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This page may contain affiliate links to legal sportsbetting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more aboutSports Betting on FOX Sports. New users on Sleeper can receive a $20 no-deposit bonus when they use promo code FOXSPORTS before tonights NBA playoff action tips off. Cleveland returns home with a 3-2 series lead and a chance to eliminate Detroit, while Cade Cunningham and the Pistons are fighting to force a Game 7 and extend their postseason run. San Antonio can close out their series on the road, but Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves are determined to protect home court and stay alive. New users can claim $20 free with Sleeper promo code FOXSPORTS for Cavaliers vs. Pistons and Timberwolves vs. Spurs before tonights NBA playoff action begins. Sleeper Fantasy How to Sign Up and Claim the Sleeper Fantasy Promo Code No. 4 CLEVELAND (-320) vs. No. 1 DETROIT (+260) CLE leads 3-2 What to know: The top-seeded Pistons are in trouble once again. After coming back from a 3-1 deficit against Orlando in Round 1, they are now down 3-2 to the Cavs, with Game 6 going down in Cleveland. The Cavs have yet to lose a home game this postseason, and their win over the Pistons in Detroit was their first road win of the playoffs. Detroit will need to win two straight in order to stay alive. Cleveland Cavaliers Top Players & Team Stats Team Stats (Postseason Performance) Trend Note: Cleveland recovered from an 0-2 deficit against Detroit by winning three straight games, including an overtime road win in Game 5. Donovan Mitchell has led the offense throughout the postseason while James Harden has been the primary playmaker. Detroit Pistons Top Players & Team Stats Team Stats (Postseason Performance) Trend Note: Detroit battled back from a 3-1 series deficit against Orlando before taking a 2-0 lead against Cleveland in the semifinals. Cade Cunningham has carried the offense throughout the postseason, while Jalen Duren has provided a strong interior presence on the glass. No. 6 MINNESOTA (+750) vs. No. 3 SAN ANTONIO (-1200) SAS leads 3-2 What to know: In a back-and-forth series, the Spurs won Game 5 at home to put the Wolves on the brink of elimination. Coming off an ejection in Game 4, Wemby returned to the lineup and dominated for San Antonio, putting up 27 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and three blocks. Things will now shift back to Minnesota, where the Wolves will look to force a Game 7. Minnesota Timberwolves Top Players & Team Stats Team Stats (Postseason Performance) Trend Note: Minnesota has struggled with consistency against San Antonio in the semifinals. Anthony Edwards remains the offensive leader. Julius Randle and Jaden McDaniels offensive production has dropped slightly in this second round, but they are still providing their defensive efforts. San Antonio Spurs Top Players & Team Stats Team Stats (Postseason Performance) Trend Note: San Antonio has continued to play strong defensive basketball throughout this semifinals' series, with Victor Wembanyama leading the way. Wembanyama has dominated the paint on both ends of the floor, while Stephon Castle and De'Aaron Fox have controlled the tempo offensively.

