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Nets’ Spencer Dinwiddie to let fans decide where he plays next
- May 16, 2020
Dinwiddie said that if that number is met, fans will be able to play on a one-year deal with the minimum wage the team has chosen. If not, he will donate all his money to charity. Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie will surely be a sought-after commodity once he becomes a free agent in 2022. The league fought back against Dinwiddie's attempts to turn his contract into a token-based investment vehicle. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
Dinwiddie said that if that number is met, fans will be able to play on a one-year deal with the minimum wage the team has chosen. If not, he will donate all his money to charity. Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie will surely be a sought-after commodity once he becomes a free agent in 2022. The league fought back against Dinwiddie's attempts to turn his contract into a token-based investment vehicle. (more...)
Cody Latimer arrested: Washington Redskins wide receiver booked on multiple charges
- May 16, 2020
The sheriff department's report states that a witness heard arguing and what sounded like gunshots in the apartment, ESPN reports. One person in the apartment was reported to have minor injuries that were not related to a gunshot. After four years with the Broncos, he moved on to the Giants in 2017. He is now a wide receiver for the Washington Redskins . Latimer is yet to play a game with the Redskins, as he was signed in the 2020 Free Agency period after coming over from the New York ... (more...)
- May 16, 2020
The sheriff department's report states that a witness heard arguing and what sounded like gunshots in the apartment, ESPN reports. One person in the apartment was reported to have minor injuries that were not related to a gunshot. After four years with the Broncos, he moved on to the Giants in 2017. He is now a wide receiver for the Washington Redskins . Latimer is yet to play a game with the Redskins, as he was signed in the 2020 Free Agency period after coming over from the New York ... (more...)
Lewandowski urges Haaland to stay in Bundesliga — Real Madrid
- May 16, 2020
There were 30 match balls placed around the stadium, each of them disinfected by ball-boys who placed them on special spots rather than giving them directly to the players The South Stand at Signal Iduna Park holds 25,000 fans and is the biggest free-standing grandstand in Europe. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
There were 30 match balls placed around the stadium, each of them disinfected by ball-boys who placed them on special spots rather than giving them directly to the players The South Stand at Signal Iduna Park holds 25,000 fans and is the biggest free-standing grandstand in Europe. (more...)
National Football League owners to vote on proposal incentivizing minority coach, GM hires
- May 16, 2020
NFL owners will virtually hold their annual May league meeting on May 19, and one of the topics will be minority hiring, especially when it comes to general managers and head coaches. There is a little bit more to it than that - including potentially further enhancing the Rooney Rule by doubling the number of minority candidates a team must interview for head-coaching vacancies - but these are the main strokes. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
NFL owners will virtually hold their annual May league meeting on May 19, and one of the topics will be minority hiring, especially when it comes to general managers and head coaches. There is a little bit more to it than that - including potentially further enhancing the Rooney Rule by doubling the number of minority candidates a team must interview for head-coaching vacancies - but these are the main strokes. (more...)
Golfers get green light to tee off
- May 16, 2020
Speaking on Wednesday, the day the restrictions were eased, Jeremy Tomlinson said: "It was great feeling to wake up this morning knowing that the majority of our golf clubs were ready to take down that dreaded course closed sign". There are a few changes golfers will experience as they play their first rounds of the season. Players are to stay at least six feet away from each other and staff at all times. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
Speaking on Wednesday, the day the restrictions were eased, Jeremy Tomlinson said: "It was great feeling to wake up this morning knowing that the majority of our golf clubs were ready to take down that dreaded course closed sign". There are a few changes golfers will experience as they play their first rounds of the season. Players are to stay at least six feet away from each other and staff at all times. (more...)
Coronavirus: Rory McIlroy critical of USA president Donald Trump
- May 16, 2020
Speaking on the McKellar Golf Podcast McIlroy said that he had turned down further invitations to play a round with the president since their meeting in Miami. He also said he had no complaints about Trump during their 2017 round, which took place one month after the president's inauguration. "Like it's a contest", McIlroy said. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
Speaking on the McKellar Golf Podcast McIlroy said that he had turned down further invitations to play a round with the president since their meeting in Miami. He also said he had no complaints about Trump during their 2017 round, which took place one month after the president's inauguration. "Like it's a contest", McIlroy said. (more...)
Talladega NASCAR races re-scheduled for June with no spectators
- May 16, 2020
NASCAR was scheduled to run Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway without spectators but said Friday, March 13, 2020, it is calling off this weekend and next week's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Updates to the Xfinity and Truck Series schedules were also announced on Thursday. Homestead's addition to the calendar is part of NASCAR's second wave of races added to its heavily modified schedule. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
NASCAR was scheduled to run Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway without spectators but said Friday, March 13, 2020, it is calling off this weekend and next week's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Updates to the Xfinity and Truck Series schedules were also announced on Thursday. Homestead's addition to the calendar is part of NASCAR's second wave of races added to its heavily modified schedule. (more...)
