Month: June 2019

Draymond Green believes the Warriors will bounce back. A depleted Golden State team fell behind 2-1 in the NBA Finals after it lost to the Raptors 123-109 at Oracle Arena on Wednesday. The Warriors were playing without Klay Thompson, who missed the game with a strained hamstring. Kevin Durant has also been out since straining his calf in the Warriors’ second round series while Kevon Looney will be sidelined for the rest of the Finals…

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Joe Staley wants to play his entire NFL career with the 49ers, and the longtime tackle will get that opportunity after signing a two-year contract extension with the club. The team announced Staley’s new deal during a State of the Franchise event Wednesday. Financial terms were not disclosed. Staley acknowledged that he was concerned he may not get to finish his career with the franchise that drafted him in the first round in 2007 out…

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Shamar Nicholson’s long-range stunner saw Jamaica upstage the United States 1-0 ahead of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. In a rematch of the 2017 Gold Cup final won by USA, Jamaica emerged triumphant courtesy of Nicholson’s first international goal at Audi Field on Wednesday. Nicholson came off the bench and beat Zack Steffen with a memorable strike from outside the penalty area in Washington as both teams stepped up their preparations for the upcoming tournament. Playing…

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WASHINGTON – The smattering of boos at the final whistle of the U.S. national team’s loss to Jamaica on Wednesday wasn’t loud, but it was audible, and you couldn’t really blame any USMNT fan leaving Audi Field for wanting to let Gregg Berhalter and his team know their performance wasn’t good enough. The games that matter, at the Gold Cup, are still almost two weeks away, but the 1-0 loss to Jamaica was bad enough…

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Jan. 7 is a significant date in St. Louis Blues lore. It’s the day Jordan Binnington made his first start in 2019. It’s also the day everything changed for a team that was last in the NHL just a few days prior. But there’s another date that is on the same level – Jan. 6, the night before. It’s the date a few Blues were hanging in a bar in Philadelphia watching the NFC wild-card…

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The St. Louis Blues are in the Stanley Cup Final. I repeat, the St. Louis Blues are in the 2019 Stanley Cup Final – and, just as we were on March 29 when they clinched a playoff spot, we’re a little surprised. Why, you may ask? Well, before games were played Jan. 3 – yes, Jan. 3, 2019 – the team from Missouri was last in the NHL and 11 points behind the Anaheim Ducks…

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Andre Iguodala knows how much longer he wants to play in the NBA. The Warriors forward said Tuesday that he doesn’t have “four or five more years” left in the league. “I have a good idea how much longer I want to play,” Iguodala told The New York Times. “I’m keeping it to myself, but it’s going to be soon. I can play four or five more years. But I won’t.” The 2015 Finals MVP…

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Gerald McCoy has found a new home. The veteran defensive tackle has reportedly signed a one-year deal with the Panthers. He is slated to make $8.5 million, according to an ESPN report, which cited unidentified league sources. McCoy, 31, was released from the Buccaneers in April after nine seasons. Tampa Bay decided not to pay McCoy the $13 million he was due for the upcoming year. He visited multiple teams including the Browns and Ravens…

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There are 87 underclassmen who are expected to be on the official early entry list for the NBA Draft when it is released a little more than a week before selections are made. There are 10 college seniors and seven international prospects projected to be chosen in the two-round draft, according to ESPN.com. That leaves 43 or so spots in the draft to accommodate those 87 guys. Fewer than half are likely to be selected.…

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The bracket has been set and the NCAA baseball tournament is ready to get underway. Much like the NCAA basketball tournament, the field consists of 64 schools, which will be whittled down to 16 super regional teams and then eight College World Series competitors, which takes place in Omaha, Neb. Each of the top 16 teams were seeded by the selection committee and will host a regional of four teams each. The top eight seeds…

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