“Klay was expecting this,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr told reporters Thursday (per Anthony Slater of The Athletic). “It’s been a very frustrating year for Klay, but I think he’s almost out of the woods. He’s a couple months away from this season ending and moving towards a summer of preparing for the next season with his teammates. I think that’s a much better place for him to be emotionally.”...
That might seem like a slight overreaction for landing the commitment of an 18-year-old who isn’t even playing regular minutes as a professional, but make no mistake, landing Green is a significant moment in Klinsmann’s tenure. Green is a legitimate top-level prospect, a player Pep Guardiola has enough confidence in to bring into a UEFA Champions League match for his club debut. Green is still a prospect, a lump of very promising clay waiting to be molded, but his qualities and high profile made him the kind of player who could anchor the next generation of the U....
Among the more intriguing inclusions are goalkeepers Alex Bono and Jon Kempin, defenders Christian Dean and Oscar Sorto, midfielders Dennis Flores and Marc Pelosi, and forward Julio Morales — none of whom receive regular minutes for their professional teams. But those players are among 12 Olympic-age prospects on the squad as preparations for the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro ramp up. Goalkeeper Nick Rimando, defender Matt Besler, midfielder Mix Diskerud and forward Chris Wondolowski join Dempsey, Bradley and Jones as 2014 World Cup veterans on the roster....
The Cinema 1200 and 800 products offer 8K HDR passthrough and decoding for 7.1.4 channel Dolby Atmos. That means the two soundbars can accept 8K quality audio from a source with very little impact on the sound quality. The 1200 model uses its 1,200W of power across a 5.1.4. Dolby Atmos system and a 12-inch wireless subwoofer. The 800 model spreads its 800W of system power across a 3.1 Dolby Atmos system and a 10-inch wireless subwoofer...
Players need to have made five league appearances to get a medal and the vast majority of the Reds’ first-team group have already qualified under the competition’s criteria. However, youngsters Harvey Elliott, Curtis Jones and Neco Williams are currently under the threshold with six games remaining, potentially leaving Klopp with a dilemma over whether to give them minutes with the title already sewn up. Yet Liverpool’s German boss believes they have already done enough to deserve one for their efforts in training throughout the campaign - and is even willing to give his own medal away to make sure every player is recognised for helping to end the club’s 30-year wait to be crowned champions again....
German magazine Der Spiegel made a number of claims against City in a series of articles, which are based on documents purportedly attained from whistleblowers Football Leaks. The reporting claims Sheikh Mansour’s City regime have topped up multi-million-pound sponsorship deals with Abu Dhabi companies, using their owner’s fortune, in order to meet UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) stipulations. Last Friday, when the Football Leaks stories emerged with allegations that City were cut a favourable FFP settlement when they were punished for overspending by UEFA in 2014, the club declined to comment on “out of context materials purportedly hacked or stolen from City Football Group and Manchester City” and claimed “the attempt to damage the club’s reputation is organised and clear”....
The Reds ended a run of three league matches without a win with a 3-0 victory over Huddersfield Town on Saturday, although they remain 12 points behind Pep Guardiola’s side at the top of the table. Liverpool 25/1 to win CL City’s exceptional form has seen them build a five-point lead over nearest challengers Manchester United, who kept up the pressure on their rivals with a 1-0 win over third-place Tottenham at Old Trafford....
Nagelsmann became the youngest head coach in Bundesliga history when he was appointed at the age of 28 in October 2015 and has won admirers across the country for his work over the last two years. Firmino enhanced to 7/1 to score v Hoffenheim Klopp hailed Nagelsmann as a shining example of Germany’s promising coaching talent and expects a difficult task when Liverpool face Hoffenheim in the first leg of their Champions League play-off on Tuesday....
Keita, 23, has made 18 appearances for the Premier League side this season, although just 10 of those have been starts since he arrived from RB Leipzig in July last year. Klopp said injury setbacks had hurt Keita’s season and he feels there is more to come from the Guinea international. “He is a fantastic player and I’m really happy to have him here,” he said ahead of Monday’s FA Cup clash against Wolves....
REVEALED: Barca’s summer transfer plans Coutinho, 24, signed a five-year deal with the Premier League club in January, but speculation of a possible move to Barca persists. But Klopp is remaining calm over the Brazilian’s future, saying no player he wanted to retain would be let go in the off-season. “When did he sign his new contract? So that would be a nice idea,” the German told UK newspapers, before jokingly adding: “With a £400million clause....