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CLEVELAND As Detroit Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff walked out of his pregame media availability on Friday, May 15, before Game 6 at Rocket Arena, he made it known to a room full of reporters he doesn't agree with the NBA's "Last Two Minute Report" regarding how Game 5 against the Cavaliers ended on Wednesday, May 13.After the Cavs won Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Bickerstaff said Cleveland center Jarrett Allen fouled Detroit forward Ausar Thompson while they scrambled for a loose ball with 0.4 seconds left in regulation."He fouled Ausar," Bickerstaff said then. "... He trips him when he's going for a loose ball."No foul was called, the game went into overtime and the Cavs prevailed 117-113 at Little Caesars Arena for their first road win of the 2026 playoffs. According to the NBA, no call was the correct decision.Cavs playoffs: Evan Mobley, Donovan Mitchell help Cavaliers earn resilient label | OpinionCavaliers playoffs: Cavs vs. Detroit Pistons Game 6 highlights, stats and analysisHere is the official stance the league took by releasing the "Last Two Minute Report" on May 14: "Allen (CLE) and Thompson (DET) legally step to the same spot while pursuing the loose ball [before either player has possession], and both lose their balance from the marginal contact."The "Last Two Minute Report" also states the officials were correct with all of their calls and non-calls in the final two minutes of regulation and the final two minutes of OT in Game 5. A former Cavs head coach, Bickerstaff said paying attention to rulings in the "Last Two Minute Report" is too frustrating for his own good."All they'll do is piss you off, right?" Bickerstaff said.Nate Ulrich is the sports columnist of the Akron Beacon Journal and a sports features writer. Nate can be reached atnulrich@thebeaconjournal.com. On Twitter:@ByNateUlrich.This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: J.B. Bickerstaff disagrees with Pistons vs Cavs Last Two Minute Report

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Yes, we already knew who every team was playing in the 2026 NFL season. However, after Thursday's schedule release, it's now a bit easier to predict the year ahead in the NFL. With dates of all 272 regular-season matchups set, we can take a closer look at the ebb and flow of schedules for specific teams and hazard a guess as to what the potential outcomes might be. Last year, I predicted the demise of the Kansas City Chiefs, along with bounce-back seasons for the San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots. But I also believed the ever-optimistic Pete Carroll would lead the Las Vegas Raiders to respectability in his first season and the Washington Commanders would reach the Super Bowl, so Im not exactly puffing my chest out. So, here are five bold predictions for the upcoming season with the release of this years schedule. Its finally Joe Burrows time to shine again. The Cincinnati Bengals have the third-easiest schedule, based on the projected win totals of their opponents. However, the Bengals had one of the easiest schedules last year and still finished 6-11. Of course, Burrow could not stay out of the training room, playing in just eight games in 2025. Cincinnati traded for Joe Flacco to rescue the offense, but the defense couldn't keep up, allowing at least 30 points in serve games. So, in the offseason, the Bengals finally went all in and spent major resources to fix an ailing defense, trading with the New York Giants for Pro Bowl defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence. They also signed defensive tackle Jonathan Allen and edge rusher Boye Mafe, along with safeties Bryan Cook, Kyle Dugger and JaSir Taylor in free agency. The Bengals added defensive linemen Cashius Howell and Landon Robinson, along with cornerback Tacario Davis, in the draft. So, the defense should be much better than No. 31 in total defense, which is where the Bengals finished last season. Along with that, the Bengals' three other AFC North rivals all have new head coaches (Mike McCarthy, Pittsburgh Steelers; Jesse Minter, Baltimore Ravens; Todd Monken, Cleveland Browns). In all, the Bengals play nine games against teams with head coaches leading them for the first time this season (the Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons and Tennessee Titans are the others). Cincinnati has the advantage of most continuity in the division, including all 11 players returning for one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL and one of the top quarterbacks in the league when healthy in Burrow. If the LSU product can stay upright, its the Bengals best shot at reaching the Super Bowl since Burrow led them there after the 2021 season. If not, the Bengals have an experienced backup with a Super Bowl ring in Flacco. New Miami Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and head coach Jeff Hafley are taking a long-term approach to building a winner in South Beach. That means there will be some bumps in the road with new quarterback Malik Willis leading them. Expect some struggles for Miami this season, going winless on the road amid a first-year rebuilding effort. That might not seem like a surprise when you consider that they have games at the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers on their slate. That slate is