Ahead of Game 2 between the Heat and Raptors on Thursday night, Lowry passed right by a Toronto security guard who put his hand out expecting the traditional fist bump in return. MORE: Ranking the worst NBA playoff chokes of all time MORE: Lowry went right back onto court after Game 1 loss OK, this probably wasn’t intentional, but Lowry still owes that man a fist bump or secret handshake....
It’s been 18 years since Kyle Petty’s son, Adam, was killed during practice for a NASCAR race at New Hampshire International Speedway. Just 19, Adam died on May 12, 2000, only weeks after running in his only Cup race, a debut that had made the Petty family the first four-generation family in NASCAR. Adam Petty’s fatal crash came five weeks after his great-grandfather, Lee Petty, died, so it’s understandable that this time of year is just different for the family....
Kingsbury, who also is in his first season as an NFL coach, said it’s hard to read what’s going through Murray’s mind since he’s naturally a more reserved person. “That’s what he is and who he is. I guess he thought he was going to be here his entire life, so it’s just the next step for him,” Kingsbury said, via ESPN. “I’ve said it all along: He’s a rookie quarterback in the NFL starting Week 1....
The Cavaliers dealt the Kings a 120-100 loss, snapping a two-game losing skid for the defending Eastern Conference champs. Irving continued his solid stretch, scoring 32 points and dishing out 12 assists for the Cavs. The fifth-year NBA vet has steadily been regaining the All-Star form he developed before fracturing his kneecap in last season’s NBA Finals. MORE: NBA League Pass alert: This week’s best games The former Duke star has had a strong five-game stretch, averaging better than 25 points while shooting 50 percent or better four times....
The greatest starting-5 of the LA Lakers in the 21st century At the beginning of the 21st century, the LA Lakers were the most dominant dynasty in the league as it won three consecutive championships from 2000-2002. Kobe Bryant helped the franchise add two more banners by leading the Lakers to back-to-back chips in 2009-2010. After a dry spell during the 2010s, the LA Lakers were once again back to winning ways in 2020 under the leadership of LeBron James....
Hardik has tick-marked all the boxes required to make it to at the highest level as an all-rounder, the kind India had been searching since long. Amidst all this, there was a senior Pandya, silently waiting in the wings for his moment to come. Yes, we are talking about Krunal Pandya, the batting all-rounder who plies his trade for Baroda and the Mumbai Indians. HOW THE FORTUNES CHANGED? Krunal hogged the limelight in his first stint itself with the Mumbai Indians in 2016, bagging a contract worth 2 crores, and has now carved a niche for himself as a limited-overs specialist....
Kubica returned to the top level of motorsport in 2019 after eight years away, having suffered a massive rallying crash in 2011 that left him with a partially severed arm. The Pole partnered George Russell for an uncompetitive Williams car, Kubica claiming their sole point of the season as the team almost exclusively occupied the back row. Outqualified by Russell at all 21 races, Kubica was replaced by Nicholas Latifi at Williams for 2020....
Kucherov tied the Tampa Bay single-season points record with a pair of assists to lead the Lightning to a 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. Kucherov’s two points give him 108 on the season to tie the single-season mark set by Vincent Lecavalier in the 2006-07 season when he finished with 52 goals and 58 assists. “I just try to work on my game every day and see what happens,” Kucherov said....
Kucka started 23 Serie A matches last season as Milan finished sixth in the table and missed out on European qualification, but was cleared to join the Turkish Super Lig side by coach Vincenzo Montella. Milan have signed seven players since the end of last season, the arrivals of Andrea Conti, Andre Silva, Hakan Calhanoglu, Mateo Musacchio, Ricardo Rodriguez, Franck Kessie and Fabio Borini pushing Kucka towards the exit door....
Kumar Sangakkara’s historic effort of 424 runs in the second and final Test in Chittagong against Bangladesh has seen him jump five places to second in the latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen. Sangakkara rewrote the history books with his knocks of 319 and 105 in either innings of the Chittagong Test. He became only the second player in history to score a triple hundred and hundred in the same Test....
