Now a member of the Memphis Grizzlies, Barnes plans to make life rough for his former Los Angeles Clippers teammates — especially DeAndre Jordan. MORE: Free agency winners, losers | Draft grades | Free agency won’t change with Jordan mess “I told him, ‘Even though we’re good friends, I’m still going to foul the beep out of you when we play,’” Barnes said during his introductory news conference in Memphis....
This documentary follows Gaetz, along with congressmen Thomas Massie and Ken Buck “as they bring libertarian and conservative zeal to champion the President’s call to ‘drain the swamp,’ while facing demands to raise money for their re-election campaigns and the Republican national party,” a synopsis read. The documentary is expected to tackle how power and control work in Washington behind closed doors. “I didn’t run as someone to unify Washington,” Gaetz says in the trailer....
The Mets right-hander served up three home runs to the Nationals on Tuesday night, the last a back-breaking two-run shot by Daniel Murphy in the fifth inning. He took the loss in a 7-4 Nats victory. MORE: Memorable Mets moments Afterward, Harvey chose not to speak with the media. Ummmm . . . Now, a lot of fans don’t care. They don’t want to hear Harvey recite the same old lines: He has no idea why he’s so bad (3-7, 6....
On Monday, the team announced it had acquired goaltender Matt Murray from the Senators. The move hopefully provides stability to Toronto, who had five different goaltenders start in net during the 2021-22 season, and none of whom found much success. Jack Campbell had the best win-loss record at 31-9, but posted a 2.64 GAA and .914 save percentage. The former was tied for 15th among goalies with at least 20 starts, while the latter was tied for 16th in the NHL....
Showalter isn’t sure if the two-time Gold Glove winner will be ready for opening day. “I don’t think we are at a point yet (to know). We’ll see how the tendinitis manages.” MLB 2015: Should O’s panic about slow spring start? Wieters has been cleared to serve as designated hitter. He has yet to collect a hit in 23 Grapefruit League at-bats. “I know the plan with Dr. (James) Andrews is to back off it for a week,” Showalter said....
The reigning champions endured a miserable World Cup in Russia, crashing out at the group stage with two defeats from three games. Low called up three new faces in Thilo Kehrer, Kai Havertz and Nico Schulz for their first UEFA Nations League match against France on Thursday, although the majority of the squad comprises his usual favourites. And former captain Matthaus says the coach must be prepared to drop any player who does not perform against Les Bleus or in the friendly with Peru in Sinsheim....
The actor, 52, announced in a video shared on Twitter at the end of November that he would not be throwing his hat into the gubernatorial ring, despite proving hugely popular as a potential candidate with Texan voters. And during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Tuesday, the Dallas Buyers Club star opened up about his reasons for not running. When asked by titular host Jimmy Fallon about his decision, McConaughey responded: “Well, it was a two-year consideration that I came to the decision really over the last couple of months....
In a post on Instagram, the Dallas Buyers Club actor—who has 3.8 million followers—said he would be “talkin shop” with Dr. Fauci. According to McConaughey, the interview will be streamed on Instagram live on Thursday, August 13, at 6:30 p.m. EST. To watch the Instagram Live, visit McConaughey’s profile at the time of the event and tap or click on his profile picture to view the video. McConaughey did not elaborate on what the pair will discuss, although it’s safe to assume the topic of the COVID-19 pandemic may come up, as cases surge across the U....
On Wednesday, Maura Moynihan admitted to local ABC affiliate WABC that she is the person seen in a video recorded just after she allegedly told 25-year-old Maria Ha and 31-year-old Dan Lee, a married Asian American couple, to “go back to China” last Sunday. Ha told the outlet that Moynihan had followed her on the street before getting in her face and aggressively questioning her national origin while demanding that she leave the country....
He fought to escape the dangerous confines of Oak Cliff, Texas, where murder and mayhem surrounded Hooker’s childhood. He fought to get eight children of his own as far away from that chaos as possible. He fought for his status as a road warrior who has had to face opponents amid hostile crowds who viewed as nothing but an enemy. Mighty Mo has readily stared adversity in its face, Now, he’s ready for the payoff....
Max Scherzer took a perfect game into the sixth inning, but Addison Russell ended it with a solo home run. It was the only run Scherzer surrendered as he turned in a fine performance, striking out 11 batters in seven innings while allowing just two hits. MORE: MLB trade rumors: Ryan Braun to the Giants? Wilson Ramos led the Nationals offensively, collecting two hits and his 10th home run of the season....
Verstappen was allegedly portrayed in a ‘bad’ light in the hugely popular Netflix show. The driver was shown as the main reason why former Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo left the team, despite the pair being good friends in real life. Similarly, the show created an imaginary rivalry between Lando Norris and former McLaren driver Carlos Sainz whereas the two are well known in the F1 world for being very good friends off the grid....
Kevin J. Johnston was arrested for causing a disturbance and taking part in an illegal public gathering, according to a report from Calgary Police. The charges were related to an incident that occurred on May 22, when several store employees at the CORE Shopping Centre reported feeling threatened by Johnston as he attempted to skirt COVID-19 protocols. “Several store employees reported significant concerns for their safety after multiple altercations with Johnston....
Whether you’re watching for Mayweather to improve to 50-0 or if you’re curious to see the boxing debut for McGregor — or even if you just want to see all of the craziness unfold, Sporting News has all of the updated odds ahead of the fight. MAYWEATHER vs. MCGREGOR: Results, live updates, card, round-by-round score Mayweather vs. McGregor odds to win Mayweather is still the heavy favorite (-375) over McGregor (+285), according to Bovada....
“The public has been all over Mayweather today,” said MGM Resorts VP of race and sports Jay Rood. “We’ve taken about 10 six-figure wagers on Mayweather already today. But it’s not just large money, it’s the smaller money too, the type that we had been getting all along on (Manny) Pacquiao.” MGM books, once dealing Mayweather -170 after large early Pacquiao action pushed the price on the favorite down, took all their large wagers today at -200 and moved to -220....
Retired from professional boxing since 2017, when he faced UFC superstar Conor McGregor in the 50th match of his career, Floyd Mayweather is now open to continue making money with exhibition bouts. “Money” made his first exhibition against Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in 2018 and will face internet celebrity Logan Paul at some point during 2021. In a post to his Instagram account, Floyd Mayweather announced that he plans to fight three more times this year after he is finished with Logan....
Thanks to MLB’s schedule-makers, the wait for Soto’s first face-off against his former team has been short. Ten days to be precise, and fans simply can’t wait. The Padres will be taking on the Nationals in a three-game set, starting tonight. Seeing Soto donning a different uniform will definitely sting for the Nationals fans. However, his homecoming should be a matter of celebration. We are talking about someone who has given supporters of the Nationals a world of memories....
Balotelli has scored 22 goals in all competitions this season, 14 of which have come in Ligue 1, but Nice are eighth and unlikely to qualify for Europe. The 27-year-old’s agent Mino Raiola has suggested Serie A title contenders Napoli would be “ideal” for his client, but leaders Juventus have confirmed they are not interested in Balotelli. Nice president Jean-Pierre Rivere and coach Lucien Favre have both confirmed Balotelli is not expected to agree a contract renewal to spend a third season at the club....
