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FiveThirtyEight: LeBron James is indestructible
Despite his physical style of play, the Cavaliers star has missed an incredibly small number of games.
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Cavs vs. Celtics
Game 5: Thursday, 8:30 p.m. ET
Cavaliers
NBA
Expecting perfection from LeBron is a slippery slope.
Max Kellerman notes how close to perfect LeBron James already is, despite the nit-picking criticism that surrounds him.
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The Undefeated
The Undefeated
Kyrie Irving keeps the Cavaliers on point
The guard took over in Game 4 after LeBron found himself in foul trouble, finishing with a playoff-career-high 42 points.
NBA
The Boston Celtics announced Wednesday that rookie Jaylen Brown is questionable for Thursday's Game 5 with a right hip pointer. Jae Crowder (groin strain) and Amir Johnson (shoulder sprain) are both probable.
Béisbol Experience
Béisbol Experience
After 20 years, what keeps Bartolo Colón coming back for more?
On his 44th birthday, Colón says no one is more surprised than him that he's still pitching. But he's driven by a love for the game -- and maybe a chance at another home run.
Braves
MLB
GIF: The evolution of Colón
The Braves pitcher has come a long way since he was a fresh-faced rookie for the Indians in 1997. Here's how two decades in baseball have changed him.
MLB
Celebrating the legend of Colón.
Take a look back at Colón's first career home run last season.
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MLB
Wednesday Afternoon Games
49ers
NFL
49ers
NFL
How NFL coaches, GMs have defined Colin Kaepernick
Conversations with 21 executives and coaches over a four-year period reveal just how much decision-makers in the NFL have struggled to define the quarterback.
Seahawks
NFL
Would Kaepernick be a good fit for Seahawks?
Adam Schefter reports the latest on Seattle hosting Kaepernick, while Field Yates weighs in on how the QB could be a fit.
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NFL
Barnwell's AFC West report cards: Chiefs' all-in offseason
The Chiefs got their QB -- at a cost. The Broncos and Chargers renovated their offensive lines. The Raiders added a formerly retired superstar. Here's how each AFC West team fared in free agency and the draft.
Manchester United
Soccer
Man United wins Europa League final.
Sparked by goals early in each half, Man United rolled over Ajax to earn a spot in the Champions League next season.
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NBA
NBA
Pippen thinks Jordan was more of a 'hungry scorer' than LeBron.
Scottie Pippen breaks down why it's unfair to compare LeBron James to Michael Jordan.
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NBA
Shaq and Barkley throw shade at each other.
Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley got heated on the set of "Inside the NBA" when talking about their résumés.
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MLB
Giants
MLB
Is Buster Posey having the strangest season ever?
The former MVP is hitting .361 with seven homers and ... wait, how many RBIs? For the Giants catcher, the numbers just aren't adding up.
Padres
MLB
For Jered Weaver, end coming not with a bang but with a whimper
The game is telling him it's time to go. After he didn't escape the first inning in his latest start -- and landed on the DL -- maybe the former All-Star should listen.
Red Sox
MLB
Red Sox
MLB
Chris Sale aims for strikeout supremacy
The Red Sox pitcher has a second chance to set the modern era record for consecutive starts with double-digit strikeouts in a season.
Red Sox
MLB
How to fix the Red Sox in three simple steps
OK, so maybe it's not that easy to turn a mediocre start into a summer surge. But Boston can do it.
MLB
Can Joey Gallo sustain his extreme swings at the plate?
Between tape-measure blasts and prodigious whiffs, the Rangers slugger has struck an improbable balance between success and failure in his at-bats.
Senators vs. Penguins
Game 7: Thursday, 8 p.m. ET
Senators
NHL
Mental toughness has made Anderson the Sens' savior
Goalie Craig Anderson can be surly and intense, which is part of what makes the steely, cerebral 36-year-old so essential to Ottawa's success.
Senators
NHL
Senators are 0-5 in Game 7 all-time. That's tied with the Coyotes for most Game 7 losses without a win in NHL playoff history.
NHL
The legend and twisted origin of playoff beards
The official origins of the playoff beard are a little fuzzy, but we suspect there was at least a little bit of spite -- and respect, of course -- involved in the legend of the storied tradition that continues to this day.
College Football
College Football
100 reasons we can't wait for college football to come back
Ryan McGee and Mark Schlabach talk Nick Saban and Lane Kiffin, why Jim Harbaugh should watch "Bull Durham" and the Biggest. Opener. Ever.
College football
The best stadium trivia for each Top 25 team
The home stadiums for the Top 25 teams offer a little bit of everything, including a pirate ship, train horn and an eagle flying over the field.
Indianapolis 500
Sunday, 11 a.m. ET, ABC
Indy 500 has the promise to be something new and spectacular
All the centennial celebrations are over at Indy. The 101st running will have to send the Greatest Spectacle in Racing into a new era by itself Sunday. It looks up to the task.
