The Lakers resisted trading away their young assets before the February 21 trade deadline, mindful that acquiring George then could come at the expense of nurturing a growing roster around him. The rumor of Paul George leaving the Pacers for LA has been present for a while, starting as whispers in the dark and eventually becoming a daily questio...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Scott Schebler and Scooter Gennett homered and Joey Votto snapped an eighth-inning tie with an RBI single, helping Cincinnati end a season-high nine-game losing streak. Volquez (3-8), who entered the game 3-0 with a 1.73 ERA in his past four starts, took the loss. Marlins starting pitcher Edinson Volquez , (3-8) who pitche...
Just weeks after Leo Messi was sentenced for tax fraud and just days after Cristiano Ronaldo threatened to quit Spain over being accused of owing €14.7m in tax, Mourinho is the latest to be accused. Perez expects to hold talks with Ronaldo soon after the tournament's conclusion and hailed the 32-year-old's integrity as both a player and a ...
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has been summoned by the Spanish authorities as part of the investigation into his tax affairs. Outraged at being unfairly treated by Spanish tax authorities, Ronaldo had earlier expressed his intentions to leave Real Madrid and Spain.
American boxer Andre Ward kept his IBF (International Boxing Federation), WBA (World Boxing Association) and WBO (World Boxing Organisation) titles by stopping Russian brawler Sergey Kovalev in the eighth round of their light heavyweight rematch on Saturday.
Get the app and get the game. The Scot ended the match with 26 unforced errors and he will need to quickly regain his form ahead of this year's Wimbledon, which starts on July 3. Trailing 6-3 in the second-set tie-break, he saved three set points and, on his third match point, finished off Raonic with a forehand victor. He only played one match i...
I love that attitude, and it's the attitude with the power and the short angles - she has a game to back it up. "Her chances are excellent if she plays with 90 percent of her ability, I think she would have a chance to win the whole thing", Wilander told Reuters.
Lewandowski was replaced just before the end of normal time as Bayern were beaten by the eventual winners in extra time. His agent, Maik Barthel, told Kicker: 'Robert told me that he got no support and that the coach gave no call to help him in the last game to win the top-scorer title .
Open through the 2012 U.S. Open. Fortunately for Koepka, he made a decision to play the final round and went on to win by three shots, before attempting to drive through the night to contest final qualifying for the Open Championship. But he started the day six shots out of the lead. Koepka only failed to make the green in regulation on 10 h...
Real Madrid president Florentino has revealed how close he came to securing the signing of Neymar ahead of fierce rivals Barcelona in the summer of 2013. "We are following him of course". "Everyone says he's a great player, he's going to be the substitute for Buffon", Perez added. I haven't talked to his father, but he is a Madrid player, we...
Artemis will face Emirates Team New Zealand in the best-of-nine finals starting Saturday for the right to meet two-time defending champion Oracle Team USA in the 35th America's Cup match starting June 17. Emirates Team New Zealand capsized spectacularly to cap a chaotic day of America's Cup racing on the wind-whipped waters of Bermuda's Great ...
The game today was about getting a performance and proving to us and them that they are capable of putting some type of a performance up against the All Blacks in a few weeks time. " Dan Biggar has been smashing me all morning, so he's fine and ready to go tomorrow night", added Farrell with a smile. The line speed with which the Lions shot out ...
The Lions' midweek side had lost out to the Blues and the Highlanders, so were delighted to make amends at Hamilton's FMG Stadium. The Lions start the three-Test series against the All Blacks on Saturday, and this was the last chance for any of the tourists to sway head coach Warren Gatland's thinking for that Auckland clash.
Farrell kicked the Lions to victory against the Crusaders but may be paying the price for a late missed penalty against the Highlanders, when a frustrated Gatland said his men "shot ourselves in the foot". "I was just excited for an opportunity like this, and hopefully I made a statement for the All Blacks", said Naholo. James Lowe, the full-...
The shirt read "Quickie", with a Larry O'Brien trophy in the background. " Bald head nut ", James wrote. James' Instagram post has almost 1.2 million likes, including several from National Basketball Association superstars. "'I never played on a superteam.' You started the superteam, bro", he said. For the finale, Green made sure he'd get ...
Both players are All-Stars and play well on both ends of the floor, which is what the Cavaliers need most at this point after surrendering 121.6 points per game in the 2017 NBA Finals. Since Tuesday morning, the unofficial start of the offseason after the completion of the 2017 NBA Finals, rumors have been flying about what is next for the ...
It bodes well ahead of taking on New Zealand on Saturday in what will undoubtedly be their toughest test yet. Ulster hooker Rory Best captained the Lions as they finally started to show some attacking flair as they recorded their biggest win of the tour so far.
Soares' goal had to be confirmed by video review but it eventually stood. Portugal and Chile both had goals disallowed for offside. "The Russian team is very cohesive, they all work hard and shorten spaces, we're preparing well and being humble", said the 34-year-old.
Sunday afternoon, The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that George informed the organization that he intends to join the Lakers once his current contract is finished . In this week's installment of the Heat mailbag, we took a closer look at George's situation and why it would be risky to trade for him. He now can get George for cheaper ...
Looking at both players' stats from last season, the argument could be made that trading for George would be a positive for the Cavaliers . It's borderline insane for a franchise to have such an unsettled front office just three days away from the draft and 16 days from the start of free agency, and now there's suddenly a superstar up for grab...