Celtics beat Sixers to book spot in East finals

I think there's a lot that everybody knows that makes LeBron so great. "Just the history, you look up in the rafters, and you see all the greats that's either played there or the previous arena they played in", James said of playing in Boston ... More..

Alamance-Burlington School System to close on May 16 over teacher absences
Thousands of teachers are expected to protest at the General Assembly in Raleigh on May 16 when lawmakers reconvene for the legislative short session. "I think the fact that a lot of kindergartners just aren'...More..
Paul Casey withdraws from Players Championship with injury
Spieth, Jon Rahm and Justin Rose also have a shot at the top ranking, but those are outside chances compared to Thomas, who is in prime position to topple Johnson. Anirban suffered an inexplicable collapse, hoo...More..

Leo makes history as Leinster clinch European Champions cup
In the pack Cian Healy and Tadhg Furlong are the props while Seán Cronin, winning his 50th European cap, is selected at hooker. Under tournament rules regarding "non-European" players, Cullen can only pic...More..

This is just the start, Salah promises Liverpool amid Real Madrid interest
Salah has dominated the Premier League after an unsuccessful stay at Chelsea , who had the Egypt worldwide on their books from 2014-16. The game is scheduled on Sunday from 7:30 p.m. "We were everything ...More..

HSE director general stepping down
The Cabinet will now focus on delivering a package of measures aimed at helping the women directly affected by the scandal. Instead, ministers were to hold an emergency session in Dublin to discuss Mr O'Brien...More..

Lewis Hamilton makes big Ferrari accusation after practice for Spanish Grand Prix
After being accused of "sand-bagging" by Hamilton , Ferrari quickly showed they had more pace than expected by rising to the top of the times with Vettel outpacing Raikkonen. Most teams brought significant u...More..

Fans protest after Hamburg's first relegation from Bundesliga
With their drop down a division came mayhem at the Volksparkstadion - Hamburg's home ground - as flares covered the pitch with the subsequent smoke then filling the air. RB Leipzig's Jean-Kevin Augustin scor...More..
Heavy rain washes out Day One of inaugural Test
Earlier, Ireland won the toss and made a decision to bowl first against Pakistan in the historic match. The ball had travelled just a couple of feet from the stumps and wicket-keeper Niall O'Brien and fie...More..

IPL: CSK coach not to ease pace on play-off berth
Australian Shane Watson and Indian Suresh Raina's game is like chalk and cheese, but against Royals, the duo put up 86 runs and stabilised Chennai's innings. Chennai Super Kings in this IPL have relied...More..

Are Man United obligated to play beautifully?
Arnautovic admitted that there have been fluctuation in West Ham's form this season but at the same time is happy that he could help the team achieve their goal. Romelu Lukaku has been ruled out by his manag...More..

Los Angeles Angels vs. Minnesota Twins
Kinsler entered the game with just three hits in 31 at-bats, but he went three for four on Thursday, raising his season average from.191 to.214. The Angels paid a $20-million posting fee to the Nippon-Ham Fig...More..

'The Peg' and Vegas all in for place in Stanley Cup
Jonathan Marchessault opened the scoring, Nate Schmidt added an insurance goal that was only detectable by replay and Cody Eakin sealed it with an empty-netter to help Vegas become just the third team in Nat...More..

Ed Sheeran Emerges Highest British Music Earner In 2017
The ex-Beatle and his wife, heiress Nancy Shevell , enjoy a combined wealth of £820 million, putting them at the top of the list. Sheeran is not the only younger face to make the top 40, though, with Adel...More..

Giants Waive Week 1 Starter Paul Perkins
The move comes two weeks after The Athletic's Dan Duggan reported Perkins underwent surgery to address a pectoral injury that occurred before the start of the Giants' offseason program. He was inactive for fo...More..

Amanda Cooper responds to Mackenzie Dern missing weight at UFC 224
Pennington (9-5) is in the midst of a four-fight winning streak, but has been sidelined even longer than Nunes. The jujitsu grappler made weight for her first bout, a split-decision strawweight win over Ashley ...More..

My Journey Just Begun - Jason Cummings Oozes Confidence Over Rangers Move
He is a player whose career is on the up and a move to Cardiff City in the Premier League would be a great opportunity for him. If standards (at Rangers ) are about trying to win every game then they have ...More..

Capitals-Lightning, 1st Ld-Writethru,530
I can't help but wonder if getting over that hurdle results in a bit of a letdown though. Czech defenceman Michal Kempny, with the first of the game and his first of the postseason, and Lars Eller, of Denmark...More..

India name Rahane as skipper for Afghanistan Test
There is no difference in D-N Test matches and day Test matches. The Bangalore are languishing down to the penultimate spot in the eight-team IPL satndings, having won just three of the ten matches they have pl...More..

Hamilton on top with two Red Bulls close behind
The two Red Bulls crashed into each other at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix two weeks ago after an enthralling duel in which the pair had previously banged wheels, ending both of their races. Blame for their crash i...More..

Simpson shoots 63 to lead Players by five
Hadley also found the water on No. 17 and recorded a double bogey before finishing with a bogey on 18 to shoot a three-under 69. Simpson was the seventh player to shoot 63 on the Stadium Course - five since 2...More..
Rockets are the toughest playoff opponent Steve Kerr's Warriors have ever faced
As good as the Rockets have performed, the Warriors remain in a class by themselves when they're at their best . Chris Paul had 41 points and 10 assists in their last game, proving that he still has it what ...More..

Robben, Rafinha commit to Bayern Munich for another season
Before now, veteran Franck Ribery, 35 also signed a one-year contract extension earlier this week with Bayern, whose club policy means they only give one-year extensions to players older than 30. Having been pr...More..

Eddie Hearn Announces American Streaming Service
Perform Group is a major worldwide provider of digital sports properties, including editorial content (such as Goal.com and Sporting News ), tactical technology (Opta Sports), and streaming OTT ( DAZN , prono...More..

Hawks moving toward hiring 76ers Lloyd Pierce as head coach
Pierce spent the 2010-11 season as an Assistant Coach with the Golden State Warriors after three years as Assistant Coach-Player Development with Cleveland (2007-10), where the Cavaliers made three playoff appe...More..
Pep Guardiola quashes Sergio Agüero to Atlético rumours
Guardiola has played down the speculation, however, with the City manager expecting to have the club's record goalscorer at his disposal once again entering the 2018-19 campaign. "My desire is it will not happe...More..

Stamkos, Hedman better prepared for latest playoff series vs. Capitals
It may have been an 11th last spring had a lower-body ailment not prohibited him from playing at the world championship in Germany and France. And in the National Hockey League, these things can flip quickly,...More..

Charlotte Flair undergoing surgery to fix ruptured implant
PWInsider has now reported Flair will have a surgery soon to replace a ruptured implant. Before WrestleMania 34 , Charlotte Flair missed some action as she was out when she had oral surgery. Flair has tri...More..

Chelsea charged by FA for half-time incident against Huddersfield
The players travelled by train on Thursday morning after partying in the capital to celebrate an achievement few thought possible. They tried to get three points. A draw would not be enough for the Blues , giv...More..

Manchester United Starting XI Prediction vs Watford FC
The Frenchman has the ability to leave any defender in his wake, but he's struggled to produce the goods consistently for United. Aside from Chelsea aiming to topple Liverpool's hold on fourth spot (please, p...More..