USA Basketball has saved its No. 1 spot within the FIBA world males’s rankings, even after a disappointing seventh-place exhibiting within the World Cup that ended earlier this week. It’s now nine-years-and-counting within the prime spot for the U.S., which has held the No. 1 rating since successful the 2010 world championship. World Cup champion Spain stayed No. 2, Australia leaped eight spots to No. 3, World Cup finalist Argentina rose one spot to No. four and World Cup bronze-medalist France fell two slots to No. 5. FIBA’s rankings take outcomes from the newest eight years under consideration — which suggests the U.S. continues to be reaping level advantages from the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold
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Red Sox 10-5 Over Last 15 Games, Improving After Poor Start
The Boston Red Sox, as an entire, are enhancing after a poor begin to the 2019 season. Over their final 15 video games, the Red Sox are 10-5 with their beginning rotation main the way in which. Although the bats have been higher as an entire, the pitching workers is the important thing to Boston’s success. The Sox bullpen has finished properly over the course of the season, however have been particularly good over the past 15 video games, compiling an ERA of three.31. To hear extra concerning the Red Sox turnaround, try the “Red Sox Gameday Live” video above, offered by DCU. Thumbnail picture through Patrick Gorski/USA TODAY Sports Images Source hyperlink
Bruins’ Poor Start Too Much To Overcome In 4-2 Loss To Sabres
Patrice Bergeron was not happy the Boston Bruins lost Saturday night to the team at the bottom of the NHL’s Atlantic division. Bergeron spoke about how the B’s came out flat to start the first period and were never able to recover in Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. To watch Bergeron’s postgame comments, check out the “NESN Sports Today” video above, presented by People’s United Bank. ... NESN.com
Detroit’s Silverdome Demolition Fails In Saddest Video You’ll See Today
Sometimes the jokes just write themselves. The Pontiac Silverdome, home of the Detroit Lions from 1975 to 2001 and Detroit Pistons from 1978 to 1988, was scheduled to be demolished Sunday at around 8:30 a.m. local time. The stadium hadn’t been used for many years and was incredibly poor condition, so Sunday’s implosion finally would close the door on a Detroit eyesore and allow the city to move forward. Let’s check in on how the demolition went: So, yeah. That didn’t go as planned. The planned blast was supposed to break the metal beams supporting the upper ring of the stadium, causing it to collapse, according to FOX 2 News in Detroit... NESN.com
Did Henry Romero Bite USA Star Jozy Altidore In Gold Cup Quarterfinal Game?
Share this: FC Barcelona star Luis Suarez is the most well-known soccer player when it comes to biting an opponent, but the world might get to know El Salvador defender Henry Romero, too. He appeared to bite United States forward Jozy Altidore in the second half of the teams’ 2017 Gold Cup quarterfinal game Wednesday night at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. To the surprise of everyone watching, Romero was not given a straight red card for his actions. Romero had already been given a yellow card for a poor challenge in the 18th minute. He easily could have been shown five or six yellows for his reckless play throughout the game. CONCACAF might also take a further look at the incident and consider if
Martellus Bennett Goes Off On Jason Whitlock Over Comments On LeBron James, Race
Share this: Jason Whitlock angered plenty of black athletes with his comments on LeBron James and racism, but Martellus Bennett wasn’t about to let the FOX Sports 1 personality get off so easily. Whitlock appeared on “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” on Thursday and talked about the racism James experienced when someone spray painted the N-word on the gate of his Los Angeles home Wednesday. But Whitlock apparently believes James is too wealthy to actually experience racism. Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Torrey Smith and Denver Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler both chimed in on Twitter, but Bennett went in on Whitlock’s take. (Warning: There’s a lot of strong language in Bennett’s tweets.) To say that it's not someone's fight because they're rich is just ridiculous. Racism doesn't care
Bruins Continue Poor Play On Home Ice With 4-0 Loss To Islanders
The Boston Bruins haven’t played great hockey at home this season, but they had the chance to reverse that trend during Monday’s matinee against the lowly New York Islanders. Unfortunately, the B’s played listless hockey en route to a disappointing 4-0 loss. Hear NESN’s Jack Edwards and Andy Brickley break down the loss in the video above from “NESN Sports Today,” presented by People’s United Bank. ... NESN.com