SIGN UP TO WATCH EVERY GAME ON NBA LEAGUE PASS: U.S. and U.K. | All other countries With 6:43 remaining in the fourth quarter, the game had to be paused after the rim was uneven following a ferocious dunk for Celtics center Robert Williams. Williams threw it down off the alley-oop dime from Jaylen Brown with 8:06 remaining in the quarter, with the game continuing for a few more possessions before the officials intervened....

The Celtics and Bucks are on a collision course after steamrolling their respective first-round opponents. The Celtics were the only team to pull off a sweep in the first round, defeating the Brooklyn Nets in a shocking four-game fashion. Toward the back end of the season, once it became clear that the Nets would be a Play-In Tournament team and a potential first-round matchup for one of the top two seeds, teams began to position themselves away from that possible matchup....

The Celtics are clearly playoff-tested given what they went through against the Bucks, overcoming a 3-2 deficit and winning Game 7 emphatically. Boston now moves on to see the Heat, who have been waiting since their dismantling of the eroding Sixers. LATEST NBA BETTING TRENDS: Odds | Over/Unders | Expert picks Boston opens as the favorite to win the series (-175 on FanDuel), but the Heat certainly won’t make it easy on them....

Most of the time, central canal stenosis is age-related, and it is usually progressive, worsening over time. The Spinal Canal Is Where It All Happens The spinal canal is a long tunnel down the center of your vertebral column. Your spinal cord, often described as the cord, is located inside this tunnel. The spinal cord is a key part of the central nervous system, which is comprised of the cord and the brain....

John Earnest, 22, a former nursing student, entered the plea with the San Diego Superior Court to avoid the death penalty, agreeing to serve the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. Sentencing with the San Diego County district attorney’s office is scheduled for Sept. 30. Under federal prosecution, Earnest may still face the death penalty. The U.S. attorney’s office may seek capital punishment, but the decision has not been made yet....

Of course it would be no surprise if anyone from the group of Kansas, Michigan State, Kentucky or Duke were to claim the 2014 NCAA championship and add to its rich basketball history. In order for that to happen, though, even the winners from Tuesday night’s terrific event at the United Center will have to process what they learned and progress from here.
“It’s a big win for us,” coach Tom Izzo said, after No....

MORE: Seven overrated UCL players | Five greatest soccer hairstyles The Uruguay international started his professional career at Nacional before joining Groningen in the summer of 2006, but it was at Ajax that he really made a name for himself. Unsurprisingly, Suarez’s time in Amsterdam both started and ended in controversial fashion. After netting 10 goals in 29 Eredivisie appearances for Groningen, Ajax was keen to lure the attacker to the Dutch capital....

The match was one they utterly dominated in terms of possession, yet they can consider themselves lucky to have won. The Bavarians have found their goalscoring form domestically after their slow start to the season going forward, and they signaled their intent to camp outside the CSKA box and wait for an opening in the resolute Russian back line to appear. The opener seemed inevitable. The hosts were being strangled and Arjen Robben and Mario Gotze had already gone close by the time the 22-year-old danced through the defense and was felled in ungainly fashion by Mario Fernandes....

Every FBS conference has a championship game now, and that will help fill in the New Year’s Day Six bowl puzzle, too. With that in mind, here is a primer for championship weekend, and a reason to watch all 10 games: Pac-12: Utah (9-3) vs. Washington (9-3) When: 8 p.m., Friday TV: FOX Reason to watch: The Pac-12 will not have a Playoff team, but this a matchup between two sound teams with the Rose Bowl at stake....

According to ESPN, Parsons will make his debut Tuesday in a home matchup with the Nuggets. MORE: Top 15 small forwards in 2016-17 Parsons was recovering from knee surgery suffered in March but is ready to make his first Memphis start after spending his first five seasons in Texas with the Rockets and Mavericks. The small forward averaged 13.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists last season with the Mavs....

Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Georgia have combined for 23 of 28 possible College Football Playoff appearances, and those teams dominated the 2021 preseason rankings. That won’t change too much in Week 3. All of those schools except the Irish are in the top 10 in the Associated Press poll (ND is at No. 12), but that wasn’t the underlying theme of Week 3. BENDER: Week 3 takeaways, from Alabama’s close call to a ‘White Out’ classic and more...

The Brazilian side saw almost their entire first-team perish in a harrowing plane crash back in 2016, as they travelled to take on Atletico Nacional for the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final in Medellin. Messi double gives Barca win In a wonderful gesture of solidarity Nacional insisted their opponents be awarded the title, while many Brazilian teams offered free loan players in order to rebuild the shattered squad....

The World Poker Tour hosted the Five Diamond World Poker Classic as Chicago star pro Mohsin Charania (GPI#94) added a second WPT title to his credit, winning $1,177,890 just over a year after his win at the WPT Grand Prix de Paris in France. Charnia disposed of rising star Garrett Greer (GPI#168) heads-up for the title after each player agreed to a deal, assuring that each player would love Las Vegas a millionaire....

Williams’ latest leaping grab sealed the Chargers’ 19-16 win over the Broncos in Week 16 in the form of an interception. Denver was lined up to throw a Hail Mary pass, so Williams was inserted to line up along the goal line and use his athleticism to seal the win. When Drew Lock chucked the ball down the field, Williams was waiting. MORE: Dwayne Haskins’ benching caps rough week...

James, a standout at Florida State who went 17th overall in the 2018 draft, was apparently leaving an Italian restaurant on Sunset Boulevard with his uncle on the night of June 23 when two black men approached them. The men reportedly pointed guns at James, demanding their jewelry. MORE: Five under-the-radar rookies to watch According to a warrant obtained by TMZ Sports, one of the men took James’ chain off his next; the other man took his Rolex....

As developers continue to fight to be noticed on platforms like Apple and Google, predatory publisher contracts have put these talented developers in bad spots. “[Adam Flanders and I have] seen the formation of the industry back in its heyday and watching it explode in popularity, but we’ve always kind of been waiting for the other shoe to drop,” Kevin Flynn, co-founder of Mobile Game Partners told Newsweek. “When are things going to equalize?...

The former Buffy and Angel star, 51, accused her union, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, of an “egregious failure” on Wednesday. She wrote on Twitter: “Got news I was dropped fr my healthcare after 28 years of paying into it + quarterly Union dues. I did not make enough money fr 7/20-6/21 to qualify for our revised benefits program.. DURING THE PANDEMIC, when most of industry was shutdown....

But the big takeaways weren’t particularly shocking for us at FREE THE WORK, an organization working to connect underrepresented creators with entertainment industry opportunities. Admittedly, the Venice Film Festival has changed by leaps and bounds. We saw a jury filled with entertainment leaders from across the globe, with South America and the MENA/SWANA region represented. Small steps, but these represent significant strides forward. But for every promising step forward, we’ve taken leaps back....

In a captivating interview with Sports on Earth, the outspoken Barkley discussed a recent string of violence in Philly and his experienced purchasing multiple weapons. As usual, his commentary was compelling. PHOTOS: When sports and politics collided full force Asked about a recent rash of violence in Philadelphia where six people died due to violent circumstances, including Dion Waiters’ brother, Barkley offered this: “I just thought it was a typical day,” Barkley told SoE....