The new Clippers forward says his statements have been completely misunderstood. MORE: Redesigning NBA uniforms |Russell Westbrook fashion statements “It wasn’t about the money because of the Detroit situation, but at the end of the day, I do have a family, so it is going to be a little harder on me this year," Smith said at his press conference. “But I’m going to push through it and try to do something long-term after this year....
Another huge battle await Saturday, as Joshua puts his IBF, WBA (Super) and WBO heavyweight titles on the line against Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium in London. For Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) to get by Povetkin (34-1, 24 KOs) and remain undefeated, he will have to do three things: MORE: Join DAZN and watch the Joshua-Povetkin fight for free Utilize the jab The biggest surprise in Joshua’s performance against Parker was the fact the Brit finally used his 82-inch reach....
The Sunderland striker scored the U.S. team’s only goal in a 1-1 draw with Honduras in Boca Raton, Florida, on Tuesday, only four days after the LA Galaxy star made his final appearance for the Stars and Stripes. Coach Klinsmann called in five players from the World Cup team to join forces with a younger group who are competing for spots on the 2018 roster. Clint Dempsey, Michael Bradley, Jermaine Jones, Matt Besler and Graham Zusi were added following a 1-1 draw with Ecuador on Friday....
The match was a literal ‘war’ between the two teams, with all eight women leaving it all in the ring. One of the highlights of the match saw the return of Shotzi Blackheart’s beloved tank in a new avatar. The first two women to enter the ring were none other than Ember Moon and Dakota Kai. Both of them have been having a heated rivalry and this translated into the match-up at NXT TakeOver: WarGames....
Anticipation was at a fever pitch. People had grown tired of Mayweather’s act and felt Canelo, then 23, would be the guy to knock him off the top of the mountain. The fight pulled in what is still the second-largest number of pay-per-view buys (2.2 million). Ultimately, Mayweather showed the world he’s an all-time great and that Alvarez still had work to do. Mayweather won a lopsided decision and handed Canelo his first career loss....
Caniff (1907–1988) had one of those lives that the artistically talented kid on the block was supposed to have if he were going to grow up into a regular-guy American success instead of wandering off into some garret, living off cheap red wine, painting unsellable canvases and dying poor. Caniff was born in Dayton, Ohio, drew for his Boy Scout summer-camp newsletter, had a cartoon published in the local daily when he was just 14, and then went off to Ohio State, where he joined the Sigma Chi fraternity and was elected to one popularity-based honor society after another....
It got off to an early start when the Canucks traded backup Eddie Lack to the Hurricanes about a half hour before the second round was set to begin, the team announced Saturday. In return, Vancouver receives the Hurricanes’ third-round pick (No. 66 overall) and a 2016 seventh-rounder. MORE: All first-round picks | Day 1 winners, losers | Best 1-2 picks ever | Leafs make two trades Lack, 27, had been a fan favorite in Vancouver but didn’t seeing much ice time behind starter Ryan Miller....
Canyon Ceman worked for Vince McMahon for around a decade until he was released in 2021. His release came as part of their cost-cutting and consolidation measures last year. However, Ceman has landed a new role with a company called Obsesh, which describes itself as a “real-time sports platform connecting top athletes and personalities.” Reports coming out of Fightful Select confirmed Canyon’s hiring with the company and outlined his role with them:...
In a recent interview, Capcom’s US Vice President, Christian Svensson, sat down to discuss the company and teases the return of the Mega Man. It wasn’t too long ago that fans were excited to see Mega Man Legends 3 on shelves, but due to unfortunate circumstances the game never released. Mega Man had the same bad luck when he wasn’t even invited on to the Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 roster....
Thank you for joining us here for the live coverage of Capital One Cup. Arsenal will now host Chelsea in the next round of the Carling Cup. This is exciting! — Capital One Cup (@CapitalOne_Cup) September 25, 2013 — Capital One Cup (@CapitalOne_Cup) September 25, 2013 Arsenal are still level at West Brom. The match might go to extra time. We will provide you with all the goal updates here....
