Chris Paul was going to be a highly sought after player in free agency this summer, but the Houston Rockets made sure the point guard wouldn’t hit the open market. The Rockets agreed to trade for Paul in a blockbuster deal with the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, pairing CP3 with James Harden in what should be a lethal backcourt. Paul reportedly had his eyes set on Houston for quite some time, but it allegedly wasn’t the only team he had interest in. The nine-time All-Star reportedly considered the San Antonio Spurs, but his desire to head to The Lone Star State dwindled due to the Spurs’ current roster. According to Marc Spears
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NBA’s Steph Curry Calls Out President Obama For Golf Course Trash Talk
Share this: NBA MVP Steph Curry hits the links with President Barack Obama every now and then. He also admits that the Commander in Chief beats him in golf. However, while appearing on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” Curry revealed one of the surprising reasons why. Apparently, Obama is a trash-talker. Curry refrained from stating Obama’s handicap, which was one of the reasons the president was able to overcome the skill of Curry, an avid golfer, on the scorecard. But it wasn’t the only reason — Curry admitted to being flustered when Obama started talking smack. First Lady Michelle Obama also appeared on the show and didn’t seem surprised at her husband’s method of competing. She did, however, tell Curry to give it back to him — in
Ryan Lochte’s Supposed Apology Falls Flat, But What Else Did You Expect?
Ryan Lochte issued an “apology” Friday, but if his statement left you wanting a little more, you’re not alone. The highly decorated United States swimmer forced his way onto the world’s biggest stage during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro but for all the wrong reasons. We still don’t know the entire story, but here’s one side of the story: Lochte and some teammates (probably) got stupid drunk, got into some trouble at a gas station and got involved in a scary situation. As anyone who’s had one too many drinks can attest, things can get away from you in a situation like that. Sometimes you make bad decisions under t... NESN.com
Four reasons to love Icelandic football
No one is loving this EURO more than IcelandThere have been around 10,000 Icelanders at each of the team's last two UEFA EURO 2016 games – not a huge number but massive for a nation of just 330,000. Those 10,000 fans represent around 3% of the population; if a similar proportion of the population of round of 16 opponents England came to France, there would be 1.59 million people backing Roy Hodgson's side."It is like having your family at the game," defender Kári Árnason said after the 2-1 group-stage win against Austria. "I probably know at least 50% of the people in the crowd." ...
Copa America 2016: Three Reasons Why USA Soccer Has No Chance Of Winning
Argentina is the oddsmakers’ favorite to win Copa America 2016 in the United States. Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Mexico also are confident of succeeding at the 24-day tournament, which kicks off Friday in Santa Clara, Calif. So can the United States upset the odds and win Coppola America 2016? We say a resounding “no.” Ever-optimistic United States head coach Jurgen Klinsmann targets players’ “growth” and a place in the semifinals as his team’s objectives at Copa America 2016. We’ll examine Team USA’s chances of hitting that mark later this week, but this piece is about its chances of winning Copa America 2016 on home soil.
Brad Stevens Sees Reasons For Optimism In Celtics’ Loss To Trail Blazers
by Zack Cox on Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 10:39PM BOSTON — Brad Stevens wasn’t hanging his head Sunday after his Celtics dropped their fifth game in six tries. Because although Boston ultimately unraveled in a 94-88 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, its head coach saw something from his team that has been conspicuously absent this season: actual, real, NBA-quality defense. For the better part of three quarters, the Celtics smothered the high-powered Blazers, who came into TD Garden ranked sixth in the NBA in scoring and had been held to fewer than 100 points in just three of their first 12 games. A 10-0 Portland run to open the
Mancini explains reasons for Hargreaves move
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has revealed he was eager to sign either Roma's Daniele de Rossi or Real Madrid's Fernando Gago - but financial fair play led to the signing of Owen Hargreaves.PA PhotosRoberto Mancini: Spending limits• Hargreaves joins Man City• PLAY Champions League fantasyWith expensive signings such as Emmanuel Adebayor and Roque Santa Cruz only leaving the club on loan, City have been unable to balance the books with Sergio Aguero, Samir Nasri, Gael Clichy, Costel Pantilimon and Stefan Savic all arriving over the summer.So despite interest in more high profile names, Mancini was forced to take a gamble on injury ravaged former Manchester United player Hargreaves.Mancini told the Independent: "Gago is a player we liked a lot. We couldn't spend