After breaking the NBA’s single-quarter scoring record with 37 points in January, Thompson turned in another memorable performance Monday with 26 points in the second quarter in a 111-107 Warriors win over the Grizzlies. He had 37 points on 14 of 17 shooting and was 7-for-8 from 3-point range after the first half. MORE: Rose say weeks of rehab ‘hell’ | Howard cleared in investigation | Bucks’ new logo...
Arizona inked the wide receiver to a one-year deal, reportedly worth as much as $5.5 million, on Wednesday. Kingsbury, the Cardinals’ first-year head coach, discussed the team’s decision to sign Crabtree when he met with reporters one day later. “I think he’s been a very productive player in this league,” Kingsbury said at a press conference. “Very savvy, mentally tough player, plays physical, brings a lot for our young receivers to learn from and be around....
OnePlus may have ended its partnership with the British Formula 1 team but Klipsch is on hand as the official audio partner for those out there with a taste for branded gadgets. The Klipsch T5 II True Wireless Sport McLaren edition – yes that is the full product name – are “engineered for extreme performance”, whether you’re actually a racing driver or just like to go jogging in style....
The Reds boss is aware the visitors will focus on stifling his men with a mixture of physicality and an aerial onslaught to circumvent their fluency. “West Brom plays like West Brom, Tony Pulis has a specific way and he is very experienced in this and it makes him successful in the last few years with different teams,” Klopp explained in his pre-match media briefing at Melwood. “We have not had a lot of bad results until now this season, but we have a lot of problems to solve....
De Laurentiis has previously spoken of his admiration for Klopp and reports have suggested they discussed a possible collaboration in 2013, when the German was still at Borussia Dortmund. Rafael Benitez ended up taking the job and Klopp stayed put, but ahead of Tuesday’s crunch Champions League clash against Napoli, the Liverpool manager admitted such a conversation took place. When asked about De Laurentiis’ claims and whether he wants to coach in Italy one day, Klopp said: “I still have a contract here, three and a half years, so I am not sure if anybody wants me after that....
Liverpool were deservedly defeated by Napoli at Stadio San Paolo, as Lorenzo Insigne saw the visitors make the most of their superiority late on. The Reds’ front three of Firmino, Mane and Mohamed Salah were particularly disappointing, as they had very little impact on the match. Klopp accepts a draw would have been more than they deserved and feels the formation Liverpool used was a mistake. Speaking to BT Sport, Klopp said: “We had our moments, but too often the formation was not right or we moved in the wrong spaces....
Sears filed for bankruptcy in October 2018. Then, in February 2019, financier Edward Lampert bought Sears and planned to save 400 stores and 45,000 jobs. Lampert created Transform Holdco LLC to serve as the parent company of Sears and Kmart. In August, Sears announced 26 store closures: “We will continue to evaluate our network of Sears and Kmart stores and cannot rule out additional store closures in the near term....
These steps may not seem all that critical, but proper preparation for knee replacement is a key element of the procedure’s outcome. There are also some logistical elements of your surgery that you should be aware of so you are prepared for your operation day. Location Knee replacement surgery takes between one to two hours to complete and is usually performed in a hospital. Less commonly, it’s performed in an outpatient surgical center....
Last year’s highest overall vote-getter Golden State Warriors’ guard Stephen Curry checks in at the second spot overall with 925,789 votes. Meanwhile in the East, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James leads with 636,388 votes. Indiana Pacers’ Paul George (457,554) and Detroit Pistons’ center Andre Drummond (261,158) are slated to join James in the front court for the East as per the voting returns so far. With Bryant listed as a forward, Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook (479,512) locks up the other starting guard spot for the West....
The Lakers veteran says he will play in each of the team’s games through the end of the season, “unless something drastic happens," according to the team. MORE: Kobe should become a renaissance man in retirement Bryant, who is retiring after this season, has played in 57 of the team’s 73 games this year. The 20-year veteran is averaging 17.1 points per game on 36 percent shooting so far. MORE: This Kobe retirement tour shtick is grossly transparent...