NBA
Where Wilt, MJ, Kobe check in among #NBArank's most memorable images
Which images of NBA legends such as MJ, Shaq, Kobe, Dr. J and Wilt prove the most iconic? J.A. Adande unveils his picks for best of the best.
Magic
NBA
Can Magic draft or trade for a star, make a major leap?
Who will be the Magic's best player going forward? What is their biggest need? Our 5-on-5 crew debates and predicts the offseason for Orlando, now under new management.
Men's College Hoops
These could be next year's big draft-deadline decisions
With a big season, Duke's Marques Bolden could be among the players facing huge decisions 365 days from now.
WNBA
Delle Donne returns to Chicago, leads Mystics past Sky
After some early butterflies in her first game back in Chicago, Elena Delle Donne scored a game-high 21 points and the Mystics got their first road win of the season.
Major League Soccer
ESPN FC
Life as a 'pool goalkeeper' in MLS
When teams need an emergency goalkeeper, they call guys like Billy Heavner, who drop everything -- for one game or a whole season.
Giants
NFL
Odell Beckham Jr.'s Nike deal shows his Giant value
The Giants have a marketing machine on their hands, serving to remind them that they'll soon have to show the gifted receiver what he's worth to them.
NFL
NFL
Where have the carries gone? The 21st-century RB dilemma
It's not bad blocking -- it's a numbers game. Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffrey can't save the running game any more than Zeke Elliott or Jordan Howard can if teams use fewer blockers.
Cowboys
NFL
Cowboys offensive coordinator Scott Linehan and running backs coach Gary Brown expressed no concern about the status of Ezekiel Elliott after the running back was in a car accident Sunday. Elliott has not practiced the last two days as a precaution. Linehan said he didn't believe the absence would be long.
Packers
NFL
From hitchhiking to sauna rapping, Martellus Bennett finds ways to make friends
Martellus Bennett is finding different ways to assimilate to his new team during the first week of Green Bay's OTAs.
Seahawks
NFL
Cortez Kennedy remembered for dominance on the field, generosity off
The late defensive tackle wasn't only a Hall of Fame player, but he was a person who inspired teammates and opponents alike.
Boxing
There's no nobility in a sucker punch
Super middleweight contender Jose Uzcategui was the unfortunate recipient of a particularly malicious sucker punch on Saturday. Unfortunately, it wasn't the first time this has happened in boxing.
PGA Tour
Speaking publicly for the first time since a fourth back surgery last month, Tiger Woods posted a status update to his personal website Wednesday afternoon -- and he sounded optimistic about his long-term future. "It is hard to express how much better I feel," he said. "It was instant nerve relief. I haven't felt this good in years." As to whether he believes he can return to competitive golf, Woods didn't mince words: "Unequivocally, I want to play professional golf again."
Golf
Quick 9: Spieth equipment move gives pause
The sky isn't falling for Jordan Spieth, but changing up his putter allows us to reflect on the two-time major winner's recent struggles.
Tennis
What was happening the last time Serena Williams missed a major?
It has been six years since Williams missed a major. We take a trip back to that week in sports and pop culture.
REDEF + ESPN
Lombardi's drive, an esports arena and Avery Bradley's pain
Vince Lombardi's desire to prove himself and an arena built solely for gaming: Read that and more in your daily mix of must-reads from the world of sports in the REDEF newsletter.
Deportes
Fuentes: Valverde firmará con Barcelona por tres temporadas
El que será el próximo director técnico del cuadro culé serÃa presentado el lunes 29 de mayo, de acuerdo al reporte presentado por Jordi Blanco para ESPN.
Top Headlines
- Sources: Bosh, Heat to part after resolution
- Cowboys' Elliott was in car crash, sits out OTAs
- Jefferson: LeBron was sick in Game 3 loss
- Sources: Wolves may target Rose as free agent
- Osweiler: Proof in the film why I'm starting QB
- Sources: Schlenk agrees to be new Hawks GM
- Predicting the NFL teams that got worse
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On This Date: May 24, 2013
On this date: George burns LeBron, dunks over Birdman
During Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals back on May 24, 2013, Indiana's Paul George blows past Miami's LeBron James and throws down a dunk over Chris Andersen.
OTD: Unser wins Indy 500
On this date: Unser's fourth Indy 500 victory
On May 24, 1987, Al Unser Sr. joined A.J. Foyt as the second driver to win the Indianapolis 500 four times.
NBA free agency
- AP Photo/Ben Margot
Free-agent rankings: Curry, KD, CP3, Hayward, more stars in top 30
Kevin Pelton ranks the top 30 in a loaded free-agent class, including multiple All-Stars hitting the market.
Top QBs for 2018
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An early look at a stacked 2018 NFL quarterback class
The 2018 NFL draft is loaded with top-tier QB talent like USC's Sam Darnold and Wyoming's Josh Allen. Matt Bowen takes an early look at what four of the top passers have shown thus far and where they still need to improve.
