After struggling in Games 1 and 2 of Boston’s first-round series against Brooklyn, Tatum exploded for 50 points in Friday night’s Game 3, guiding the Celtics to a 125-119 victory in front of an electric TD Garden crowd. The 23-year-old shot 16 of 30 from the field, 5 of 11 from beyond the arc and 13 of 15 from the free throw line, adding seven assists and six rebounds in 41 minutes....
In a first-person opinion piece published Thursday by The Boston Globe, Kanter wrote a letter detailing recent incidents in the United States stemming from his being an outspoken critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “I have been receiving death threats for years now,” Kanter wrote under the headline, “Enes Kanter: I will not be silenced over Turkey.” “This is the price I am ready to pay if this is what it takes to stand up for what I believe is right....
While Thomas was busy dropping 38 points on the Wizards — and looked a lot like Larry Bird while doing it — he acknowledged his friend Mayweather after nailing a 3-pointer. MORE: New Year’s resolutions for all 30 NBA squads Twenty of Thomas’ 38 came in the fourth quarter. Following the final buzzer, Thomas showed how good of a friend he is to Mayweather by literally giving him the shirt off his back....
Midway through the third quarter, as frustration mounted with the Celtics trailing by 28 points, Marcus Smart’s night early after the Boston guard was ejected from the game. SIGN UP TO WATCH EVERY GAME ON NBA LEAGUE PASS: U.S. and U.K. | All other countries Smart, who had received a technical foul earlier in the game, received a second after jawing with the officials, believing he was fouled as he attacked the basket....
The real estate transaction is in escrow, meaning the sale isn’t final yet final. “We’re told there are contingencies, so it’s possible it could fall apart, but we’re told so far it’s a go,” TMZ’s report said. Grousbeck, a venture capitalist, bought the Celtics in 2002 for $360 million. Forbes ranked the franchise this year as the fifth-most valuable in the NBA, valuing it at $2.2 billion. Grousbeck has been renting the estate this summer to the former president and first lady....
NBA PREDICTIONS: Can Celtics unseat the Cavs? “We’re not as good as we thought we were,” Thomas said Monday after a 123-107 loss to the Nuggets. “When we don’t come out with a sense of urgency, we’re not a good team, and that’s what happened tonight.” The Celtics started off 3-1, but dropped back-to-back games against the Cavaliers and Nuggets, giving up a combined 245 points in those games....
So here are some facts that question both narratives. While many Central American immigrants coming into the U.S. through our southern border may have been fleeing substantial violence six or seven years ago, more recent statistics bring this claim into question. In El Salvador, the homicide rate per 100,000 declined from 81 in 2015 to 36 in 2019, to 20 in 2020. In Honduras, the rate declined from 86 in 2012 to 44 in 2019, to 35 in 2020....
Rogers Redding, the NCAA’s national coordinator of officiating, told Fox Sports on Sunday that although he thinks the current replay system, in which an official on-site is in charge of rulings, is “in the big picture … in good shape,” other alternatives always will be discussed. MORE: November’s best games | 15 reasons to love college football “The conferences work to refine it," Redding said, “but then a high-profile situation like [Saturday] night happens, and it looks like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is all falling apart,’ and the reality is it’s not....
Cervical Spine Curve Every area of the spine has a curve that is formed by the positioning of the vertebral bones. The cervical spine normally has lordosis. This means that from a side view, the curve is directed towards the front of the body. The thoracic spine normally has a kyphotic curve. Kyphosis is a curve that is directed towards the back of the body when you view the body from the side....
New York’s relief contingent is loaded with reputable names and capable closers. Yet, while the trio of Aroldis Chapman, Dellin Betances and David Robertson headline the Bronx Bombers’ cache, the most valuable piece in that arsenal is a 26-year-old who started the season in the minors. MORE: 10 single-season MLB feats we’ll never see again Chad Green has become one of the most feared relievers in baseball. With a 1....
