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Raptors frozen behind Lakers, Bucks on NBA title odds

Vanderbilt’s Aaron Nesmith announces he’s entering NBA draft

Matt Devlin appreciating early part of Raptors’ magic playoff run

Q&A: Raptors producer ‘Danny G’ on team’s mentality vs. Magic in Game 5

Canada Basketball’s chance to shine on world stage put on hold

Hornets’ Miles Bridges on biggest play of his career, strengths of his game

Raptors’ Lowry started 2019 playoffs with a dud, then silenced doubters

How Raptors’ Malcolm Miller is making the most of COVID-19 self-isolation

Thunder players and staff test negative for COVID-19

What it’s like to be tested for COVID-19 and what happens afterwards

Raptors’ Chris Boucher apologizes for breaking self-quarantine

Report: NBA’s G League teams expect season will soon be cancelled

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Raptors frozen behind Lakers, Bucks on NBA title odds

bens March 28, 2020

The Toronto Raptors saw their bid to defend their NBA title get put on hold when the NBA suspended play over two weeks ago. With no end in sight to the league shutdown that has come in response to the widening COVID-19 pandemic, the Raptors sit frozen back as a +1600 wager on the NBA championship odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.

The Raptors entered the shutdown riding a four-game straight-up win streak that left them sporting a 46-18 SU mark, the third best record in the NBA. And despite struggling to reward bettors during the 2-4-1 against-the-spread run they

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Coronavirus: Frank Lampard won’t ‘push and push’ Chelsea players amid uncertainty

bens March 28, 2020

Amid uncertainty due to coronavirus, Frank Lampard will not push his Chelsea players too hard.

Frank Lampard said he preferred not to just “push and push” his Chelsea players amid uncertainty over when, and if, the Premier League season will resume.

The Premier League will not resume until April 30 at the earliest due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it may yet be on hold even longer.

Lampard is wary of asking too much from his players with the uncertainty over the league resuming.

“It is very difficult at the moment because we have got nothing concrete in front of

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Las Vegas Raiders announce deals with Kwiatkoski, Heath, Nassib

bens March 28, 2020

Whitecaps taking care of more than business during COVID-19 pandemic

bens March 28, 2020

Co-owner Steve Nash led a live workout on Instagram. Staffers are calling friends and family as well as season ticket-holders to check up on them.

The Vancouver Whitecaps are staying busy — and in touch with their community.

When Major League Soccer suspended play March 12, new Whitecaps CEO Mark Pannes instituted daily 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. PT website updates on the club, league, city and COVID-19.

In addition to calling more than 300 of their customers daily, the Whitecaps have also asked staff to take time to reach out to people they know who may feel isolated to

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House of Davis Love III destroyed by early morning fire

bens March 27, 2020

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — The house of Hall of Fame golfer Davis Love III was destroyed by fire early Friday morning in a blaze that could not be controlled, even with 16 firefighters arriving within minutes, the fire chief said.

No one from Love’s family was injured.

“While everyone in our family is saddened at the loss of our home that was filled with so much laughter and incredible memories, we’re very blessed that everyone is safe and unharmed,” Love said in a statement.

Love, a former PGA champion and two-time Ryder Cup captain, is one of the most

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Novak Djokovic, wife Jelena to make donation supporting Serbian hospitals

bens March 27, 2020

Tennis star Novak Djokovic and his wife, Jelena, announced on Friday they will donate €1 million — about $1.5 million CAD — to help support Serbian hospitals and medical institutions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

After assessing where they could make the biggest impact, the Djokovic family determined money will go towards purchasing ventilators and medical equipment that are essential to providing adequate care to patients afflicted by the novel coronavirus.

“It’s not easy for anyone to come out with definite answers in public as information is changing daily from one moment to another,” Jelena said in an Instagram post.

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COVID-19 could force NASCAR to get creative with remaining schedule

bens March 27, 2020

It was bump day for the Indy 500.

The Indianapolis 500 is now a summer event. The Monster Mile could be set for a monster-sized NASCAR weekend spectacle of racing. And a supersized shakeup of the schedule looms whenever NASCAR and IndyCar resume in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Indianapolis 500 was postponed Thursday until Aug. 23 and won’t run on Memorial Day weekend for the first time since 1945. The Indy 500 was positioned as the middle race of a Triple Crown of racing on Memorial Day that kicked the biggest day of motorsports off with Formula

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Vanderbilt’s Aaron Nesmith announces he’s entering NBA draft

bens March 27, 2020

NASHVILLE — Vanderbilt guard Aaron Nesmith is forgoing his final two seasons of eligibility to enter the NBA draft.

Nesmith was one of the nation’s most prolific scorers and 3-point shooters before injuring his right foot in January, knocking him out for the remainder of the season. The 6-foot-6 sophomore from Charleston, South Carolina, averaged 23 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.4 steals.

Even though Nesmith played less than half the season, his 60 3-pointers ranked 10th in the Southeastern Conference at the end of the regular season.

“I am so grateful for what life has brought me so far and … Read More