Share this: After hours of waiting, Gordon Hayward made it official. The prize of the 2017 NBA free-agent class announced he would be leaving the Utah Jazz to sign with the Boston Celtics in an article on The Players’ Tribune on Tuesday. It was reported early Tuesday that Hayward had decided to take his talents to Boston, but reports immediately surfaced refuting that fact. The 27-year-old star said it was a difficult choice to make. “This has been the toughest decision that I’ve ever had to make in my life,” Hayward wrote. “This weekend has probably been the longest weekend of my life. And today … well, today has definitely been one of the craziest days of my life. But I wanted to make sure
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Celtics Save $8 Million In Cap Space By Waiving Center Tyler Zeller
The Boston Celtics needed to clear cap space as they try to make a big splash in free agency, and Tyler Zeller became a cap casualty Sunday. The Celtics announced they had waived the veteran center on Twitter. Zeller, who saw his role reduced with the addition of Al Horford, was set to be paid $ 8 million if he was not waived by Sunday. Zeller spent the past three seasons with the Celtics after coming over from the Clevland Cavaliers in a three-team trade with the Brooklyn Nets in July of 2014. The 27-year-old center averaged 3.5 points and 2.4 rebounds for the Celtics during the 2016-17 NBA season. Thumbnail photo via Jeremy
D’Angelo Russell Calls Magic Johnson’s Criticism Of Him ‘Irrelevant’
Share this: D’Angelo Russell isn’t worried about what Magic Johnson has to say about his leadership abilities. The former Los Angeles Lakers point guard was introduced as the newest member of the Brooklyn Nets on Monday, and when he was asked about the Hall of Famer’s critique of him, he elected to turn the page. “It is good to be here,” Russell said, per ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk. “Can’t really control that, what they say, I’m gone. So it’s the past. I am here now. It’s irrelevant, honestly.” The Lakers traded Russell, who was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, along with center Timofey Mozgov to the Nets for Brook Lopez and the No. 27 overall selection in the 2017 draft. On
Champions League starts: Road to Kyiv begins in Yerevan
The 2017/18 UEFA Champions League season begins on Tuesday when the first qualifying round kicks off.Just 24 days on from Real Madrid lifting the trophy in Cardiff, and with little under 11 months to go to the 2018 final in Kyiv, action begins at 17:00CET when Armenia's Alashkert welcome FC Santa Coloma to Yerevan. When these teams met last season a 0-0 draw in Andorra was followed by a 3-0 win for Alashkert. Later on, four teams make their UEFA Champions League debuts as Gibraltar's Europa travel to The New Saints, FCI Talllinn of Estonia go to Hibernians and Víkingur, who
Red Sox Notes: John Farrell Describes What Happened On Balk, Ejection
Share this: The Boston Red Sox lost 6-3 to the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday, and manager John Farrell had to watch the end of the game from the clubhouse after a heated argument led to his ejection. The incident in question happened in the top of the seventh inning after reliever Fernando Abad had replaced starter David Price, who had a solid outing at Fenway Park. Abad was called for a balk, which allowed Kole Calhoun to score and make it 5-1 Angels at the time. However, Farrell protested the call, and he eventually was ejected. Things got heated between John Farrell and crew chief Bill Miller after a balk call tacked on another Angels run. Farrell got the boot. pic.twitter.com/4uY74Ju6fh — Julian Benbow
U21 EURO permutations – who needs what?
UEFA.com looks at the state of play and considers the permutations ahead of Saturday's final round of group stage fixtures. Remember that the three group winners qualify automatically for the semi-finals, with the best runner-up the other team to make up the last four. The semi-finalists will be matched accordingly, with times and venues still to be confirmed:Semi-final 1: winner A (England) v runner-up C or winner CSemi-final 2: winner B (Spain) v runner-up A (Slovakia) or winner CGROUP C
David Ortiz’s Number Retirement Ceremony Live: Latest Updates From Fenway Park
5:30 p.m. ET: BOSTON — David Ortiz will be the last Boston Red Sox player to ever wear the No. 34. The former Red Sox designated hitter hung up his bat and cleats for good after last season, but he’ll be back at Fenway Park on Friday for what’s sure to be a very special night for the Red Sox, their fans and the man who helped bring three World Series to Boston. The Sox will retire Ortiz’s No. 34 in a pregame ceremony before Boston hosts the Los Angeles Angels at 7:10 p.m. ET. But the stage already is set at Fenway. The ceremony is scheduled to begin around 6:30 p.m., so