Tottenham fire Cristian Stellini | Yardbarker

English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur parted ways with their second coach this spring.  As shared by ESPN and other outlets, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy confirmed in a released statement that Cristian Stellini has been fired as the club’s interim boss. Assistant and former player Ryan Mason is taking over as Tottenham’s new temporary head […]

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Fox injury continues Warriors’ run of injury luck

The Warriors couldn’t slow down De’Aaron Fox. A fractured finger might do it for them. Fox, who is averaging 31.5 points in Sacramento’s first-round series with the Warriors, fractured the index finger on his shooting hand in Game 4. Now he’s doubtful for Game 5, and possibly the remainder of the series. It’s not the […]

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Legendary coach changes phone number due to lip readers

St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino shared a humorous anecdote following his attendance of the Knicks’ Game 4 win over the Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon. According to Pitino, lip readers caught the new Red Storm coach sharing his phone number with someone else at the game and accurately surmised what it was. Luckily, things didn’t […]

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Matthew Tkachuk avoids suspension, fined for cross-checking

Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk has been fined the maximum allowable amount of $5,000 under the collective bargaining agreement for a cross-checking incident involving Boston Bruins forward Garnet Hathaway, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced Monday. The incident occurred at the end of the first period during Sunday’s Game 4 when Tkachuk was assessed […]

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Celtics duo combines for 62 points to push Hawks to brink

The Boston Celtics fought off the Atlanta Hawks in a nasty back-and-forth Game 4 on Sunday, thanks to dynamic performances from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.  Tatum and Brown combined for 62 points in the victory. According to ESPN Stats and Info, the Celtics are now 22-1 when Tatum and Brown score 30 or more […]

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Two-time All-Star tears patellar tendon, done for season

Miami Heat reserve shooting guard Victor Oladipo has torn the patellar tendon in his left knee and is done for the rest of the postseason, sources inform Shams Charania of The Athletic. He initially hurt the knee late in the fourth quarter of Miami’s blowout 121-99 Game win over the East’s top-seeded Bucks Saturday. On […]

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Sebastian Aho sets Hurricanes record in Game 4 win over Islanders

Sebastian Aho set the Carolina Hurricanes franchise record for career postseason goals after notching a second-period score in Sunday’s 5-2, Game 4 win over the New York Islanders.  With the Canes up 2-0 near the midway point of the second, Aho stole possession in the neutral zone, creating a two-on-one with Mackenzie MacEacher, then buried […]

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Mike Brown wants Kings to stop ‘begging for fouls’

After Sunday’s 126-125 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 4, Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown spoke candidly about his team’s reliance on calls from officials, adding that it’s a bad habit that needs to fixed.  “All of our guys are driving into two, sometimes three, guys in transition and begging for a […]

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