Lee Mitchell, of Bolton, U.K., was sentenced to 24 weeks in jail at Manchester magistrate’s court, the Manchester Evening News reported. He was convicted of assault, harassment and criminal damage. He was also banned from contacting the victim as part of the terms of a two-year restraining order and ordered to pay £100 ($130) in compensation to a police officer whose finger he bit, according to the newspaper. The 25-year-old, who was formerly a regional amateur boxing champion, had been in a relationship with the woman for five months when they broke up on May 1....
Barca, one of Ibrahimovic’s former clubs, visits the Parc des Princes on Tuesday, but PSG will be without its talismanic striker as he continues to struggle with pain in his left heel. The problem has kept Ibrahimovic out of PSG’s past two fixtures — a 2-0 win at Caen and a 1-1 draw at Toulouse — and coach Laurent Blanc had previously expressed hope that the Sweden captain would be fit to face his former employers....
Messi made to look human by Juve Barca won the treble in Luis Enrique’s first season. That followed a summer of intense investment, with Luis Suarez, Ivan Rakitic, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Claudio Bravo, Jeremy Mathieu and more brought in amid a flurry of activity as the club sought to rebuild after a disappointing 2013-14 season, as well as counteract the FIFA ban lying ahead. Part of the fallout for the year-long sanction saw sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta lose his job in January of 2015, but an upturn in form followed on the pitch and, ultimately, he was shown to have bought well....
Seven conference championships highlight the final weekend of the college football season. Playoff berths are on the line, and you just know there’s at least one spoiler out there. Let’s rank the conference championship games you just have to see on Friday and Saturday. 1. Georgia Tech (10-2) vs. Florida State (12-0) Reason to watch: Florida State’s 28-game win streak began with a 21-15 win against Georgia Tech in the 2012 ACC championship....
Wendy Orthman, previously the company’s global head of communications, assumed the role of general manager of global integrated brand, marketing and communications on November 3. The new job is one that was created based on her advocacy for the position, combining her previous role and that of the head marketer for the brand, a slot that was occupied by Phil York who elected to leave the company for an opportunity in Europe....
Chapecoense were forced to rebuild from scratch in 2017 after seeing almost their entire squad perish in December’s air crash in the outskirts of Medellin, Colombia. Balo sets personal goal best But with a side made up almost entirely of youngsters and loanees from fellow Brazilian sides, they were crowned the kings of Santa Catarina for the second consecutive year after beating Avai in the final. The first leg of the decider had finished 1-0 in Chape’s favour, while the return yielded the same scoreline only this time in Avai’s favour....
Brazilian football lost more than footballers, coaches and journalists that night. They were friends and cousins. They were siblings and grandsons. They were lovers. They were fathers. They were sons. They were also footballers who had shown Brazil another way. A period of big-spending on big names had seen Brazil’s big clubs woefully underperform on the biggest stage in recent years. With budgets that dwarfed neighbouring nations, Brazilian clubs should have been dominating South America, but collectively they brought little other than disappointment....
The implications of the decision will reverberate throughout baseball as enforcement of the domestic violence policy evolves. For the Yankees, in the immediate future, there is the question of how Chapman’s suspension will affect their chances of returning to the playoffs. MORE: Where disgraced athletes went wrong The strategy for New York this year is to lean hard on a bullpen power trio built to rival Motorhead. With Chapman joining Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller, the Yankees should be untouchable if they have a lead after six innings....
Pro Bowl tight end Antonio Gates told reporters on Thursday that Bosa would be “welcomed with open arms,” whenever he finally reports. Coach Mike McCoy isn’t worried about Bosa showing up out of shape, saying the two-time All-American from Ohio State has been working out. MORE: What we’ve learned — and still don’t know — about every NFL team “Everybody understands the business side,” McCoy said Thursday. “There is a business side to this, but we all understand the type of player Joey is....
