Thomas and Jordan embodied one of the NBA’s most acrimonious rivalries, in which the Pistons and the Bulls collided—at times literally—four times in the postseason between 1988 and 1991. The Pistons dispatched the Bulls 4-1 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals in 1988, before defeating the Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals in six games a year later and in seven games in 1990. Detroit won back-to-back NBA titles in 1989 and 1990, with Thomas named Finals MVP in the latter series, before Chicago exorcised their demons by sweeping the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals in 1991....

“Congratulations to Bengaluru, they played very well,” said the Spaniard, though he lamented over the recovery period afforded to his team following their 3-2 win over FC Pune City in Pune. “Bengaluru had seven days for recovery and my team had only four days. I hope in the next match Bengaluru have four days and I have seven days to prepare,” he quipped. Another area of concern for Portugal was the fact that an artificial turf was provided to them for training as he explained, “We had to train in an artificial ground and my team usually trains on a natural pitch....

" I am not here to joke or to just play and go, I am here to take the trophy home. For that I have been working for the past six weeks," said a confident Uche. Dynamos let go of strikers Marcelinho Dias and Kean Lewis and instead roped in Uche to maintain the firepower up front. Uche has been named as captain and will be their target-man but he says that he is ready to deliver and there is no extra pressure....

Speaking about his team’s goalless draw against Jamshedpur FC in their first game of the season, De Deus claimed that he wasn’t worried about his team’s attack and that the league’s top scorer would come from his team ultimately! “About the previous game (against Jamshedpur FC), we did not score,” he told reporters at the pre-match press conference. “The first thing is that it is a problem if you don’t create chances....

TV CHANNELS & LIVE STREAM The Star Sports Network have the exclusive broadcasting rights of the Indian Super League (ISL). The games will be telecasted with the option of English and/or Hindi commentary over their bouquet of television as well as digital platforms. Commentary will also be available in vernacular languages across India. TEAM NEWS Alexandre Guimaraes’ Mumbai side is likely to line up in a 4-4-2 shape with the backline comprising skipper Lucian Goian and Brazilian Marcio Rosario at the heart of the defence....

After the victory, coach Steve Coppell claimed that his side deserved the result and stated that his side succeeded in nuetralising Delhi Dynamos in the game. ‘’I thought we played well tonight and had some good opportunities. We didn’t give much away which was very pleasing. I would like to think it was deserved,’’ he commented. Although Coppell’s army bagged the victory in the capital city, the Men of Steel could have registered more than just one goal, having spurned plenty of chances and a penalty....

The side from Western India saw their away game against ATK, originally scheduled to be held on 31st December 2017, shifted to 3rd January 2018 due to security concerns raised by the Kolkata police about the match being played on New Year’s eve. The reason FC Goa were angered was that the reshuffle meant they will have to play three matches in nine days as a result, with an away trip to NorthEast United beckoning on January 6th and a home game against Jamshedpur FC scheduled for January 11th....

Miguel Angel Portugal one again rang in the changes like he had done against Mumbai City FC in the previous match, making as many as six changes to the side that won 5-1. Kalu Uche, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Mohammad Sajid, Matias Mirabaje and Nandhakumar were the only survivors from the XI who started in that win with Arnab Das Sharma coming in between the sticks while young midfielder Simranjeet Singh was handed his first start of the season in the right-back position....

Albert Roca replaced the suspended Subashish Bose with Lenny Rodrigues in the lineup and went into the game with three defenders at the back. Juanan, Johnson and Erik Paartalu formed the three at the back with Bheke and Haokip performing the role of wingbacks. Skipper Sunil Chhetri and Udanta started either side of Venezuelan forward Miku up top. John Gregory went into the final with an unchanged lineup after their terrific 4-1 aggregate victory over FC Goa in the semi-final....

Since the airstrikes between Palestinian militants and the Israeli army started on Monday evening, hundreds of posts have emerged on social media alleging that the IDF has been deploying white phosphorus in Gaza. The chemical is highly toxic, burns in the air and causes severe burns in both the skin and the eyes. The smoke can also cause eye and respiratory infections, as well as stomach irritation. In extreme cases, it can maim and kill by burning bones....

But thanks to the sloppy editing of the pair’s non-kosher lobster lunches, the picture has gone viral. Before the Copa América soccer championship on Sunday, Shelley and Bolsonaro had lunch at a seafood restaurant in Brasilia, the capital city. The two dined on lobster—which proved controversial for both men. Bolsonaro was criticized because lobster is very expensive in Brazil, while Shelley was dinged for breaking Jewish dietary laws, which forbid eating lobster or other seafood without fins and scales....

Bundesliga champions Bayern have been busy in the transfer window with James Rodriguez, Corentin Tolisso, Niklas Sule and Sebastian Rudy making the switch to the Allianz Arena. Get Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga odds However, Bayern have been beaten by AC Milan, Inter, Liverpool and Napoli during their preparations for the new campaign, leading to fears about their readiness for the coming season. Ancelotti, though, pointed to Madrid’s warm-up matches for the 2014-15 campaign where they lost to Roma, Manchester United and Fiorentina but went on a record-breaking winning streak and won the Champions League....

The top-ranked tennis player tweeted Wednesday that he and his wife, Jelena, were celebrating the birth of their first child — a boy named Stefan. “Stefan, our baby angel was born!” Djokovic posted on Twitter early Wednesday. “I’m so proud of my beautiful wife Jelena! Thank you so much for your love and support. We love you all!!!” Djokovic and Ristic, his longtime girlfriends, were married in July. On his website, Djokovic said the “birth passed in the best way, and the baby and the mother are feeling fine....

Marshawn Lynch wants to be left alone, and doesn’t even like talking about why he wants to be left alone. So it’s time to just, you know, leave him alone. After it was clear Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman wasn’t going to provide any juicy follow-up material to his emotional NFC championship postgame rant, the attention turned to trying to get Lynch to say anything at all. The Seahawks’ star running back did show up at Tuesday’s required Media Day — and offered 6 1/2 minutes of nothing, really....

The winter holidays are said to be “the most wonderful time of the year,” but for people with chronic illness, it can be an exhausting time of year. While it can certainly be lovely to celebrate with friends and family, the pressure to socialize with so many people can be overwhelming. When you have a limited amount of energy or chronic pain, these social demands can be too much....

He’s the closest thing NASCAR has to a genuine road-racing ace. The popular Aussie has six NASCAR victories, all of on road courses, including two Cup wins at Watkins Glen. If he can win this weekend at Sonoma, where he’s one of the favorites, he would qualify for the Chase for the first time. So Ambrose should be a staunch supporter of more road-course races, right? Not necessarily. He might be a rumbling, tumbling road-racing machine, but Ambrose is a politically correct statesman as well....

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended that the U.S. State Department designate the Russian Federation as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) since 2017. Under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, a CPC designation carries the consequence of sanctions against governments that perpetrate or tolerate systematic, ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom. Russia not only perpetrates such violations, but it has exported them to neighboring Ukraine and influenced crackdowns on religious freedom in many former Soviet states....

The U.S. prison population, 1.2 million not counting short-term jail inmates, is the largest in the Western world. A number of states are spending more on prisons than on schools, and along with the federal government are turning some of their prisoners over to private custody–so that skimping on accommodations directly boosts stockholders’ dividends. Lawmakers trample one another to pose as tough crimefighters, and mandatory minimums force judges to hand out long sentences, sometimes life, automatically upon conviction....