Monthly Archives: May 2026

San Antonio vs. Minnesota, Final Score: Castle and Spurs close out Wolves 139-109, advance to West finals

Stephon Castle (hitting his first five threes consecutively) put up his most impressive shooting night of his young career and his team responded emphatically to Minnesota’s one extended push at the end of the first half. A Spurs squad that was primed for this closeout opportunity out-shot (56% to 38%) and out-rebounded (60-29) the Wolves in a dominant performance – …

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Spurs, 139, Timberwolves 109: That’s All Folks

And just like that, it’s over. The Minnesota Timberwolves came into Game 6 of their Western Conference Semifinal series against the San Antonio Spurs to replicate their series from two years ago against the Denver Nuggets and force Game 7. Instead, they repeated a different kind of history. Advertisement For the third straight year, the Timberwolves’ season ends with a …

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Stephon Castle gives the Spurs 32 points in a 139-109 blowout to eliminate Timberwolves in Game 6

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Stephon Castle had 32 points and 11 rebounds to highlight another dominant performance from the San Antonio backcourt, and Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs raced past the Minnesota Timberwolves 139-109 on Friday night to win the series in six games. De’Aaron Fox added 21 points and nine assists and rookie Dylan Harper had 15 points off the …

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3 biggest concerns facing Gonzaga entering 2026-27

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs have made a pair of high-profile transfer portal additions so far this offseason, but still have quite a bit of work to do to complete the roster heading into 2026-27 and the new Pac-12. Part of that is because of the recent news that Jack Kayil – a 20-year-old German guard projected to be …

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Pistons dominate 2nd half to beat Cavs and force Game 7

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 21 points and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons dominated the second half, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-94 on Friday night to force a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference second-round series. The decisive game is Sunday in Detroit. Advertisement Jalen Duren had 15 points and 11 rebounds while Daniss Jenkins also scored 15 for the …

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Jalen Duren bounces back after struggling in Game 5 to keep Pistons’ season alive

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jalen Duren helped keep the Detroit Pistons’ season alive after struggling for most of their Eastern Conference second-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Detroit’s All-Star center had 15 points and 11 rebounds in Friday night’s 115-94 victory that forced a Game 7 on Sunday. Advertisement It was a strong performance by Duren, who was benched for the …

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Brad Underwood agrees to new contract terms following Illinois’ Final Four run

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois and coach Brad Underwood have agreed to new financial terms on his current six-year contract that runs through 2031-32, and the deal could extend through 2035-36 based on the team’s performance over the next four seasons. Athletic director Josh Whitman made the announcement Thursday, about six weeks after the Illini’s season ended with the program’s …

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The case against re-siging Collin Gillespie

The Phoenix Suns have numerous decisions ahead of them this upcoming offseason, including multiple restricted free agents, unrestricted free agents, and players with trade value. The following series will examine those decisions as our writing team presents both a point and a counterpoint for each. Man, I drew the short end of the stick on this one, didn’t I? This …

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