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LeGarrette Blount Explains Why He Signed With Eagles Over Patriots
The players, especially the running back room, are close with Blount and the coaching staff heaps praise on his professional approach and willingness to play whatever role he is assigned. Blount has two Super Bowl championship rings to prove it. "I've split with guys before, so it doesn't bother me". They were a really good team before I came. [Full Article...]
NBA Finals schedule: NBA Playoffs 2017
Patrick McCaw had 18 points and five assists off the bench as the Warriors recorded the second-most lopsided postseason win in franchise history and improved to 10-0 in this year's playoffs. They'll need their entire roster to step their game up a notch if they want to defeat the star-studded Warriors at "Roaracle". San Antonio Spurs great Tim Duncan was back at the team's practice facility T... [Full Article...]
Warriors romp to 2-0 lead
With that rest, came rust. Pau Gasol didn't mince words about the Spurs' mindset heading into Game 3 of their Western Conference Finals series against the Golden State Warriors, which they trail 2-0. Curry led the way for the Warriors, scoring 29 points in 30 minutes of play on 13 shots for a plus-24 . "It's a team game, so not that much", Aldridge said. [Full Article...]
David Wagner leads Huddersfield away for sunshine break ahead of play-off final
The first leg ended goalless. "I joked in the pre-match press conference that Germans are able to take penalty shoot-outs but to be fair we had a Welsh goalkeeper - this is the first step for the British". Carvalhal said: "It is not the time to talk about my future - there are too many rumours around and things that don't make any sense". It was Wednesday's Fernando Forestieri who sealed Hu... [Full Article...]
EPL schedule harming Europa League chances: Jose Mourinho
The Premier League side, under the guidance of Jose Mourinho, face Ajax on 24 May, with the victor securing €6.5m (£5.6m) and a place in next season's Champions League - Europe's most lucrative club competition. "So instead of looking at Manchester, I look at my team and the most important thing is we are fit and fresh, nobody is injured and that's a great way to prepare the team for next We... [Full Article...]
Todd Pletcher takes sure and steady approach to Preakness
Classic Empire also got creamed at the very start of the race when the horses outside in the auxiliary starting gate all came over and knocked Classic Empire and a few other into the core of the crowd. Kentucky Derby victor Always Dreaming , ridden by exercise rider Nick Bush, walks past the starting gates after a workout at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore , Thursday, May 18, 2017. [Full Article...]
Pregnant Hannah Jeter Supports Husband Derek at Number Retirement Ceremony!
The ceremony took place at Yankee Stadium just before the Yankees played the Houston Astros for the second game of their doubleheader. "There isn't a person or player I would trade places with that's playing now or ever", he said to cheers and applause. [Full Article...]
Best Memes of James Harden & the Rockets Choking Against the Spurs
The Spurs are well coached, have size to give this small Warriors team issues in the paint and on the glass, and their defense has been the second best of any team in the playoffs. James Harden went up for a 3-pointer, changed his mind and tossed the ball between two teammates. If the Spurs had activated Leonard on Thursday, the nightmare scenario - an ineffective Leonard and a re-aggra... [Full Article...]
Celtics blown out by Cavaliers in opening game
The performance has to be encouraging for the Cavs , who will need to figure out how to maximize Love's minutes on the floor if they advance. And that includes Kyrie Irving who had 11 points. Isaiah Thomas , who averaged 27 points in the series against Washington , finished with 17 on 7-for-19 shooting. Last year's NBA Champions won 117-104 to steal the home-court advantage. [Full Article...]
Cavaliers rout Celtics in Game 1
The Celtics started the game shooting 1-14 from three point range. The players and coach said there was nothing malicious to Thomas' apparent grabbing of Kevin Love's ankle in the third quarter while Thomas was on the ground, nor did they seem too upset over Thomas' hard foul of LeBron James while he was in midair in the fourth quarter. [Full Article...]
BCCI announces Virat Kohli-led Indian team for Champions Trophy 2017
To partner him at the opening slot will be Shikhar Dhawan who was the highest run-scorer of the previous edition of Champions Trophy. The powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) missed the April 25 deadline to announce a squad and threatened a boycott over the dispute. [Full Article...]
ICC Champions Trophy: Manish Pandey in Indian cricket team; Rohit Sharma returns
Unhappy with cricket's new revenue model, which considerably slashes their share from global events in the 2015-23 cycle, India failed to submit a squad by an April 25 deadline, triggering panic among advertisers. However, a BBCI statement said it "unanimously decided that the Indian cricket team will participate". It is understood that the results of Sunday's meeting was influenced by the S... [Full Article...]
Virat Kohli and co. will play in ICC Champions Trophy 2017
Pace spearhead Shami and batsman Rohit Sharma are the only changes from the team that played England in three one-day internationals this year. Gambhir's loyal fans also slammed the Indian board and a hashtag named #bringbackgambhir was soon trending on social micro-blogging site Twitter. [Full Article...]
Bryan Colangelo won't rule out the Sixers trading the third pick
Averaging 19.8 points per game on 45 percent field goal shooting and 39.7 percent three-point shooting, he was the leading scorer on the best team in the SEC. I don't know how truly appealing adding a number one overall pick to the mix would be for Hayward, but more than anything it would allow Boston to still have the cap space to comfortably add him as a free agent. [Full Article...]
Legends Lahm, Alonso bow out with Bayern
Lots of fans acknowledge Lahm for being one of the most reliable and intelligent footballers of his generation - one who was so good that he was able to learn and play in multiple positions across the pitch to a level which led to his universal adoration over the years. [Full Article...]
Cristiano Ronaldo fires Real Madrid to cusp of title
Striker Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to start despite being rested for Madrid's past four away games. "Whenever I go home it is a really special occasion, and this time we have got a chance to clinch the league title, which is something I have never won". [Full Article...]
Titans linemen chug beer to hype Predators fans in Game 3
Silfverberg, Ryan Getzlaf (eight goals) and Rickard Rakell (six goals) had largely been carrying the scoring load and Andrew Cogliano said it was imperative that others gave them some assistance. Monday when the Predators returned to Nashville , head coach Peter Laviolette was repeatedly asked about Johansen's comments, what was happening on the ice, and what would happen, but he was only inter... [Full Article...]
Gisele Bundchen: Brady Played With a Concussion Last Year
Rules state footballers who are suspected of suffering the brain injury while in action cannot return to the field for the remainder of the game, and can only rejoin the team the following week at the discretion of doctors. "We don't talk about it, but he does have concussions". Bundchen, 37, retired from runway modeling in 2015 to focus on environmental issues and to continue raising the family... [Full Article...]
Aston Martin signs Tom Brady to multiyear endorsement deal
The new partnership will also see Brady curate his own take on a modern day Aston Martin , based on the 2018 Aston Martin Vanquish S . The process will be documented, with portions being revealed over time, and the Tom Brady-curated Vanquish S will be unveiled this summer. [Full Article...]
Warriors throttle Spurs to take 2-0 lead
Stephen Curry leads the Golden State Warriors in a Game 2 blowout of the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Western Conference Finals. "It's amusing you mention that", said Stephen Curry (29/7/7 in 30 minutes), whose pull-up three seven minutes into the game gave the Warriors a double-digit lead that only bloated as time went on. [Full Article...]