Nuggets star PG Jamal Murray firm on representing Canada in summer Olympics; Nikola Jokic undecided on playing for Serbia Jamal Murray didn’t want the rest. He’s getting it anyway after Denver blew a 20-point lead in Game 7 against Minnesota on Sunday night and bowed out of the NBA Playoffs well short of his expectations ... 05/19/2024 - 5:11 pm | View Link
‘Playing’ with fire While considered ‘milder’ than previous fire disasters in 2019 and 2015, the 2023 conflagration still caused massive health, economic, and ecological impacts to people in Indonesia and also ... 05/19/2024 - 4:03 pm | View Link
Caitlin Clark adjusting to playing in the WNBA, finishes first week on a high note The 22-year-old Clark had her best game of the young season against New York, but it still wasn’t enough to get the Fever their first win of the season. The No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft from Iowa had ... 05/19/2024 - 3:40 pm | View Link
Watertown, Aberdeen Central among 11 area teams playing for state-tournament berths Sixteen teams each in Class AA, A and B will play in one-game matchups, with the winners advancing to state May 30-June 1 at Aberdeen ... 05/19/2024 - 3:33 pm | View Link
Josh Hart officially starting for Knicks, playing through pain in Game 7 vs. Pacers Hart, who suffered an abdominal strain Friday, was in the starting lineup for Sunday’s Game 7 against the Pacers. He was in clear pain — even wincing while putting on his socks pregame — but warmed up ... 05/19/2024 - 12:05 pm | View Link
PLAYING | English meaning PLAYING definition: 1. present participle of play 2. When you play, especially as a child, you spend time doing an…. Learn more. 05/19/2024 - 3:41 am | View Website
Play Definition & Meaning noun. ˈplā. Synonyms of play. 1. a. : swordplay. b. archaic : game, sport. c. : the conduct, course, or action of a game. d. : a particular act or maneuver in a game: such as. (1) : the action during an attempt to advance the ball in football. (2) : the action in which a player is put out in baseball. e. 05/18/2024 - 11:59 pm | View Website
PLAY | English meaning verb. uk / pleɪ / us / pleɪ / play verb (ENJOY) Add to word list. A1 [ I ] When you play, especially as a child, you spend time doing an enjoyable and/or entertaining activity: play with The children spent the afternoon playing with their new toys. My daughter used to play with the kids next door. Fewer examples. 05/18/2024 - 2:05 pm | View Website
The Importance of Play: How Kids Learn by Having Fun Takeaway. Saptak Ganguly/Stocksy United. Play is one of the most important aspects of a child’s life. Why? Because through peekaboo, patty-cake, and playing house, children learn to think... 05/18/2024 - 8:14 am | View Website
PLAYING Synonyms: 170 Similar and Opposite Words Synonyms for PLAYING: recreating, toying, frolicking, entertaining, sporting, amusing, rollicking, relaxing; Antonyms of PLAYING: working, struggling, striving, laboring, sweating, toiling, straining, plodding. 05/17/2024 - 11:07 am | View Website
The Rockies lost their mojo in San Francisco, where their offensive woes are as predictable as the fog.
They arrived in the City by the Bay riding a seven-game winning streak, their longest in nearly five years. But the Giants polished off a three-game sweep on Sunday afternoon at Oracle Park with a 4-1 victory.
It was San Francisco’s first sweep of the season.
The Rockies produced a mere three hits.
The Western Conference semifinals between the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves is down to this: Game 7 inside Ball Arena. Stick here for live updates and analysis as the two teams battle for a spot in the conference finals.
Live updates
Ant control (7:35 p.m.): The Nuggets have Anthony Edwards entirely out of whack.
The DU Pioneers are Final Four bound.
Surging ahead with a six-goal third quarter, the University of Denver men’s lacrosse team beat Syracuse, 10-8, at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Md., to secure a spot in next weekend’s NCAA Tournament Final Four.
The fifth-seeded Pioneers (13-3) will take on top-seeded Notre Dame (14-1) on Saturday, May 25, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
Like many hot-shot prospects, Zac Veen figured he’d rocket to the big leagues.
Instead, once rated as the 29th overall prospect by MLB Pipeline, the 22-year-old outfielder has ridden a roller coaster.
Maybe that’s a good thing.
“There’s a blessing in this somewhere,” Veen said. “It all depends where you look.”
The Rockies selected Veen with the ninth overall pick in the 2020 draft out of Florida’s Spruce Creek High School.
Adhir Ravipati heard rumblings about a kid from East Palo Alto who had taken over the California youth football scene. But it wasn’t until he attended an eighth-grade all-star game that he put a face to Troy Franklin’s name.
At Silver Creek High School in San Jose in 2017, Ravipati became a believer in Franklin, a tall and slender wide receiver who did wonders every time he touched the ball.
The lasting image from one of the most hectic Game 7 endings in NBA history was of two young guards embracing in mutual admiration.
Donovan Mitchell had collapsed to the floor, devastated, after Utah’s final 3-point attempt spun out of the cylinder as time expired, leaving Mitchell with only an 80-78 loss to show for his Herculean effort in the bubble: 36.3 points per game on 52% outside shooting in the seven-game saga.