made even more difficult when you consider that Miami was 1-7 in games that were 45 degrees or colder at kickoff under head coach Mike McDaniel, and four of those aforementioned games take place in November or later. But the Dolphins also have road games at the Las Vegas Raiders, New York Jets and Indianapolis Colts, giving them opportunities to win games on the road. And while you might think there's a team that goes winless on the road every season, that hasn't been the case as of late. There's only been one winless team on the road in the last four seasons. On top of that, the last time Miami went winless on the road was in 2007, when the Dolphins finished 1-15. That was Cam Cameron's first and only season leading the Dolphins. (Miami hired Tony Sparano and he finished 11-5 the following year.) Miami moved on from a handful of the teams best players this offseason in wide receiver Tyreek Hill, wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick, edge rusher Bradley Chubb and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Under first-year head coach Mike Vrabel, the Patriots rode the third-easiest schedule in the league last year to a magical Super Bowl run. Drake Maye emerged as an MVP-worthy candidate in his second season, and the Patriots returned to their mantle as one of the dominant teams in the NFL. However, New England played only three teams that reached the playoffs during the regular season, the fewest of any team in the league. The Patriots finished 1-2 against those teams during the regular season. Well, fast-forward to this season and Vrabel is now dealing with off-the-field distractions. The Patriots are also coming off a Super Bowl where they were dominated up front on both sides of the ball, losing in ugly fashion to the Seattle Seahawks. And after enjoying a schedule that allowed them to travel no further than New Orleans in 2025, the Patriots will travel the fifth-most miles this season (27,590). The inevitable addition of No. 1 receiver A.J. Brown should help an offense that lacks explosive plays and moved on from the teams best receiver in Stefon Diggs this offseason. But the Patriots have the sixth-hardest schedule in the league. The Patriots face nine playoff teams from last season. Only the Seahawks (10) face more. The previous two Super Bowl losers failed to have a winning record the following season, with the 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs stumbling in each of the last two years. Expect the Patriots to follow a similar path. The New Orleans Saints return Louisville product Tyler Shough at quarterback in 2026 after the second-rounder showed promise as a rookie in 2025. Shough took over as the starter midseason and finished 5-4 as the teams starter, so the Saints believe they have their franchise quarterback of the future. New Orleans certainly approached the offseason with that mindset as well. The Saints surrounded Shough with playmakers on offense, including first-round pick receiver Jordyn Tyson, an athletic tight end in the third round in Oscar Delp and underrated receiver Bryce Lane. The Saints also added running back Travis Etienne, veteran tight end Noah Fant and offensive lineman David Edwards in free agency. The Saints finished 7-10 last season and have the second-easiest schedule, based on opponents, based on the projected win totals of their opponents. New Orleans also plays in one of the easiest divisions in football in the NFC South. The Carolina Panthers won the division at 8-9 last season. The Saints also face the fewest playoff teams this season at five. So, expect the Saints to reign supreme in the NFC South and win their first division title since Drew Brees was their quarterback. Yes, the Los Angeles Rams are the current betting favorite to win the Super Bowl. But Father Time is undefeated. Matthew Stafford is 38 years old and coming off a year when he played in all 17 games for the first time since 2021, winning the NFLs MVP Award for the first time in his 17-year career. Can Stafford play at that level again and stay healthy? Stafford had a balky back that forced him to miss time during training camp in 2025. And oddly enough, Stafford-led teams finished below .500 in three of the four seasons after he started and won double-digit games. The only time that didnt happen was this past season, when the Rams followed up a 10-7 record by going 12-5, reaching the NFC Championship Game and finishing four points short of reaching the Super Bowl. If Stafford does suffer an injury, the Rams no longer have an experienced backup in Jimmy Garoppolo. Instead, its surprise first-round pick Ty Simpson, who some scouts I spoke with around the league did not believe was a first-round pick. Los Angeles also has the fifth-hardest schedule, based on projected win totals, facing nine teams that made the playoffs in 2025. That includes two late-season matchups against the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks, facing Seattle twice in the final three weeks. Teams with five of the six hardest projected schedules finished under their projected win totals last year. The Rams travel the second-most miles in the league this season (35,487), including a season opener against their NFC West rival in Australia against the San Francisco 49ers. That's just the start of a five-game stretch that includes games at the Broncos and Eagles, plus a home game against the Bills.

