Mark Giannotto
I write about sports for the USA TODAY Network. Previously: @memphisnews, @929espn, @washingtonpost. Michigan grad. Email: [email protected]
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3 days ago |
pal-item.com | Mark Giannotto |Jim Reineking
Two days after taking Game 1 into overtime, Game 2 nearly went to extra time as well. However, Nikola Jokic's final-second 25-foot desperation shot attempt clanked off the board and the Los Angeles Clippers escaped with a 105-102 win over the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena on Monday night. The series is evened up at a game apiece with the Clippers returning home to the friendly confines of Intuit Dome for Game 3 on Thursday (10 p.m. ET on NBA TV).
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | Mark Giannotto
Damian Lillard is improving, but he remains out indefinitely as the Milwaukee Bucks begin the NBA playoffs this weekend. The team issued a medical update concerning Lillard on Tuesday on the heels of reports that stated he would miss the start of the team's 2025 postseason run. Lillard missed the final 14 games of the regular season after experiencing deep vein thrombosis (a blood clot) in his right calf last month.
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | Mark Giannotto
ATLANTA BRAVESThe Atlanta Braves broadcast team is facing criticism after a reporter was encouraged to flirt on air with a fan during Monday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Atlanta Braves broadcast team is facing backlash and criticism over unprofessional behavior after a segment during Monday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays in which a sideline reporter got the phone number of a female fan he had just interviewed when encouraged to do so on-air by his fellow announcers.
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | Mark Giannotto
The Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors meet again in the NBA postseason with a spot in the playoffs on the line. Here are predictions, picks and odds for the play-in tournament game:The Golden State Warriors meet the Memphis Grizzlies yet again in the NBA postseason.
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | Mark Giannotto
MASTERSThe burden was very real. Rory McIlroy made that obvious the moment he won the 2025 Masters and crumbled to the 18th green overcome with emotion. It had been 11 years since McIlroy had last won a major and that included 10-straight years of coming to Augusta National Golf Club for The Masters tournament with a chance to complete golf's career grand slam.
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Shoutout ESPN for showing both ‘O, Canada” and the “Star-Spangled Banner” before Caps-Canadians. We need to normalize broadcasting the anthems before every sporting event. It’s almost always better than the pregame analysis that would otherwise happen.
Really impressed by Ja Morant last night. Gutting it out was the leadership and toughness this team has so badly needed. No matter what happens vs. OKC, hopeful this is a turning point after 2 years filled with immaturity and injuries.
Ja Morant wanted to be on the floor to help the Memphis Grizzlies get into the NBA playoffs. That meant an extensive plan to treat his sprained ankle. https://t.co/orD9T5U98a
The scene when PJ Haggerty met with Penny Hardaway. https://t.co/eqSrblFB9Q
Story up on PJ Haggerty entering the transfer portal https://t.co/LBrj9JhOM0
