During the Cavaliers’ preseason game against the Hawks, LeBron took a fan’s phone and snapped a photo of himself and the crowd. The young Cleveland fans almost had a meltdown. MORE: Get excited for the NBA season | Matt Barnes attacked Derek Fisher No smiling in selfies. MVS’s don’t smile.
Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva, who have long since etched their names into the club’s history, all fired in at crucial moments to set up a romp against an Arsenal side who simply caved in. The narrative will dictate that this Carabao Cup victory will provide the launchpad for the rest of Guardiola’s time in charge in Manchester but in truth it is merely a product of the work he has been doing since he arrived 18 months ago....
Now the whole country is savoring his victory. Suddenly the prospects for a cohesive government–and for peace–look considerably brighter. If Barak brings Shas into his coalition, he will probably drag along the other religious parties, giving him 77 out of the 120 Knesset seats. And while most ultrareligious Israelis are quite hawkish, Shas’s spiritual leader, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, has ruled that land-for-peace deals are acceptable, enabling the party to endorse the peace process....
The Kings raised their championship banner to the Staples Center rafters in a pregame ceremony commemorating their 26-game playoff run to their second title in three years. Los Angeles started that charge with a seven-game, first-round victory over the Sharks, who extracted a bit of belated revenge. Patrick Marleau had a goal and an assist. Wingels and Matt Nieto scored 14 seconds apart in a three-goal second period that sent the Sharks to their NHL-best fifth straight season-opening victory....
But on Wednesday morning, host Mike Greenberg eviscerated new Georgia head coach Kirby Smart for the policies he is implementing in Athens, specifically, the refusal to release players from their scholarships so they can attend SEC schools or Miami, where former Georgia head coach Mark Richt now coaches. MORE: Boom or bust new QBs | A 68-team CFB playoff bracket? “Shame on you Kirby Smart,” Greenberg said early Wednesday morning....
Michael Douglas broke the news of his father’s death Wednesday to People, along with his brothers, Joel and Peter Douglas. “It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103,” said Michael Douglas in the statement. “To the world, he was a legend, an actor from the golden age of movies who lived well into his golden years, a humanitarian whose commitment to justice and the causes he believed in set a standard for all of us to aspire to....
The award-winning actress called rapper and presidential hopeful West out on Twitter Thursday morning for using her image in a bizarre campaign promo. Vogue editor Anna Wintour is another famous face used in the promotional material—both seemingly without permission. West, who has filed papers to run for president in Iowa but is facing scrutiny over getting signatures to get on the ballot in some states, posted the promo image on Twitter, with the caption: “#2020VISION....
Aliou Cisse’s men lock horns with the Bafana Bafana on November 10 and 14 in a bid to secure their ticket to Russia 2018 and the Red boss said he won’t block the 25-year-old who just returned from an undisclosed injury he picked up in the last international break from representing his country. “Things are like they are, we cannot change that. We cannot sit here and ignore the situation of Senegal and say we don’t care if they play in the World Cup – that’s not nice and it’s not right,” Klopp told club website....
“I hear now that Manchester United had more penalties in two years than I had in five-and-a-half years,” the German told reporters at St Mary’s. “I’ve no idea if that’s my fault, or how that can happen.” Cue uproar. Football fans love a good conspiracy theory. They always have. VAR, of course, was meant to level the playing field, remove all doubt over refereeing decisions but, as Monday’s game underlined, it has only muddied the waters....
Wenger took charge of Arsenal in October 1996, with his three title-winning campaigns helping him to become one of the defining figures of the Premier League era. The Gunners last won the top flight in 2003-04 and have faded from the title picture over recent seasons, with attendances dwindling at Emirates Stadium of late. But Liverpool manager Klopp believes Wenger’s legacy should stand untarnished. “I heard it when I came in this morning....
