Olympic leaders give LA and Paris the nod for Summer Games, but that doesn't mean the race is over
Now that Olympic leaders have recommended both Los Angeles and Paris be awarded an upcoming Summer Games, all parties involved face a busy summer.With its announcement on Friday, the executive board of the International Olympic Committee officially set in motion a process by which the 2024 bid race would produce two winners, one for 2024 and the other for 2028. The unusual “dual-allocation” proposal comes at a time when the Olympic movement has seen numerous potential hosts withdraw from consid..>> view originalWith Penguins one win from another Cup, Sidney Crosby is still center of attention, controversy
PITTSBURGH -- It took less than a minute for Sidney Crosby to remind the 18,605 fans in attendance at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday night that he was the best hockey player in the world. With his Pittsburgh Penguins deadlocked at two games apiece in the 2017 Stanley Cup Final with the Nashville Predators, he owned the make-or-break Game 5 from the opening faceoff.Just like that, Crosby may have shifted the momentum of a series that had appeared to be rolling in Nashville's favor. His three-assist..>> view originalAfter Holtmann's departure, Butler is trying to hold onto touted recruiting class
CLOSE Butler signee Cooper Neese talks about coach Chris Holtmann leaving for Ohio State. David Woods/IndyStarBuy PhotoAfter learning coach Chris Holtmann was leaving Butler, signee Cooper Neese said Friday: “I think everybody’s on board still. We’re here to win games and be a Butler Bulldog.”(Photo: Matt Kryger/IndyStar)Buy PhotoINDIANAPOLIS – At least three of the five recruits in Butler’s basketball recruiting class appear to be sticking with the Bulldogs. Maybe they all will … but o..>> view originalOregon State ace Luke Heimlich asks to be excused from playing
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Oregon State's top pitcher, who had been identified as a registered sex offender by The Oregonian, released a statement Friday saying he has asked to be excused from playing.Luke Heimlich said in the statement that he didn't want to be a distraction to the team, which defeated Vanderbilt 8-4 on Friday in the opening game of their NCAA super regional. Heimlich's attorney, Stephen Ensor, released the statement just hours before first pitch.Editor's Picks"I understand that many p..>> view originalThe Latest: Cavs avoid elimination, beat Warriors 137-116
CLEVELAND — Many who arrived at Quicken Loans Arena for Game 4 of the NBA Finals Friday night expected to see history. With the Golden State Warriors holding a 3-0 lead in this best-of-seven series — and carrying a pristine 15-0 record in these playoffs — it was hard to find anyone, even here in Northeast Ohio, who expected the Cleveland Cavaliers to find a way to send this series back to the Bay Area for Game 5. The game delivered history — but not the type we expected. The hot-shooting Caval..>> view originalDraymond Green tech-foul fiasco part of tension-filled Game 4
3:31 AM ETBrian WindhorstCloseBrian WindhorstESPN Senior WriterESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two booksBaxter HolmesCloseBaxter HolmesESPN Staff WriterCovers the Los Angeles Lakers for ESPN.comCLEVELAND -- Referees said a miscommunication with the scorer's table led to confusion following a Draymond Green technical foul in the third quarter of Game 4 of the NBA Finals, leading to Green initially being announced as ejected before that call was over..>> view originalReport: Tiger Woods told police he took Xanax
Tiger Woods told police when he was arrested May 29 on suspicion of DUI that one of the drugs he was taking was Xanax, according to an unredacted Jupiter (Fla.) Police Department report obtained by The Golf Channel. Xanax is typically used to treat anxiety and panic disorders as well as insomnia. In the original report, on a line labeled “medical conditions,” police listed Vicodin, Soloxex (sic), Torix (sic), and Vioxx, which Woods noted that he had not taken this year. Xanax was not listed. W..>> view originalHot-hitting Yankees look for another win against Orioles (Jun 10, 2017)
NEW YORK — Last season through 58 games, the New York Yankees hit 60 homers, scored 223 runs and were batting .239. This season, those numbers are significantly different and the Yankees look to add to their totals of 93 homers and 323 runs Saturday night when they continue a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium. New York (35-23) is 12 games over .500 for the second time this season after opening the series with an 8-2 win on Friday. The Yankees have scored 25 runs ..>> view originalLakers have less hype for Friday's pre-draft workouts
The commotion and hype surrounding the Lakers’ pre-draft workout with Lonzo Ball on Wednesday far outweighed the commotion and hype for the team’s workouts Friday.Some 50 media members were at the Lakers’ training facility when Ball was on display for his solo workout. The former UCLA guard is, after all, pegged to go second to the Lakers during the June 22 NBA draft. There were about 10 people from the press at Friday’s workout. The six players at the workout are considered late first-round pl..>> view originalKyrie Irving: Warriors' 'chatter' gave Cavs 'extra motivation' in Game 4
CLEVELAND -- After dominating the Golden State Warriors with a wire-to-wire 137-116 victory in a must-win Game 4 of the NBA Finals, several Cleveland Cavaliers players said the Warriors' "chatter" leading up to Friday fueled their performance.In other words, Draymond Green's mouth got Golden State in trouble again."You add, of course, some chatter in there, and that adds some extra motivation," said Kyrie Irving after leading all scorers with 40 points. "And you give us a day in between, and we ..>> view original
Monday, July 10, 2017
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