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The NFL admitted they factored in Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” dates when scheduling the 2024 season.
Seize the Grey won the Preakness Stakes, spoiling Mystik Dan’s pursuit of winning the Triple Crown (no horse has won the Triple Crown (winning the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes) since 2018. Eighty-eight-year-old trainer D. Wayne Lukas picked up his seventh Preakness win and became the oldest trainer to win a Triple Crown race.
NBA Finals are set:
The Minnesota Timberwolves came back from a 15-point deficit at halftime to eliminate the Denver Nuggets and advance to the Western Conference finals. There, they’ll face the Mavericks, who seamlessly beat the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Indianapolis Colts destroyed the New York Knicks in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals and will now face the Boston Celtics.
Xander Schauffele finished at 21-under par to win the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club.
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Top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler was handcuffed and detained by police as he attempted to skirt traffic to enter the Valhalla Golf Club for the second round of the PGA Championship. According to reports, Scheffler was backed up in traffic (due to an unrelated accident) and tried to cut the line and bypass the police presence. The second round was apparently delayed to accommodate Scheffler.
The Boston Celtics advanced to their third straight Eastern Conference finals after eliminating the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Click here for the rest of the NBA matchups. It will be an exciting weekend of playoff games, with the Conference finals on the line.
Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is investing in sleep monitoring start-up Whoop. Ronaldo shared his advice for a good night’s sleep: do not take phone calls after 10 p.m.
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The Denver Nuggets grabbed a big win on the road against Minnesota. The series is now tied 2-2.
The Boston Celtics pulled off another win to go up 3-1 against the struggling Cleveland Cavaliers. The biggest highlight for Cleveland fans was giving former Cavs player LeBron James a standing ovation.
NBA MVP runner-up Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (SGA) led Oklahoma to a vital road win to even the series 2-2 against the Dallas Mavericks.
The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers are also tied at 2-2 in the series.
Two NFL players made a big financial splash.
The Detroit Lions will give quarterback Jared Goff a four-year contract extension worth up to $212 million. He is now the league’s second-highest-paid player.
The Tampa Bay Buccs also spent big cash by making Antoine Winfield Jr. the highest-paid defensive back. He will receive a four-year contract extension worth $84.1 million.
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Shohei Ohtani’s former friend and interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, will plead guilty to bank fraud after stealing almost $17 million from him to pay off illegal gambling debts. Tony Award-winning producer Scott Delman (“Mean Girls,” “The Book of Mormon”) is working with former Sports Illustrated reporter Albert Chen on a scripted TV series about this scandal.
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic won the NBA’s MVP award for the third time.
In NBA Playoff news:
The Dallas Mavericks evened their series 1-1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, while the Cleveland Cavaliers demolished the Boston Celtics to even their series as well.
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NBA Playoff news:
Thanks to Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns combined 54 points, the Minnesota Timberwolves destroyed the defending champion Denver Nuggets in game 2 to take a 2-0 lead in the series.
The New York Knicks game 1 win over the Indiana Pacers ended with a controversial flop and an Indiana turnover. Click here for the play.
Mystik Dan won the Kentucky Derby in a photo finish. Next up in the Triple Crown is the Preakness Stakes on May 18th and the Belmont Stakes on June 8th.
McLaren’s Lando Norris held off Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to win the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix. Norris had run 109 F1 races with eight second-place finishes until his big win on Sunday.
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Thanks to a game-high 41 points from Jalen Brunson, the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers to advance to the Conference semifinals. They will play the Indiana Pacers, who cruised past the Milwaukee Bucks. The Knicks and Pacers will face off in Game 1 on Monday at 7:30 pm ET.
Tiger Woods received a special exemption from the USGA to compete in next month’s U.S. Open. Woods also has lifetime exemptions to play in the Masters and PGA Championships until he’s 60 years old.
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In NBA playoff news, the Boston Celtics eliminated the Miami Heat (4-1), and the Dallas Mavericks have taken a 3-2 series lead over the LA Clippers.
The Philadelphia 76ers play the New York Knicks in Philadelphia tonight, and to ensure the team has more fans in attendance than the Knicks, the owners bought and distributed 2000 tickets to the fans. The tickets will be given out to first responders, community organizations, and healthcare professionals.
Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross turned down an offer of $10 billion from Ken Griffin for control of the NFL franchise, the Hard Rock Stadium, and the Formula One Miami Grand Prix.
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A few highlights from the NBA playoffs:
The NY Knicks Jalen Bronson scored a playoff-record 47 points in a 97-92 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The Knicks are now up 3-1 in the series.
Jamal Murray hit the game winner for the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 to eliminate the LA Lakers. Murray also hit the game winner in Game 2 of the series and is the only player to hit two game-winners in the final five seconds in the same series.
Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs agreed to a two-year extension worth an extra $34.25 million. The deal makes Kelce the highest-paid tight end in the NFL.
Tom Brady will be the subject of a “live and uncensored” roast on Netflix Sunday May 5th at 8:00 pm. Kevin Hart will host the all-star lineup of surprise roasters.
For more on the NBA Playoffs, click here.
No commentsOn Thursday night, the NFL held the first round of the draft where a record six quarterbacks were drafted in the first 12 picks, and the first time since 1967 that the first three players picked were quarterbacks. To no one’s surprise, former USC quarterback Caleb Williams was chosen by the Chicago Bears with the #1 pick. The Washington Commanders grabbed Jayden Daniels (QB LSU) with the #2 pick, and with the #3 pick former North Carolina QB Drake Maye will head to the New England Patriots.
Here are the top 10 picks
1. Chicago Bears (from Carolina): Caleb Williams, QB, USC
2. Washington Commanders: Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU
3. New England Patriots: Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina
4. Arizona Cardinals: Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State
5. Los Angeles Chargers: Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame
6. New York Giants: Malik Nabers, WR, LSU
7. Tennessee Titans: JC Latham, OT, Alabama
8. Atlanta Falcons: Michael Penix Jr, QB, Washington
9. Chicago Bears: Rome Odunze, WR, Washington
10. Minnesota Vikings (from N.Y. Jets): J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan
New England Patriots owner, Robert Kraft, who established the Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life at Columbia University, reacted to the latest antisemitic protests on campus by pulling his funding to the University “until corrective action is taken.”
The New York Jets traded quarterback Zach Wilson (#2 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft) to the Denver Broncos.
In NBA playoff news, the Denver Nuggets overcame a 20-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 101-99 to take a 2-0 series lead.
In other upset news, the New York Knicks were down 101-96 with under 30 seconds left in the game. The team rallied to a 104-101 win for a 2-0 series lead.
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