Rodgers 'not thrilled' with Love pick, talks future with Packers
- May 16, 2020
Rodgers said the situation is different from Brett Favre's final years with the Packers after he was drafted, because Favre was hinting about retirement while Rodgers has expressed a desire to play for several more seasons, past the final four years left on his contract. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
Rodgers said the situation is different from Brett Favre's final years with the Packers after he was drafted, because Favre was hinting about retirement while Rodgers has expressed a desire to play for several more seasons, past the final four years left on his contract. (more...)
Coronavirus: Rabiot denounces media as he hits back at 'strike' reports
- May 16, 2020
A follow-up post featured an illustration of a medicine bottle, its label reading: "Newspapers-TV, press - do not swallow". With many of his Juventus team-mates having already returned to Turin with training back underway ahead of the Serie A campaign possibly resuming, Rabiot's absence was interpreted by some as the fiery Frenchman having gone on strike. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
A follow-up post featured an illustration of a medicine bottle, its label reading: "Newspapers-TV, press - do not swallow". With many of his Juventus team-mates having already returned to Turin with training back underway ahead of the Serie A campaign possibly resuming, Rabiot's absence was interpreted by some as the fiery Frenchman having gone on strike. (more...)
Joe Buck Says Networks Will Use Virtual Fans & Sounds
- May 16, 2020
He also suggested that virtual fans will be used, so that when a wide shot happens the fans at home will see the appearance of a full stadium. On Thursday, he took to Twitter to clarify his remarks, saying that the network is considering a series of different things in case fans aren't allowed into stadiums once the season begins in September. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
He also suggested that virtual fans will be used, so that when a wide shot happens the fans at home will see the appearance of a full stadium. On Thursday, he took to Twitter to clarify his remarks, saying that the network is considering a series of different things in case fans aren't allowed into stadiums once the season begins in September. (more...)
Shoaib Akhter hits back at ICC
- May 16, 2020
This infuriated Akhtar and he hit out at ICC. Akhtar wrote: "Even today, 3 hurting bouncers and I can dismiss Steve Smith on the 4th ball". However, Akhtar did not like that the ICC jumped in a matter it should not have an opinion on, and labelled it as a sign of "how the state of affairs are run there". (more...)
- May 16, 2020
This infuriated Akhtar and he hit out at ICC. Akhtar wrote: "Even today, 3 hurting bouncers and I can dismiss Steve Smith on the 4th ball". However, Akhtar did not like that the ICC jumped in a matter it should not have an opinion on, and labelled it as a sign of "how the state of affairs are run there". (more...)
Tottenham Hotspur Star Dele Alli Survives 'Horrible' Knifepoint Burglary
- May 16, 2020
Alli (24) was playing pool with his brother and girlfriend when two masked intruders armed with knives broke into his home in Hadley Wood, in north-east London. Alli is considered a rising young talent on the Tottenham team, but faces punishment from the Football Association for a Snapchat video in which he linked a man who appeared to be Asian to the coronavirus in February. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
Alli (24) was playing pool with his brother and girlfriend when two masked intruders armed with knives broke into his home in Hadley Wood, in north-east London. Alli is considered a rising young talent on the Tottenham team, but faces punishment from the Football Association for a Snapchat video in which he linked a man who appeared to be Asian to the coronavirus in February. (more...)
Lewis Hamilton surges to the top of the Sunday Times rich list
- May 16, 2020
Golf player Rory McIlroy was the only other sportsman in the 1,000 List with a fortune worth 170 million pounds, but sports elites dominated the Young Rich List (aged 30 or under), claiming 18 of the 50 places. Joshua earned an estimated 78 million pounds from his two fights with Andy Ruiz Jr past year, taking his net worth to 107 million pounds. David de Gea (football) £34 million 6. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
Golf player Rory McIlroy was the only other sportsman in the 1,000 List with a fortune worth 170 million pounds, but sports elites dominated the Young Rich List (aged 30 or under), claiming 18 of the 50 places. Joshua earned an estimated 78 million pounds from his two fights with Andy Ruiz Jr past year, taking his net worth to 107 million pounds. David de Gea (football) £34 million 6. (more...)
Shropshire border golfers back in the swing of it at Llanymynech
- May 16, 2020
Officials at Llanymynech Golf Club - the only course to straddle the English-Welsh border - are awaiting clarification on whether they can reopen following new lockdown rules. It said individual clubs could reopen from 18 May provided safety protocols had been installed. "We have many hard decisions to make as a golf club in order just to survive without having to deal with governing bodies that fail to agree on suitable, sensible guidelines that not only protect the public but the very ... (more...)
