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Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Kenley Jansen (74) embraces first baseman Cody Bellinger (35) after the final out in a 3-1 win against the Houston Astros in Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday, Oct. 31, ... more Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Kenley Jansen (74) embraces first baseman Cody Bellinger (35) after the final out in a 3-1 win against the Houston Astros in Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
The NFL blew it.The recent meeting between 11 team owners and 12 players at NFL headquarters in New York, called to discuss player protests during the national anthem, would have been more exciting had it been smartly marketed.First of all, give it a name: “Sons of Bitches vs. Sons of Riches.”Then, for god’s sake, televise it. From the ESPN account of the showdown, it was a lot more exciting than half the football games.
As reasonably successful as they were over the years, the L.A. Clippers always reached a dead end against the Warriors. They found themselves not just overmatched, but flustered and embittered over how Golden State completely dominated the mind games.Monday night brings the latest matchup, at Staples Center, and things are quite a bit different with this team. But will anything significantly change? Check the Blake Griffin-Draymond Green matchup for the clearest insight.
Hard to believe that in the 21st century NBA, a dunk would cause widespread anguish and consternation.We’re talking about a dunk, people.Monday night in Dallas, Warriors’ rookie sub Jordan Bell, on a breakaway with the Warriors winning easily, threw the ball off the backboard, grabbed it and dunked it.It created a poop storm around the NBA. On cleanup duty: Steve Kerr.The Warriors’ head coach talked about Dunkgate before Wednesday’s game against the Raptors.
Hard to believe that in the NBA, a dunk would upset so many players and coaches.We’re talking about a dunk, people.Monday night in Dallas, Warriors’ rookie sub Jordan Bell, on a breakaway, with the Warriors winning easily, threw the ball off the backboard, grabbed it and dunked it.On the bench, Steve Kerr cringed, then told Bell to be ready for some blowback. Bell responded with a bewildered look. You get grief for dunking the ball? In the NBA? Really?Really. Some folks are sensitive.
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr looks on from the sidelines during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero) Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr looks on from the sidelines during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017.
Hard-boiled and over easy... Hard to watch: The Warriors as spoiled kids.Please, Dubs, let the rest of the league envy and dislike you because you’re so good and you have so much fun, not because you’re petulant jerks.First, Draymond Green in GQ magazine mocks 29 teams for even dreaming they can challenge the Warriors.
Lonzo Ball, #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers, reacts after he is fouled by Patrick Beverley of the LA Clippers during the first half of the Lakers' home opener. Lonzo Ball, #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers, reacts after he is fouled by Patrick Beverley of the LA Clippers during the first half of the Lakers' home opener. The worst performance of the NBA’s opening week didn’t happen in Chicago, where a costly fight broke out in practice, or in any particular game.
OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 17: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after a play against the Houston Rockets with Kevin Durant #35 and Draymond Green during their NBA game at ORACLE Arena on ... more OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 17: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after a play against the Houston Rockets with Kevin Durant #35 and Draymond Green during their NBA game at ORACLE Arena on October 17, 2017 in Oakland, California.
Even the overreacting, gun-jumping sports media usually wait until about one-quarter of the way into the NBA season before beginning the MVP debate. But I’m like a kid on Christmas morning, can’t wait.The envelope, please. Dramatic pause. Stephen Curry!Hometown call? Am I sucking up to the local superstar? Maybe. But I feel it. When Curry wins this season’s MVP, he will have earned it. He won No. 1 by shocking the basketball world with his shooting. He won No.
As Thursday night’s Cubs-Nationals game was brought to a halt by a disturbingly petty replay review, a couple of names came quickly to mind: Don Denkinger and Jim Joyce. In Game 6 of the 1985 World Series, with the St. Louis Cardinals three outs from clinching the World Series in Kansas City, Denkinger blew a call at first base, calling Jorge Orta safe when television replays confirmed he clearly was out.