The Reds were comprehensively beaten in front of a Premier League record crowd at Wembley , slipping 2-0 behind after just 12 minutes to goals from Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min . Son’s strike came after Lovren completely mistimed a header, allowing Kane to tee up the South Korean, and while Mohamed Salah’s strike briefly cut the deficit further goals from Dele Alli and Kane put the result beyond question....
Knicks spokesman Jonathan Supranowitz told the New York Daily News that Rambis was either hacked or spammed. MORE: NFL players ranked by tweets they liked | Who is the front-runner for ROY? “Kurt did not like those items on his Twitter page and we worked with Twitter to make sure the situation did not happen again,” Supranowitz said. The likes are no longer there, but the coach does still follow @GreatAssDaily on the social media outlet....
Wojnarowski reported Hornacek was told of the decision after the team returned from its season-ending game in Cleveland on Wednesday. MORE: Hornacek’s firing was foretold in March Hornacek, 54, has one year remaining on his contract, Wojnarowski reported. He was 60-104 (.366) during his Knicks tenure, including a 29-53 mark this season. His teams missed the playoffs both years. Former team president Phil Jackson hired Hornacek in 2016. After Jackson was fired last year, it appeared inevitable that Hornacek’s dismissal would soon follow....
Oubre averaged 9.3 points for the Jayhawks and was second on the team with 179 rebounds and 41 steals. The 19-year-old said he’ll give “relentless effort” to whichever team gets him and believes he’s the steal of the draft. MORE: NBA Draft pick-by-pick analysis | Images from the NBA Draft | Every trade that went down on draft night “A lot of teams passed on me, and that’s fine,” he told ESPN while wearing a Hawks cap....
Bryant, who died Jan. 26, is part of a 2020 class that also includes Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Rudy Tomjanovich and Eddie Sutton. RIVERA: Kobe defined the sports experience for a generation of athletes Bryant, Duncan and Garnett were all considered locks for Springfield. The trio combined for 11 NBA championships (five each for Bryant and Duncan), four NBA MVP awards and 48 All-Star appearances during their playing days. Tomjanovich coached the Rockets to consecutive NBA championships in 1994 and 1995, the period between the three-peats by Michael Jordan and the Bulls....
Kobe Bryant was larger than life when it came to sports figures, even in a town like Los Angeles. That’s hard to wrap your head around that statement, even when you consider this: He was one of the most-popular basketball players to ever wear a Los Angeles Lakers uniformHe was one of the most-popular NBA players in historyHe was the most sought-after athlete (by fans) at the 2008 Beijing Summer OlympicsHe was gracious when his records were broken, even the night before his death...
The 41-year-old and eight other people, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, lost their lives when the helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California, northwest of Los Angeles on January 26 last year. Bryant’s death sparked an outpour of emotion that stretched far beyond the NBA’s traditional boundaries and included heartfelt tributes from entertainment stars, politicians and athletes from different sports. The tragedy was made even more poignant by the fact Bryant died alongside his teenage daughter Gigi, who was a regular presence courtside during his late father’s NBA career....
The former Lakers star announced Tuesday on Instagram that he and his wife Vanessa will be having their third daughter together. His previous daughters, Gianna (10) and Natalia (13), have to be excited about getting a new baby sis. MORE: Test your Kobe knowledge with this quiz The 37-year-old Mamba may not be playing basketball anymore, but now he’ll have his hands full with another child to take care of....
The 20-year veteran made headlines for his last trip to Beantown in purple and gold. His young teammates helped the Lakers leave town with a 112-104 win. MORE: Top 10 moments in 2015 | Bold predictions for 2016 Bryant finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds, but second-year man Jordan Clarkson led the way for LA with 24 points. Even more encouraging for the Lakers, youngsters Julius Randle and D’Angelo Russell were very productive off the bench....
But not even injury can shake Bryant's confidence. Bryant is steadfast in his belief that the Lakers will come back strong next season, and he said as much in an interview with Power 106 during an appearance at a Los Angeles mall. “This year, we all know it’s been a real tough year for us right?" Bryant said. "So what I’d like everybody to do is to really just sit back and just absorb this year....