- May 16, 2020
Officials at Llanymynech Golf Club - the only course to straddle the English-Welsh border - are awaiting clarification on whether they can reopen following new lockdown rules. It said individual clubs could reopen from 18 May provided safety protocols had been installed. "We have many hard decisions to make as a golf club in order just to survive without having to deal with governing bodies that fail to agree on suitable, sensible guidelines that not only protect the public but the very ... (more...)
Remember Lionel Messi's Five Best Players In The World, Excluding
- May 16, 2020
The pair would have likely had an awkward discussion on Friday after Messi believes Barcelona can not win the Champions League if it returns this summer because of the tactical style and performances under Setien. "Returning to training is the first step but we shouldn't get complacent and we must take all precautions necessary". "Personally I'm looking forward to the competition returning". (more...)
- May 16, 2020
The pair would have likely had an awkward discussion on Friday after Messi believes Barcelona can not win the Champions League if it returns this summer because of the tactical style and performances under Setien. "Returning to training is the first step but we shouldn't get complacent and we must take all precautions necessary". "Personally I'm looking forward to the competition returning". (more...)
WNBA postpones start of regular season due to COVID-19
- May 16, 2020
The WNBA and National Women's Soccer League, which was in the midst of training camp, were keeping an eye on the pandemic's developments in hopes of the rise of cases flattening before its seasons were set to open. "We will get through this hard time together and look forward to seeing our fans and defending our championship as soon as safely possible", Mystics General Manager and Coach Mike Thibault said. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
The WNBA and National Women's Soccer League, which was in the midst of training camp, were keeping an eye on the pandemic's developments in hopes of the rise of cases flattening before its seasons were set to open. "We will get through this hard time together and look forward to seeing our fans and defending our championship as soon as safely possible", Mystics General Manager and Coach Mike Thibault said. (more...)
Warrant out for Baker, Dunbar on robbery charges
- May 16, 2020
Now, however, things look a lot murkier after an arrest warrant was issued for Dunbar , stemming from an accusation of armed robbery on Wednesday evening at a party in Florida. One of the alleged victims added that he had met Baker and Dunbar at a party roughly two days prior to the incident where they allegedly lost about $70,000, per the report. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
Now, however, things look a lot murkier after an arrest warrant was issued for Dunbar , stemming from an accusation of armed robbery on Wednesday evening at a party in Florida. One of the alleged victims added that he had met Baker and Dunbar at a party roughly two days prior to the incident where they allegedly lost about $70,000, per the report. (more...)
KLPGA Championship resumes: How golf looks in Covid-19 pandemic
- May 15, 2020
From left, South Korean golfers Lee Jeong-eun, Jang Ha-na, Choi Hye-jin, Park Sung-hyun, Kim Sei-young and Cho A-yean pose for photographs at a news conference at Lakewood Country Club in Yangju, South Korea, yesterday. The LPGA Tour isn't due to resume until the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational from July 15-18, with the next Ladies European Tour event now the Mediterranean Ladies Open from July 16-19. (more...)
- May 15, 2020
From left, South Korean golfers Lee Jeong-eun, Jang Ha-na, Choi Hye-jin, Park Sung-hyun, Kim Sei-young and Cho A-yean pose for photographs at a news conference at Lakewood Country Club in Yangju, South Korea, yesterday. The LPGA Tour isn't due to resume until the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational from July 15-18, with the next Ladies European Tour event now the Mediterranean Ladies Open from July 16-19. (more...)
Blake Snell says he won’t risk his life for reduced pay
- May 15, 2020
Tampa Bay Rays ace Blake Snell said he will not play this season for a reduced salary, especially because the risk of contracting COVID-19 is "just not worth it". "Oh, yeah, that stays - that's in my body forever", Snell said. "I love baseball to death". He ain't lying. He's right. Harper, the Philadelphia Phillies star right fielder, praised Snell for having the courage to speak up and tell it like it is. (more...)
- May 15, 2020
Tampa Bay Rays ace Blake Snell said he will not play this season for a reduced salary, especially because the risk of contracting COVID-19 is "just not worth it". "Oh, yeah, that stays - that's in my body forever", Snell said. "I love baseball to death". He ain't lying. He's right. Harper, the Philadelphia Phillies star right fielder, praised Snell for having the courage to speak up and tell it like it is. (more...)
Star Trek series starring Captain Pike ordered by CBS All Access
- May 15, 2020
According to Variety , CBS All Access has given a series order to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , which reunites Captain Christopher Pike ( Anson Mount ), Number One ( Rebecca Romijn ), and Science Officer Spock ( Ethan Peck ) after their appearance in the second season of Discovery . (more...)
- May 15, 2020
According to Variety , CBS All Access has given a series order to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , which reunites Captain Christopher Pike ( Anson Mount ), Number One ( Rebecca Romijn ), and Science Officer Spock ( Ethan Peck ) after their appearance in the second season of Discovery . (more...)
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