Consider how quickly Manny Machado went from wunderkind of the diamond to baseball bad-boy in just a few years time. Machado has had a few issues in the past — mainly that time in 2014 when he threw his bat toward third base after a couple of brush-back pitches against the Oakland A’s. Once Machado found himself at the center of baseball drama this week, as the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles cranked things up to rap beef-level.

The Golden State Warriors beat the Utah Jazz wire-to-wire on Thursday for a 115-104 win to go up 2-0 in the series. In doing so, the Warriors accomplished a remarkable feat — they haven't trailed in their past three games. The Warriors, of course, are a matchup nightmare for any team, but they have recently benefitted from a surprising development in the playoffs: Draymond Green has been their best three-point shooter.
Rudy Gobert was a monster, Gordon Hayward was on his game, and it still didn’t matter. Few teams can overcome their two-time MVP struggling against an elite defense, but we all know the Warriors aren’t most teams. Stephen Curry started 2-of-14 from the field, but fellow MVP Kevin Durant was a beast