The saga began when Rozier called Bledsoe "Drew" during a postgame press conference following Boston's Game 1 win in the first round. After the game, Rozier was quick to give Bledsoe credit saying, "I've got to take my hat off to him". The Celtics even aired a pump-up video of Drew Bledsoe . "I got love for my man Drew Bledsoe", he said after the game. "I been had it after Game 2", Rozier said. Read More »
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Eagles agree to terms on new contract with Sproles
If Sproles is on their roster, the Eagles will find a place for him. "It's pretty much a rabbit", he added. Akers was delivering a little bit of retribution for last season's draft as Cowboys great Drew Pearson made fun of the Eagles in front of Philly fans on their own patch twelve months ago. Read More »
How does Sam Darnold fit into Jets depth chart?
Darnold was formally introduced at the team's facility Friday after spending Thursday night in Dallas at the draft site. "We felt very good how the trade [up to No. Petty was taken in the fourth round by the Jets in the 2015 draft after an impressive Career with the Baylor Bears. "With that being said, teams can do whatever they want". Read More »
Maple Leafs say Lou Lamoriello will not return as GM next season
In a news release, Shanahan says he informed Lamoriello this morning that he was not going to deviate from that plan. "I felt what was best for the organization if I were to make a decision [to change general managers] was to make one early", Shanahan said. Read More »
After 30 years, retiring officer tearfully signs off for final time
Jenkins noted the many good memories that he made over the years with his police family and said he'll always cherish them for the rest of his life. He then lets the tears flow freely, as message after message from fellow officers roll in, wishing him all the best. Read More »
Jose Mourinho speaks on his future at Manchester United
Sunday's 2-1 win against Arsene Wenger's Arsenal saw them chalk up another notable result, with United also having beaten Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool in one competition or another since the end of February. "I think if we finish second it's the first time for five years, since Sir Alex left", he said. "I know it was on his foot but I don't know more yet", Mourinho said. Read More »
Will Conor McGregor go to jail over UFC bus incident?
The 29-year-old was released on bail but is scheduled to return for a hearing on 14 June. It's understood that McGregor was attempting to exact retribution over an incident that took place earlier that week, when a verbal altercation ensued as Artem Lobov - McGregor's team-mate - was cornered by Nurmagomedov and members of his team. Read More »
Dallas Cowboys select CSU Rams WR Michael Gallup in third round
While they may address the position before the draft is done, there was no need to do anything last night. The next multi-year starter for Dallas at the tight end position will be able to run block with the best of them, and that is why Schultz is a such a ideal pick. Read More »
5-star 2018 guard Romeo Langford commits to IN over Kansas
The Hoosiers are in line to have a big year, and his decision could begin a domino-effect for other big recruits in Bloomington. A couple of different programs have been trending for his commitment throughout the recruiting process. Tindley's Eric Hunter (Purdue), South Bend Riley's Damezi Anderson (Indiana) and Ben Davis' Aaron Henry (Michigan State) also were finalists. The addition of Langford immediately bolsters an IN team that went 16-15, including 9-9 IN the Big Ten, IN Miller's ... Read More »
Newcastle striker retrospectively charged with violent conduct
Slimani, 29, who is now on loan at the Magpies from Leicester has been charged by the Football Assoiciation after appearing to kick Craig Dawson during their 1-0 league defeat at home to West Brom. This is just another part of what has been a pretty torrid period in English football for the Algerian frontman. If the 29-year-old admits to the charge, or it is proven, he will be banned for the club's remaining three games. Read More »
Federation Internationale de Football Association calms waters with 'undue influence' warning after Trump's tweet storm
The US, Canada and Mexico bid group said in a diplomatic statement: "From the beginning, we have received great support from the Canadian, Mexican and United States governments". Federation Internationale de Football Association said in a statement to Reuters that it couldn't comment specifically on what Trump said, but did reiterate that those rules do exist. Read More »
Stephen Curry 'Probable' for Warriors' Game 2 vs. Pelicans, Per Steve Kerr
Kerr also told reporters Curry scrimmaged Sunday against players who aren't featuring heavily for the Warriors in the National Basketball Association playoffs. Curry practiced on Monday and barring a setback he should be ready to go vs. the Pelicans in Game 2. The defending National Basketball Association champion Warriors have nonetheless been thriving in his absence, however, including having defeated the Pelicans in Game 1 by a score of 123-101 on Saturday, after previously ... Read More »
Toronto Raptors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers - 5/1/18 NBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction
