Unfortunately for the Bucks point guard Kendall Marshall, he didn’t follow this rule during Tuesday’s game against the Hornets. MORE: Top NBA moments of 2014 | Derrick Rose accidentally slaps coach | Aldridge, Ibaka ejected Marshall kicked to Jared Dudley who bricked the 3-pointer hard off the rim. While Dudley is shooting 46.3 percent from the field this season, just celebrate his shot after it goes in next time....
“I’m very excited about my decision and feel really good about Georgia,” Milton said (via 247Sports). “I knew on my official visit to Georgia that I found a home and that was the place for me. I took a lot of visits, unofficial and official and the vibe I had at Georgia was like no other place I visited. “All my visits were great, don’t get me wrong, but Georgia was special....
Stills, known to be outspoken about social issues, wasn’t apologetic when asked about his remarks after Thursday’s preseason opener against the Falcons. “If you’re going to associate with bad people, then people are going to know about it,” Stills told reporters (via the Miami Herald). “I think there’s ways you can support candidates without it being so public and without it being at your personal, private residence. I put it out there so everybody could see it....
MORE: College hoops live odds | ATS standings | Oddsmakers’ power ratings Line: Kentucky -2.5 Total: 152 Trends: Kentucky 13-4 SU, 6-11 ATS, 9-8 O/U. Arkansas 9-8 SU, 8-5 ATS, 7-6 O/U KenPom efficiency ratings: Kentucky 30 (overall), 35 (offense), 45 (defense). Arkansas 49, 31, 99 Effective FG percentage: Kentucky 51.4, Arkansas 52.6 EFG% against: Kentucky 45.7, Arkansas 50.5 Analysis: 80 percent of spread bets on this game have been placed on Kentucky, per Sports Insights....
“Given that the county party that I represent supports President Trump overwhelmingly, and your complete and total disdain for the will of your constituents here in Nelson county I am formally demanding you immediately resign your leadership position within our party’s caucus in the United States Senate,” Thrasher said in a statement, referring to McConnell. “The overwhelming number of Republicans in Nelson County are not on your side on this issue, and I speak on their behalf,” Thrasher continued, adding that McConnell’s “leadership in the US Senate does not represent the Republican voters that put our faith in you in the last primary election....
Yes, Jimmy Fallon’s puppy predictions are back. They have a mixed track record with these sorts of things, so buyer beware. (Oregon in the CFB Playoff and Michigan State in the Final Four.) Where is the accountability! MORE: Derby records, all-time leaders | TV times, schedule | Post positions drawn Now to the starting line. And they’re off! Your winner, according to the puppies, American Pharoah. At least one horse, whose identity wasn’t revealed, never got out of the gates....
From Rickie Fowler to David Ortiz, here’s a look at what some of the sports world’s biggest stars wore Saturday. MORE: How the 2017 Kentucky Derby shook out Jerry Rice Jason Witten Tom Brady and David Ortiz Rickie Fowler Julian Edelman Aaron Rodgers, Katie Couric and Brady Devin Booker Bode Miller A post shared by Julian Edelman (@edelman11) on May 6, 2017 at 11:27am PDT And we have a couple squad photos, too....
Frederick Jones asked to erase a 1998 felony theft conviction from his court records. However, he was unable to pay the $340 in fees to remove the crime. After being denied in lower courts, the Kentucky Supreme Court decided that he and others should not have to pay for a felony expungement under the state’s “in forma pauperis” statute. “We can identify no other situation in our commonwealth where a judge renders a judgment that a litigant is entitled to a benefit under the law, but that litigant cannot obtain the benefit of that judgment unless and until he pays a fee,” wrote Justice Michelle Keller in the unanimous opinion....
Line: Kentucky -14 Total: 143 MORE: College hoops live odds | ATS standings Trends: Kentucky 26-8 SU, 18-16 ATS, 19-14 O/U. Stony Brook 22-6 SU, 0-5-1 ATS, 4-2 O/U. KenPom efficiency ratings: Kentucky 8 (overall), 1 (offense), 72 (defense). Stony Brook 93, 135, 61 Effective FG percentage: Kentucky 53.7, Stony Brook 53.2 EFG% against: Kentucky 44.9, Stony Brook 47.3 What to like about Kentucky — This isn’t John Calipari’s most talented team at Kentucky, mainly because a few five-star freshmen didn’t make instant impacts and last year’s team lost most of its depth....
