Paul Pierce Says Goodbye To Basketball On Twitter After Clippers’ Loss To Jazz

Share this: Paul Pierce’s NBA career came to an end Sunday. The surefire Hall of Famer had announced that the 2016-17 season would be his last, and following the Los Angeles Clippers’ loss to the Utah Jazz in Game 7 of their first-round NBA playoff series, “The Truth” said goodbye to the game on Twitter. THANKU TO ALL MY NBA BROTHERS AND SISTERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAME A GAME IVE LOVED MY WHOLE LIFE BUT NOW TEADY FOR A NEW CHAPTER STAY TUNED — Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) May 1, 2017 I'd like to thank the fans media members who followed me u made he who I am as a player the Poeple who loved and the people who hated me TY — Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) May

Viñales: “I’m not disappointed”

Maverick Viñales, P6: “I‘m not disappointed. We struggled a bit with the rear grip and I don‘t know why. I felt some strange sliding on the wet, completely different than on the dry, so we have to analyse it. I think we still have to work. It was the first time I went out on the Yamaha in the rain, so there is a lot of work to do on the wet set-up, but I‘m happy. In the end, I‘m the first Yamaha and Valentino is always really fast on the wet, so I‘m quite satisfied and confident. It‘s only the second row. From there I can have a good start and also contend for the victory tomorrow.” Source link

Jeanie Buss Wins Legal Battle With Brother For Control Of Lakers

Share this: The legal battle for control over the Los Angeles Lakers effectively ended Monday. Controlling owner Jeanie Buss removed her brother Jim as a trustee and replaced him with her sister Janie, according to documents obtained by ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. Los Angeles Superior Court agreed that the three trustees are obligated to do everything in their power to ensure that Jeanie Buss remains the head of the Lakers board of directors and the controlling owner for life. “It’s great that we were able to work this out so fast. We’ve resolved everything clearly and cleanly and now we can get back to work,” Jeanie Buss told ESPN, per Shelburne. “Laker fans deserve success — and now we can focus again on bringing it to

NFL Scouting Combine Live: Tracking Defensive Line, Linebacker 40 Times

Share this: 10:03 a.m.: The defensive linemen will run first. Here are their first 40-yard dash attempts. Montravius Adams, Auburn: 4.88 seconds/1.72 secondsJonathan Allen, Alabama: 5.00/1.74Derek Barnett, Tennessee: 4.88/1.70Tarell Basham, Ohio: 4.81/1.68Tashawn Bower, LSU: 4.85/1.69Caleb Brantley, Florida: 5.15/1.78Fadol Brown, Ole Miss: 4.94/1.72Josh Carraway: 4.74/1.71Taco Marlton, Michigan: 4.92/1.73Bryan Cox, Jr., Florida: 4.90/1.74Dylan Donahue, West Georgia: 4.76/1.67Ken Ekanem, Virginia Tech: 4.89/1.68Myles Garrett, Texas A&M: 4.64/1.63Ryan Glasgow, Michigan: 5.14/1.85Davon Godchaux, LSU: 5.27/1.84Daeshon Hall, Texas A&M: 4.76/1.68Charles Harris, Missouri: 4.84/1.65Trey Hendrickson, Florida Atlantic: 4.68/1.62Jaleel Johnson, Iowa: 5.49/2.03DJ Jones, Ole Miss: 5.06/1.76Jarron Jones, Notre Dame: 5.43/1.96Nazair Jones, UNC: 5.12/1.81Tanoh Kpassagnon, Villanova: 4.83/1.69Carl Lawson, Auburn: 4.82/1.68Jeremiah Ledbetter: 4.85/1.72Malik McDowell, Michigan State: 4.90/1.72 Here come their second heats. Adams: 4.94/1.74Allen: 5.02/1.76Barnett: 4.92/1.70Basham: 4.70/1.61Bower: 4.82/1.66Brantley: 5.18/1.84Brown: 4.97Carraway: 4.76Charlton: 4.92Cox: 4.91/1.74Donahue: 4.80/1.68Ekanem: 4.89/1.71Garrett: 4.74/1.69Glasgow:

Isaiah Thomas’ Unbelievable Journey Soon Could Earn Him Hefty Contract

Share this: Isaiah Thomas could go from the last pick of the 2011 NBA Draft to a $179 million contract. Not bad, eh? Thomas will be in for quite the raise when his contract ends after the 2017-18 season, and he’s certainly earned it. The 28-year-old point guard quickly is becoming a household name throughout the NBA, and he’s in the midst of an MVP-worthy season for the Boston Celtics with his 29.7 points per game. So it’s safe to say the $6.26 million he’s owed next season will be a lot lower than what he’ll likely receive in free agency following the 2017-18 campaign. The Celtics and Thomas do have a few options on how they get to that point, though, and USA TODAY

Q&A with FIFA Deputy Secretary General Zvonimir Boban

Q&A with FIFA Deputy Secretary General Zvonimir Boban

One year on from the Extraordinary FIFA Congress 2016, FIFA Deputy Secretary General Zvonimir Boban spoke about the practical side of the reforms implemented and the new structure at the organisation. As part of the restructuring of FIFA into two distinct parts, you are responsible for the development of football and the execution of football operations. What is your assessment of the work done so far?FIFA’s new operating structure, devised by the FIFA President and approved by the Council, has brought about greater clarity and coherence on everybody’s roles and responsibilities. This has guaranteed that all the different departments are aligned in c... FIFA.com - News

SIC Racing Team enjoy positive Sepang test

Adam Norrodin: “Firstly I want to say a big thank you to the whole team; everyone has worked so hard these last four days and also to SIC for this opportunity to test here. We have been pushing a lot and have achieved what we set out to do here, so I’m very happy. The new bike is great and we found a good base set-up here at Sepang, so it’s been a very positive first test. For sure we still have a lot of work to do before the first race in Qatar, but I’m feeling really motivated for this season. The next test is in Jerez in two weeks’ time, so we will have another opportunity there to