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Adding to The Elder Scrolls overload, today we have a full map of the province of Skyrim, scanned from the map that comes with the game, a tradition for all of the games in the series. At the Igromir video game event in Moscow, Bethesda handed out these maps to interested attendees and the Russian Elder Scrolls website posted a large scan of it. The map pinpoints the location of key geographical landmarks and the towns, but little more than that....

Kadri, a center for the Toronto Maple Leafs, took a three-game ban for elbowing Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom in the head as he cut through the crease. Backstrom played a few more minutes, then left the game. Later in the game, Kadri caught Mikael Granlund high and pushed Granlund's head against the glass. At the time, ejection notwithstanding, it didn't look as bad as the Backstrom hit—and Brendan Shanahan agreed....

After getting traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, he had an impressive first season with the franchise and signed a four-year $137 million contract in the off-season. He is averaging 23.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game to start the 2018-19 season. In the absence of point guard Russell Westbrook, George led the team brilliantly and the Oklahoma City Thunder are currently at the third spot on the Western Conference Standings....

It was because they acquired Vince Carter via a draft day trade with the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Antawn Jamison. Carter was the first superstar for the Raptors and he changed the culture of basketball in Canada, inspiring some of the NBA’s best players from the North today. After Carter’s tumultuous exit from the Raptors, the team was stuck in limbo until Chris Bosh blossomed into an All-Star....

In today’s NBA, the point guard is more often than not, the leader of the team, the one who orchestrates almost each and every play and scores as well as distributes the ball with astonishing efficiency. Flashy dribbling and lights-out shooting have made the league dependent on the stardom of point guards. Although, throughout the NBA’s richly talented history there have been some great point guards over the years. Let us have a look at the greatest point guards of all time:...

The result has pushed the Thunder’s record to 13-7, and it was important to get back to winning ways after the disappointing defeat to the Denver Nuggets. Here are three talking points from the game. #3 Cleveland Are Bad The Oklahoma City Thunder did well to come back from a first-quarter deficit, however, the Cavaliers fell away after an impressive first quarter. The team scored a combined total of 34 points over the second and third quarters, and once again the team had effectively lost the game before the fourth quarter had even begun....

The final scoreline was 110-105 in favor of the Pistons as they came back from behind to get the win. The match was pretty tight and it was a great back and forth match where the momentum was swinging from one team to another, and it was pretty hard to say who would win until the final minutes. The Pistons showed up from early on and let the Jazz know that they were there to win, but then the Jazz recovered from their 1st quarter and went on to claim the victory....

Stats Boston Celtics: Field Goals 39-102 (38.2 percent), 55 rebounds, 19 assists, 11 steals, 7 turnovers. Milwaukee Bucks: Field Goals 37-88 (42 percent), 64 rebounds, 21 assists, 5 steals, 16 turnovers. The two heavyweights of the Eastern Conference, Bucks and Celtics clashed in a game coming off a long All-Star break and the hangover was visible as both the teams shredded coldness in the initial minutes of the game....

The Lakers looked lethargic for most of the match, not playing with the pace and energy which helped them blow away the Grizzlies. But they improved once the match started getting towards the endpoint. LeBron James scored 11 points in the fourth quarter alone while Kyle Kuzma added 33 points for the match to continue his hot shooting run. The Miami Heat got great support from the bench. Justice Winslow scored his career-high 28 points with 6-10 from beyond the arc to always keep the game close....

The greats have separated themselves from the pack and we have a clear demarcation at our hands now. Some reputed rosters have failed to find the kind of traction they are known for, but that hasn’t stopped the stars on those teams to keep excelling at their affairs. It is only a matter of time that balance is restored to the basketball universe and the players that lead the charge on the individual standings now, will have their sides amongst the very best as well....

The Raptors and the Pelicans will be meeting for the second and final time this regular season. Match Details: When: Mar 8th, 2019, 8:00 PM ET Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans Watch: Fox Sports The Toronto Raptors’ perspective The Toronto Raptors had the opportunity to get closer to the top of the standings after the Milwaukee Bucks lost two straight games. However, they could not capitalize on it as they too lost two straight games....

In the intervening period, teams across the NBA have had the chance to cool their heels, rest and recuperate. When the NBA Players Association and the league office finally decided to resume play in the Disney World bubble, it renewed the championship chance for quite a few players to win a championship - some more than the others. In this article, we aim to list the 5 teams that have benefited the most from the enforced NBA hiatus Toronto Raptors Currently seeded second in the NBA Eastern Conference with a record of 46-18, the Raptors have managed to successfully avoid any player getting infected with the virus thus far....

Kerala’s Pranav Prince and Harshawardhan Tomar of Madhya Pradesh were impressive as they scored 15 points each while their compatriot Manoj Sisodiya shined with 13 points. The team controlled the game in the first quarter by maintaining 16-11 lead but Szolnoki Kosarlabda Akademia fought back in the second quarter by closing on a 19-19 stalemate. In the third and fourth quarter NBA Academy India took over to finish the game and ended their campaign at the European Youth Basketball League with fourth position by winning two games....

The Thunder led, 105-102, when Westbrook, covered tightly by Klay Thompson, picked up his dribble after crossing half-court, but appeared to drag his pivot foot before calling time out. Referee Monty McCutchen awarded the 20-second timeout with 17.2 seconds to play, despite protests from the Warriors and, especially, coach Steve Kerr. MORE: Best NBA teams to not win a title | Why the Thunder stole Game 1 “The officials, no one could get in a good position to see him drag that pivot foot,” NBA senior vice president of replay and referee operations Joe Borgia said in a postgame interview on NBA TV (via ESPN)....

Bayless once again took a shot at James’ inconsistency as a 3-point shooter. He debated the topic with Shannon Sharpe on the latest episode of Fox Sports’ “Skip and Shannon: Undisputed.” Here’s what Bayless said: Bayless has often brought up LeBron James’ shooting numbers while debating why he doesn’t belong in the GOAT conversation. It has been one of James’ weaknesses. However, it’s unfair to question his status as one of the best players based on one aspect....

Line: Golden State -11.5, Total: 204 (current NBA spreads and totals) Golden State (56-13 SU, 40-28-1 ATS) has won the first five games of this six-game home stand, also going 4-1 against the spread. This is the NBA’s best home team for the season, both SU (33-2) and ATS (24-10-1). Shooting guard Klay Thompson (21.9 PPG) has been one of the keys all year, but has missed the last three games with a sprained ankle....

That confluence of factors created the center bumper crop, which reared its head last summer and has only grown since. In a development that would dumbfound pundits from decades ago, even talented big men on reasonable contracts could be poor uses of salary cap space for some teams. MORE: NBA scoreboard | Playoff schedule For example, the Raptors ended up starting and finishing a few games with Serge Ibaka at center in their first-round series against the Bucks....

The sitting president, whether Republican or Democrat, often honors sports champions with a White House ceremony, but the visits stopped during former President Donald Trump’s time in office. Many athletes had issues with Trump’s policies on police, immigration, and more, and Trump did not take kindly to the criticisms. President Joe Biden welcomed the team into his home not only for their championship achievement but also for their encouraging efforts for the COVID-19 vaccine and speaking out after the 2020 police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin....

According to most sports books, if your name is not the Lakers, the Bucks or the Clippers, you have little-to-no chance of winning this year’s NBA championship. MORE: Everything to know about the NBA bubble The Lakers were made the favorites to win the 2019-20 NBA championship when they landed Anthony Davis in June to pair him with LeBron James. Many sports books then set the Clippers as the title favorites after they landed both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in free agency....