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The Golden State Warriors opened life without Steph Curry in the worst way possible Friday night, getting ambushed by the San Antonio Spurs out of the gate. San Antonio ripped off an eighteen-to-nothing run to open the NBA Cup group play matchup, leaving Golden State scoreless for six straight minutes before Gui Santos finally got them on the board. That is not the response a franchise expects when its best player goes down.
Speaking of rough nights, the New York Knicks are in serious trouble in NBA Cup group play after dropping a one-oh-six to one-oh-four decision to the Indiana Pacers — a Pacers squad still without Tyrese Haliburton. The defending Cup champions fall to oh-and-two in East Group B, and at this rate their title defense is over before it really started. A shorthanded opponent just handed them a brutal reality check.
And in college football, the FAA ground stop that paralyzed air travel across the country Friday evening created chaos for several programs, with teams stranded at airports and multiple kickoffs pushed back. Auburn, Mississippi State, Arizona State, and UCF were among the programs scrambling to adjust travel plans, turning what should have been game-day prep into a waiting game at terminals nationwide.
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