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Lakers vs. Thunder live updates: 2026 NBA playoffs Game 1 start time, picks and predictions

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How and why Los Angeles won its first-round series with Houston.

The thoughts of Dan Woike:

📝 “Two words for the Lakers: resilience and adaptability. The injury to Kevin Durant probably opened the door even wider for the team, but after getting rid of Houston in Game 6, it’s obvious the Lakers would’ve been tough to beat regardless.

“The team played with consistent energy early in the series and found ways to close — even when things got more competitive.”

The thoughts of Will Guillory:

📝 “The easy answer from Houston’s perspective would be Durant’s absence from most of the series due to right knee and left ankle injuries. But the Rockets lost the one game Durant played and frankly, that game may have been Houston’s worst of the series.

“Above all, Lakers coach JJ Redick had his team better prepared for the first few games, in terms of urgency and game plan. It took too long for Ime Udoka to find the proper adjustments. Also, Houston’s offensive performance was so poor — with or without Durant — it couldn’t do enough to take advantage in rebounding and turnovers.”

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Did Carson Benge's late surge put him in the hunt for NL rookie of the year?

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In the final month of the season, Benge hit .313 with four home runs.

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United States complete thrilling comeback to retain Presidents Cup

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The United States completed a thrilling comeback on the final day to beat the Internationals and win an 11th successive Presidents Cup.

The hosts, containing eight of the world’s 11 top-ranked players, trailed by three points going into Sunday and were looking to avoid just a second defeat since the biennial competition began 32 years ago.

They dominated the singles, winning nine of the 12 matches, to seal a 17-13 win at Medinah – the scene of Team Europe’s famous Ryder Cup comeback win in 2012.

Jacob Bridgeman secured the decisive point by holing a four-foot par putt at the 18th to seal a one-up win over Australia’s Min Woo Lee.

There were also wins for Cameron Young, Justin Thomas, Scottie Scheffler, Chris Gotterup, Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele and Jackson Koivun.

“I told the guys last night that funny stuff happens here. Medinah’s got a history of funny things happening,” said US captain Brandt Snedeker, who was a member of the team beaten by Europe in 2012.

“All these guys fought for each other, fought for this country, fought for this team.”

International captain Geoff Ogilvy said: “The US team came out firing, we knew they would.

“It was on a knife edge all day. If some of those one downs we had out there had flipped to one up, the numbers looked really good and who knows what momentum that could give.”

US President Donald Trump was in attendance in his role as honorary chairman, greeting the players and making a speech before the matches got under way.

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Minnesota Lynx, New York Liberty could turn No. 1 vs. No. 8 seed WNBA playoff game into a classic

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The Liberty don’t look like a No. 8 seed. Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve is fully aware.

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