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The Bucks are trampling through the East and the Warriors are cruising through the West; what’s new this season? On the Bucks’ side, nothing really. But for the Warriors, there is an unfamiliar hole in the starting lineup, one created by the strained right calf of superstar (and Playoff killer) Kevin Durant. Durant suffered the injury in the third quarter of Game 5 in Houston - a game the Warriors went on to win, and a series they would clinch in the next game. Now, as the Wa

He may not be better than Kobe (as one talk show host was quick to declare), but Kawhi Leonard is certainly one of the best players in the current NBA and his historic run in these Playoffs has only furthered that status. As of Wednesday morning, Kawhi is averaging 31.2 PPG, 8.2 RPG and 3.5 APG, and he’s doing that all while shooting over 57 percent from the floor and remaining the best defender on the court at any time. So things are great in Toronto, right? Up 3-2 in their

MLB free agency is normally seen as a huge opportunity for stars to cash out (Bryce and Manny), but the trend of the week in the MLB has been numerous clubs extending their star players’ contracts. Well, the trend of this calendar year I guess; it all started at the end of January when the Kansas City Royals extended star utility man Whit Merrifield to a 4 yr/$16.25 million contract (I know it doesn’t seem like star money but the man can play). Since then, we have seen a hand

Here is a list of some of the more prominent free agents still unsigned as we approach the first week of Spring Training: Bryce Harper Manny Machado Craig Kimbrel Dallas Keuchel Mike Moustakas Jose Iglesias Marwin Gonzalez Adam Jones Carlos Gonzalez Evan Gattis Gio Gonzalez Tyler Clippard Josh Harrison Bartolo Colon And in addition to those names, there are 75 other players yet to ink a deal, many of them coming off solid seasons that built upon already solid careers. Of cour