white-hot Knicks can look to NBA Cup as Finals preview

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:19:10 GMT

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SAN ANTONIO -- The Spurs are big favorites to win the NBA Finals, but observers thinking it will be an easy road are overlooking the fact that the New York Knicks beat San Antonio in the mid-December NBA Cup championship game.

The Knicks dominated the fourth quarter that night in Las Vegas and rallied for a 124-113 victory. Some Spurs have not forgotten as they enter G

Spurs embrace youth, opportunity in NBA Finals

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:19:11 GMT

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SAN ANTONIO -- De'Aaron Fox is surrounded by younger teammates and is accustomed to 'unc' treatment from his junior peers at the ripe age of 28.

Fox, acquired in 2025 from the Sacramento Kings, has helped Victor Wembanyama, Dylan Harper and the collective future of the roster blend with the tradition and winning-rich history of the five-time champion Spurs.

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Thunder GM: Roster cost rising but no pressure to cut

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:55:14 GMT

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Sam Presti built a championship roster in Oklahoma City and the bill for success came due for several foundational players last summer.

But the Thunder general manager is not planning a purge to avoid rising costs or the tax ramifications of reaching the NBA's 'second apron,' a multiplier for a level of spending woven into the Collective Bargaining Agreement to main

Cheapest ticket prices to NBA Finals at MSG soar above $4k

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:05:11 GMT

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The get-in price for tickets to the first NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden in New York in 27 years -- Game 3 on June 8 -- have soared back above $4,000 on the secondary market.

Ticket tracking service TicketData told Field Level Media that Game 2 prices 'came back down to reality' in the 48 hours after initially spiking following the Knicks clinching t

NiJaree Canady, Texas Tech blank Alabama to reach WCWS finals

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:40:28 GMT

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NiJaree Canady threw a two-hit shutout, lifting 11th-seed Texas Tech into the Women's College World Series championship series with a 2-0 win over top-seeded Alabama on Monday in Oklahoma City.

The Red Raiders (61-8) will take on second-seeded Texas (51-12) in the best-of-three championship series beginning Wednesday.

Texas Tech's walk-off HR forces elimination game vs. Alabama

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:40:27 GMT

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Mia Williams delivered a leadoff walk-off home run in the seventh inning to lift 11th-seeded Texas Tech to a 5-4 win over top-seeded Alabama in the Women's College World Series on Monday.

The Red Raiders' win set up an elimination game between the teams later Monday.

The winner will take on Texas in the best-of-three WCW

Oklahoma rallies late, stuns No. 2 Georgia Tech in regional final

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:55:06 GMT

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One day after storming back from a six-run deficit to upset No. 2 overall seed Georgia Tech, Oklahoma rallied late before Dayton Tockey's walk-off homer in the 10th inning stunned the host Yellow Jackets 8-7 in the Atlanta Regional final on Monday.

The Sooners (36-22) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning before the Yellow

Teagan Kavan, Texas shut out Tennessee, advance to WCWS finals

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:40:19 GMT

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Teagan Kavan threw a two-hit complete-game shutout to lift Texas to a 4-0 win over Tennessee in the Women's College World Series semifinals on Monday in Oklahoma City.

The Longhorns (51-12) will take on Alabama or Texas Tech in the best-of-three championship series beginning Wednesday.

Texas is in the championship series fo

Texas powers past Tennessee to force winner-take-all WCWS semifinal

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:05:09 GMT

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Citlaly Gutierrez worked into the seventh inning and Texas had 13 hits, lifting the Longhorns to a 5-2 win over Tennessee in the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.

Texas' win forces the 'if necessary' game between the two teams later Monday afternoon for a berth in the WCWS Championship Series.

The Vols trailed

One of our own: San Antonio embraces 'Wemby' ahead of NBA Finals

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:21:12 GMT

In this sun-baked Texan city, San Antonio Spurs players often bump into fans at the supermarket, mingling easily with a community that has embraced its young team, which has carried the franchise back to the NBA Finals.

The Spurs are everywhere in this city of 1.5 million people, where Latinos form a majority of the population.

The team's name adorns restaurant windows, cafes and bars.

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We love Wemby: San Antonio embraces French star ahead of NBA Finals

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:21:12 GMT

In this sun-baked Texan city, San Antonio Spurs players often bump into fans at the supermarket, mingling easily with a community that has embraced its young team,which has carried the franchiseback to theNBAFinals.

The Spurs are everywhere in this city of 1.5 million people, where Latinos form a majority of the population.

The team's name adorns restaurant windows, cafes and bars.

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Top Five Sack Artists in Bucs History

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT

The five careers that have produced the most sacks for the Buccaneers are spread out over almost the entirety of franchise history, with two Hall of Famers closely bunched at the top of the list

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The 2025 season was the 50th campaign for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the league's 27th franchise that began play in 1976. We marked the occasion with a deep dive into that rich half-century of history,

Roundup: U.S. drought adds pressure to cattle supplies as retail beef price hits record

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:45:26 GMT

SACRAMENTO, the United States, June 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. ranchers are facing mounting pressure to sell or move cattle as drought dries pasture, hay supplies and livestock water sources across major ranching regions.

Data produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture in Drought program showed that 57 percent of U.S. cattle inventory was in areas experiencing moderate drought or worse as of Tue

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Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:22:53 GMT

Woman Rescued After Allegedly Abducted By Man Posing As Cop On South Carolina Road UK Crime

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Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:35:01 GMT

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Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:01:46 GMT

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Former staffer claims sexual harassment in ethics complaint against NC insurance commissioner

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:10:24 GMT

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Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:32:28 GMT

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Paul Rowley on good effort from St Helens and jab at officials Total Rugby League

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:38:13 GMT

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