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Spoelstra gets win No. 600, Heat top Spurs Erik Spoelstra got a milestone win, and it didn’t come easily. Jimmy Butler scored 29 points, Bam Adebayo scored 21 and the Miami Heat went on a 17-0 run in the second half before hanging on late to beat the San Antonio Spurs 116-111 on Wednesday night. The Canadian Press MIAMI — Erik Spoelstra got a milestone win, and it didn’t come easily. Jimmy Butler scored 29 points, Bam Adebayo scored 21 and the Miami Heat went on a 17-0 run in the second h...

Erik Spoelstra gets win No. 600 as Heat top Spurs Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra gestures during the second half of an NBA basketball game. (Marta Lavandier/AP) | April 28, 2021, 10:56 PM April 28, 2021, 10:56 PM MIAMI -- Erik Spoelstra got a milestone win, and it didnt come easily. Jimmy Butler scored 29 points, Bam Adebayo scored 21 and the Miami Heat went on a 17-0 run in the second half before hanging on late to beat the San Antonio Spurs 116-111 on Wednesday night. It was the 600th ...

Former-Black Bears To Play For Boston Teams Jeremy Swayman became the ninth former-UMaine hockey player to suit up for the Bruins when he made his NHL debut Tuesday night with a stellar 40-save win. That got me thinking. Who are the other former-Black Bears to turn out for Bostons pro teams? After many hours of research Ive compiled the rest of the list, which includes eight Black Bears turned Bruins, four Black Bears turned Patriots and Red Sox and even the first-ever Black Bear to go pro in a...

Indiana snapshot: Single-class tourney still looms large By MICHAEL MAROT Associated Press April 3, 2021 — 1:08am Text size Copy shortlink: INDIANAPOLIS — Bill Butcher and Bobby Plump grew up a generation apart ...

COMING SOON HBO is going back in time for an upcoming, currently untitled drama series following the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties. The series is based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s. Adam McKay ( Succession, Q: Into the Storm) is executive-producing, as well as directing the pilot episode. Adrien Brody, John C. Reilly, Jason Segel, Sa...

Indiana snapshot: Single-class tourney still looms large By MICHAEL MAROTApril 3, 2021 GMT FILE - Hinkle Fieldhouse is shown in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game between Butler and Marquette in Indianapolis, in this Jan. 18, 2014, file photo. Hinkle Fieldhouse is one of six venues hosting NCAA Tournament games later this week. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) FILE - Hinkle Fieldhouse is shown in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game between Butler and Marquette in I...

March 9, 2021 14 Finalists for Class of 2021 Election Chris Bosh, Paul Pierce, Jay Wright and Lauren Jackson Among First-Time Finalists   SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (March 9, 2021) – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame today announced nine extraordinary players and five exceptional coaches as finalists from the North American and Women’s committees to be considered for election in 2021. A first look at the list of finalists was provided by The Jump on ESPN, hosted by Rachel ...

Mar 6, 2021 On the same evening in February 1988 that Michael Jordan outdueled Dominique Wilkins in one of the NBA’s great slam dunk competitions, fans in Chicago Stadium witnessed a number of other basketball stars in action. Celtics greats John Havlicek and Dave Cowens took the floor alongside fellow Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson. Rick Barry, another multi-time All-Star and Hall of Famer, headlined an opposing team that featured notables like Doug Collins and Jerry Sloan. “The one thing I...

Photo/Paul Vathis/AP Photo Wilt Chamberlain makes history as he is the first and last NBA player to score in the triple digits. It was once said that art is long and life is short. So it is with sports records: records set over long tracts of time—and not merely over months or a year—are often more impressive than records of short duration. The greatest marks aren’t merely the ones most cited in tavern talk or on sports radio. Joe DiMag...

The GOAT conversation has widely come down to Michael Jordan and Tom Brady. But NBA legend Bill Russell wants in on the conversation too.