The Cleveland Cavs are coming from a 105-101 Game 7 win over the Indiana Pacers in which LeBron James had 45 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and four steals while Tristan Thompson added 15 points and 10 rebounds. Last season was similar: the Cavs had a week off, while Toronto and Milwaukee battled through a six-game series. You'd be sitting on Bill Gates money just blindly fading Cleveland, and that didn't change in the playoff series against the Indiana Pacers. Read More »
CB Terance Newman returns for 16th National Football League season, 4th with Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings have announced that they have re-signed veteran cornerback Terence Newman , the team announced on Monday. The move was made Monday with Newman, who has played the last three years with the Vikings. He started seven games in 2017 for the Vikings. The Vikings selected Central Florida corner Mike Hughes with the 30th pick in the National Football League draft last week, but Newman gives them another experienced option while Hughes develops and the team continues to ... Read More »
Baker Mayfield will start third on Browns' depth chart
But after the Browns drafted him, Mayfield said he understood why the Browns have named Taylor the starter. USC's Josh Darnold, the quarterback many draft analysts and Browns fans rated the highest, had 59 touchdown passes and 22 interceptions in two seasons as a starter. Read More »
Inside the numbers of the Yankees' nine-game win streak
Sabathia was solid overall, giving up one run and five hits in a season-high seven innings. An enraged CC Sabathia let Angel Hernandez have it. - The Yankees were 6 1/2 games behind the Red Sox in the AL East when the streak began. CC would go back out for the 7th and put up a scoreless inning to finish with a final line of: 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, BB and 4 K. With his four strikeouts tonight, CC now sits at 5th place on the Yankees all-time strikeout list with 1469, moving past Lefty Gomez's ... Read More »
Baker Mayfield must learn to play under center
General manager John Dorsey has already selected two players who were walk-ons in college and it seems all of this year's picks so far have overcome long odds to make it to the pros. "It will be a great thing for me", Mayfield said. I can listen to all the people patting me on the back, or I can listen to the people saying I need to get better. Read More »
Tottenham legend Ardiles: Future 'extremely rosy' under Pochettino
We have ahead four games and that is massive for us. The situation disappointed me. But that is normal. "The club can not behave like different clubs and I think the club needs to keep going with the project, keep pushing in this direction, trying to achieve all the things that the club want". Read More »
Roberto Firmino Officially Signs New Long-Term Deal With Liverpool
Liverpool did not provide details about the 26-year-old Firmino's new contract. The Merseyside club released a statement confirming the news on Sunday, with the Brazilian forward saying " it was an easy decision ". "I am very, very happy here", he said. The fans are excellent and fantastic in how they support us all the way. Liverpool's current priority is exclusively based on the Champions League semi-final return leg against Roma later this week. Read More »
Salah ´insulted´ by ongoing image rights dispute with Egyptian FA
On Saturday, Salah's agent Rammy Abbas took to Twitter to comment on the situation, writing: "We have not even been contacted for a resolution!" However, Egypt's Youth and Sports Minister Khaled Abd Abdel-Aziz said he is communicating with all of the concerned parties to solve the dispute. Read More »
Brazilian sets record for biggest wave ever surfed
BC-SUR-Biggest Wave, 127Big wave: Brazilian surfer Koxa credited with world recordEds: APNewsNow. Koxa describes the waves at Nazaré as "really, really raw and powerful and super risky", the surfer said his record-breaking wave was a life changer. Read More »
Free FIFA 18 World Cup Update Revealed, Release Date Announced
All this excellent free DLC is coming to the game in a little under a month, beginning May 29th on the PS4, Xbox One , PC and Nintendo Switch. More information can be grabbed from EA Sports' official site . These player items will receive upgraded stats, ensuring that FIFA World CupTM Ultimate Team offers a fresh and relevant experience for the entire tournament. Read More »
Liverpool insider sheds light on 'extraordinary' Buvac exit
There were reports Buvac left Liverpool after a falling out with manager Jurgen Klopp . "The club considers the matter to be private and therefore will respect that privacy by not making any further comment". "Before every training session and after every training session we talk together". It is understood that Peter Krawietz , the third part of Klopp's managerial triumvirate, will take on the assistant's role for the remainder of the season. Read More »
Billy Horschel, Scott Piercy win 2018 Zurich Classic by 1 stroke
The team event did not count toward the world ranking, nor did they earn an automatic invitation to the Masters. "They didn't lose a tee all day - and that's pretty tough in alternate shot". "To get back is nice", he said, "and to do it with a good friend is even better". Ko holed a flop shot for birdie on the par-4 13th, two-putted for birdie on the par-5 15th, and matched Lee with an up-and-down birdie on the 18th to force the playoff. Read More »
Renaissance Technologies LLC Invests $2.04 Million in Iron Mountain (IRM) Stock
