“Blizzard nightmare: losing power for the Pats game.”
Thứ Bảy, 23 tháng 1, 2016
David Blatt is out after a season and a half.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers have fired head coach David Blatt halfway through his second year. Assistant head coach Tyronn Lue will take over with a "multi-year-deal," according to Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski.
The Cavaliers are leading the Eastern Conference with a record of 30-11. Blatt was in his second year of coaching the Cavaliers.
Shortly after Blatt agreed to become the Cavaliers' head coach in 2014, Cleveland-native LeBron James decided to return to the Cavaliers from the Miami Heat. James and Blatt have had an openly dysfunctional working relationship, with James often appearing to disagree with or override Blatt's coaching decisions.
James "was informed of the decision to fire David Blatt today, he was not consulted on decision," according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst. However, Wojnarowski reports that James and his agent have actively pushed for Lue to become Cavaliers' head coach.
COME ON AND SLAM.
If you were alive during the '90s, you almost definitely remember Space Jam.
Starring Michael Jordan, Bill Murray, and the whole Looney Tunes crew, it was the part-animated-part-live-action sports comedy movie that defined a generation.
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And apparently it came out 20 years ago, which is terrifying AF.
(Also, the website still looks like this.)
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Well, get ready to jam, because in honor of the film's 20th anniversary, a Space Jam live reading is HAPPENING.
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Thứ Sáu, 22 tháng 1, 2016
As more players and officials open up about corruption in the sport, the game’s administrators remain silent.
The 1987 Wimbledon champion was responding to a BuzzFeed News and BBC investigation exposing secret files containing evidence of match-fixing and inaction at the highest levels of tennis.
But on Thursday, at a media event at the Australian Open, Cash allowed that "there's some stuff [match-fixing] at lower levels, but that's human nature".
He said that while there was always going to be a temptation to fix matches for lower-ranked players struggling to make ends meet, he believed authorities were well on top of the issue at a competitive level.
"These players are struggling to make a living, and that's the bottom line," he said. "They're really struggling and some people are going to be tempted to do the wrong thing.
"It's a bit of a storm in a teacup, but officials do need to keep on top of this [at lower levels]."
One of those lower-ranked players, Australian Nick Lindahl, will face a Sydney court on Monday, accused of intentionally throwing a match at a 2013 tournament in Toowoomba, Queensland.
The loss was flagged by a betting agency after it detected unusual betting trends against his lower ranked opponent, sparking an investigation by NSW police.
Lindahl, who reached a career-high ranking of 187, allegedly told a friend, Matthew Fox, himself a former player and coach, that he would throw the match. Fox has pleaded guilty and been fined for using corrupt information to bet on the match.
Those involved in ensuring the integrity of the sport agree with Cash's assessment that it's these lower-ranked players who are most at risk of corruption. But this week, a host of past and present players and officials have accused the game's administrators of sitting on their hands when it comes to match-fixing.
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One of the most outspoken players on the ATP tour is men's world No. 2 Andy Murray, who this week blasted tennis officials for the way corruption issues have been handled, saying the game has suffered as a result.
Murray wrote a scathing editorial saying tennis officials needed to be more transparent about the scale of corruption in the game.
"I don't care whether the tennis authorities are seen to be doing enough; I care whether they are doing enough," he wrote. And I don't know if they are because I have no idea how much money is invested in the Tennis Integrity Unit [TIU].
"So much money is gambled in tennis during a year – it's a huge industry. Maybe more could be done prevent corruption but I have no idea how much money tennis spends in comparison to other sports."
Murray also called on officials to work with younger players, who are seen as more vulnerable to match-fixing.
John Newcombe, a seven-time Grand Slam winner, said any player found guilty of fixing matches should be banned for life.
"Anyone who does it, there's no second chances," he said. "You're kicked out for life as far as I'm concerned."
Newcombe added that young players don't necessarily understand the long-term effect that taking part in corruption could have on their careers as well as their lives.
"If you get involved with these people you're in a steel trap – they won't let you out," Newcombe said.
"Once you make a mistake of agreeing to do something, they'll hold it over you for the rest of your life."
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If only the David Ferrer was a little more Rusty.
Australia's very own tennis wonder boy Lleyton Hewitt announced that he will be hanging up his racket after this year's Australian Open.
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The former World No.1 entered his 20th and final Australian Open unseeded and faced 8th seed David Ferrer in round two.
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Some fans were lucky enough to watch this momentous event live at Rod Laver Arena.
While some parts of the country were on the edge of their seats waiting for their electricity to come back up so they could catch the match on TV.
Former Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman was accused of choking his girlfriend and firing his gun at his Florida home in 2015.
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Newly acquired Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman will not face criminal charges related to an alleged domestic violence incident at his home last year in Florida, prosecutors confirmed to BuzzFeed News Thursday.
Chapman, 27, was not arrested following an argument with his girlfriend in Davie, Florida. Chapman's girlfriend told police at the time that during the argument Chapman "pushed her against the wall" and "choked" her.
Chapman told police that after the fight was broken up by "friends and family," he went to his car, got his pistol out of the glove compartment, and locked himself in the garage.
He then shot several shots inside the garage and threw his pistol away inside the garage, he told police.
The Davie Police Department, citing inconsistencies in accounts of the event, sent the case to the Florida State Attorney's office.
A statement on the state attorney's decision to not charge Chapman is expected later Thursday.
Chapman is still subject to punishment from Major League Baseball after its investigation into the October incident is completed. Last season, MLB implemented a new policy for handling domestic violence cases that gives the commissioner the authority to determine punishments for players regardless of criminal proceedings. Commissioner Rob Manfred will "definitely" announce the result of the investigation and any corresponding sanctions before spring training, a source told BuzzFeed News.
At the time of the alleged domestic violence incident, Chapman was in his sixth season with the Cincinnati Reds. The police report from the October incident was revealed in December during MLB's annual winter meetings, where many offseason player transactions are completed.
One the same day the police report was published by Yahoo Sports, Chapman's rumored traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers never came to pass, and he was instead traded to the Yankees in late December.
Chapman threw all 50 fastest pitches recorded during the 2015 MLB season, regularly reaching 103 MPH. He finished the season with a 1.63 ERA over 66.1 innings with 116 strikeouts.
With the Yankees, Chapman joins one of the best bullpens in the league. Chapman is scheduled to become a free agent following the 2016 season, but if he is suspended by the league for more than 46 games, he will be under Yankees club control for an additional season, per the league's rules on service time and free agency.
The State Attorney's full memo is below:
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