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Vlade Divac: Kings had better offer for DeMarcus Cousins two days before trade

Sacramento Kings fans who are upset over the DeMarcus Cousins trade probably won’t want to hear what general manager Vlade Divac said at a Monday press conference. Divac told reporters that he had a better offer on the table for Cousins two …

Rick Ankiel once drank vodka before start to deal with pitching anxiety

Once a highly-touted young pitcher, Rick Ankiel dealt with perhaps the most famous case of the yips of all time. Ankiel famously melted down in the 2000 playoffs, uncorking nine wild pitches and 11 walks in just four innings over three separate …

DeMarcus Cousins

Vlade Divac takes shot at DeMarcus Cousins in Kings statement

Sacramento Kings general manager Vlade Divac sent a pretty clear message as to why the team traded DeMarcus Cousins. The Kings officially announced the Cousins deal on Monday, and in the statement doing so, Divac offered the usual thanks to Cousins …

Buddy Hield

Report: Kings owner thinks Buddy Hield has ‘Steph Curry potential’

Sacramento Kings ownership apparently has a very high opinion of Buddy Hield. Many observers were underwhelmed when the Kings shipped DeMarcus Cousins to New Orleans for Hield, a first-round pick, and two players who won’t be in …

John Calipari

John Calipari quickly shoots down any talk of him leaving to coach Pelicans

John Calipari has been the subject of so many NBA rumors that he’s going out of his way to try to shut them down before they even get started now. After two of his former Kentucky players, DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis, were reunited with …

Jimmy Butler Chicago Bulls

Report: Celtics focused on acquiring Jimmy Butler

For some people, there was a bit of surprise that the Boston Celtics didn’t seem to be more active in the DeMarcus Cousins sweepstakes. Apparently, that’s because they have their eyes on a different superstar. According to Bleacher …

Ranking the MLB divisions from toughest to easiest

It’s a general fact of life in Major League Baseball that some teams simply have more difficult roads to the postseason than others do. In 2016, the American League East produced three playoff teams and a fourth with a record over .500, while …

Report: Pelicans making almost everyone available for trade, asked about Paul George

The New Orleans Pelicans are aggressively trying to find another superstar to go with Anthony Davis. According to Justin Verrier of ESPN, the Pelicans are making pretty much everyone but Davis available in trade talks. That includes No. 1 pick Buddy …

Mike Trout

Mike Trout admits Angels’ struggles are ‘frustrating’

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim boast the best player in baseball, but the team has made the playoffs in just one of Mike Trout’s five MLB seasons. After a 74-88 season in 2016, Trout admitted that the team’s repeated failure to make …

Kevin Durant Russell Westbrook

Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook have lockers far apart at All-Star Game (Video)

Whoever set up the locker layout in the Western Conference All-Star dressing room doesn’t seem interested in forcing awkward interactions between Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. NBATV’s Tas Melas shared a video from the locker room …

LaVar Ball

Lonzo Ball’s father thinks his son is already better than Stephen Curry

We all know there are some parents of young athletes out there who are very bullish on their children’s skills. LaVar Ball goes above and beyond that. Ball, the father of UCLA freshman sensation Lonzo Ball, told Pac-12 Network that as far as …

41-year-old Eric Gagne contemplating a comeback

Eric Gagne last threw a Major League pitch in 2008, but nearly a full decade later, he’s looking for opportunities to come back. Gagne, who is serving as a special instructor in Los Angeles Dodgers spring camp, plans to pitch for Team Canada in …

Mallex Smith has great quote about extremely short stint with Mariners

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Mallex Smith came to his current team by way of the Seattle Mariners. His tenure in the Pacific Northwest lasted just 77 minutes, as he was traded twice in one day. Smith looked back on his illustrious tenure with the …

Jimmer Fredette scores 73 points in Chinese league game

It sounds like Jimmermania is taking a new country by storm. Jimmer Fredette, now playing for the Chinese Basketball Association’s Shanghai Sharks, put up 73 points on Sunday – on 49 field goal attempts – in his team’s 135-132 …

James Harden Rockets

James Harden says he is ‘for sure’ the best player in the world

James Harden may or may not be the best basketball player in the word. He’s certainly not lacking in self-belief either way. Harden told Sam Gregory of TIME, when asked, that he definitely considers himself the best player on the planet right …

Adam Silver

Adam Silver plans to look at NBA age minimum

There is at least a willingness on the part of NBA commissioner Adam Silver to assess the current NBA age minimum. In fact, he says that he and NBPA director Michele Roberts agree that the issue should be studied long before the next collective …

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