Monthly Archives: September 2020

Heat vs. Lakers Game 1 preview

The Western Conference’s top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers and the East’s fifth-seeded Miami Heat both breezed into the NBA Finals, losing three times each in three rounds. This marks LeBron James’ 10th Finals appearance and first with the Lakers, who last played for the championship with Kobe Bryant in 2010. It is the Heat’s first Finals appearance since 2014, when James…
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Chicago Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks gets Game 1 start against Miami Marlins

Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks will start Game 1 of their NL Wild Card Series versus the Miami Marlins on Wednesday, manager David Ross revealed. The decision was between Hendricks and Cy Young contender Yu Darvish. Darvish will take the ball in Game 2. "I [feel] like I have two aces," Ross said. "I trust both those guys." "It's a huge honor…
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Miami Heat advance to Finals to face Los Angeles Lakers

In one of the strangest seasons in NBA history, Miami is the lowest-seeded team to advance to Finals since 1999 and the Heat did it with only one top-10 pick on the roster. Even so, Miami has lost only three matches in the 2020 NBA playoffs with six double-digit comebacks in the past two rounds.…
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Domenicali will replace Carey as F1 boss in 2021

Stefano Domenicali will become the new chief of Formula 1 in 2021. The former Ferrari team boss will succeed American, Chase Carey from next year. The appointment of the 55-year-old Domenicali does not come as a shock after the news was rumored in various media earlier in the week. The Italian is no stranger to…
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Santos-Teixeira being finalized for November 7th

The UFC is close to finalizing a light heavyweight matchup between Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira in November, according to several sources. The 205-pound bout is expected to headline a UFC Fight Night on Nov. 7, most likely in Las Vegas. Once official, it will mark the third date this fight has been scheduled. It was initially arranged to…
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Chicago Bulls hire Billy Donovan as coach to replace Jim Boylen

The Chicago Bulls have hired former Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan as their new head coach, the team revealed Tuesday. Arturas Karnisovas, the Bulls' executive vice president of basketball operations, aggressively pursued Donovan after the coach left the Oklahoma City Thunder, sources said, selling Donovan on a partnership and vision for a talented young roster and a chance to…
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