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Roope Hintz’s return to Dallas Stars lineup brings instant boost: ‘It affects everyone’

EDMONTON, Alberta — When Pete DeBoer announced Roope Hintz would be a game-time decision ahead of Game 2 at American Airlines Center, he fielded a question about what the Stars would be getting with Hintz’s return. DeBoer smirked. He then started running down the list. “It’s fairly obvious,” DeBoer said. “He’s big. He skates. He’s a 200-foot player. He’s one …

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Last Chance For Minnesota (May 28)

Tuesday brings Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, with Dallas poised for a sweep. Will Anthony Edwards and company rise to the occasion? Tonight’s DFS contests lock at 8:30 p.m. ET on DraftKings and FanDuel. There are several options in the player pool worth analyzing to find the top NBA DFS building blocks and NBA DFS picks. Let’s dig …

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How an NBA title could impact Ant, Luka, Tatum and Haliburton

May 22, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Even before the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers tipped off their series at TD Garden on Tuesday night, the 2024 NBA conference finals had already made league history. For the first time, zero current or former Most Valuable Players — the award was introduced before the 1955-56 season — have reached the NBA’s final …

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Behind the rise of Vincent Trocheck: How Rangers’ leading playoff scorer found a new level

SUNRISE, Fla. — Perhaps nothing encapsulates Vincent Trocheck better than the New York Rangers’ first goal of their Eastern Conference final series against the Florida Panthers. Early in Game 2, he cut to the net, where he found himself all alone after high-sticking Gustav Forsling on a legal follow-through. The center then tapped in a perfect pass from Adam Fox, …

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After surprise retirement, Lexi Thompson opens up on ‘lonely’ struggle

LANCASTER, Pa. — On Tuesday at the U.S. Women’s Open as with most days, the crowd stared at Lexi Thompson. And on Tuesday as with most days, Lexi stared right back. “Lexi! LEXI!!!” They yelled, one after the next, a never-ending stream of souvenir flags and selfie requests testing the limits of the ropeline, little arms poking through like little …

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Here’s how the new Porsche 911 GTS’s ‘T-hybrid’ system actually works

Only the new 992 GTS is a hybrid. Porsche says it makes the best sports car better. But will it? The new 911 GTS is a ‘T-hybrid’ (T for turbo) and achieves 0-62mph in “less than three seconds”. Sorry to kick things off with a cold, emotionless number… but isn’t that outrageous? The middle-of-the-range 911 is a 193mph machine. A …

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Novak Djokovic begins his bid for a 25th Grand Slam title with a first-round French Open win

PARIS (AP) — Ignore the straight-set score: Novak Djokovic was not quite at his impervious best in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday night, and his 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over Pierre-Hugues Herbert might not have been enough to alter the defending champion’s “low expectations” at this tournament. It’s been a rougher-than-usual season so far for …

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Stop overthinking it, the Mavericks are elite

When a team is one win from the NBA Finals, especially so when the series is 3-0 in favor of said team, a silly thing to ask is just how good is this team that’s about to go to the NBA Finals? Yet, seemingly here we are with the Dallas Mavericks. A Mavericks team that has lost four games total …

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‘Thank you for my life’: Bill Walton’s colleagues share their favorite memories

The amazing thing about Bill Walton is that he led multiple lives. Most of us lead only one. Walton was an American original, the rare figure worthy of a documentary. He was, in no particular order, a legendary college basketball player for UCLA, an activist arrested for protesting the Vietnam War, an NBA champion for the Portland Trail Blazers, a …

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Everything you need to know about the new 911

Discover how the new 911 – the 992.2 – draws on unparalleled Porsche sportscar innovation and technology to raise the standards of performance, design and personalisation to even greater heights The Porsche 911. An icon of sportscars. For 60 years, it has set the bar for performance, design and personalisation. Now there’s a new 911 in town. It’s called the …

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