Share this: The Los Angeles Lakers only have a 46.9 percent chance of keeping their first-round pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, but head coach Luke Walton isn’t too concerned about that. If the Lakers pick falls outside of the top three then it becomes the property of the Philadelphia 76ers, which could be detrimental to the team’s attempted rebuild. Walton revealed on the CBS Sports program “We Need To Talk,” that he had a conversation with team president of basketball operations Magic Johnson in which he received some news about the Lakers’ potential pick. “Magic’s already assured me that we’re going to get our top-three pick this year, so I’m excited about that,” Walton said, as transcribed by Bleacher Report’s Zac Wassink. Walton was able
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Sean Kuraly Saves Bruins’ Season With Two Goals In Game 5 Win Vs. Senators
Share this: When the Boston Bruins traded goaltender Martin Jones to the San Jose Sharks in June of 2015, most people focused on the 2016 first-round pick that the B’s got in return for the young goaltender. But the Bruins also received a young forward named Sean Kuraly in the trade, and he played the role of hero Friday night in Game 5 of Boston’s first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Ottawa Senators. Kuraly scored two goals, one in the second period to tie the score 2-2 — also his first career NHL goal — and another in double overtime to seal Boston’s 3-2 win. The Bruins, who entered the game trailing 3-1 in the series, have forced a Game 6 on Sunday. A
Bears’ John Fox, Like All Of Us, Enjoys Saying Jim Bob Cooter’s Name
Share this: The NFL season is long and grueling, so sometimes it’s important to step back and appreciate the little things. Chicago Bears coach John Fox apparently got that message. In a conference call Thursday with Detroit reporters ahead of his team’s matchup with the Lions, Fox admitted to a guilty pleasure: He likes saying the name of Lions offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter. “I love the name,” Fox said, via the Detroit Free Press. “He and (Minnesota Vikings cornerback) Captain Munnerlyn. I recruited Captain way back when I was in Carolina. Those two are right up there (as the best names in sports), player and coach. But I love saying Jim Bob’s name.” We can confirm Jim Bob Cooter’s name is, in fact, fun to
Beşiktaş grateful for their ‘young Rivaldo’
Likened to a "young Rivaldo" by his Beşiktaş team-mates, Talisca's 93rd-minute free-kick leveller at Benfica was a goal the Brazilian great would have been proud of.On loan from Benfica at the Black Eagles, Talisca – a second-half substitute in the Group B opener – sensed his moment as the game moved into added-time, with Beşiktaş trailing 1-0. Ricardo Quaresma noted Talisca's hunger when Benfica were awarded a free-kick in a dangerous position. "When I picked up the ball, he asked me if he could hit it; he was feeling confident," the UEFA EURO 2016 winner recalled. "He strikes a good dead ball and I was
Yoan Moncada’s Performance Doesn’t Show Who He’s Going To Be, John Farrell Says
Share this: Just because Yoan Moncada has struggled to make contact with the baseball in his first few major league games doesn’t mean that’s the player he’ll be for his entire career. The Boston Red Sox third baseman has been striking out a lot in his first four big league games — seven times in his last seven at-bats, to be specific — and for that reason Travis Shaw started at third Wednesday against the San Diego Padres. But Red Sox manager John Farrell made it clear Wednesday on WEEI’s “Dale & Holley” that Moncada isn’t a lost cause. “I don’t know that we can sit here (Wednesday) and after what’s it been, 15 at-bats, that this is who he’s going to be,” Farrell said. “There’s
Julian Edelman: Helping Young Patriots Receivers Is ‘Part Of My Job’
Share this: FOXBORO, Mass. — Julian Edelman’s first practice of the summer came Sunday, but he still was able to be of service to the New England Patriots in the first week and a half of training camp. Edelman praised the Patriots’ young receivers Sunday, and he feels its his duty to help them acclimate to an offense in which he has seven years of experience. “I tell them whatever they want to hear,” Edelman said. “I tell them what I would do in that situation. They’ve asked a lot of questions, and that’s part of my job, to help make this corps as best as possible. I’ll go down and we’ll talk about, ‘Hey, I would have done this; I would have stacked a little
Michael Young Almost Socked Elvis Andrus In The Face Over A Clown Mask
Share this: A word to the wise: Don’t clown with Michael Young. The retired infielder and seven-time All-Star was inducted into the Texas Rangers’ Hall of Fame on Sunday, and the ceremonies went off without a hitch — well, expect for that moment Young nearly punched Elvis Andrus in the face. Don’t worry, we can explain. See, Young is deathly afraid of clowns, and Andrus, the team’s resident prankster, decided to troll him by wearing the clown mask donned by Jigsaw in the “Saw” movie franchise. But when Young caught a glimpse of Andrus’ scary mask, he came *this* close to delivering a swing. Fortunately, Young was a good sport about the whole thing after the fact — he evened explained his rationale for hating clowns