Kyle Koster

1 week ago | sacbee.com | Kyle Koster

In an ideal world, the Golden State Warriors would have clawed their way into one of the Western Conference's top six teams and avoided the play-in tournament completely. They weren't able to do that but accomplished the next-best thing by surviving the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night at home, ensuring that they'll get a best-of-seven series against the Houston Rockets. After the final whistle, Steph Curry assessed his feelings.

1 week ago | ktla.com | Kyle Koster

The Golden State Warriors worked for months to avoid the NBA's Play-In Tournament in order to rest a veteran roster but weren't able to do so. But all's well that ends well as the Warriors were able to use their home-court advantage to sail past the Memphis Grizzlies, 121-116. Stephen Curry, as he's done so many times before in the biggest moments, put things out of reach by knocking down a three-pointer to extend the Warriors' lead to six points with 59.5 seconds remaining in regulation.

1 week ago | sacbee.com | Kyle Koster

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison on Tuesday held his most comprehensive media briefing since pulling the trigger on the much-maligned trade that shipped Luka Doncic out of town. Microphones and other recording devices were not allowed during the question-and-answer session, a choice that a lot of people had a problem with-but it's worth considering if Harrison's response would have fallen equally flat if we had moving pictures instead of a complete transcript.

1 week ago | si.com | Kyle Koster

Xavier and Cincinnati played a wild college baseball game on Tuesday with the Musketeers emerging with a 7-6 victory after scoring three runs in the ninth inning. The contest happened to feature one of the greatest baseball catches one could ever hope to see as Bearcats center fielder Donovan Ford tracked down a blast destined for extra bases back by the fence a la Willie Mays.

1 week ago | sacbee.com | Kyle Koster

The Orlando Magic dismantled the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night to secure a best-of-seven playoff series against the Boston Celtics. There's not a lot of widespread belief in the Magic pulling off a stunning upset but at least they'll have an honest shot at advancing deep into the postseason instead of sliding out of the picture completely. So the home crowd was fired-up after it became clear Orlando would advance as there was nothing to do but savor the stress-free final moments.