Month: December 2018

3:06 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers linebacker Mark Nzeocha isn’t a household name. At least not in America. But in his home country of Germany, Nzeocha’s name is starting to ring out like the most famous German professional athlete in American sports: legendary Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki. For proof of
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1:04 AM ET NEW YORK — The Phoenix Suns and star shooting guard Devin Booker took to Twitter to troll Knicks center Enes Kanter after their win at Madison Square Garden. 🤦🏽‍♂️ “Pick n Roll at 00 every time” https://t.co/riaizpFpZV — Devin Booker (@DevinBook) December 18, 2018 Monday night’s tweets were the latest in a
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3:00 AM ET Through the course of an as-of-yet unbroken 109-run partnership, Kusal Mendis quelled New Zealand’s short-pitched bowling, flayed the fuller balls, moved to 65, and generally made resistance batting appear a breeze. At the other end, Angelo Mathews looked like he was in a dogfight – wearing balls on the body, having his
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1:57 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — An otherwise ho-hum blowout by the Oklahoma City Thunder over the Chicago Bulls became suddenly tense Monday night when a squabble spilled over into courtside fans and players and coaches tried to separate the teams. It started with Russell Westbrook and Kris Dunn in the third quarter of the
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12:38 AM ET HOUSTON — When legally executed, James Harden‘s step-back jumper is one of the league’s most lethal weapons and heavily debated topics, as many opponents take umbrage with the allowance of a “gather step” and insist the reigning NBA MVP’s go-to move should be ruled a travel on a regular basis. The move
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