Anthony Davis scored 45 points and collected 16 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics’ seven-game win streak came to a screeching halt on Tuesday night. It took overtime and the New Orleans Pelicans’ best effort, but they dealt Boston their 11th loss of the season and first in 2018. After a loss like that in which […]
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Kevin Durant scored 32, Stephen Curry added 23 and the Warriors 6-0 run 3 minutes into the 4th quarter dealt the Cleveland Cavaliers’ their fourth straight loss this season. It was also the fifth dropped game in six and ninth in twelve for a 25-17 Cleveland team. They now sit third in the East, 7.5
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Basketball enjoys global popularity, captivating players, managers, and a vast audience. Understanding its nuances can enhance your experience, but it’s important to recognize another dimension of the sport. The rise of professional and college basketball leagues in the USA has skyrocketed the fame of basketball players. Dealing with fame varies among individuals, with some managing
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In this week’s episode of the XN Sports Podcast, we bring in special guest, Donny Rodriguez. Donny used to be the Chicago Bulls beat writer for various local sports websites and is currently part of the Chicago Second City comedy group as he brings in a unique perspective on the game of basketball. This week,
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About three years ago, if you were to ask any NBA savant who they’d rather have between Stephen Curry and LeBron James, you’re question would be met with blank stares, exasperated grumbles or elementary school-octave laughs. Fast forward to now, in 2017, and that’s not the case. Yes, LeBron is better. He’s 32 years old
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The Reverend Robert joins Felipe in discussing the NBA MVP race as we nominate 11 candidates for the award. We also discuss the possibility of any other teams in the Eastern Conference that can legitimately defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Playoffs. Likewise, we discuss the potential that a Western Conference team can dethrone
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In this episode of The Men Up North Sports Podcast, we run down all six MLB divisions and predict the winners by season’s end. We also gauge the National and American League MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year Awards’ Race. We also discussed the Shelby Miller for Dansby Swanson trade involving the Arizona
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The United States of America national basketball team so far has been doing pretty well in the Olympics: they‘ve won three out of the three matches that they‘ve had so far, promptly demolishing China and Venezuela and managing a more difficult victory against Australia. Now they’ve got two more European opponents to play until the
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