The most recent wave of race-related shootings in the United States — chiefly the police killing of Alton Sterling in Louisiana, the police killing of Philando Castile in Minnesota, and the shooting deaths of five police officers at a Black Lives Matter rally in Dallas last week — have inspired several recent cases of increased […]
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Report: Bulls signing Isaiah Canaan to two-year, $2.2 million contract
The Bulls traded Jose Calderon to sign Dwyane Wade, but the move also cleared up Chicago’s glut of point guards. Now, the Bulls are bringing in another in Isaiah Canaan. [/restrict] Canaan has steadied himself as a good 3-point shooter… and that’s about it. He’s so limited as a distributor, Ish Smith looked like a […]
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Men golfers have let down sport by Games snub: LET chief
(Reuters) – Ladies European Tour’s chief executive Ivan Khodabakhsh has hit out at the world’s leading men golfers for taking a “myopic approach” and withdrawing from the Rio Olympics, adding that they have let down the rest of the sport. The world’s top four players — Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy […]
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Draymond Green’s smiling mugshot released, details emerge about alleged fight
Three days after Draymond Green was arrested for slapping Michigan State cornerback Jermaine Edmondson, The Detroit News published his Green’s smiling mugshot. Along with the mugshot, new details emerged of the series of events that led up to Green’s arrest outside an East Lansing, Mich., bar. [restrict] According to a police report obtained by TMZ, […]
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Stephen Jackson sets sights on Warriors as vessel for NBA comeback bid
Everyone wants to join the Golden State Warriors next season in what is expected to be another trip to the NBA Finals after adding Kevin Durant. Add former NBA swingman turned ESPN commentator Stephen Jackson to the list. [restrict] Jackson, who worked alongside ESPN’s “The Jump” program alongside host Rachel Nichols, told her on Sunday […]
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Wrestling News – Florian Temengil Prepares for RIO Olympic Games
In preparation for the 2016 RIO Olympic Games, Olympic Wrestler Florian Skilang Temengil has been training very hard since his last competition in Algeria. Temengil was able to take part in a training camp over the last few weeks held at the University of Pittsburg, USA. [restrict] According to Temengil “It felt real good to […]