Bauza: Messi knows everything Koeman was asked to take Guardiola - who has steered City top of the Premier League with seven games of the new season gone - under his wings when Johan Cruyff promoted the Spaniard to the first team at Barcelona and the current Everton manager has nothing but fond memories of his counterpart. “Cruyff had seen this young player in the academy, seen him develop into a decent player in the reserves and he thought the time was there to draft him into the first-team squad,” Koeman was quoted as saying by the Mirror....
Xabi Alonso announces retirement Lukaku is second in the Premier League scoring charts this season, with 18 goals placing him one behind Tottenham’s Harry Kane, and a return to the Belgian’s former club Chelsea has been rumoured, although his agent Mino Raiola has said a renewal with Everton is “99.9999 per cent” completed. The 23-year-old surpassed Duncan Ferguson’s record of 60 top-flight goals for the club by scoring against Spurs on Sunday and Koeman claimed progress on Lukaku’s contract extension is being made, although he dismissed suggestions a new deal would ensure Everton can keep Lukaku at Goodison Park for next season....
The visiting captain fell just three runs shy of a second hundred of this tour, while Rahane - backed by head coach Ravi Shastri in the lead-up to the game - made a classy 81 as the pair enjoyed a 159-run union to put the home side under pressure. Kohli and Rahane’s partnership came at a crucial time, India having lost three quick wickets - all to Chris Woakes - to decline from 60-0 to 82-3 at lunch....
The 25-year-old’s previous contract still had two more years to run, although last week he stated his desire to retire with his boyhood club. A product of Atletico’s youth system, Koke joined their academy as an eight-year-old and made his debut for the first team at 17, coming on against Barcelona at Camp Nou in September 2009. In total he has played 323 games for Atleti, scoring 28 goals and winning the 2012 Europa League and 2013 Copa del Rey alongside LaLiga in 2013-14, when he was a key performer as Diego Simeone’s men stunned Spain’s big two....
Narine’s absence was felt in the final, where Chennai Super Kings romped home chasing a target of 181 against the Gautam Gambhir-led unit. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), then, withdrew the 26-year-old from its squad for the international commitments that followed, including the recently concluded World Cup, and asked him to focus on rectifying the issues surrounding his action. BCCI turns down ICC’s report While Narine has now got his action cleared from the ICC-approved biomechanical assessment centre in Loughborough, the BCCI, refusing to accept the report, remains firm on its stand that the bowler will be cleared only if he undergoes another test in one of its centres, at Chennai....
The more fruit that Kirby chows down on, the larger they become, allowing them to run over certain obstacles and get through the stage a bit faster. At the end of each match in Kirby’s Dream Buffet, all players will be lined up and weighed, and the Kirby that ends up with the most strawberries will win, increasing players’ Gourmet Rank and Skill Level in the process. RELATED: Hardest Levels In A Kirby Game...
Minnesota trailed 33-0 at halftime, and it looked as if Indianapolis would be able to cruise to victory. Instead, the Vikings battled back. They rallied to force overtime and won on a field goal by Greg Joseph with three seconds remaining in the extra period. MORE: Updated NFL standings, playoff picture for Week 15 How did Minnesota manage the historic win? As quarterback Kirk Cousins noted during a postgame interview with NFL Network, the comeback began in the locker room at halftime....
American Kisner, who has led or co-led after every day at Carnoustie, shot a 68 in round three to move to nine under par for the tournament. Defending champion Spieth is alongside Kisner and Xander Schauffele atop the leaderboard thanks to a stunning bogey-free 65. Kisner and Spieth have been part of a large American contingent sharing a house at Carnoustie this week, but the former does not foresee much conversation back at the accommodation....
Thrashed 7 and 6 by Bubba Watson in last year’s final, Kisner claimed a 3 and 2 win over Kuchar in Sunday’s decider in Austin. The American said he took lessons from his 2018 defeat, opting for a different approach after his semi-final victory against Francesco Molinari. “Last year I felt like I rushed around to get ready to play in the second match. I ran around and ate really fast, ran back out,” Kisner told a news conference....
Spieth was looking to become the first man to retain the title at Colonial since the great Ben Hogan in 1953 and performed admirably on Sunday, a bogey-free 65 lifting him to nine under for the tournament. That aggregate score was matched by a typically pumped-up Rahm, whose closing 66 could have been even better if not for a number of agonising near-misses on the greens, and Sean O’Hair (66)....