The day began at US$33.83 but the price moved to US$33.65 at one point during the trading and finally capitulating to a session high of US$34.44. 1,551,279 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,937,112. Brown Brothers Harriman & owns 371 shares. Balyasny Asset Mngmt Ltd Liability invested in 0% or 7,802 shares. Fiduciary Trust Communications holds 0.03% or 29,584 shares in its portfolio. Read More »
Barcelona wins Spanish league title with Messi hat trick
Messi's 38th-minute volley made it two, but Lucas Perez pulled one back for Deportivo before half-time and Turkish winger Emre Colak stunned Barca with an equaliser midway through the second period. This time Messi finished off a wonderful team effort and dented the home sides chances of coming away with anything from the game. "We have been a competitive, compact team and we have overcome many difficulties, and in moments I know it has lacked brilliance". Read More »
Carrie Underwood Stuns With Surprise National Anthem Performance
Several Tennessee Titans players partied it up in interesting ways while in attendance for the second fame of the National Hockey League conference semifinals between the Nashville Predators and Winnipeg Jets . "We'll try to put him in a position where he can play to his strengths, be successful as an individual and help our team win". Kevin Fiala's encore was just as impressive, and few before him have ever done so. Read More »
Mike McGlinchey becomes second Notre Dame Top 10 pick
Garoppolo helped the 49ers win their final five games during the 2017 season and post their best record since the 2014 season. The next domino fell when they traded incumbent starting right tackle Trent Brown to the Patriots for a third-rounder, also sending New England their fifth-round pick. Read More »
Sharks F Kane suspended for Game 2
Sutherland, the more veteran of the two officials, was then called into duty a second time when counterpart Eric Furlatt's mic conveniently malfunctioned. Only by the instincts and guile of Fleury was it scoreless when somebody finally found the net a tick more than two minutes left in the opening period. Read More »
Injury could affect Ohtani facing countryman Tanaka
While the injury doesn't appear to compromise Ohtani's playing time with the team on a long-term basis, he's considered day-to-day until further notice. Luis Severino didn't get the win but he had another strong outing. He retired 10 of the first 11 batters he faced, seven via strikeout. Ohtani, however, was not in the Angels' lineup after suffering a mild left-ankle sprain during Friday's series opener against the Yankees. Read More »
Ronnie O'Sullivan Shoulders Ali Carter Before Engaging In Silly Verbals
O'Sullivan had just fluked a snooker when he and Carter collided at the side of the table and once back in his seat, O'Sullivan said: That's for being Mr Angry. Having won a record-equalling five ranking titles this season, O'Sullivan has been the tour's form player - but he failed to showcase his brilliance in Sheffield. Read More »
Texas' Connor Williams heads to Dallas in second round of NFL Draft
The Dallas Cowboys drafted Colorado State Rams wide receiver Michael Gallup with the 81st overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Time will tell how numerous players traded for and drafted on Saturday will be able to help the Cowboys during the 2018 season and beyond, but for right now, the Cowboys should be pleased with the work they did over the three-day draft. Read More »
Saina Nehwal reaches semi-finals of Wuhan Open
Former world No. 1 Saina showed her class as she dumped Lee Jang 21-15, 21-13 in a 43-minute clash. London Olympic bronze medallist Saina lost to Chinese Taipei top seed Tai Tzu Ying 25-27, 19-21in 45 minutes. She had lost to her nemesis at the Indonesia Open final and the All England Championship this year but unlike those defeats, the one on Saturday turned out to be a much closer contest as Saina gave ample display of her new-found confidence and fitness. Read More »
Katie Taylor unifies world lightweight titles after 'tough contest' in NY
Taylor defended the WBA belt two months later when she earned a points win over American Jessica McCaskill at York Hall in London. Taylor pushed the fight through the early rounds, building her lead, and past the halfway stage, she was scoring and controlling the tempo all the time. Read More »
Pirates pitcher Nick Kingham is almost flawless in big-league debut
Louis Cardinals at PNC Park. Pittsburgh's leading hitter coming out of the week was Starling Marte with 31 hits, 20 runs and 11 RBI. Elias Diaz went 3-for-4 with three singles and two RBIs as the Pirates won their fifth straight game and completed a three-game sweep of the Cardinals . Read More »
Palace ease relegation fears with 5-0 rout of 10-man Leicester
Palace , who looked destined for relegation after losing their opening seven Premier League fixtures without scoring a goal, climbed to 11th and six points clear of the bottom three, where only Southampton are capable of catching them. Hamer had been forced into another save by Zaha when, in the 38th minute, the hosts capitalised on their superiority by doubling their advantage. Jeffrey Schlupp's shot fell to Van Aanholt on the edge of the box and the Dutchman curled into the far corner. Read More »
Stefanos Tsitsipas' shoe comes off during Barcelona Open semi-final victory
Nadal needed to win his 11th Barcelona title yesterday to retain his No. 1 ranking. Tsitsipas knew he would be up against it when he took on the 16-time grand slam champion for the first time and said a daunting challenge was even more hard than he was expecting. Read More »
