NEW YORK — Oh no he didn’t. Well, actually, he did. Giannis Antetokounmpo is an NBA champion, and after winning his first NBA title, he took a moment to recognize his haters. His most notable hater is Nets star James Harden, who almost certainly was the target of Antetokounmpo’s postgame comments. “It’s easy to go somewhere and go win a championship with somebody else; it’s easy,” …

The Giants were on the brink of a tough loss, but a stunning, controversial ninth-inning rally led to a crazy win over the Dodgers.

With no fans in attendance, the pomp and pageantry of Tokyo’s event just won’t be the same. What remains to be seen is how many athletes will bother to attend.

The Arkansas football program is among the best in the SEC in terms of COVID-19 vaccination rate, with 89 percent of the players and 92 percent of the football facility as a whole being vaccinated, head coach Sam Pittman said Thursday. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey announced Monday that six of the 14 teams in the conference had hit 80 percent, but the second-year coach revealed at SEC Media Days in Hoover, Ala., that the Razorbacks had also reached the magic number that comes with relaxed COVID-19 protocols. By exceeding the 85 percent mark, the SEC’s current policy allows for Arkansas to ditch wearing masks inside facilities and undergoing regular COVID-19 testing.

The Yankees’ bullpen blew another one in their 5-4 10-inning loss to the Red Sox on Thursday.

The Warriors are part of a long list of teams monitoring the Beal situation.