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It wasn’t so much that the C’s weren’t expected to advance past the Nets — it was the manner in which they did it that was so striking. Boston’s physical defense stifled Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving throughout that series, and their balanced attack ensured they moved on and left Brooklyn’s championship dreams shattered. Will the Celtics look to use the same approach on the Bucks and their superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo?...

Despite having a better record than Dallas (6-7), Los Angeles (8-5) has a much tougher road to the playoffs. The Rams have an uphill climb to an NFC wild card spot, while the Cowboys just need to beat out the rest of their lowly division. Also contending for a wild card race are the 10-3 Seahawks and 9-4 Vikings. MORE: Watch Cowboys vs. Rams live with fuboTV (7-day free trial)...

The first game of the evening is between the defending champion Nationals and Yankees. Los Angeles has won the NL West every year since 2013, and it expects to do so again this year. The Giants, meanwhile, are supposed to finish near the bottom of the division. But despite the apparent gap in talent between the Dodgers and Giants, it’s a classic rivalry worth tuning in to see, especially with Mookie Betts making his Los Angeles debut....

Geography jokes aside, this weekend’s tasty grand prix is heading to the Hungaroring for the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix. Heading into Round 13 of the 2022 Formula 1 season, Red Bull and Max Verstappen are in the driver’s seats. With Charles Leclerc careening off the track and giving away another race from the lead last week, Verstappen took another race victory and extended his lead over the Ferrari driver. Verstappen now holds a commanding 233-170 edge in the driver’s standings....

The LA Clippers are in red hot form, sitting at the top of the Western Conference standings with a phenomenal 16-5 record on the season. On the other hand, the Brooklyn Nets have turned a corner since their trade of James Harden from the Houston Rockets. With Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and James Harden firing on all cylinders, the Brooklyn Nets seem to be improving on a weekly basis, currently sitting third in the Eastern Conference after a 13-9 start....

As for Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Cup Series’ only visit in 2019 to the famous track and the last race of its regular season, the channel that will broadcast the race is NBC. The start time for the race at Indy is 2 p.m. ET. The 6 p.m. ET start time is the sixth of seven such start times for the Cup Series this season. As for the TV channel, the NASCAR Cup Series this weekend is on NBC for the second time this year....

As for Sunday’s Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway, the channel that will broadcast the race is FS1. The start time for the Pocono 400 is 2 p.m. ET, and the start time for the pre-race show on FS1 is 12:30 p.m. ET. The green flag time, which originally was scheduled for 2:12 p.m. ET, was moved up to 2 p.m. ET due to the threat of rain. MORE: Watch the Pocono 400 live with fuboTV (7-day trial)...

Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins (8-5) host New England (6-7) on Sunday afternoon. Miami is dealing with a lot of offensive injuries, so things might be even tougher for Tagovailoa than simply the matchup. A few weeks ago, the Patriots won 45-0 against the Chargers and rookie Justin Herbert, and how Tagovailoa performs against the Pats could go into legitamizing his selection ahead of Herbert. For New England, Cam Newton will need to string together a few good weeks to make his case as a starting quarterback in the 2021 free agent market....

Wide receiver Antonio Brown is expected to make his season debut Sunday with reports that the NFL will not place him on the exemption list despite a lawsuit filed in federal court this week accusing him of raping and sexually assaulting his former trainer. Week 2 NFL PICKS:Against the spread | Straight-up picks Miami and New England have had one of the more unlikely rivalries in recent years, with the Dolphins winning five of the Patriots’ past six trips to Hard Rock Stadium and continuing the momentum created by the legendary 2008 Wildcat win....

It’s dire times for Boston, sitting six games out of the second AL wild card spot, while the Yankees are still comfortably ahead of the AL East and on pace to cruise past 100 wins. New York has dominated the season series thus far, going 11-5 entering Saturday, but the Red Sox won Friday’s series-opener, 6-1. J.A. Happ (11-8, 5.34 ERA) will be the starting pitcher for the Yankees, coming off one of the best outings of his disappointing 2019 season....

