SAY WHAT?

How Blagoy Ivanov cheated death ... He never felt the 12-inch blade pierce his heart. All he knew was that blood was soaking his chest as he called for a taxi to the hospital. The next thing Blagoy Ivanov knew, it was three months later. Though doctors had somehow saved his life, they told him he would never fight again. That was in 2012. Since then, he's proved everyone wrong ... and he'll be fighting in UFC 238 this Saturday. Read More

THINGS TO CARE ABOUT

Can the Raptors break through this depleted defense? The Warriors are attempting to deal with multiple injuries, and though they remain the Golden State Warriors, they're in a dramatically weaker position than normal. The Raptors have taken advantage of that before, but how can they do it in Game 3? We have the full breakdown. Read More

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How Draymond Green found his zen ... Draymond Green's competitive fire has made him a linchpin of the Warriors' dynasty, but that fire has gotten him in trouble at times in his career. But since going on a quest to drop 25 pounds, Draymond has been able to channel it -- allowing him to resist the temptation of overtly engaging Drake after an emotional Game 1 loss. If Green continues his zen ways, the rest of the NBA had better watch out. Read More

Your 233 NFL MVP candidates ... Yes, we know there aren't 233 quarterbacks in the league, ha ha, very funny. Despite the fact that they have won roughly two-thirds of the NFL's MVP awards, there's no guarantee that a quarterback is gonna capture the voters' hearts this time around. Bill Barnwell gives a whole heap of candidates who could plausibly win the league's ultimate individual award this time around. Read More

THINGS TO WATCH

NCAACWS

A bases-loaded intentional walk? Adley Rutschman was the No. 1 pick in the 2019 MLB draft, and considering the respect the other team showed him here, it's no surprise as to why.Read More

play 0:49 UCLA wins College World Series in walk-off fashion Kinsley Washington hits a single to left field to score Jacqui Prober as UCLA wins its 12th NCAA championship.

OVERHEARD

"Klay said he'd be fine, but Klay could be half-dead and he'd say he'd be fine. So we'll see."

-- Steve Kerr on Klay Thompson's status for Game 3. Watch

REMEMBER WHEN?

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On this date in 1991, Michael Jordan was going up for a layup against the Lakers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Being Michael Jordan, he turned it into one of the most iconic plays in NBA history. Watch

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT?

Hoop Streams (8 p.m ET, Twitter/YouTube/ESPN App): Need a refresher before the Game 3 madness begins? Catch our live preview stream and you'll get some good insight between the jokes and craziness.

Raptors at Warriors (9 p.m. ET, ABC): The series returns to the Bay Area just in time for the Warriors, who somehow battled through injuries to split their opening road trip in Toronto. Whichever side wins this will have the momentum going forward -- 2-1 does much better things for your confidence than 1-2, after all.