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🏆 Hangin’ tough, stayin’ hungry🏆 Hangin’ tough, stayin’ hungry
Stanley Cup Final set as postseason action continues
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The Stanley Cup Final is officially set, while the quest for the NBA’s Larry O'Brien Trophy is still a three-horse race. Only the strong survive in the postseason.
May 30, 2025
🏆 The talk of the town🏆 The talk of the town
Two teams on the brink of elimination after a pair of action-packed Game 4s
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Who needs The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives when you have “The Book of Postseason Men’s Sports” brimming with drama. Let’s dig in.
May 28, 2025
🏆 Did that really just happen?🏆 Did that really just happen?
NBA and NHL Conference Finals in full swing
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Another day, another postseason triple-header. In case you ran out of screens for the men’s action, here’s what’s happening in the NBA and NHL.
May 23, 2025
🏆 About last night🏆 About last night
High-stakes postseason action continues across PWHL, NHL, and NBA
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There’s no season quite like the postseason, especially after last night’s triple-header of Game 1s in the PWHL, NHL, and NBA. The stakes couldn’t be higher — let’s dive in.
May 21, 2025
🏀 Thunderstruck🏀 Thunderstruck
Oklahoma City Thunder book first conference final berth since 2016
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After a whirlwind two rounds of high-stakes basketball, it’s on to the conference finals. The Eastern Conference action, featuring a pair of dragon slayers in the NY Knicks and Indiana Pacers, doesn’t tip off until Wednesday, so today’s all about the West. Let’s hoop to it.
May 19, 2025
⚙️ How it works⚙️ How it works
Everything you need to know about the 2025 WNBA season
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That’s right, the WNBA season tips off tonight. Enough said — let’s hoop right to it.
May 16, 2025
🏀 No sleep till Brooklyn🏀 No sleep till Brooklyn
Who are the Boston Celtics in the wake of Jayson Tatum’s injury?
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Believe it or not, it’s nearly time for the conference finals with two tickets already punched by the Indiana Pacers and Minnesota Timberwolves. That said, there are still some lingering questions keeping us up at night. Forget counting sheep — let’s dig in.
May 16, 2025
🏀 A tale of two cities🏀 A tale of two cities
Top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers on brink of elimination as second-round action continues
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While the remaining NBA playoff teams are locked in second-round battles, the league’s worst squads are eyeing the ping pong balls that’ll decide their draft fate. That’s right, in addition to the high-stakes hoopla, tonight’s the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes NBA Draft Lottery at 7 p.m. ET. In the meantime, here’s the latest from a wild weekend on the hardwood.
May 12, 2025
🏀 Questions are the new answers🏀 Questions are the new answers
More questions than answers as the NBA’s second-round continues
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Think your bestie’s bachelorette was chaotic? Try the NBA Playoffs. For the first time in league history, two 60-win teams are down 0-2 in the second round — an unprecedented double whammy that has us questioning everything.
May 09, 2025
🏀 Life moves pretty fast🏀 Life moves pretty fast
Underdogs reign supreme as second-round NBA postseason action tips off
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Turns out home is where the heartbreak is after all four second-round hosts lost their respective Game 1s for the first time in NBA history.
May 07, 2025
🏀 On to the next one🏀 On to the next one
A pair of Game 7s cap off the first round of NBA postseason play
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Before digging into the high-stakes hoopla, it’s only apt that we give San Antonio Spurs coaching legend Gregg “Pop” Popovich his flowers after the icon announced on Friday that he was stepping down as the team’s head coach after 29 years.
May 05, 2025
🏀 Leaving on a jet plane🏀 Leaving on a jet plane
LA Lakers eliminated from postseason contention as NBA Playoffs continue
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Like your friends in their late twenties, NBA teams are on very different trajectories: Some are preparing for the start of the second round, others are still locked in a tightly-contested first-round series, and a few more are catching flights to Cancun. Let’s dig in.
May 02, 2025
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