Deafening, a wall of noise, ringing ears, ruckus and ground shaking – that’s how the Oklahoma City Thunder crowd was described Sunday during Bricktown’s return to the playoffs. Hosting their first playoff game since 2019, ushering in a new era of basketball, the Thunder faithful filled the Paycom Center in Game 1. Collectively losing their…
It was after the Crew’s goalless draw against Real Salt Lake on April 13 that central defender Malte Amundsen made his feelings clear. He is done with tied matches. “We are happy to keep a clean sheet and yet I am tired of drawing,” Amundsen said. “I want to win a match soon.” Combining the…
The NBA recently conducted an anonymous player poll, in which up to 141 players participated by voting on various questions, ranging from who is the greatest player of all time (spoiler: it’s Michael Jordan) to who should win the MVP title this season (Nikola Jokic). , closely followed by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander). However, there were also…
In his first playoff game as a Celtic, Kristaps Porzingis produced 18 points on 7/13 shooting, made 4/8 threes, grabbed four rebounds and had two blocks. He was also tasked with guarding Bam Adebayo at the other end of the court. With Jimmy Butler sidelined by an MCL injury, the Heat are forced to rely…
BOSTON — A Celtics-Heat series doesn’t really begin until there’s a double-tech. The Eastern Route has crossed these two cities since the beginning of the decade. This created a rivalry of grudging respect. Two of the best-run organizations in the NBA, finding a way to compete sustainably every year. “We obviously have a history with…
Sunday’s opener between the Thunder and Pelicans was barely 10 seconds old when Brandon Ingram realized what he was up against. He struggled on the baseline, trying to free himself from a human bear trap. Lu Dort, OKC’s all-world defender, was attached to him. They locked arms, with Ingram trying to get out of the…
Enlarge / The Thermonator robot flamethrower dog. If you’ve been wondering when you’ll be able to order the flamethrowing robot first announced by Ohio-based Throwflame last summer, that day has finally arrived. The Thermonator, what Throwflame bills as “the first ever flamethrower-wielding robot dog,” is now available for purchase. The price? $9,420. Thermonator is a…
HOLLADAY — Hazmat teams detonated old explosives found at a Salt Lake County home early Wednesday morning after evacuating dozens of nearby homes. Capt. Tony Barker of the Unified Fire Authority said the owner of a home near 6200 South and 2300 East called a friend to help him with “old dynamite” that a family…
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WPDE) — Carolina Forest High School was evacuated due to a bomb threat Wednesday, according to Horry County Schools spokeswoman Lisa Bourcier. Bourcier said a threatening call, later confirmed to be a bomb threat, came to their front desk that morning. Law enforcement swept and cleaned all buildings, and students and staff…
CNN — For the fourth time since becoming the federal government’s top lawyer on the Supreme Court, Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar is defending an abortion-related case. The dispute before the high court Wednesday, over whether federal mandates for hospitals override strict state bans on abortion in medical emergencies, shows how legal fights over the right…