Monday, March 27, 2017

Adebayo's double-double lifts No. 11 Kentucky over Missouri (Feb 21, 2017) and other top stories.

  • Adebayo's double-double lifts No. 11 Kentucky over Missouri (Feb 21, 2017)

    Adebayo's double-double lifts No. 11 Kentucky over Missouri (Feb 21, 2017)
    COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Kentucky’s coaching staff challenged forward Bam Adebayo this week, criticizing his foul trouble and ”cautious” play at times. Adebayo seemed anything but cautious as he recorded his fourth double-double of the season, scoring 22 points and grabbing a career-high 15 rebounds to help the 11th-ranked Wildcats defeat Missouri 72-62 on Tuesday night. ”If someone passes on him in the (NBA) draft this year, they should be fired, and the reason is he can guard five positions,” K..
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  • How Trump spent his first month in office, by the numbers

    How Trump spent his first month in office, by the numbers
    In this cellphone video obtained by The Washington Post, President Trump is seen playing golf at Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 11 at a morning event that the media was kept from witnessing. (Obtained by The Washington Post) From the moment Donald Trump was sworn in as president on the steps of the Capitol until noon Monday, precisely one month had passed. A total of 744 hours. Here’s how he spent each one. Let’s start at the top. Trump’s time in D.C. The pr..
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  • Trade Grades: Lakers Conclude Turbulent Day By Trading Lou Williams To The Rockets

    Trade Grades: Lakers Conclude Turbulent Day By Trading Lou Williams To The Rockets
    The Lakers concluded one of their most turbulent days in recent memory by trading guard Lou Williams to the Rockets for forward Corey Brewer and a 2017 first-round pick, according to Yahoo Sports and ESPN.com. After firing longtime GM Mitch Kupchak, stripping executive Jim Buss of his power, turning over the keys to Magic Johnson, and reportedly agreeing to hire super-agent Rob Pelinka as Kupchak’s replacement, LA made a move for the future by trading Williams, ..
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  • Expect more gung-ho attacking in Man City-Monaco Part II

    Expect more gung-ho attacking in Man City-Monaco Part II
    Expect more gung-ho attacking in Man City-Monaco Part II Steve Douglas, Ap Sports Writer Updated 1:54 am, Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Manchester City's manager Pep Guardiola arrives for the Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Manchester City and Monaco at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Tuesday Feb. 21, 2017. less Manchester City's manager Pep Guardiola arrives for the Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Manchester City..
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  • Ronda Rousey returns to acting with role on NBC's 'Blindspot'

    Ronda Rousey returns to acting with role on NBC's 'Blindspot'
    Ronda Rousey is shown at a premiere for “Entourage” in 2015. (Rob Latour/Invision via AP) It remains unclear if Ronda Rousey will resume her MMA career, but she is keeping her hand in acting. The former UFC champion has nabbed a role in an upcoming episode of the NBC drama “Blindspot.” [UFC fighter makes a play for Rousey after knocking out her boyfriend] “Rousey will be playing Devon Penberthy: a female prison inmate who grew up in a working class family from the White Mountains of New..
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  • Rob Manfred's stern message: MLB will modernize, no matter what players want

    Rob Manfred's stern message: MLB will modernize, no matter what players want
    PHOENIX — Rejoice, baseball fans. Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday he will drag the obstructionists of the Major League Baseball Players Association into the 21st century next year, even if it means they are kicking and screaming, which quite frankly is welcome action after all the dead time they’ve been inflicting upon us. Imagine baseball in 2018 with a 20-second pitch clock, with the ball put in play more frequently, with players, coaches and manage..
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  • Palat and Kucherov shine in Lightning win over Oilers

    Palat and Kucherov shine in Lightning win over Oilers
    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay’s “Triplets” line of Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat and Tyler Johnson is heating up. Leading a surge toward playoff contention, the trio combined for eight points in Tuesday night’s 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers, with Palat scoring twice, Kucherov delivering a goal and three assists and Johnson contributing a pair of assists. “They’re feeling it,” coach Jon Cooper said after Ben Bishop stopped 20 shots to win his fifth consecutive start and help the Lightning ..
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  • Clean Sweep: Illinois beats Northwestern, snaps streak

    Clean Sweep: Illinois beats Northwestern, snaps streak
    CHAMPAIGN -- Malcolm Hill scored a game high 18 points, Illinois held Northwestern to just 32 percent shooting from the field and the Illini swept the Wildcats in the season series, winning 66-50 Tuesday night at State Farm Center.It's the first time Illinois (16-12, 6-9 B1G) has won back-to-back Big Ten conference games since 2015.  Overall, the Illini haven't won two-straight since mid-December.  
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  • Magic Johnson says he had other offers but wants to fix the Lakers

    Magic Johnson says he had other offers but wants to fix the Lakers
    EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Magic Johnson strolled into the conference room wearing his trademark smile, television-ready in a trim black suit, light blue shirt and black tie. All along the walls surrounding him were photos of the Los Angeles Lakers' glorious past, from fellow legendary players to snapshots of iconic games and championship parades -- all moments that have felt very distant as the franchise has slipped into dysfunction and irrelevance.On one wall, a photo of Dr. Jerry Buss peered outwa..
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  • Pelicans' DeMarcus Cousins to switch jersey number from 15 to 0

    Pelicans' DeMarcus Cousins to switch jersey number from 15 to 0
    DeMarcus Cousins will be officially introduced as a member of the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday, but he's already making changes.Cousins will wear No. 0 when he plays his first game as a Pelican on Thursday at home against the Rockets. In a text to The Undefeated's Marc J. Spears, Cousins said simply "New life ..." as an explanation for the change from No. 15 to No. 0.Although Cousins is focusing on the future, he took time Tuesday to thank the people of Sacramento for his more than six seas..
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