They suffered a season of ridicule and being the butt of the internet's jokes. That supercharged a cast that features two of the most unsafe three-point shooters in NBA history ( Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson ), one of the most versatile two-way players in the NBA ( Draymond Green ), a deep reserve of former All-Stars ( Andre Iguodala and David West ), and serviceable veterans ( Shaun Livingston , JaVale McGee , Matt Barnes ). Lire la suite »
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Eoin Morgan: England did not lose to Pakistan because of over confidence
Pakistan will face either India or Bangladesh in the final on Sunday at the Oval. Bowled out for 211 in 49.5 overs after losing the toss, any chuntering about the rough end of conditions should have dissipated when Pakistan cruised to their target with 77 balls to spare for the loss of two wickets. Lire la suite »
Pitcher Luke Heimlich won't join Oregon State in Omaha
If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article. "My hope is to return to OSU next year as a student-athlete and continue to earn the trust of my community", Heimlich's statement said. When will Congress approve another round of Base Realignment and Closures (BRAC)? "I concur with this decision as to do otherwise would certainly serve as a disruption and distraction to the team due to the significant public scrutiny that this matter has attracted", the statement said. Lire la suite »
President Trump Blasts Report on Possible Obstruction of Justice Probe
Sessions said that he was not sure what was "explicitly" in Trump's mind. "American's don't want to hear that answers to relevant questions are privileged and off-limits, or that they can't be provided in public, or that it would be quote, 'inappropriate, ' for witnesses to tell us what they know", Wyden said in remarks before posing a series of questions to Sessions . Lire la suite »
Warriors, Durant storm to finals win
The Golden State Warriors finally found redemption in the form of an NBA Finals trophy last night, after their 73-win season previous year was ruined by a 3-1 Finals comeback by the Lebron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers . "We're obviously just getting started", Curry said. "This is something that we want to continue to do, but for us to have these conversations that we had nearly a year ago and now being in this position, worth every shot we took in practice, fighting through injuries ... Lire la suite »
No surgery for Gabriel Jesus
The Brazil global forward suffered an injured eye socket in last week's game with Argentina following an aerial clash with his Etihad team-mate Nicolas Otamendi . Gabriel is set continue his recovery in South America rather than returning to Manchester for treatment. Jesus suffered the injury while playing for Brazil against Argentina as he collided with his City teammate Nicolas Otamendi . Lire la suite »
Captain Owens laments Lions' error count in Blues defeat
What is for certain, though, is the Lions must up their game immediately if they are to get back to winning ways, and a Farrell-Te'o solution may just be the ticket. "To concede (a late try) the way we did having fought back twice was disappointing", he said. "We play this game to win, we're judged on results and we take the field and we prepare each day to win, so that'll be the focus for the next game", Halfpenny said. Lire la suite »
Jelena Ostapenko wins the French Open
At one point, after losing the first set, Ostapenko was losing 3-0 second, and she made a comeback, which is going to be one fantastic story for the future generations of tennis players. Ostapenko's beaming smile as she raised the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen was the only thing sunnier than her strokes all fortnight. Sometimes [her shots] were two metres out, sometimes they were in the court and I couldn't touch them. Lire la suite »
Phil Mickelson withdraws from US Open
One of Mickelson's six runner-up finishes in the U.S. Open came in 1999 at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, N.C., where he wound up one stroke behind Payne Stewart - one day before Amanda was born. Woods, who recently underwent his fourth back surgery, has not played a PGA Tour event since January at Torrey Pines, the site of the last of his 14 major wins in 2008. Lire la suite »
Bangladesh set India target of 265 for final place
The winners of this match will play Pakistan , shock eight-wicket conquerors of England , in Sunday's final at the Oval. With three points, Bangladesh will be playing their first ever semi-final in an ICC Champions Trophy . Play with no fear and the pressure may get to India , much like England did against Pakistan . "That's more important for us, that our cricket is going to improve". Lire la suite »
Chelsea first opponents for Spurs at new 'home' Wembley
City will be squaring off against Arsenal , Manchester United , Chelsea and Liverpool during the first six rounds of the upcoming Premier League campaign and the run is certainly a very hard one for the Foxes, who endured a torrid start last season. Lire la suite »
Venus Williams out; French Open to have 1st-time Slam champ
Mladenovic played her part in the noise, repeatedly shouting 'Forza!' [an Italian rallying cry] while she also revved the crowd up on multiple occasions. His best result came in 2014 when he reached the quarter-finals. She said in her post-match interview: "It's a match that was eagerly awaited by everyone, myself included". Lire la suite »
Hurricanes re-sign Teravainen to two-year deal
