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2017 World Series: 1st for the Astros or 7th for the Dodgers?
There isn’t too much separating the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros in 2017: The NL champions finished with a major-league best 104 wins and have lost just once on their way to the World Series. The Astros won 101 games before beating two AL East teams on their road to the final showdown.
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The Forgotten Baggio
The most famous Baggio in the world is Roberto Baggio. A football prodigy, one of the most popular players in the world over the last 30 years, who played for Fiorentina, Juventus, AC Milan and Inter, and almost leading Italy to World Cup glory. He was once voted as the world’s best player, picking up the most prestigious individual award, but his number of titles doesn’t go hand in hand with the aura of his individual greatness.
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Tottenham vs Liverpool: Harry Kane Exposes What Jurgen Klopp Didn’t Do Last Summer
Harry Kane scored twice and set up one goal in Tottenham’s 4-1 win over Liverpool at Wembley, which further exposed how badly Jurgen Klopp messed up during the summer by failing to bring in meaningful defensive players.
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13 Best Memes of the Houston Astros Knocking Out the New York Yankees
The New York Yankees were the butt of the joke following game 7 in the ALCS, losing to the Houston Astros, who on their way to the World Series helped launch plenty of memes making fun of the Bronx Bombers.
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NBA Scores & Standings
The usual short lineup of Thursday night games included an interesting matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the New York Knicks, as Carmelo Anthony squared up against his former team. Lonzo Ball made his debut with the Los Angeles Lakers, while the weakened Chicago Bulls kicked off their season in Toronto vs the Raptors.
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13 Best Memes of the Los Angeles Dodgers Knocking Out the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS
The Los Angeles Dodgers end their 29-year World Series drought by beating the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS, sending the memes making fun of the no-longer-defending champions into overdrive.
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Jeremy Lin’s Season Ended Before it Even Began
25 minutes, 18 points, 4 assists. That is the stat line that will remain intact, unchanged, throughout the 2017-2018 NBA season for Jeremy Lin. A patellar tendon rupture means he won’t play another game for the Brooklyn Nets this season.
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5 Things to Expect from Jeremy Lin & the New-Look Brooklyn Nets
After winning only 41 games in the last two seasons, the revamped and optimistic Brooklyn Nets have Jeremy Lin setting ambitious goals for the team. Here are 5 things I expect and hope to see from both the team and Lin himself in 2017-2018.
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12 Best Memes From Opening Night in the NBA
Maybe the most telling thing about how NBA fans feel about Gordon Hayward is the lack of memes making fun of his injury on the league’s opening night, with meme makers focusing their funny bones on other players and events.
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NBA Opening Night: Celtics vs Cavaliers, Rockets vs Warriors Predictions
So the NBA season with the predictable ending is about to start. The Boston Celtics with Kyrie Irving are coming to play the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James on opening night, followed by the Houston Rockets, with the Chris Paul-James Harden tandem making its debut, visiting the defending NBA champions and basically unchanged Golden State Warriors.