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The NBA's conference finals picture is coming into sharp focus, and ESPN's experts are weighing in on who punches their ticket to the Finals. The Thunder and Spurs battle it out in the West while the Knicks look to hold off their Eastern opponent, and the analysts are not unanimous — this is genuinely contested territory on both sides of the bracket.
Shifting to the ice, the Colorado Avalanche are using their break wisely ahead of a massive matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights in the conference finals, but the injury report is raising eyebrows. Cale Makar, Brent Burns, and Artturi Lehkonen were all absent from Saturday's practice, and Josh Manson only warmed up before heading inside. Colorado's depth is about to be tested at the worst possible time.
And in golf, Adam Scott is officially locked into the US Open field, set to play in his one hundredth consecutive major — a milestone that almost defies belief. Scott secured his position after a tie for fourth at the Cadillac Championship at Doral, sitting at number forty nine in the world rankings. A century of majors, and the man is still competing at the highest level.
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