“In present day, I’m just grateful that I’m here,” Kyrie Irving said. “I’m able to identify the things that one would need to be successful at the highest level. All I care about is winning. It’s all I’ve cared about since I came into the league.”Source: Sports Illustrated What’s the buzz on Twitter? Brad Townsend @townbrad Kyrie Irving on the court during that time out, still wearing a semi-walking boot, but he’s hardly limping at all. Progress. – 9:47 PM Mark Followill @MFollowill For Mavs vs Blazers tonight (8p, BSSW). Seth Curry is available (missed Thursday w/ a non-Covid illness).…
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INDIANAPOLIS — In the span of two second-quarter plays, the outlook for the Pittsburgh Steelers defense went from bad to worse in Saturday afternoon’s 30-13 loss.”It’s very deflating because so much of the line of communication runs through those guys, and now you’re putting guys in different positions and trying to makeshift or what we have available to us,” Peterson said. “And sometimes that happens. You never expect two guys in the same position to go down. We just have to find a way to rally around one another and try to get out of this game.”Fitzpatrick was able to…
Ospreys centre George North has played 118 internationals for WalesMontpellier (19) 38Tries: Bridge 2, Coly, Karkadze, Cadot 2 Cons: Garbisi 3, FoursansOspreys (0) 5Try: Morgan-Williams Montpellier ignored their domestic form to overpower Ospreys in the European Challenge Cup.The French side are bottom of the Top 14 but secured a second European victory to take them top of Pool Two, while Ospreys drop to fourth.Former All Blacks wing George Bridge and Auguste Cadot scored two tries, while Leo Coly and Vano Karkadze also crossed in the six-try win.Ospreys’ only response was a try from scrum-half Reuben Morgan-Williams.Toby Booth’s inexperienced side were…
Ireland 204 for 3 (Balbirnie 82*, Campher 40, Mavuta 1-19) beat Zimbabwe 197 (Gumbie 72*, Hume 4-34, Campher 4-37) by 7 wickets (DLS)Career-best bowling performances from Campher and Graham Hume helped restrict Zimbabwe to 197 in 40 overs before Balbirnie, Campher and Harry Tector knocked off the target with 13 balls to spare in Harare.Set a DLS-adjusted target of 201 from 40 overs, Ireland lost Paul Stirling early, but a 70-run stand between Balbirnie and Campher meant that the visitors were set to finish their tour of Zimbabwe on a high barring a spectacular collapse.While Balbirnie struggled to get the…
By Peter Weis @PeterVicey As confirmed by head-coach Torsten Lieberknecht at his post-match presser, the injury news for relegation-threatened SV Darmstadt 98 continues to get worse. Oscar VilhelmssonAmanda Aikioniemi Public Domain Already having to contend with the loss of several key players, SV Darmstadt 98 trainer Torsten Lieberknecht will also have to do without the only striker on his roster who has managed to score a goal this season. At his post-match presser on Saturday afternoon, Lieberknecht confirmed that Swedish international Oscar Vilhelmsson was not in the lineup against Wolfsburg after tearing a muscle fiber in training. Lieberknecht also had to…
Barcelona manager Xavi rued his side’s poor finishing in the 1-1 draw with Valencia that saw the La Liga champions drop more points in the title race.Hugo Guillamon’s curling strike cancelled out Joao Felix’s opener as Barca stretched their disappointing league form to just one win in their last four games. They now sit six points behind current leaders Girona and four adrift of Clasico rivals Real Madrid with both teams still to play this weekend.Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili made six saves at the Mestalla Stadium on Saturday night and Xavi admitted Barca’s finishing let them down.He said: “Valencia’s goal…
Arsenal have ‘taken first steps’ to sign Ivan Toney but Manchester United are also keeping tabs on the Brentford striker, as per Rudy Galetti. According to the journalist, Arsenal are keen on the 27-year-old striker and appear to have stolen a march on their rivals after making the first move to get a deal in place. However, the Gunners still face competition and Galetti claims that Manchester United are also monitoring Toney’s situation so they could challenge Arsenal for his signature over the coming weeks. Toney is currently suspended following a breach of FA’s gambling regulations. The striker will return…
Leon Edwards made it look easy in his second title defense when he earned a unanimous decision over Colby Covington in the main event of UFC 296. Although it certainly won’t be on anyone’s Fight of the Year lists, what comes next for the UFC welterweight champion, as well as Covington, will be interesting. Following the final pay-per-view event of 2023 for the UFC, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Shaun Al-Shatti, and Jed Meshew react to Saturday’s card, Edwards’ championship retaining victory, Covington’s puzzling strategy and performance, Alexandre Pantoja’s successful flyweight title defense against Brandon Royval, Shavkat Rakhmonov and Paddy Pimblett’s…
Atlanta (Ga.) Douglass Top247 2025 cornerback Jontae Gilbert returned to the Clemson campus on Saturday to spend more time with Dabo Swinney and his staff.And the Tigers continue to impress.”I love that I can fit into Coach (Wes) Goodwin’s defense from day one and guys like Coach Swinney, Coach (Mickey) Conn, Coach (Michael) Reed and Coach Goodwin believe that I can, and can make a big impact when I first get on campus,” Gilbert said.
Players enjoy All-MLB Weekend festivities \n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Flame-throwing righty Emmanuel Clase took home second-team relief pitcher honors, before showing off his talents at catcher during the second half of the show. Seated at his table, Clase caught a marshmallow in his mouth that was tossed by a member of the Blue Man Group.\n\nAside from the shenanigans, an in-person show afforded the opportunity for players from different generations and eras of baseball to connect. Andre Ethier noted how rare it was for younger players to have the experience of spending time with former players outside of a more baseball oriented setting such as…