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Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool reacts towards Federico Chiesa of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Liverpool at Villa Park on May 15, 2026 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images) | Getty ImagesThere were moments where Liverpool looked themselves in Birmingham, but far more that reminded us all of the horrors weve sat through all season. This years version of Liverpool are very easy to play against, and Villa would have gotten quite the confidence boost given the ease of tearing the Premier League champions apart. Hard to determine exactly why this team has gone so wrong, but they travel back to Merseyside as deserving losers tonight.Talking TacticsAston Villa have been struggling somewhat in the league with their attention squarely on European football, and yet the first choice XI made Liverpool look like pretenders on Friday night. Liverpools tactics are remarkably weak in defense, both when it comes to defending set plays (even if the Liverpool captain also scored from two as well).Theres a lack of defensive vision and especially a lack of pressure in how Liverpool play at present, with opponents allowed a lot of time and space on the ball around the edges of the Liverpool box especially. The first Villa goal underscored all of these shortcomings: The Reds were slow to react to a short corner routine and failed to react effectively to the oppositions ball movement. The Reds are relatively easy to score against, which is worrying when its unclear exactly what a Liverpool goal looks like.Liverpool scored two and could perhaps have had a couple more, and its worrying that such an attack is not enough to come away with a win against a team who could perhaps been convinced not to care about the game as much as the final on their horizon. Instead, the Reds gave Villa nothing but hope with soft, slow defending. It was a forgettable affair, but one that showed all of this seasons shortcomings in 4k view.How The Manager ReactedAfter the match Arne Slot was asked just how damaging the loss was for his side, and helpfully broke down the ways:Damaging because we needed either a win or maybe, maybe, maybe two draws would have been enough as well. But now we know one thing for sure that we need a win next week if we have to do it ourselves. As we all know, other teams, of course, need to pick up points as well for us to need a win. So thats really damaging that we were not able to get a result, let alone a win here today. There were parts in the game where I felt a result could have gone our way. But I think what people are mainly focused on is the period after the 2-1 where we couldnt find any momentum anymore and we conceded two other goals. That was the most difficult period in the game.Further, he noted how frustrating it is to make the same mistakes every game:Its frustrating because as a manager youre also responsible for if things happen time and time again. You are hired to try to prevent that for the next time. We scored two set-pieces over here, so usually you think if you go to an away game or any game where you score two set-pieces, usually youre quite sure of a result unless you concede three set-pieces, what we did.So against [Manchester] United, against Chelsea, in this game again, we have a negative balance in set-pieces and that makes it really hard if you play against equal teams which United, Chelsea and Villa are to win a game of football, and again that was shown today. And the manner, of course, in which we conceded the 2-1, I think weve thought weve seen a lot this season this one we havent. But, of course, Dominik [Szoboszlai] has had and has a very good season and he doesnt do it on purpose and hes the first one who feels [bad] about it. But it happens and then afterwards we really, really, really struggled to find any momentum again.Though the Reds have a lot to play for on this seasons final outing, theres hope that a summer reset can fix the issues at the core of the side:I can understand at this moment in time that they dont have a lot of confidence or a lot of feeling that things can be much better next season, but I think they are then underestimating what a window can do, what a new start can do. I think we know quite well what to improve; I think one of the things we also have to improve is also very, very, very obvious and I would have preferred not to talk about it here, but youre actually almost forcing me to.If you miss nine players that can start a game of football and almost all of them are starters for us, or have been for large parts of the season starters for us, then if you add that to what you can improve in a window and add that to players that are playing for the second season in the Premier League and I think we saw the adaptation to the Premier League for a few of them took some time, but thats now better and better that will automatically lead to much more, but thats my opinion and no-one has to agree with me.Even today, for large parts of the game we were close to a result but then when you are the better team you need to generate more chances, and if you have the chances you need to score them. We cannot concede as many set-pieces as weve conceded this season. I dont think the difference is so big, only doing in a few situations the right thing can already have a massive upwards possibility.What Happens NextQualifying for Europe becomes that much harder now, with both Brighton and Bournemouth still to play and with an outside chance of pipping the spot from the Reds. Liverpool need both to drop points this weekend, and will need a win on the final day. Even in a season lacking things to play for, the Reds have managed to add challenges when it could all be done and dusted by now. Brighton travel to Leeds on Sunday and Bournemouth host Manchester City on Tuesday, and the Seagulls sit seventh on 53 points while Bournemouth are in sixth with 55. Neither can leapfrog the Reds with wins this week, but should one or both win their matchday 37 ties the final day of the season will be quite a bit more stressful. Should Aston Villa win their Europa League final match on the 20th then whoever is in sixth place will also qualify for Champions League football, which would take the stress off somewhat depending on how the rest of the weekend play goes.