The Indiana Pacers resume the season Saturday at 7 p.m. Eastern against the Philadelphia 76ers from the NBA’s bubble in Orlando. Pacers coach Nate McMillan said that Pacers All-Star guard Victor Oladipo went through practice Thursday and will practice Friday, but that the decision has not been made regarding whether or not he will play. Center Domantas Sabonis remains away from Orlando as he continues to deal with a foot injury. Both teams are 39-26 and tied for fifth place in the Eastern Conference.
The NBA season resumed Thursday night with a pair of games from Orlando. The Utah Jazz defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 106-104 after Rudy Gobert knocked down two free throws with 6.9 seconds remaining and a 3-pointer from Brandon Ingram rimmed out as time expired. LeBron James scored on a putback in the final seconds to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 103-101 win over the Clippers. Former Pacers forward Paul George missed a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.
The series finale between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds was rained out Thursday night at Great American Ballpark. No makeup date was announced. The Cubs begin a five-game homestand Friday night against the Pirates while the Reds travel to Detroit to begin a three game series with the Tigers. Cleveland beat Minnesota 2-0 behind 13 strikeouts from Shane Bieber, who tied the major league record for strikeouts in a pitcher’s first two starts of the season with 27. The St Louis Cardinals kick off a series with the Brew Crew in Milwaukee today for a business day special later this afternoon.
The NASCAR Cup Series is back in action this weekend at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin finished 1-2 last year at New Hampshire and both enter Sunday afternoon’s race as the dominant figures in NASCAR this season. The duo has combined to win nine of 19 races as Hamlin has five wins, including last Thursday at Kansas Speedway, while Harvick has four victories. Hamlin will start second, while Harvick’s Stewart-Haas teammate Aric Almirola will start on pole for the third time this season after a random draw.
The NBA season resumed Thursday night with a pair of games from Orlando. The Utah Jazz defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 106-104 after Rudy Gobert knocked down two free throws with 6.9 seconds remaining and a 3-pointer from Brandon Ingram rimmed out as time expired. LeBron James scored on a putback in the final seconds to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 103-101 win over the Clippers. Former Pacers forward Paul George missed a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.
The series finale between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds was rained out Thursday night at Great American Ballpark. No makeup date was announced. The Cubs begin a five-game homestand Friday night against the Pirates while the Reds travel to Detroit to begin a three game series with the Tigers. Cleveland beat Minnesota 2-0 behind 13 strikeouts from Shane Bieber, who tied the major league record for strikeouts in a pitcher’s first two starts of the season with 27. The St Louis Cardinals kick off a series with the Brew Crew in Milwaukee today for a business day special later this afternoon.
The NASCAR Cup Series is back in action this weekend at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin finished 1-2 last year at New Hampshire and both enter Sunday afternoon’s race as the dominant figures in NASCAR this season. The duo has combined to win nine of 19 races as Hamlin has five wins, including last Thursday at Kansas Speedway, while Harvick has four victories. Hamlin will start second, while Harvick’s Stewart-Haas teammate Aric Almirola will start on pole for the third time this season after a random draw.