Mohamed Salah’s 15th goal of the season gave Liverpool a 65th-minute lead against his former club, but Chelsea substitute Willian saw his cross loop over Simon Mignolet and in five minutes from time. Everton 7/2 to beat Southampton Klopp revealed he had wanted to make a change of his own in the moments leading up to Chelsea’s equaliser and claimed Oliver was obstructive. “I was angry because we wanted to change the system and the ref didn’t allow us to,” he told BT Sport....
Rooney has been under intense scrutiny after pictures of a drunk Rooney partying at a hotel during his national commitments surfaced recently. But Klopp said that it was a one-off incident and modern professional footballers are very particular about what they eat and drink. “All the legends we love and admire drank like devils and smoked like crazy. What I can say is I feel really for the players,” the Liverpool manager was quoted as saying in the Guardian on Thursday....
However, Sony and the developer Japan Studio wanted to give Knack another shot. Knack 2 was announced at the December 2016 PlayStation Experience and was released on September 5, 2017, officially making it five years old as of this writing. The announcement garnered mostly confusion due to the middling reception of Knack 1, and the game’s release went beneath some console owners’ notice. However, a look at the reviews for the two Knack games indicated that something changed between them....
In the interim, Udrih, who reportedly asked to be moved within the last week, has the Knicks willing to help him in that process, according to ESPNNewYork.com. Udrih has not been with the Knicks for a full season. He signed on as a backup guard this past summer after agreeing to a veteran's minimum at $1.27 million. He's paired in the backcourt with Raymond Felton and Pablo Prigioni. Felton and Prigioni have dealt with injuries this year, and Udrih stepped in to fill the point guard slot....
The team has called a press conference for Tuesday, likely to announce the signing of former Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson to an undisclosed front office position. MORE: Five NBA fights that need to happen | Mike Woodson to Hoosiers? | Rockets want Melo UPDATE: USA Today is reporting Jackson join the team as the leader of the front office. Rumors of the offer and Jackson mulling the decision over have been headlines for weeks, with Wednesday reports announcing the deal as official....
Somewhere inside “King Arthur” is a feel-good movie about virtue triumphing over evil, but you’ll have to look hard to find it. This is something of an Arthurian prequel: our Arthur actually comes from Rome, and he’s itching to return home from Britain after one too many battles. Just as he’s about to get his walking papers, he and his men are sent on one final mission–don’t you just hate when that happens?...
Bryant, who averaged 27.3 points on the season, needed 27 points to cross the barrier in the Lakers’ Tuesday game against the Atlanta Hawks. He finished the night with 28 points and talked about the experience of hitting such a historical number in front of a pro-Lakers crowd, as ESPNLosAngeles.com’s Baxter Holmes noted. MORE: Welcome back, Swaggy P | Remembering Malice in the Palace | NBA cheerleaders photos “Well, it means a lot,” Bryant said....
(Images via NikeInc.com) After a great deal of secrecy, the shoe-loving world got its first look at Kobe Bryant in the Nike Kobe 9 at Lakers practice on Wednesday. The extremely high-cut shoe is a design departure from his last few shoes, which went low starting with the Kobe V and later introduced option inner ankle sleeves with the VII and 8. You can expect more later today, according to Nike Basketball on Twitter....
Bryant scored 31 points — tying a season high — to help the Lakers beat the Nuggets 111-107 and snap a streak of 17 consecutive losses to Western Conference opponents. It was the franchise’s longest such streak since the conference formed before the 1970-71 season. MORE: ‘2K16’ presents all 30 Christmas uniforms | Kyrie couldn’t let Finals injury go The win hardly renders the Lakers relevant in the West, but it always gets people excited when Bryant shows he still has a few things up his sleeve....
Kohli achieved the milestone with the 37th run of his innings against West Indies in Thursday’s Cricket World Cup fixture at Old Trafford. The 30-year-old has taken 417 international matches to reach the 20,000 mark. India legend Sachin Tendulkar and West Indies great Brian Lara previously topped the list, having both passed the mark in their 453rd international match. Kohli is one of 12 players to achieve the feat, joining Tendulkar, Lara, Kumar Sangakkara, Ricky Ponting, Mahela Jayawardene, Jacques Kallis, Rahul Dravid, Sanath Jayasuriya, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Inzamam-ul-Haq and AB de Villiers....