Once moving to Carolina this past year, he surpassed both of his career high totals from the year prior, putting up 15 goals and 42 points to finish sixth on the team in scoring. Even if he has hit his sweet spot, though, the club certainly could be doing worse for the cost-effective salary he'll be raking in for both 2017-18 and 2018-19. Lire la suite »
Buffalo Sabres hire Phil Housley as head coach
Housley has spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach with the Nashville Predators . Housley is a Hockey Hall of Famer and a former Sabres defenseman. He is also the Sabres' career and individual-season leader in goals, assists and points by a defenseman. He also owns every record the franchise has for defensemen. Lire la suite »
ICC Champions Trophy 2017 IND v BAN Semi Final
In the 32 ODIs against India , Bangladesh have won only five with the last two coming only as recently as 2015 which also handed them their first-ever series win over the neighbours. "These things matter a lot rather than losing or what's going to happen", Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said. But they soon suffered a blip as they were defeated by Sri Lanka in their second match. Lire la suite »
Warriors release official statement on potential White House visit
Politics will have to wait until another day for the Golden State Warriors . Per multiple National Basketball Association sources, reports right now on Warriors not going to White House are untrue; team hasn't received invitation or discussed. Lire la suite »
Down but never out! Yuvraj Singh to play his 300th ODI
Few fancied Pakistan to overturn the hosts in Wednesday's first semi-final, but a convincing eight-wicket win confounded the doubters and gave Bangladesh added hope of a second upset in as many days. "They are playing really good cricket and they are doing a lot of things right to be in that position". Players feeling more secured about their places in the side. Lire la suite »
Former Longhorn Kevin Durant wins NBA Finals MVP as Warriors win title
Durant had plenty of help Monday night. They were the first Bay Area team to clinch a title on their home field since the 1974 Oakland A's. "I was anxious, I was jittery". "I left everything on the floor every game. We were really good tonight". For much of the Finals, the Cavaliers have appeared rightly terrified of the perimeter shooting offered by Thompson and particularly Curry, whose magnificent form in the playoffs has been that of a man looking to banish the memory of an ... Lire la suite »
Warren Gatland names Alun Wyn Jones as Lions captain for Crusaders match
But he faces one of his biggest challenges on Saturday , his first start of the Lions' New Zealand tour against an Crusaders side studded with All Blacks and unbeaten this year in Super Rugby. The problem they have is that rather than players putting their hands up and forcing their way into the team , the trend so far is for players to play their way off it. Lire la suite »
Lucas et l'Inter proches d'un accord, Perisic aussi évoqué (CdS)
La piste Lucas serait alors refermée. L'Inter Milan réclame 55M€, alors que de son côté, Lucas ne vaut que 40 millions. L'information du média italien va même plus loin, des émissaires du club parisien vont rencontrer ceux de l'Inter pour négocier le prix du transfert. Lire la suite »
Pro hockey returning to Maine's largest city
Portland has been without minor league hockey since the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League were sold in May 2016 and moved to Springfield, Massachusetts. Spectacor plans to try an affiliate the new ME team with National Hockey League (NHL) but the arrangement will not include prospects that are current prospects that are already involved with an existing player pipeline between the Reading Royals and the Philadelphia Flyers. Lire la suite »
India bowl against Bangladesh in Champions Trophy semi-final
Whereas, Bangladesh had some luck on their side when they defeated the Black Caps by 5 wickets to reach the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy for the first time in the history. Bit of a fortune and one exceptional performance against New Zealand, helped Bangladesh to stand alongside the defending Champions India for the Second Semi Final of ICC Champions Trophy 2017 at Edgbaston on Thursday. Lire la suite »
Warriors to do 'whatever it takes' to keep Stephen Curry
The Warriors won Monday's game five 129-120 at Oakland's Oracle Arena as Kevin Durant - named National Basketball Association finals MVP - starred with 39 points, while guard Stephen Curry had 34. He can't do it alone. "He's so great. He's so great, joining that team, to me, was nearly unfair", Smith said per The Washington Post . "The next thing that I'm looking forward to is getting these couple weeks off and then get right back to it". Lire la suite »
La police interpelle l'auteur d'un braquage
L'homme a été placé en détention provisoire à la demande de la procureure. Un important dispositif policier a été rapidement déployé par la Gendarmerie vaudoise et la Police Nord vaudois. Lire la suite »
Mourinho Reveals Why He Signed Lindelof
The Portuguese is considered something of a second season master, with his teams always achieving their best success once he has had one year to establish himself. "I know that our fantastic group of players will welcome him as one of us". Injuries in the squad helped the former Fulham player get a game in the vital Europa League final, helping Manchester United to get a clean sheet and 2-0 win. Lire la suite »