The movie, dubbed Fishing with Dynamite, also serves in some respects as a counterweight to Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story, a 2010 movie that promoted the benefits of a 90 percent tax rate while belittling the market-based system as a way to shift money to greedy bankers, Wall Street and corporations. First-time filmmaker Bobby Parmar, a professor at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, says that he’s a fan of Moore’s film, although his Fishing with Dynamite promotes capitalism....
On Wednesday night, photos containing direct messages between a group of hockey players who are all originally from Winnipeg were posted on social media. According to Game On Magazine’s Carter Brooks, the group included Leipsic, his younger brother Jeremey, who played for the University of Manitoba, Jack Rodewald, a forward in the Florida Panthers minor league system, and seven other collegiate and minor league players. Several messages included crude, derogatory and misogynistic language toward women and references to drugs....
WINNERS: Arnold Schwarzenegger, governor of California, tops my list. He was vaulted into office by a recall election that was really a Republican coup masquerading as democracy. But everybody loves Arnold, and we should never underestimate the power of personality in politics. Maria Shriver is also a winner. She stood by her man when predictable charges of womanizing surfaced, providing the necessary inoculation. And once her husband was in office, she used her Kennedy credentials to lobby Democratic legislators to back Arnold’s bailout plan for California....
He picked Paris St. Germain’s prolific goalscorer Kylian Mbappe as the MVP, because of his unbelievable talent and qualities. In case you didn’t know… Mbappe, who is just 20 years old now, won the FIFA World Cup with his nation France last year, even scoring in the final against Croatia and matching Brazilian icon Pele’s feat of being only the second teenager to ever score in the final of the world’s biggest football tournament....
If Brent is cleared to play and join the active roster, he would make his first appearance since Dec. 2, 2012. Six days after that, Brent was involved in an auto accident that took the life of a teammate. Word of the contract came Saturday from Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Financial details weren’t available but the contract extension is reportedly for one year. Brent returned to practice Wednesday, the first day he was eligible after his 10-game suspension from January’s intoxication manslaughter conviction....
Following a 6-5 defeat Saturday to the Astros, Donaldson let out some steam by saying better effort is needed. MLB DRAFT 2015: Mock draft; who will be picked No. 1? “Like I said, I can only control what I do, the the guy beside me can only control what they do. It’s really just about going out there and either getting the job done … this isn’t the ‘try’ league, this is the ‘get it done’ league....
Simon & Schuster decided to pull out from publishing a book named The Tyranny of Big Tech from Hawley following the recent violence in Washington, D.C., where supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building. Hawley has been criticized for supporting Trump’s baseless claims that widespread fraud cost him the election, facing a severe backlash and calls for him to resign from his post following the scenes of violence last week....
Coach Mike Pettine maintained that McCown, who appeared to suffer an injury in Sunday’s 34-20 loss to Arizona, will get the start if he is able to go against Cincinnati. Cleveland should know more Monday. MORE: What we learned from Cardinals-Browns | NFL Sunday scoreboard “I said during the week, if our starter can go he will be the starter,” Pettine said. McCown threw three first-half touchdowns to help the Browns build a 20-10 lead, but he took a shot from Cardinals linebacker Kevin Minter in the third quarter....
Peck, who was recently cast in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Oppenheimer film, opened up about his past with drugs. Peck said the drug use started around the time he had gone through a body transformation during his time on Nickelodeon’s Drake and Josh. RELATED: Amanda Bynes Released From Court Conservatorship After Nine Years “When I lost the weight, it was a game-changer, but… pretty quickly I got to my goal weight and then became viciously addicted to drugs and alcohol, which took over the next four years of my life,” Peck said during an interview on Michael Rosenbaum’s Inside of You....
In a note published by J.P. Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee earlier today, it was suggested that Apple should buy Activision Blizzard, the publisher of Call of Duty and the parent company of (Overwatch and World of Warcraft developer) Blizzard Entertainment. The analyst said that Apple should make strategic acquisitions in three key industries in an effort to offset slowing sales of its iPhones - gaming was one of these industries....
