Posts

The first was Dwyane Wade’s visit to San Antonio as part of his farewell tour. This would be the last time Wade visits San Antonio as an NBA player. D-Wade has been exchanging jerseys with players across the league, but Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich had something special planned for Wade. He gave Wade a gift-wrapped box at the start of the game and it was later revealed that the box contained signed jerseys from Spurs greats Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker....

Michael Jordan (23)Michael ‘His Airness’ JordanMichael Jeffrey Jordan is one of the most decorated players in basketball. He played a majority of his career with Chicago Bulls as a shooting guard aggregating a total point tally of 32292, 6672 rebounds and 5633 assists. Although Michael Jordan never played for Miami Heat, his jersey number ‘23’ was retired by the then Heat coach Pat Riley in 2002-2003 season as a tribute to Jordan’s career....

More details to come as this story develops.

In a recent interview with Ariel Helwani, Michael ‘Iron’ Chandler clearly stated that he might have to be more flexible with prospective fights than his counterparts. However, he welcomes a fight with No. 2 contender Justin Gaethje to determine who is the most violent guy in the UFC. Michael Chandler said to ESPN: Justin Gaethje is considered the most violent fighter in the UFC When Gaethje fought Eddie Alvarez at UFC 218, fight fans worldwide expected it to determine the most violent fighter in the UFC....

CA physiotherapist Alex Kountouris was hopeful that Clarke would recover in time for the Tests, with a decision on his availability expected to be taken only closer to the start of the series. “Since returning to Australia, Michael has had a series of investigations that have confirmed a significant hamstring injury. Importantly, the scans have demonstrated tendon damage which complicates the recovery from this injury. As such, he will not recover in time to be available for the ODI series in the UAE,” Kountouris said in a CA release....

Conlan unloaded on Ruiz and backed the Argentinian up against the ropes during the eighth, but it was in the ninth round where Conlan managed to land to the body and that was enough to make the 25-year-old take a knee. Conlan landed another body shot and Ruiz’s corner threw in the towel with 1:34 left in the round to give Conlan the ninth-round TKO. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year...

Heritage Auctions in Dallas is offering the card from 1986 in an online auction where it’s expected to sell after midnight Thursday. The consigner wishes to remain anonymous. Chris Ivy, Heritage’s director of sports collectibles, says the Fleer card is one of only five Jordan rookie cards to get Beckett Grading Services’ top grade of “Pristine 10.” Ivy says the card is dated to 1986 even though Jordan’s first year in the league was 1984 because basketball cards weren’t manufactured between 1982 and 1984....

The seven-time F1 champion suffered a serious head injury while skiing in France at the end of December. “Considering the severe injuries he suffered, progress has been made in the past weeks and months,” his manager, Sabine Kehm, said in a statement. “There is still, however, a long and difficult road ahead.” Schumacher was transferred to a hospital in Lausanne in June, after six months at a hospital in France....

MORE: Players with most to gain on ‘prove it’ contracts | Big Ben gets his due in QB rankings OK, then. No word yet from the Pirates’ sponsor. Do they have one? Does it matter? Vick, 35, visited signed with the Steelers on Tuesday. They need a backup for Ben Roethlisberger because of Bruce Gradkowski’s finger injury. Right now, they’d open the season with Landry Jones as the No. 2, and he hasn’t taken a regular-season snap....

“People often reach out to me seeking relationship advice. They remark on photographs they’ve seen of me and Barack together—the two of us laughing, or sharing a look, appearing content to be side by side—deducing that we enjoy each other’s company,” Obama shared in The Light We Carry, the follow-up to her critically acclaimed memoir Becoming. “They ask how we have managed to stay both married and unmiserable for thirty years now....

Deven Free, of Galesburg, was playing with other boys outside his home on Monday when the incident took place. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office said the shooting appeared to be accidental, according to Michigan NBC affiliate Wood-TV. Lisa Shirley, who is the boy’s great-aunt, told the news outlet that the BB struck Deven just above his right eye and had lodged in the back of his brain. As he lay on the ground, he was initially able to talk but later became unresponsive....

A state of emergency has been issued for Midland County after the Edenville and Sanford dams both collapsed. Thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate as a result of the flooding, with officials warning parts of Midland could be under nine feet of water. The National Weather Service said that the Tittabawassee River, which runs through Midland and into Saginaw County, could reach record-level highs following the collapse of the two dams....

This week, the Michigan Democratic Party deleted a weekend Facebook post that suggested parents shouldn’t dictate what their children are taught in public schools. The post, which appeared to be a screenshot, suggested that parents who want control over curriculum should switch their kids over to private schools “at their own expense if this is what they desire.” “The purpose of a public education in a public school is not to teach kids only what parents want them to be taught....

There are a few concerns to consider with any such port: Is the Switch capable of running these FPS games smoothly enough? After so many years, do these titles hold up next to modern games? Is there any reason for people who played Metro Redux before to pick it up again on the Switch? Is there any reason to get it on the Switch over any other console? RELATED: Metro Exodus Sam’s Story Expansion Gets Release Date, New Details...

Interestingly, however, series producer Kensuke Tanabe might have just shed a little more insight into an interesting aspect of the newest game in the Metroid series, suggesting that the title won’t just be aimed towards diehard video game enthusiasts. Alluded to by Tanabe in a recent interview, it appears the Metroid Prime series will look to be more inclusive towards casual players going forward, with the goal being to provide gameplay that can be enjoyed by players of all skill and investment levels....

The third baseman was originally put on the disabled list in mid-April after suffering a hamstring injury. He began having stiffness in his lower back in early May which caused a delay in his return to the Mets. Now, he’ll be shut down completely for at least another week and there’s no real timetable for his return. MORE: Best bars near all 30 MLB stadiums | Dodgers’ Ryu gets season-ending shoulder surgery...

Amid all that frustration, third baseman Todd Frazier found a scapegoat Wednesday night: umpires. Frazier griped about them after New York lost 7-0 and watched Jacob deGrom depart his start after four innings with a hyperextended pitching elbow. In particular, Frazier was less than thrilled with the strike zone of Lance Barrett, who had the plate Wednesday, and what he sees as an excess number of strike calls this season....

Mets fans in the left-field corner of Citi Field disregarded that principle entirely Tuesday when Indians outfielder Oscar Mercado tried to run down a fly ball in foul territory. One fan appeared to extend his left arm over the wall to snag the ball in his glove, but somewhat surprisingly, interference was not called. He and others in the section then greeted Mercado with finger wags and verbal taunts....

On paper, my baseball career started in June 2016 when I signed with the New York Mets at Citi Field. I want to inform you readers that this is incorrect. My baseball career started when I was “4” years old at Wellswood Youth Baseball in Tampa, Fla. Ever since I was a youngin’ I’ve had a huge passion for baseball. But “4” was the youngest I could start. So, when I was 3, my dad signed me up to play baseball for the first time....

New York lost to the Reds, 1-0, spoiling seven shutout innings from Jacob deGrom and falling to 15-15 on the season. The Mets started the year off very well going 9-4 through their first 13 games, but they have since gone 6-11 and 2-5 in their last seven. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN New York started last season 11-1, but once the team entered May, things had started to unravel and the team was ....