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NBA BOSTON (AP) – An NBA playoff-record, 41-point halftime lead. A franchise record for total points. A 13th consecutive playoff win, tying another league record. And LeBron James says the Cleveland Cavaliers can still do better. Cleveland steamrolled the Boston Celtics 130-86 to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Minutes after the NBA announced the three finalists for the MVP award – and James wasn’t among them…

Since the 2016 coup attempt, Erdogan has been effectively running a reverse coup.  Followers of Gülen have been rooted out of all levels of the state — the government claimed that 70,000 were processed as part for their involvement with the coup attempt. The government also released nearly 40,000 prisoners to make room for those arrested for their perceived roles in the coup — a group of people who…

NBA BOSTON (AP) – An NBA playoff-record, 41-point halftime lead. A franchise record for total points. A 13th consecutive playoff win, tying another league record. And LeBron James says the Cleveland Cavaliers can still do better. Cleveland steamrolled the Boston Celtics 130-86 to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Minutes after the NBA announced the three finalists for the MVP award – and James wasn’t among them…

Stan Kroenke has a 67% stake in Arsenal Arsenal majority shareholder Stan Kroenke is committed to the club in the long term, sources have told the BBC. Kroenke has shown no interest in a £1bn bid by Uzbek-born Russian Usmanov to take full control of the Gunners. It is understood the American’s ambition is to win the Premier League and make Arsenal a force in Europe. Gunners legend Ian Wright…

Former Hearts and Hibernian defender Fraser Mullen rifled in the opening goal for Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath retain their SPFL status after a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over East Kilbride. After the first leg of their play-off finished goalless, Fraser Mullen, for Beath, and Kieran Gibbons, for Kilby, netted in normal time. With no further score after 30 more minutes of play, the hosts scored all five of their spot-kicks. Liam Henderson…

Josh Bassett squeezed over in the corner under pressure from Jack Roberts in the 78th minute Josh Bassett scored a try two minutes from time as Wasps reached their first Premiership final in nine years with a thrilling victory over Leicester. Kurtley Beale helped Wasps build a 10-point lead but Peter Betham’s try saw Tigers three points down at half-time. Leicester led when Telusa Veainu dived over, and Freddie Burns’…

NBA BOSTON (AP) — An NBA playoff-record, 41-point halftime lead. A franchise record for total points. A 13th consecutive playoff win, tying another league record. And LeBron James says the Cleveland Cavaliers can still do better. Cleveland steamrolled the Boston Celtics 130-86 to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Minutes after the NBA announced the three finalists for the MVP award — and James wasn’t among them…

A new study has found that football can have a greater positive impact on the self-confidence of teenage girls than other popular sports SPONSORED CONTENT It’s official! Football is better for your health than all other popular sports. A new study conducted with over 4,000 girls and young women aged 13 and over found that football can have a greater positive impact on the self-confidence of teenage girls than other…

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NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN about a possible rematch between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, and revelations about Tom Brady’s concussions.

If you’re not a hockey fan — and we know there are a LOT of you out there — it might be a good time to reconsider. The NHL playoffs are the greatest show in sports at the moment. You certainly won’t miss anything by flipping away from the NBA. While the hoops postseason is blighted by one rout after another, the NHL is putting on a stellar show that…

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By Tim Baffoe– (CBS) On Thursday morning, Roger Ailes died. Those who say you shouldn’t speak ill of the dead are either stupid or revisionists. The creator of Fox News, Ailes was one of the worst Americans to ever smear his scat across the cultural landscape. He was a serial sexual predator and profiteer in bigotry who made the workplace nightmarish for myriad media employees who were women and/or people of…

When 24-year-old Ottawa forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau tipped a shot past New York goaltender Henrik Lundqvist with just 62 seconds left in regulation in a playoff game last month, Senators fans at Canadian Tire Center were simply overjoyed that the score was tied. But when Pageau was credited with the goal over the public-address system, several fans made sure to follow hockey tradition and throw their caps and hats on the…

While the largest universities in Cleveland are Cleveland State (16,915 students) and Case Western Reserve (11,340), Boston has several large colleges in the city or immediately outside. They include Boston University (32,158 students), Harvard (29,652), Northeastern (19,940), Boston College (14,354), UMass at Boston (17,030), Tufts (11,137) and MIT (11,331), among others.

Editor’s Note: As part of WFAN’s 30th anniversary celebration, from May 1-12, we asked you to vote on the best local sports figures over the past 30 years. Over the course of two weeks, we are revealing the top-10 vote getters. NEW YORK (WFAN) — The pressure would have been too great for many athletes, but not for Patrick Ewing. When the Knicks drafted the center in 1985, he had to live…

It’s tough to beat actual sports for entertainment. Yet television continues to try and, as is traditional in sports, success is hard-won. Actually, it’s more like Chicago sports than that: Very few succeed, and most might as well write off their entire season after just a few weeks. There will be a list here of the best scripted sports series, or at least the start of some arguments about these…

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL 6 a.m.: Fox Sports 2, continuation of coverage of Geelong at Western AUTO RACING 1 p.m.: Fox Sports 1, NASCAR Monster Energy Series, All-Star Race, practice, at Concord, N.C. 3 p.m.: Fox Sports 1, NASCAR Monster Energy Open, practice, at Concord, N.C. 4:30 p.m.: Fox Sports 1, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, North Carolina Education Lottery 200, qualifying, at Concord, N.C. 6 p.m.:…

Of tributes and tribulations. Here’s an idea: The next time the Yankees retire Derek Jeter’s number, the portrait of him on his plaque should look a little bit like him. If one didn’t know the image of Jeter appeared above his name, one could spend a week guessing who it is and not ring the bell. I thought it looked like the kids’ cartoon character Bob the Builder, one reader…