Share this: Courtney Lee is crying foul after the New York Knicks’ loss to the Washington Wizards, but not for anything the Wizards players did on the court. The Knicks needed a 3-pointer to tie the score on their final possession Thursday night, and Lee appeared to have a chance when Carmelo Anthony found him open in the corner. But rather than take the shot, Lee pump-faked and drove before passing the ball back out. It wasn’t a smart play, as New York didn’t even get a shot up to take a 113-110 loss. But after the game, Lee made an interesting claim: that Wizards assistant coach Sidney Lowe distracted him by tricking the Knicks guard into thinking he was a player. “I thought it
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Snap shot: Clásico win kick-starts Barcelona’s reign
As Barcelona and Real Madrid prepare for the 265th instalment of "football's greatest rivalry" on Saturday we turn the clock back eight years to a 'Clásico' image from the Camp Nou that seems to resonate with fans. It features a couple of familiar faces and came after late goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi earned a 2-0 win that just about put the final nail in the coffin that was Madrid's title defence. Barcelona went on to win the Liga at a canter.This image was selected by our Facebook followers in a poll on Tuesday that received 100,000 votes
Celtics Wrap: Strong Fourth Quarter Propels Pistons To Win In Boston
Share this: The Boston Celtics had a chance to win Wednesday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons at TD Garden, but the visitors hit several clutch fourth-quarter shots to even the season series at a win apiece. Isaiah Thomas scored 27 points to lead the Celtics, but it wasn’t enough in a 121-114 loss. He’s reached the 20-point mark in 18 of 19 games for Boston this season. Here’s a recap of Celtics-Pistons. STARTING FIVEPG: Isaiah ThomasSG: Avery BradleySF: Jae CrowderPF: Amir JohnsonC: Al Horford BALANCED FIRST HALFThe Pistons took a 59-53 lead into halftime. Four of their five starts scored nine or more points through two quarters, and three of them reached double-digits. Tobias Harris and Andre Drummond led the way with 11 points apiece.
USA Men’s Soccer Needs Major Overhaul After Pathetic Loss To Costa Rica
Share this: The United States men’s national team turned in one of the most embarrassing performances in the nation’s history — in any sport — on Tuesday night in a 4-0 loss to Costa Rica. Yes, it was even worse than the men’s hockey team in September’s World Cup of Hockey tournament. Team USA has had its ups and downs under German manager Jurgen Klinsmann, but this loss to a much-inferior opponent in World Cup qualifying is by far the low point. The Americans now are 0-2-0 with zero points in CONCACAF qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, and Tuesday’s defeat was their worst in WC qualifying since 1957. The #USMNT: – Has lost consecutive World Cup qualifiers for 1st time since 2001.– Has worst shutout loss
Snap shot: Turkey come back from the dead
Write off Turkey at your peril became a mantra at UEFA EURO 2008. Time and again Fatih Terim's team were left for dead, only to emerge alive and kicking. They came from behind to beat Switzerland in the last minute, then recovered from 2-0 down in the last quarter of an hour to stun the Czech Republic in their third match (anything less and they were out).Incredibly, their quarter-final against Croatia eclipsed all that had come before. With one minute of extra time left Ivan Klasnić finally broke the deadlock and that looked to be it. Not at all. Semih Şentürk drove in a 122nd-minute equaliser and in the shoot-out 35-year-old goalkeeper Rüştü Reçber clinched it. Turkey had ...
Snap shot: Shakhtar win the 2009 UEFA Cup
Beating domestic rivals Dynamo Kyiv in the semi-finals was not to be the pinnacle of Shakhtar Donetsk's 2008/09 UEFA Cup achievements. With their now customary mix of Brazilian flair and European industry, Shakhtar topped that by overcoming a much-fancied Werder Bremen side 2-1 in the Istanbul final.Bremen's Naldo cancelled out Luiz Adriano's 25th-minute opener, but a Jádson goal in extra time secured the first major European success for a Ukrainian club since independence.1. Luiz AdrianoThe Brazilian's goal against Bremen was his third in that season's UEFA Cup. The forward spent eight years at Shakhtar and eventually left for AC Milan in summer 2015 ...
Snap shot: Sevilla’s salvation in Donetsk
Coach Mircea Lucescu says he has revenge in mind as Shakhtar prepare to face Sevilla in the UEFA Europa League semi-finals – the conclusion to their sensational round of 16 tie in 2006/07 took some getting over.The Spanish side were heading out of the competition deep into added time in Donetsk when they won a corner. Dani Alves delivered it and, peeling off his marker like a striker, goalkeeper Andrés Palop headed in a stunning equaliser to force extra time. Ernesto Chevantón then completed the comeback and Juande Ramos's team went on to lift the trophy.