Author: Black Dog
The 2025 NBA Playoffs has been a thrilling one for fans and the league alike and the Conference Finals matchups of Oklahoma City Thunder-Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks-Indiana Pacers will surely deliver even more exciting moments. In the West, the Thunder and Timberwolves got the Conference Finals action going with the former winning Game 1 in dominant fashion. Oklahoma City took a 1-0 series lead behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who poured in 31 points to go along with nine assists, five rebounds and three steals. On the other side, Julius Randle led the way for Minnesota with 28 points and…
May 22, 2025 11:54 am GMT+1 The Los Angeles Lakers’ early exit from the 2025 NBA playoffs should prompt careful reflection during this offseason. What could they have done differently? How can they revamp their roster to advance further next season? What do they need? With the NBA conference finals underway, here is one lesson the Lakers can learn from each team as they construct their roster this offseason. New York Knicks: The ‘heliocentric’ blueprint The New York Knicks’ roster build is the most replicable for the Lakers among the conference finalists. Like Los Angeles, New York is built around…
Tottenham vs Manchester United LIVE! This season’s Europa League winners will be crowned tonight in an all-English final between Tottenham and Manchester United. Whilst it has been a Premier League campaign to forget for both sides, they have impressed on the European stage and are in the final on merit. Spurs have, arguably, saved their best performances of the season for the Europa League knockout phase after beating Eintracht Frankfurt away from home and then getting the better of Bodo/Glimt in the semi-final. Man United, meanwhile, are still the only unbeaten side in European competition. Their route to Bilbao has…
Nikola Jokic scored 29 points and unheralded bench player Julian Strawther (23) produced a crucial late burst of scoring as the Denver Nuggets scored a series-leveling victory over the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. A hard-fought NBA Western Conference semi-final series will now go to a decisive game seven in Oklahoma City on Sunday after another ferocious duel between the two sides that resulted in a 119-107 win for the Nuggets. Serbian star Jokic was once again the anchor of a composed Denver performance, finishing with 29 points, 14 rebounds, and eight assists to shepherd the Nuggets to victory.…
Ajax’s 2-0 win over FC Twente on Sunday was not enough to save an unprecedented title collapse. Rico Brouwer/Soccrates/Getty Images AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Ajax manager Francesco Farioli has said he has no regrets despite his side finishing as runners-up in the Eredivisie in one of the biggest title collapses in history. Ajax ended their winless run with a 2-0 home victory against FC Twente on Sunday, although it was not enough to stop rivals PSV Eindhoven, who won 3-1 against Sparta Rotterdam ending up Eredivisie champions. The result gave Ajax an unwanted record in European football history — never has…
Marquinhos made the move to Cruzeiro on loan from Arsenal earlier this year, with the primary goal being to secure more playing time and maintain his market value. Since joining Arsenal, the Brazilian winger has yet to make a significant impact, and his earlier loan spells have also failed to produce the expected results. As such, he remains one of the players the Gunners may eventually decide to part ways with permanently. Arsenal hoped that sending him back to his homeland would help reignite his form, providing a familiar environment in which he could thrive. However, his time at Cruzeiro…
Purdue center Daniel Jacobsen is one of 33 players to be invited to tryouts for USA Basketball’s U19 National Team for the 2025 FIBA World Cup in Switzerland. Fully healed from a leg injury that cost him his freshman season, Purdue 7-foot-4 center Daniel Jacobsen has the opportunity to make an impact with USA Basketball. The redshirt freshman was one of 33 players invited to tryouts for the U19 National Team, which will participate in the 2025 FIBA World Cup in Switzerland. Tryouts are held in Colorado Springs, Colo., beginning June 14. A 12-man roster will be announced before the…
Caitlin Clark makes her feelings known on LeBron James following the Lakers’ star’s Instagram post for her. Caitlin Clark has taken the Indiana Fever to a whole new level. And the attention that followed her from her illustrious college career has now made her one of the (if not the) most popular players in the WNBA. LeBron James, the Lakers’ superstar, hours before her game against the Sky, where she scored a triple-double, posted a picture with Clark, and also sent her best wishes on X (formerly known as Twitter) after the game. Fadeaway World home Los Angeles Lakers News…
On the occasion of a padel-related event, Nelson Dida spoke to Sky Sport. The former goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach of AC Milan shared his thoughts on the end of the season, with particular attention to the dramatic situation within the Rossoneri camp. Below are Dida’s words: “It’s been a beautiful league, and this ending is wonderful for all the fans and football enthusiasts. Napoli and Inter are two great teams, let’s see what happens… You can’t make predictions because both are strong. Everything will be decided in the final match.” On Milan’s season: “I wouldn’t say it was a negative…
On a senior level, AC Milan have been very poor this season. However, we can look to the future with renewed excitement. The main focus for everyone is the work done in the first team, and this is the case for Milan and everyone else. However, a club like the Rossoneri should also have a conveyor belt of talent coming through the ranks. Of course, this is the case, as it has been historically. Whilst we have not seen as much youth involvement this season, we have seen several youngsters impress when called upon, and the Diavolo are planning on…