I told Chelsea to buy Salah — Jose Mourinho
That is what we could do. The Reds should have easily had enough firepower to blow them away. It's important to score if you start the game or if you come on during the game. Photo credit: Mohamed Salah's official Facebook page. Salah then signed for Liverpool last summer and has exploded into life by scoring 43 goals. Read More »
How to watch National Basketball Association playoffs online or on TV
Utah , meanwhile, just didn't have the firepower to match Houston . The Rockets' 96 points was their fifth lowest output of the season, while their nine three-pointers made was tied for their second lowest mark. Led by Crowder (21 points), Utah's bench outscored Houston's reserves 40-13. The Utah Jazz have a lot more up their sleeves than most pegged them for, and while they clung on to the 5-seed to end up playing the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round, nobody expected them to ... Read More »
Pens - Capitals Set for Game Two
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said he had an opinion of the hit but declined to share it. "We just have to keep having that bounce-back mentality we've had since I've been here for two and a half years", center Ryan Johansen said. "It's a bit of an unfortunate play that he got hurt", he said. "We've got a team in here that's pretty good and confident and we've got to go to Pittsburgh and get a game". Read More »
City demolish West Ham 4-1 to reach 100 season goals
The offence was probably inside the box, meaning City had again been fortunate with a refereeing decision, but Aaron Cresswell curled the ball home anyway past Ederson, who perhaps should have done better. Three thoughts from London Stadium as Man City wrapped up a comprehensive 4-1 victory over West Ham. "The numbers will be there if we achieve one more victory". Read More »
Atletico Madrid Manager Diego Simeone Could Get Two-game Ban From UEFA
But both men have reached out to him with warm words since he announced he was stepping down. Midfield: Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere are expected to be rested for the Europa League but Granit Xhaka may be retained to add some experience to the midfield tomorrow. Read More »
Roma had to sell Mohamed Salah to ensure Champions League spot - Monchi
The Merseyside club have requested a meeting with European soccer's governing body UEFA, Roma officials and Italian police to ensure the safety of their fans. Mr Cox's family described him as a "wonderful" husband and father, and said they just want him home. Roma's night seemed to be summed up when midfielder Kevin Strootman and coach Di Francesco became engaged in a blazing row after the fifth goal went in. Read More »
Last-gasp Fellaini header gives United win over Arsenal
Now late drama is offering frustration in its final throes. With this in mind, the manager will be most likely to rest those that played midweek in the Europea League, ready for the next European game. Perhaps fittingly, it came in injury time . I love those games, they're fantastic. Simply untouchable for most of the season, City are bidding to cement their status as one of the all-time great Premier League teams by rewriting the record books. Read More »
White Sox 8, Royals 0: Palka Party
Kansas City is 1-5 in Kennedy's last 6 home starts and 5-21 in their last 26 games overall while the under is 7-1 in Kennedy's last 8 starts overall. The second came Thursday night, when he hit two in a 6-3 win. Sox manager Rick Renteria said right-hander Danny Farquhar has been able to go on light walks with his wife as he continues to improve. Read More »
Man United's Paul Pogba: I'm judged differently to others in Premier League
I can't do 22 years at one club because of this new concept of the media. But the 25-year-old has produced some improved displays in recent weeks, including a man-of-the-match performance in the comeback win at Manchester City and is looking for more of the same when Arsenal visit on Sunday. Read More »
Baker Mayfield recreates Brett Favre's famous National Football League draft jorts photo
The Browns had been expected to take a quarterback and had insisted Mayfield was under consideration through the pre-draft process. Naturally, Twitter users didn't pass up the opportunity to remind ESPN's Aaron Goldhammer of his on-air claim. Read More »
Mason Rudolph gives Pittsburgh a reasonable plan behind Big Ben
But those quibbles were considered to be relatively minor after the Lions safety posted a 37-inch vertical leap at the National Football League scouting combine and followed that up by posting a reported 4.59-second time in the 40-yard dash at Penn State's pro day in late March. Read More »
Magnificent seven for Celtic who seal title with Old Firm rout
The Irishman has now won all five domestic trophies up for grabs since he replaced Ronny Deila in the Parkhead hot seat in May 2016. With a Scottish Cup final against Motherwell still to come for Rodgers' men, the possibility of a double-treble is still very much on. Read More »
Huddersfield 0-2 Everton: Toffees rolling
Everton visit Huddersfield Town on Saturday for their 36th Premier League game of the campaign. Indeed, the importance of this fixture in particular is heightened by the fact that the Terriers must face Champions Manchester City , Chelsea and Arsenal in their final three matches. Read More »