The Charlotte, North Carolina, performer—whose given name is Jonathan Lyndale Kirk—is facing criticism for making disparaging comments about gay people and people living with HIV/AIDS. Video footage at the show shows the 29-year-old rapper saying the following remarks. “If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make you die in two or three weeks, put your cellphone light in the air....

Kevin Dunn, who is more like a lieutenant to WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, is one of the most controversial characters in WWE. Stars who have left the company have often pointed fingers at Kevin for playing politics backstage. Jon Moxley, who worked with WWE for around a decade, had some real heat with Kevin Dunn. Moxley really used some harsh words to describe Kevin and also added that people like Kevin who are in a higher position in the power chain of WWE can easily destroy WWE superstars with their ego issues....

Michael “Shroud” had a chance to play this upcoming mode on his sponsored Twitch stream recently, where he shared his opinions. Given that Shroud is quite a popular figure on the gaming scene, his opinions usually have an effect on fans’ perception. Shroud shares his opinions about the new Apex Legends mode The new mode is based on the historic arena shooter mode that has two teams fighting to capture control points throughout the map....

People may also cross their arms when they feel low self-esteem. Essentially, by crossing their arms, they are hugging themselves. Even if someone says, “Oh, interesting, go on,” crossed arms suggests they may not really be on board with what they’re hearing. In addition to crossing their arms, someone who is upset may also frown, get quiet, or snap at you. What else is their body doing? Arrogance or determination might be accompanied by bright eyes or a smirk....

Yom Kippur is the most significant of all the Jewish holidays and marks the end of a 10-day period of repentance that starts with Rosh Hashanah. Those who observe Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and holiest day of the year, mark it by abstaining from food and drink during a one-day fasting period. “This isn’t a day of raucousness and partying,” Becky Sobelman-Stern, the chief program officer at the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, told USA Today....

Oxford Languages, maintainers of the OED, defines the term as “a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations.” It is, in a sense, antithetical to the curated, clean, ultra-polished aesthetic that abounds on social media, and it seems that’s precisely the point. The exact origin of “goblin mode” isn’t totally clear. It surfaced online as far back as the early 2000s, according to Google Trends, but it saw an accidental rise in popularity earlier this year thanks to a joke....

The Pacers won the game by a score of 121-87, giving them a whopping 34-point victory. But the Pacers can’t just expect destroy the Cavaliers in Game 7, so here are a few things that the they need to look out for in Game 7, and what Game 7 means for them. The first thing that the Pacers need to look to do is stop LeBron James. In this series, LeBron has been playing out of this world....

On social media, you can also use MBN with a hashtag. For example, you might see a tweet like, “All these celebrities posting pics of their beach vacays this summer. #mbn” “You scored a free ticket to see Taylor Swift? 🎉 MBN! I’m happy for you!” “Did you see that cute old couple with matching track suits? ❤️ MBN” “Just watching these frat bros order endless bottles of champagne at the club....

🐱 (cat-face) emoji 🐈‍⬛ (black cat) emoji Them: “The vending machine was out of Skittles!! I’m so sad 😭”You: “Nooooo that’s terrible 😿😿” Them: “Just got a flat in the middle of the highway… worst day ever 😠”You: “OMG I’m so sorry!! 😢😢 Is there anything I can do to help?”[2] X Research source “Mr. Beans is getting into mischief again! 🐈🐾” “Yet another flawless picture of Sprinkles… you wish you could be this photogenic 🐱😏” “Since it’s #BlackCatAppreciationDay, I figured I’d share a pic of my precious Bombay kitty!...

The 🍤, 👍, and 💅 were other popular middle finger alternatives. “My baby cactus is all grown up!! 🌵😭” “Was not expecting to see this on my drive into work… 🌵🤔” “Kinda wish I could be a cactus tbh. They get to lie in the sun all day without ever getting dehydrated 🌵😂” “Can’t beat this view! 🏜🌄🌵” “Been driving through the desert for the past 40 miles… are we there yet?...