Home teams start 0-3 in the semi-finals of the NBA conference

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🏈 Tucker released: RAVENS Kicker published Justin Tucker In the midst of allegations of sexual misconduct of 16 massage therapists. The team did not recognize the charges in Monday's declaration, saying that it was a “football decision” to cut the seven times pro from Bowler.

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💔 Fatal crash kills two: Owen Jenner, 21, and Shane Richardson, 29, were Killed on Monday in an 11 bike accident During a British championship race Supersport. Another rider is in critical condition, five were treated for minor injuries and three escaped unharmed.

🏒 The islanders win the lottery: The islanders won the LNH recovery lottery on Monday After entering with the 10th best rating (3.5%) of the landing of choice n ° 1. Sharks, who entered the best dimensions (25.5%), will choose second place.

🏈 Moore suspension: Michigan should Hang the football coach Sherrone Moore for two games Due to its presumed involvement in the flight scandal of program signs. Moore could still be punished with NCAA in addition to self-imposed school penalties.

🏀 Coach of the year: Kenny Atkinson was Appointed the coach of the year NBA After leading the riders at first place during his first year of work. He beat JB Bickerstaff from Detroit (the man he replaced in Cleveland) and Ime Udoka de Houston.

🏀 NBA Playoffs: Home teams start 0-3

Thunder, riders and Celtics were the three best NBA teams this season by a considerable margin. Naturally, the three of them lost at home to start the conference semi-final tour.

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Upheavals in Gogo: The Knicks rugged with 20 points to stun the Celtics, 108-105 (OT)Monday evening in Boston. Then Aaron Gordon drained a pointer at 3 in the last seconds To finish a return of 14 points and lift the nuggets in front of the Thunder, 121-119, at OKC. This occurs one day after the Pacers beat the best classified Cavs in Cleveland.

✍️ Playful remarks:

• Historical performance: Nikola Jokić (42-22-6) exceeds The MVP finalist, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (33-10-8), joined Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O'Neal and Giannis Antetokounmpo as only players to score more than 40 points, grasp more than 20 boards and dish 5+ Assistance in a Playoff match in the NBA.

• Live by the three, die by the three: The Celtics 2024-25 made and attempted more than 3 points than any team in the history of the NBA. The deep ball was the key to many victories this season, but it was their fall on Monday, when they missed a record for the 45 three qualifiers (15 for 60) and left the knicks in the game while continuing to shoot (and miss) beyond the arc.

• “Iron Man” Ice the game: Mikal Bridges played 51 of the 53 minutes possible for the Knicks and had enough in the tank in the last seconds for Tear Jaylen Brown's balloon And win the victory. Just another day in the life of “Iron Man” of the NBA, which has not missed a match since its junior year in high school.

What do we see? This is the first time in the history of the NBA that three teams of 60+ victories have lost their first match of the same eliminatory round. And if the Warriors beat the Timberwolves this evening, it will be the first time that the four road teams have won the match 1 of the conference semi-finals.

📸 The world in photos

Toronto – William Nylander (2 goals, 1 assist) and the Maple Leafs ran to an advance of 4-1, then held a furious third-time rally to beat the panthers, 5-4, and Take an early advantage over the title champions.

Washington, DC – The draft of the NFL 2027 will be held on the National Mall in Washington, DCThe league commissioner Roger Goodell announced on Monday at the White House alongside President Trump and the owner of commanders Josh Harris. The national capital hosted the event for the last time in 1940.

New York – Lewis Hamilton (above), Jalen Hurts, Simone Biles, Joe Burrow, Serena Williams, Saquon Barkley, Angel Reese, Noah Lyles and Breanna Stewart were Among the athletes who attended the Gala Met 2025 Monday evening in Manhattan.

Leeds, England – 150,000 Leeds United fans clashed in the city center on Monday Celebrate the return of the club in the Premier League After an absence of two years. The coated restrictions refused to Leeds his celebration deserved in 2020, it was therefore the first real title parade in the city in 33 years.

🏈 Rodgers at Pittsburgh feels inevitable

Aaron Rodgers Super Bowl lonely victory came in 2011 against the Steelers. 14 years later, All signs indicate that Pittsburgh signed the veteran QBwrites Charles Robinson from Yahoo.

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Smart Money A Rodgers and the Steelers who do something just before the June mini-camp. If he withdrew unthinkable and without ceremony before kicking off the training camp, Pittsburgh always has a job of Kirk cousins ​​in his rear pocket.

It is always a breeding scenario, the Steelers do not really think of happening. Instead, the telegraph franchise a signature of Rodgers each turn. Maybe the signature arrives in days or weeks. Maybe it comes in July. Whenever it happens, it happens.

A rare event: If Rodgers signs with the Steelers, he will join Russell Wilson as the only QB in the history of the NFL to play for a team they have already beaten in the Super Bowl. Wilson's Seahawks demolished the Broncos in the Super Bowl XLVIII (2014) before Seattle translated it to Denver in 2022.

📊 By figures

⚾️ 117.9 MPH

Shohei Ohtani crushed the Home Run the hardest of the MLB season Monday in Miami, adding to his Long list of achievements at Loandepot Park. The Marlins Stadium is also the place where it raised Japan as WBC in 2023 and became the first 50/50 player in baseball last September.

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⚽️ 0 Plans

Sporting KC beat the Galaxy, 1-0, Sunday Although it does not record a single shot the whole game. Any goal of defender Maya Yoshida was enough to give Kansas City the victory and keep the champion in title Galaxy without victory for 11 games (0-8-3).

🏀 +150

Seed warriors n ° 7 are +150 Outside (via betmgm) against seeds n ° 6 Timberwolves. This is the first time that Golden State has not been favored in an eliminatory series since 2014, when they were + 170 outsider against the clippers in the first round and lost in seven games.

🏆 0 cities

Did you know that no city has never won NBA and NHL championships the same year? Los Angeles and Denver were the only hope this year, but three of their four teams (Lakers, Kings, Avalanche) have already been eliminated, which means that the drought will be at least 2026.

📺 Watchlist: blockbuster in San Siro

Inter Milan host Barcelona today (3 p.m. and, CBS) In the second stage of their semi-final of the Champions League, with the score locked at 3-3.

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Benefit in the field: Nerazzurri hope to continue their excellent form to “Fortress San Siro“Where they played 15 consecutive games in the Lossless Champions League.

More to look:

• 🏀 NBA: Pacers (1-0) at Cavaliers (7 p.m., TNT); Warriors in Timberwolves (9:30 p.m., TNT) … Golden State against Minnesota is only the third match of the 6 against 7 in the history of the NBA. *

• 🏒 NHL: Capitals Hurricanes (7 p.m., ESPN); Oilers in Golden Knights (9:30 p.m., ESPN)

• ⚾️ MLB: Padres at Yankees (7 p.m., TBS) … Michael King (4-1, 2.09 ERA) against Clarke Schmidt (0-1, 5.52 ERA).

*The other two clashes: Rockets No. 6 against Sonics No. 7 in the 1987 semi-finals (Sonics won 4-2) and Warriors No. 6 against Lakers N ° 7 in the semi-final of 2023 (Lakers won 4-2).

🏒 NHNH project trivie

Icelanders have the higher choice In the NHL recovery for the first time since 2009, when they selected player No. 1 overall?

Hint: Always active but plays for another team.

Answer at the bottom.

⚾️ Comic of the day

Newsletters are modern newspapers, so why not include comics? Take advantage of the today's “peanuts” of “peanuts”.

Trivia's response: John Tavares (now on the Maple Leafs)

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