Kyrie Irving Buried The Warriors Again

Round one between the new-look Warriors and the defending champion Cavaliers went to Cleveland, 109-108, with the knockout blow once again delivered by Kyrie Irving, who drove Klay Thompson into the paint with four seconds left before spinning around and getting an improbable fadeaway jumper to just kiss off the inside of the rim.

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Richard Jefferson Gets Technical Foul For Dunking On, Winking At Kevin Durant

Richard Jefferson dunked all over Kevin Durant during today’s big Warriors-Cavaliers game, and winked at the young man as he headed back up the court. That earned the 36-year-old a technical foul in today’s increasingly no-fun NBA.

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Playoffs start early for Steelers and Ravens (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2016 file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger throws in the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, in Cincinnati. The Steelers will host the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, Dec. 25. (AP Photo/Gary Landers, File)

When safety Mike Mitchell arrived in Pittsburgh in 2014, it didn’t take long to get indoctrinated into his new team’s particular distaste for the Baltimore Ravens. ”I’m assuming this is what the NFL wanted,” Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said. Considering the occasionally wayward paths Pittsburgh (9-5) and Baltimore (8-6) took to get here, they’ll take it, too.


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