Kuroko’s Basketball, released in 2012, surpassed its basketball counterpart, Slam Dunk, a classic show in the nineties. The anime starred intense matches between Seirin High and the Members of the Generation of Miracles. On the other hand, Haikyuu!! is a newer sports anime with a volleyball punchline; it revolves around Karasuno’s Volleyball team and their aspirations to be the best while leveraging on the Hinata-Kageyama unpredictable attacks. RELATED: Kuroko’s Basketball: Best Players In The Anime, Ranked...
Angle noted that he’s still with TNA and that the company “was doing really well.” He said that he’s been with TNA for seven years because of his strenuous WWE schedule. He talked about how tough pro wrestling is, and noted that the ring is made out of plywood and it takes its toll on your body. He talked about breaking his neck five times, but said that his neck has been fine for nine years....
Kvitova and Kerber had claimed six wins apiece in their previous 12 meetings and it was the fifth seed who edged in front in the head-to-head with a 6-4 6-1 win on Thursday following frustrating rain delays. Two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova claimed five titles to return to the top 10 in the rankings last year and looks in good shape to make her presence felt at the Australian Open after toppling Kerber in impressive fashion....
Ukraine has accused Russian forces of capturing mayors in Dniprorudne and Melitopol in recent days, sparking concerns that additional mayors could be kidnapped next, including the mayor of the country’s capital city. Klitschko, who was a highly regarded world heavyweight boxing champion before entering politics, insisted during a Fox News interview on Monday that any Russian soldiers who hope to capture him would find that their task was “not easy....
The Blackhawks on Tuesday released to the public a detailed 107-page document following a four-month independent investigation that described the incidents that occurred in 2010, and the lack of an investigation by the Blackhawks organization at that time. It also announced that anyone directly involved was no longer with the team. Only general manager Stan Bowman — who “stepped aside” on Tuesday — and hockey operations senior vice president Al MacIsaac were still with the club....
It was another dominant performance for Busch, who now has 77 victories in NASCAR’s second-level national series. Although challenged late by Kyle Larson, Busch led 119 of 163 laps in the Heads Up Georgia 250. He started the race as fastest qualifier. MORE: Cup champions | Sunday’s starting lineup | Kyle’s inspection problem Cup drivers held four of the top five finishing positions in the race. The best among Xfinity drivers was Busch teammate Erik Jones, who was third....
The record-setting win wouldn’t be quite that easy. After the red flag for rain, NASCAR restarted the race, rather than calling it. Five laps later, after parrying a determined charge from former series champion Johnny Sauter, Busch took the checkered Saturday’s Ultimate Tailgating 200, earning his 52nd victory and breaking a tie for most all time with NASCAR Hall of Famer Ron Hornaday Jr. “It means a lot,” Busch said....
Rittenhouse is charged with fatally shooting two people and injuring another in Kenosha, Wisconsin on August 25 during the protests related to the death of Black man Jacob Blake. His attorneys claim his intention was to protect the city and provide medical care to those hurt in the demonstrations. The new bond agreement states that Rittenhouse cannot possess or drink alcohol and he cannot possess firearms. He’s also forbidden from knowingly having contact with people or groups know to “harm, threaten, harass or menace others on the basis of their race, beliefs on the subject of religion, color, national origin, or gender....
“Hey @instgram why did you disable my account again?!” Rittenhouse wrote on Twitter Friday morning. “Instagram, I did nothing wrong. Why can’t I use my account?!” he added, sharing screenshots of his disabled account. It came after the Kyle Rittenhouse Legal Fund, also known as FreeKyleUSA, on Monday published links to Rittenhouse’s official Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok accounts “to put a stop to all the fake #KyleRittenhouse social media accounts....
Zane Gonzalez’s field goal secured a dramatic 37-34 overtime victory for the Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on Sunday. The Seahawks — led by MVP candidate Russell Wilson — were 27-17 in front at half-time and 34-24 up heading into the final three minutes of the fourth quarter, but they were unable to hang on to move to 6-0. Murray threw for 360 yards and three touchdowns with an interception on 34-for-48 passing, while the quarterback also recorded 67 rushing yards and a touchdown on 14 carries....
