On this date in history:
In 1790, President George Washington signed a bill creating the first U.S. copyright law.
Fortunes may be turning around for the Hawks after losing three in a row. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead the Clippers 88-62.
The Hawks came into the game with some extra motivation after the loss they were dealt the last time these two teams faced off. We’ll see if they’re able to flip the script or if it’ll just be more of the same.
Atlanta Hawks @ Los Angeles Clippers
Current Records: Atlanta 29-37, Los Angeles 42-24
The Hawks have quite the challenge ahead of them as they’re expected to be blown off the court. They will head out on the road to take on the Los Angeles Clippers at 9:30 p.m. ET on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they’ll have plenty of motivation to get the ‘W’.
The Hawks’ recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They fell just short of Utah by a score of 124-122. The matchup was as close as the oddsmakers predicted, but the Hawks were the slight favorite coming in.
Dejounte Murray put forth a good effort for the losing side as he almost dropped a double-double on 33 points and nine assists.
Meanwhile, it’s hard to win when you don’t work as a unit and post ten fewer assists than your opponent, a fact the Clippers found out the hard way on Friday. They took a 112-104 hit to the loss column at the hands of New Orleans.
The Clippers’ defeat shouldn’t obscure the performances of Paul George, who scored 26 points along with six assists and five rebounds, and Kawhi Leonard who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Atlanta’s defeat dropped their record down to 29-37. As for Los Angeles, they have been struggling recently as they’ve lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 42-24 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. The Hawks haven’t had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 119.4 points per game (they’re ranked fifth in scoring overall). However, it’s not like the Clippers struggle in that department as they’ve been averaging 116.8 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
The Hawks came up short against the Clippers when the teams last played back in February, falling 149-144. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Los Angeles is a big 9.5-point favorite against Atlanta, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Clippers as a 10-point favorite.
The over/under is 223.5 points.
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Los Angeles and Atlanta both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
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Dylan Waukazo is a loyal Minnesota Twins fan. But he will gladly take a vacation from his MLB allegiances when he travels to Atlanta.
The freshly graduated Bemidji High School senior is headed to Georgia from June 7-9 to compete in the Native American All-Star Baseball Showcase at Truist Park. The Braves are hosting 50 youth baseball players of Native American descent from around North America to participate and compete in pro-style workouts and a showcase game.
Waukazo was the lone Minnesota player selected.
“Baseball has been very big for me,” Waukazo said. “I’ve played baseball for 13 years. I’m just excited to get down there and learn. They work with guys like (Ronald Acuna Jr.) on a day-to-day basis. I want to learn from the same coaches.”
Former MLB players Marquis Grissom, Johnny Estrada, Marvin Freeman and Lou Collier will coach the teams in the showcase game. As part of the showcase, the Atlanta Braves will utilize TrackMan Baseball, a leading technology company in sports analytics, to capture, track and deliver player statistics to help players improve their game.
The pro-style workout on Saturday, June 8, will be executed by the Marquis Grissom Baseball Association and will focus on defensive work, fielding, throwing and catcher pop times. Select players will be picked during Saturday’s batting practice to participate in a home run derby that afternoon following the workout.
In the Braves’ efforts to provide access and opportunity for diverse baseball talent, the showcase will highlight Native American high school baseball players who aspire to play the game at the next level.
In addition to providing the unforgettable experience of playing in an MLB ballpark, the event will offer exposure for players who otherwise may not have an opportunity to play in front of college and MLB scouts.
“The one thing I really wanted to learn was more about pitching and more about fielding,” Waukazo said. “I want to get the (fundamentals) down like an MLB player would, and I get to learn from MLB coaches when I get there.”
Waukazo is bringing more than a bat and a glove to Atlanta. With him, he will bring a White Earth Nation tribal flag to give to the Braves’ organization. The flag will be hung with the other donated tribal flags in the team facility, a gesture that makes Waukazo feel “honored and proud.”
“There’s some nerves about going to Atlanta, for sure,” Waukazo said. “But I think they’ll go away once I get down there. I just want to learn as much as I can.”
Waukazo wants to develop more command with his pitching and learn how to throw harder. He will take the tools he garners from Atlanta to Cornell College in Iowa next fall. Cornell is a Division III school in Mount Vernon, led by head coach Robbie Dombrowski. Waukazo will also play for the Bemidji Bucks this summer.
“It’s always been a dream of mine to play college baseball,” he added. “It’s just an honor for me to be able to do that and accomplish that. I went to a showcase and had a good workout with (Cornell). They gave me my first-ever offer and (Dombrowski) said I could be a dude on his staff. He believes in me, and that’s what I was looking for.”
1 of 5 | On May 31, 2003, Eric Robert Rudolph, the long-sought fugitive in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing, was arrested. File Photo courtesy of the FBI
On this date in history:
In 1790, President George Washington signed a bill creating the first U.S. copyright law.
In 1859, construction concluded and bells rang out for the first time from London’s Big Ben clock tower.
In 1889, a flood in Johnstown, Pa., left more than 2,200 people dead.
In 1902, Britain and South Africa signed a peace treaty ending the Boer War.
In 1916, the Battle of Verdun passed the 100-day mark. It would continue for another 200 days, amassing a casualty list of an estimated 800,000 soldiers dead, injured or missing.
In 1921, the Tulsa race massacre was set off when a mob of White residents attacked the Black residents and businesses in the Greenwood District. The total number of those killed in the violence is unknown, with an Oklahoma commission established in 2001 estimating between 75 to 100 people dead. The number of displaced Black residents was far greater.
In 1940, a thick fog hanging over the English Channel prevented the German Luftwaffe from flying missions against evacuating Allied troops from Dunkirk.
Troops evacuated from Dunkirk on a destroyer about to berth at Dover, England, on May 31, 1940. File Photo courtesy of the Imperial War Museum
In 1985, seven federally insured banks in Arkansas, Minnesota, Nebraska and Oregon were closed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. It was a single-day record for closings since the FDIC was founded in 1934.
In 1996, Israeli voters elected opposition Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister.
In 2003, Eric Robert Rudolph, the long-sought fugitive in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing and attacks on abortion clinics and a gay nightclub, was arrested while rummaging through a dumpster in North Carolina. Rudolph, whose bombings killed two people and injured many others, was sentenced to four life terms in prison.
In 2005, Mark Felt admitted that, while No. 2 man in the FBI, he was “Deep Throat,” the shadowy contact whose help to Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein on the 1972 Watergate break-in led to U.S. President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
File Photo by Alexis C. Glenn/UPI
In 2012, John Edwards of North Carolina, former U.S. senator and presidential candidate, was acquitted on a charge of taking illegal campaign contributions, and a judge declared a mistrial on five other charges against him.
In 2014, U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, 28, captured in Afghanistan nearly five years earlier, was released by the Taliban in exchange for five detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. In March 2015, the Army announced that Bergdahl had been charged with desertion.
In 2019, a shooting a a Virginia Beach, Va., municipal center left 12 victims and the shooter — a disgruntled former employee — dead.
In 2021, China announced plans to allow couples to have a third child, scrapping its controversial two-child policy amid a slumping birth rate and aging population.
File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI
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