Sports Stories from May 17, 2021 (Change date)
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Pacers, Hornets try to change playoff woes in play-in gameMay 17, 2021 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana hired coach Nate Bjorkgren to help the Pacers make a long playoff run. Instead, they need two wins to make it in. After dealing with a season...
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Blazers beat Nuggets 132-116, secure 6th seed for playoffsMay 17, 2021 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - After meeting to close out the regular season, the Trail Blazers and the Nuggets will face off in the opening round of the playoffs. Damian Lillar...
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Injuries likely to impact quality of play in NBA postseasonMay 17, 2021 7:00 am - The NBA playoffs should be entertaining, as they always are. Just don't count on the basketball being as good as usual. Not after a truncated season during which the inj...
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Cavs end difficult season outside playoffs, decisions loomMay 17, 2021 7:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - The night before their season finale, the Cavaliers ditched their masks and got together for a team dinner on a rooftop in Brooklyn - a symbolic high po...
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Intensity from the outset in Sunshine State playoff seriesMay 17, 2021 7:00 am - The first-ever playoff game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers could be tough to top. Or perhaps it's just a taste of what's to come in their opening-r...
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Williamson, Griffin, offer different views of Pelicans' playMay 17, 2021 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Zion Williamson takes little comfort in how close the New Orleans Pelicans came to qualifying for the postseason. If anything, the 20-year-old All-Sta...
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LeBron vs. Steph: A play-in game will be a superstar tussleMay 17, 2021 7:00 am - LeBron vs. Steph. Oh, what a way to get into NBA playoff mode. The matchups for the NBA's new play-in tournament are set. It starts Tuesday night with the Eastern Confer...
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Belgium coach Martinez calls up Doku, Trossard for Euro 2020May 17, 2021 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - Jeremy Doku and Leandro Trossard were called up Monday to the Belgium squad for the European Championship alongside the usual stalwarts of the country's ...
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Real Madrid midfielder Kroos tests positive for coronavirusMay 17, 2021 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has tested positive for the coronavirus less than a week before the team's final Spanish league match, the club said on M...
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Santa Clara wins College Cup on penalties over Florida StMay 17, 2021 7:00 am - CARY, N.C. (AP) - Izzy D'Aquila made her attempt and Santa Clara claimed the NCAA College Cup championship on a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw with Florida State on M...