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Here’s a recap of the first of the two Conference Finals which was played out on Sunday night: (1) Indiana Pacers vs (2) Miami Heat (Indiana won 107-96 and lead series 1-0) ‘Poised’ would be the best way to describe the Pacers’ performance in Game 1 of their rematch from last season’s Conference Finals with the Heat. Having come a long way from facing elimination in Game 6 of the first round against the Atlanta Hawks, the Pacers stepped up the level of their play when it mattered the most to grab a statement victory over their rivals....

Since last summer, he spent countless hours trying to shape a roster that would give the Americans a shot to win Olympic gold for the first time since he witnessed what's known as the "Miracle on Ice," in 1980. Poile, though, will not be in the stands or a luxury box at the Sochi Games to see if the team he helped set up will have success. The Nashville Predators GM and former Washington Capitals executive got hit in the face by a puck during an NHL game last week, a freak accident that will force him to watch the U....

The size of the players' rooms popped up as a talking point last week. They are, indeed, quite small. Some other initial highlights from Russia's media availability: OLYMPICS HOCKEY SCHEDULE: Full list of games, TV times

MORE: Soccer officials arrested, indicted, suspended or banned Manchester United takes on Manchester City at Old Trafford on Sept. 10, an early highlight among the fixtures in the 2016-17 schedule released Wednesday. United and City meet in what will be the fourth Premier League game for both managers in charge, who famously clashed when they managed Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga. Mourinho and Guardiola have gone to battle a total of 16 times as managers, with Guardiola winning seven, six matches ending in draws and three wins for “The Special One....

Karnataka continued their domination and topped their group as they crushed Railways by 209 runs in their final group stage match. Karnataka declared their innings at 275-4, thus giving Railways 377 runs to chase in one day. Krishnappa Gowtham was the star as he picked up seven wickets to rip through the opposition batting line-up. In the other match, Hyderabad salvaged a draw against Delhi by scoring 442 runs in the second innings, with the loss of eight wickets....

Unveiling the full playoff schedule, MLS confirmed the title game will be televised on ESPN and UniMas in the U.S. and on TSN and TVA Sports in Canada. The match will again be hosted by the finalist with the better regular season record. The postseason will kick off with the one-off knockout round Oct. 25-26. The conference semifinal first legs will be Oct. 29-31, with the second legs held Nov....

Players such as Gordon Hayward and Mike Conley joined them on the treatment table not long after that, and the season-ending injuries kept coming late into the season as the likes of Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas had to miss the end of last season due to an assortment of injuries. All of these aforementioned players will be under some amount of pressure or the other when the 2018-19 NBA season tips off on the 16th of October....

If in past editions, the championship was done in a group stage basis where the teams play all their group matches in a single country, this year it will be a home and away format with a slight different twist. Nine teams with the highest rankings are automatically in the group stage, which are Vietnam, Singapore, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Philippines and Thailand. Meanwhile Timor Leste and Brunei will contest in a play-off....

Simply put, some like the perceived consistency of receivers. That’s why guys like Antonio Brown have slowly crept up from the early teens and into the top five of fantasy football rankings over the past few seasons. Once faith was lost in the running back position, it was only natural that the receivers would rise. But I digress. Running back is now as strong as ever, and the WR position is traditionally loaded and unpredictable....

Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils can use a maximum of two Right-to-Match cards while Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad can use three each. While the teams will be having some options up the sleeve on the players they want to use their RTMs on, let us take a look at the players on whom each franchise “should not” use their RTM cards....

The teams facing off this weekend are quite different from the squads that took to the field on September 11 in what was a 29-19 Vikings win. Leading that Vikings win were quarterback Sam Bradford and rookie running back Dalvin Cook. Both have since been lost for the remainder of the campaign with injuries. Case Keenum took over for Bradford and has been remarkable in leading the Vikings (13-3) to an NFC North title....

Among them are the four stalwarts of the 2003 draft class, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Carmelo Anthony. James has already taken a vow of silence when it comes to free agency, and Anthony has mostly done the same, except to say last week that he would like to opt out of the final year of his contract to get the full wine-and-dine experience that accompanies free agency....

Smith is the prohibitive favorite in the Best New Artist category, listed at 1-to-9 odds (bet $9 to win $1). He’s offered at a more attractive price for Song of the Year, but still odds-on at 10-to-11. In the Record of the Year category, he’s even-money. Beyonce is the 6-to-4 top betting choice for Album of the Year, the one category of the four for which Smith is not projected to win by oddsmakers....

This year, 32 compensatory draft picks were awarded to 15 teams for a total of 256 selections in the 2018 NFL Draft. Under the rules for compensatory draft selections, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks. MORE: How did a Central Ohio suburb with a population of 20,000 produce six active NFL players?...