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Spurs Contacted About Kawhi Leonard Trade During The NBA Draft
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich traveled Tuesday to Southern California and met with Leonard prior to Thursday's National Basketball Association draft, league sources told ESPN . Leonard is said to still be angry with the Spurs over how he feels the Spurs handled his quad injury. Knowing Leonard won't re-sign with them in 2019 makes it hard for any other team to give up anything of value for Leonard. [Full Article...]
Charles Krauthammer, Political Commentator and Author, Dead at 68
On June 8, he told viewers that his cancer had returned and that his doctors don't expect him to live that long. He was also a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and a best-selling author. "I am grateful to have played a small role in the conversations that have helped guide this extraordinary nation's destiny". Fox News analyst Charles Krauthammer poses for a photo on the opening day of the Repub... [Full Article...]
Federation Internationale de Football Association 2018: Neymar will take the field, says Tite
The players around him simply weren't good enough - not that Sampaoli's tactics helped - but Neymar's genius isn't compromised by the same dilemma. Costa Rica , meanwhile, were beaten 1-0 by Serbia inn their first match so their tournament hopes could already be over if they were to lose a second game in a row. [Full Article...]
Japan fans impress by cleaning up stadium
As seen in videos , supporters of the "Samurai Blue" carried waste bags and roamed around the stadium to pick up all sorts of the litter left by spectators. "You often hear people say that football is a reflection of culture". Not only did these teams impress World Cup viewers - their fans did, too. However, that has led to Sanchez becoming a target of hate messages on social media with some ev... [Full Article...]
Gareth Southgate becomes first major injury casualty of England's World Cup campaign
Southgate joins Dele Alli on England's walking wounded list, with the Tottenham forward suffering from a quad complaint. Gareth Southgate is relieved that he's the one who suffered an injury, rather than his players. "It is better this is me than one of the players", he added . Gareth Southgate took England training on Thursday, despite the discomfort of a dislocated shoulder. [Full Article...]
This is the Rockets hat you could see at the NBA Draft
Trae Young is introduced before the 2018 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 21, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. All the talk about the Atlanta Hawks looking to trade down in the draft apparently was true. Doncic's elevation within the Hawks organization reflects a leaguewide belief that Deandre Ayton and Marvin Bagley III could go 1-2 to Phoenix and Sacramento... [Full Article...]
Why Optus couldn't handle World Cup
Optus Sport holds the exclusive rights for most World Cup matches, but many subscribers have been unable to watch live games amid connection issues, dropouts and other faults during the tournament's opening days. SBS already had broadcasting rights to some matches of the tournament, but will now be showing all World Cup matches for the next 48 hours, for free! While Lew's statement made no... [Full Article...]
Japanese World Cup Fans Clean Up The Stadium After Winning Against Colombia
While we'd love to give the Senegalese fans all the credit here, we're going to have to be a tiny bit selfish, and claim that we may have had a slight influence on them. "Why I support Japan". In an interview with BBC , a Japan-based soccer journalist said, "An important aspect of Japanese society is making sure everything is absolutely clean and that's the case in all sporting events". [Full Article...]