He has allowed just two earned runs on nine hits with 11 strikeouts

He has allowed just two earned runs on nine hits with 11 strikeouts. Last season he made just five total appearances as a true freshman, but has continued to develop his game and is quickly becoming a key out of the bullpen for an Auburn team that has been looking for someone to step up. Caldwell-Pope jogged back to the visitors’ locker room clapping hands and grinning from ear to ear. “Eight more, baby!” he cheered. “Eight more. Let’s go!” The Nuggets will either face LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers, who upended their last trip to the conference finals. Or, Denver will have the opportunity to dethrone the reigning champion Golden State Warriors. Either way, Game 1 of that series begins Tuesday. Plenty of time for the plethora of doubters to hop on board. After heavy rains forced the cancellation of Tuesday night’s game against Samford, the No. 23 Auburn Tigers (27-19-1, 11-13) are again at the mercy of the weather with heavy rains forcing the postponement of Thursday night’s series opener at Ole Miss. The two teams will now play a doubleheader on Friday with the first pitch for game one scheduled for 2 p.m.

After taking game one from the Virginia Tech Hokies on Thursday night, Florida State got right back at it in Blacksburg on Friday. In football, the council recommended redefining the graduate assistant positions and capping the number of years an individual can serve in the role at three. The Celtics held a double-digit lead for much of the first half, but the Sixers came back in front of a raucous crowd soon after halftime. The game tightened up later in the third quarter, and no team pulled ahead by more than 2 points until Tatum led the Celtics’ surge late in the fourth. Davis left the game, reportedly in a wheelchair, midway through the fourth quarter after Warriors center Kevon Looney’s arm made contact with the big man’s face. Davis was not placed in concussion protocol and officially is listed as probable for Game 6 on Friday at Crypto.com Arena. UCLA has signed freshmen Sebastian Mack, Brandon Williams and Devin Williams (no relation); received a verbal commitment from French shooting guard Ilane Fibleuil; and landed a transfer from Utah in Lazar Stefanovic. The Bruins are also recruiting additional international prospects, including 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara from Spain.

“A game like this is when you find out what your character is,” Dean said. “You have Maddie Penta in the circle and she is struggling. You are up 2-0, and suddenly you are down 6-2. We bring Annabelle in. What are you going to do? Are you going to quit or are you going to fight?” Defensive tackle Nesta Jade Silvera, taken in the seventh round out of Arizona State after previously playing at Miami, had 161 career tackles, 20 1/2 tackles for loss and 3 1/2 sacks. NBA Twitter pulled no punches in its criticism of Williams’ coaching job Thursday, calling for Williams’ dismissal as the coach of the Suns. Los Angeles Lakers star center Anthony Davis is not in concussion protocol after sustaining a head injury in Game 5 on Wednesday and is listed as probable to play in Game 6 against the Warriors on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. “This is not a team where you have to force it to get yourself going,” Murray said. “You can trust the pass, you can trust the cut, and we’ve been playing like that for years.” Whether these shifts pay off for Boston remains to be seen, but it sounds like Mazzulla is attempting to push some different buttons with his team’s back against the wall. Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what Redick had to say about the Celtics’ crunchtime woes. Smith did take a second to note (albeit with a smirk on his face) that he hopes Davis is OK. Then the roast continued. “Jokić is an all-time great,” said Kevin Durant. “He’s gonna go down as one of the all-time great centers to ever touch a basketball.”

Immediately after the Warriors’ win over the Lakers on Wednesday night, a clip went viral of Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley laughing while TNT’s “Inside the NBA” panel discussed Davis’ injury, which immediately prompted backlash online. Relegation: Angers have been relegated. Four teams will go down in total as Ligue 1 changes from 20 to 18 clubs next season. Ajaccio and Troyes look destined for the drop, with one of Nantes, Auxerre, Brest and Strasbourg to join them. Title: Paris Saint-Germain appear set to win a record 11th Ligue 1 title despite a poor season. PSG sit six points clear of Lens with four games left. I don’t quite understand the laughing and why it’s so funny that a guy gets hit in the head.