0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 6/10/2016
Minnesota Timberwolves guard-forward Andrew Wiggins has officially declined to play for Team Canada in a Olympic Qualifying Tournament next July. In a statement released Friday through his agent, Wiggins cites the need to stay with the Timberwolves and prepare for the upcoming season. The 21-year-old former No. 1 overall draft pick is entering his third season […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 6/9/2016
New York Knicks president Phil Jackson revealed at the press conference on the hiring of Jeff Hornacek that he advised the Los Angeles Lakers to take Kristaps Porzingis with the second pick in last June’s draft (via The New York Post). “We knew that [Porzingis] had a lot of talent. We saw that even in the […]
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Atlanta Hawks point guard Jeff Teague wants everyone to know he played hurt this season and still put up good numbers. In a now-deleted Instagram post, Teague said he played all of the 2015-16 season with a torn patellar tendon in his knee and “could barely jump or stop.” Mike Mazzeo of ESPN: A source […]
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Is LeBron James the best player in the NBA, or is it Stephen Curry? Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, who is friends with both players, announced that James is a better basketball player during an appearance on WFNZ-AM radio’s “The Mac Attack” show. “A person asked me, ‘Well, is Steph Curry the best basketball player on […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 6/8/2016
Former New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones had a feeling he was going to be traded this offseason. “There were a lot of rumors out,” Jones told Sirius XM NFL radio on Wednesday. “I try to stay away from the media, but I heard rumors. Like I said, it wasn’t as shocking when I […]
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Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith has been MIA during the NBA Finals. After averaging 12 points in the previous three rounds of the playoffs, Smith has scored eight points in two games against the Golden State Warriors, and he’s shooting 33 percent from the floor and 28.6 percent from 3. It’s not like Smith to […]
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Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan tried to do a good thing when he told reporters a couple of weeks ago that he would be changing his jersey number to No. 99 to pay tribute to Hall of Fame defensive lineman Warren Sapp. But Sapp, who was upset that Jernigan didn’t reach out to him […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 6/7/2016
Miami Marlins prospect Stone Garrett was placed on the disabled list Saturday after he was cut on the hand by Class A Greensboro Grasshoppers teammate Josh Naylor during a prank involving a knife. Garrett, the Marlins’ Minor League Player of the Year in 2015, received three stitches to his right hand, and the team is flying […]
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After the Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 110-77 in Game 2 Sunday to get one step closer to winning another title, Klay Thompson said the Warriors, who finished the regular season with a record 73 wins, were better than his dad’s old team, the “showtime” Lakers. Klay Thompson: “We are better than the […]
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The National Basketball Referees Association is calling for an end to the NBA’s last-two-minute report. In a statement released Tuesday, the NBRA said “transparency will cause more harm than good for the officials and the game.” And if the NBA continues to publish last-two-minute reports, the NBRA wants the current process “reformed to improve its accuracy and […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 6/6/2016
Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry will not play in the 2016 Olympics, choosing instead to let his right knee heal. His Warriors teammate, Draymond Green, who is among the 30 finalists for Team USA, “would love to play” in the Rio Olympics, according to Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. In light of
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The Carolina Panthers have signed five-time Pro Bowl center Ryan Kalil to a two-year contract extension through the 2018 season, the team announced Monday. Kalil, 31, had the third-highest run-blocking grade of any center last season, according to Pro Football Focus. He was the anchor of a Carolina offensive line that ranked second in PFF’s offensive line […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 6/5/2016
San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner has got some power in his swing. Since the start of 2014, he has 11 home runs in just 175 at-bats. Prior to Sunday night’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Bumgarner hit more than a dozen balls into the left field seats at Busch Stadium during batting practice, according to […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 6/3/2016
Who knew Drake had a thing for sideline reporters? In an interview with Rembert Browne of New York Magazine, Doris Burke revealed that the rapper made a heart shape with his hands and pointed at her during Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The 50-year-old Burke was a little surprised by Drake coming on […]
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Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo might have expected to get plunked by the opposing pitcher during Friday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but not the catcher. As Welington Castillo attempted to throw back to the pitcher during the bottom of the first inning, he accidentally hit Rizzo, his ex-teammate, right in the head. Fortunately, […]
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It’s good to be Rougned Odor these days. The Texas Rangers second baseman was offered free BBQ food for life, he got to hang out with Dirk Nowitzki and Chandler Parsons at the Dallas Mavericks practice facility, and now the Rangers are talking about giving him a contract extension. Not only that, but owner Ray […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 6/2/2016
Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor received a seven-game suspension from Major League Baseball for punching Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista last month. How many games do you suppose he’ll get for punching the Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki? We were shootin hoops and I was talking trash to the wrong cat…. pic.twitter.com/7Xkf8pyZuv — Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41)
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0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 6/1/2016
The Denver Broncos are visiting the White House next Monday to celebrate their Super Bowl win and ex-Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler was invited, but Osweiler said “thanks but no thanks.” Osweiler left the Broncos on the first day of free agency to go to the Houston Texans and is in the middle of OTAs with […]
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If you thought Steven Adams was hairy now, wait till you see him next season. The Oklahoma City Thunder held exit interviews Wednesday and Adams was asked what he’ll look like next season after growing out his hair this season. “Like Chewbacca, mate,” Adams said during exit interviews Adams “is going to be a monster.” He […]
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Vince Grzegorek of Cleveland Scene reports that Indians outfielder Marlon Byrd has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs for the second time in his career and faces a 162-game suspension. An announcement is expected soon from the Indians and Major League Baseball. Source: Tribe’s Marlon Byrd tested positive for PEDs, again. Previously suspended 50 games after […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 5/31/2016
Mychal Thompson still gets nervous watching his son play basketball. During his ESPN radio show Tuesday, Thompson said he was too nervous to watch Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals on Monday night, so he watched the popular wrestling program Monday Night Raw instead, according to Diamond Leung of Bay Area News Group. Mychal Thompson […]
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It took some doing, but the Golden State Warriors are headed back to the NBA Finals for a rematch with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 96-88 on Monday night in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals, and became the 10th team to rally from a 3-1 deficit and win a postseason […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 5/27/2016
Rex Ryan hasn’t forgotten the complaints about his defensive scheme that Buffalo Bills defensive end Mario Williams made public last season. Williams was critical of how often he was being asked to drop into coverage, which made him selfish in Ryan’s view. “Now look, with some of the comments (he made), do I wish him well? […]
