Monthly Archives: May 2019

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 39 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Bucks to a 113-101 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of their second-round playoff series on Monday night (Tuesday, PHL time) and move Milwaukee within one win from its first trip to the Eastern Conference finals since 2001. The Bucks have won…

The Chicago Cubs, who surged past the St. Louis Cardinals for first place in the National League Central with a 13-2 head-to-head victory on Sunday night, may have an easier task up next. Chicago will play host to the Miami Marlins -- who have the worst record (9-24) in the majors -- for four games, starting with Monday's matchup. Perhaps…

Unified middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez is set to make his 2019 debut when he defends the WBA and WBC middleweight championships against IBF titlist Daniel Jacobs in a title unification bout May 4 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The 28-year-old Alvarez (51-1-2, 35 KOs) is unbeaten in his last nine fights (9-0-1) since suffering the…

The Houston Rockets are down 2-0 to Golden State in the Western Conference semifinals — but they received some positive news about star James Harden on Wednesday. According to a report from ESPN early Thursday morning, the Rockets guard did not suffer any damage to his corneas when he was poked in the eye during Game 2against the…

The sky is no longer falling in Milwaukee. Three-pointers, on the other hand, those fell one after another for the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum. On Sunday, player after player in the Bucks locker room used the same phrase, saying they got "punched in the mouth" by the Boston Celtics in a 22-point, Game 1…