Not Busch winning the STP 500 but making contact with Keselowski on pit road less than 50 laps into the race, damaging Keselowski's car and sending him to the garage. Keselowski finished 31 laps down in 38th, and after Keselowski banged doors with Busch in retaliation for the Lap-41 incident, Busch told his team: "Well, I guess we get to get in a fight afterwards because I’m going to go (expletive) that dude’s (expletive) face up....
Jackson’s confirmation hearings will kick off Monday in the Senate Judiciary Committee. If her historic nomination is approved, she will be the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court in its 233-year history. The Senate Judiciary Committee panel includes four senators that political pundits predict could make a run for the White House in two years: Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Ted Cruz of Texas and Josh Hawley of Missouri....
In the 149-page questionnaire, she walked through some of the cases that she believes to be the most significant of her career. One of which was her 2019 ruling that former White House counsel Don McGahn should comply with the House of Representatives’ request to obtain testimony. “The en bane D.C. Circuit affirmed my conclusion that the Judiciary Committee has the standing to adjudicate its subpoena enforcement claims in federal court notwithstanding the inter-branch nature of the dispute,” Jackson explained....
Jackson would become the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, replacing retiring liberal Justice Stephen Breyer. But President Joe Biden’s nominee faces another hurdle on the path to her confirmation on Monday, when the Senate Judiciary Committee—evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans—votes on whether to move her nomination to the Senate floor. Republicans on the committee grilled Jackson on her record as a public defender and judge during contentious hearings last month....
Before the White Sox and Yankees squared off in the inaugural regular-season clash at the Field of Dreams site in Dyersville, Iowa, Kevin Costner, the movie’s star, walked onto the field by himself. He entered through the cornfields that surround the outfield. After making his way to the mound, he turned back toward the outfield. At that point, White Sox and Yankees players began entering the field through the cornfield as Costner did....
That’s hard to believe from someone who has three gold medals and an MVP award on his shelf, but Durant seemed to be serious. And it makes sense that a team that has won 140 games in the last two seasons could teach anyone a thing or two. MORE: Eight players with the most to prove in 2016-17 Durant wanted it to be known, however, that it wasn’t a dig at is old team....
MORE: Ranking the 25 best NBA players to switch teams in their prime The top prize in NBA free agency said what really made an impression on him was four Warriors players showing up to meet him in the Hamptons over the weekend as the team made its pitch. Stephen Curry, Andre Iguodala, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green met face-to-face with Durant in an effort to bring him to California....
After a brutal 153-121 loss to the Kings on Tuesday night, the Brooklyn star presented a harsh reality about his team, which currently sits outside of the NBA Playoff and Play-In Tournament groups with a 6-9 record. “Look at our starting lineup. Edmond Sumner, Royce O’Neale, Joe Harris, [Nic] Claxton and me. It’s not disrespect, but what are you expecting from that group?” Durant told Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes. “You expect us to win because I’m out there....
During the first quarter of Sunday’s game between Brooklyn and Miami, Durant suffered a left thigh contusion and was ruled out for the rest of the contest. Durant’s thigh appeared to make contact with Trevor Ariza’s knee on a drive to the basket, leaving the 11-time All-Star in obvious pain. MORE: How long is Anthony Davis out? Durant eventually exited the game and was seen on the sideline speaking with a team trainer....
Durant moved to retrieve the ball, and Czech Republic guard Tomas Satoransky came from the opposite direction — except Satoransky’s path carried him directly through Durant’s face. The collision drew a whistle, and a foul was called on Durant as he checked to see if all of his incisors and bicuspids were in their proper places. Durant is the most important American player at this tournament. If Team USA is going to win a fourth consecutive gold medal in men’s basketball, he is going to have to do it for this squad because he is being required to compensate for so many roster issues, to function at various times as a point guard, center and high-scoring wing....
