The Denver Nuggets won their first NBA championship Monday night, downing the Miami Heat 94-89 at Ball Arena in Denver to take Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Two-time MVP Nikola Jokić led the way for the Nuggets with a game-high 28 points and 16 rebounds.  “It was an amazing effort by the team,” he told ABC after … Continue reading Denver Nuggets Beat the Miami Heat to Secure Franchise’s First NBA Championship →

Buck Showalter turned to the oldest trick in a manager’s playbook in an attempt to extract results from his under performing team. After the Mets lost for a seventh straight game on Friday, Showalter held a closed-door meeting, during which he stated the obvious: the team needed to play better. According to a person who was … Continue reading Buck Showalter’s Closed-Door Meeting Pays Off as Mets Snap Seven-Game Skid →

Without Aaron Judge, thriving is probably out of the question. But if the Yankees can survive until their captain returns, they would be thrilled. In the Yankees’ first day of games since their best player was placed on the injured list, they survived by digging a hole and climbing out. After fighting back but falling in … Continue reading New York Yankees Beat Chicago White Sox 3-0 →