With rest on mind, Adam Silver says NBA asking arenas to free up more dates
OAKLAND, Calif. -- NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the player rest issue that plagued the 2016-17 campaign has been recognized by the league's owners as "inevitable," but he is still seeking alternative solutions to the problem.Speaking to the media at his annual news conference before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Silver rejected the idea of expanding the regular-season schedule beyond the additional week that has been planned for the 2017-18 season but said the league could reduce the amount of ..>> view originalThe Finals have only just begin, but Golden State Warriors look more formidable than ever thanks to Kevin Durant
“This is where every player wants to be, the highest level of basketball,” he said. “This is what you dreamed about as a kid, so I’m just trying to be there for my teammates and play up to my standards as an individual.”More than anything, this is what he signed up for last summer, why he left Oklahoma City to further elevate a team that already lived in the clouds, to send a chill through the defending champions should they meet once again in June. The Cavs had no defense for him in the opener,..>> view originalDefense fails Cavs in 113-91 Game 1 loss in NBA Finals
LeBron James bit on a pump fake and got no help as Kevin Durant drove to the basket for one of his several uncontested dunks. Stephen Curry was left alone behind the 3-point line and made Cleveland pay time and again. The defensive woes that plagued the Cavaliers late in the regular season were glaring against the star-laden Golden State Warriors in a 113-91 loss in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. Durant had six dunks in the first half alone to match his most ever in a game, Cur..>> view originalThe Warriors Drub the Cavaliers in a Defeat for Parity
Stephen Curry, who scored 28 points, demoralized the Cavaliers early in the third quarter with back-to-back 3-pointers to push the Warriors’ lead to 20. They led by 21 entering the fourth. Golden State took great care of the ball throughout, finishing with 31 assists and four turnovers.“I wouldn’t imagine it,” Brown said of that disparity, “especially going into Game 1 against that team.” LeBron James, whose play for the Cavaliers through the first three rounds was virtually flawless, had an un..>> view originalJets deal former 1st-round pick Pryor to Browns
After weeks of trying, the New York Jets traded former first-round pick Calvin Pryor to the Cleveland Browns on Thursday, reacquiring linebacker Demario Davis -- a starter for the Jets from 2013 to 2015.Editor's PicksThe Jets' massive rebuilding project, which on Thursday saw Calvin Pryor off to the Browns, is as much about an attitude movement as it is production.As the careers of 2014 draft picks Calvin Pryor and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix go in different directions, the Packers should be thanking the ..>> view originalChamp Jose Aldo's post-UFC 212 plans? New divisions, superfights and retiring as champ
RIO DE JANEIRO – Jose Aldo had gone undefeated for 18 straight fights, spread throughout a decade, when a knockout loss to Conor McGregor brought his featherweight reign to an abrupt end. Aldo has since bounced back, beating Frankie Edgar at UFC 200 to become the division’s interim champion, and later, he was reinstated as the division’s undisputed titleholder. Although for a while his desire for revenge was clear, that changed recently, with Aldo going on to stave off talks of a McGregor rematc..>> view originalMartin Kaymer: Tiger Woods criticism unfair, disrespectful
Two-time major champion Martin Kaymer took to Twitter on Thursday to defend Tiger Woods in the aftermath of his DUI arrest, imploring the golfer's detractors to "stop being so nasty.''Kaymer, who is from Germany, posted a 2-minute, 5-second video on his Twitter account in which he gave a heartfelt take on Woods' troubles."Obviously a lot of people know what happened to Tiger Woods the last few days, few weeks,'' Kaymer said. "There's so many comments, so many opinions. They are so unfair and so ..>> view originalKevin Durant Silencing Critics, Elevating Warriors to New Heights
OAKLAND, Calif. — When the Golden State Warriors came to contractual terms with Kevin Durant some 330 days ago, it was with one clear purpose in mind: to unleash him against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2017 NBA Finals.It didn't require an advanced degree or complicated analytics to see why, and it's even more clear following Thursday night's 113-91 Game 1 slaughter. The Warriors' high-octane offense, which powered the club to an all-time record 73 wins, became stagnant and predictable in the ..>> view originalMets' 2017 season continues to be sabotaged by bizarre incidents
Wilmer Flores didn't know what hit him. The Mets third baseman was trying to catch a pop up way down the line, his head up, eye on the ball, when he suddenly felt a collision and it wasn't with the wall. He never saw the bat boy in front of him, trying ...>> view originalBill Snyder says ex-K-State WR Corey Sutton failed two drug tests
Kansas State coach Bill Snyder defended his decision to deny a scholarship release to wide receiver Corey Sutton and said Thursday that Sutton failed two drug tests in his time at the school. In an interview this week with The Wichita Eagle, Sutton, ...>> view original
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