GUESTS:
330 -AL BERNSTEIN
PACQUO FIGHTING?
-mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez will meet Daniel Jacobs to unify their 160-pound world titles on May 4 -- Cinco de Mayo weekend -- the fighters announced Thursday.
The venue for the fight is still to be determined but is likely to be T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, site of four of Alvarez's past six fights.
-WILDER VS FURY -CRAWFORD VS KHAN
430 RICK WELTS
-2 YR ANNIVERSARY OF BREAKING GROUND AT CHASE CENTER
- 6 GAME STREAK
-CURRY
-1ST IN WEST
-HOW FAR ALONG?
-COUSINS
5 PM GEORGE KARL
-COUSINS GOOD AND BAD
-HOW DO THE WARRIORS USE HIM
-CURRY
530 KERR
-HARDEST TIME TO DEFEND IN NBA
-COUSINS
-CURRY SUPERLATIVES --BEST HOOPS OF CAREER
-DENVER / START OF NEW ORLEANS
-CLIPPERS /
-KLAY'S 4 DUNKS
TOPICS:
WARRIORS:
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NBA REF STORY DUMBEST IDEA EVER
COUSINS WRONG - WARRIORS AREN'T MOST HATED
In a sit-down interview with ESPN's Rachel Nichols, Cousins said he hasn't focused on the reaction from fans since he signed as a free agent with the Warriors over the summer.
"I don't really pay attention to storylines," Cousins told ESPN. "I mean, they're gonna say what they have to say. They're gonna add their opinions. We're the most hated team in sports."
Asked by Nichols if he really believes the Warriors are the most hated team in sports, Cousins didn't back off his original point.
"Can you name another?" he said.
When Nichols answered with the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Yankees, Cousins responded by saying, with a laugh, "Well, put us up there. I would say the Warriors are for sure. You know they hate Kevin [Durant]. They hate me. I think the only guy they really like is Stephen [Curry]. Actually, they may hate him as well. They hate Draymond Green. But I mean, it is what it is. I can't worry about that."
IN ORDER:
YANKEES, NOTRE DAME, DUKE, PATRIOTS, WARRIORS/////
-43 MADE 3'S ANOTHER RECORD
-CURRY IS PLAYING THE BEST BASKETBALL OF HIS CAREER, BEING OVERSHADOWED BY HARDEN 'S ONE MAN SHOW --STEPH IS DOING IT IN TEAM CONCEPT W OTHER STARS
urry’s final third-quarter line: 23 points, 7 of 8 from 3.
Curry’s final line: 41 points, 9 of 17 from 3.
-DRAYMOND A COUPLE LATE CLUTCH 3'S --IF HE HOTS THOSE GOOD NIGHT
The obvious stat that jumps off the page: Green hit four 3-pointers, including two huge corner daggers late in the fourth quarter to seal the win. Entering the night, he’d hit only 16 3s total in 30 games. He didn’t hit one in December. He hadn’t hit more than two in any game.
So four can be considered an explosion. It jumped his season 3-point percentage from 23.9 to 27.0. But his great offensive night was about much more than that.
Green had 14 assists and only one turnover. The night before, in Denver, he had 13 assists and only one turnover. Over the last five games, he has 51 assists and only six turnovers. After an extended rough patch to close 2018 — he was leading the league in turnover rate at one point — Green’s game is settling back into a safer, more effective form, puncturing defenses that continue to give him room.
-WON 6 IN A ROW
-COUSINS DEBUT FRIDAY
Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater)
Five observations from the Warriors' 147-140 win over the Pelicans theathletic.com/772522/2019/01…
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The Warriors matched a franchise-record for three-point field goals made with 24 threes on a franchise-record 49 attempts. Golden State previously set the record of 24 earlier this season on Oct. 29 at Chicago.
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Marcus Thompson (@ThompsonScribe)
“I don’t think it’s ever been more hard to guard in the NBA than it is right now.” — Kerr
.@PelicansNBA are first team since 1992 to lose in regulation despite scoring 140. bkref.com/tiny/kDNoE
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Stephen Curry is the first player in NBA history to hit at least eight three-pointers in three-straight games. He hit 11 threes on Jan. 13 at Dallas, eight on Jan. 15 at Denver, and has nine after three quarters tonight vs. New Orleans (9-of-14 3FG).
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NBA:
ALL-STAR VOTING
-MORE
| ALL-STAR VOTE LEADERS* | |
|---|---|
| Player | Vote |
| WESTERN CONFERENCE | |
| Frontcourt | |
| LeBron James | 3,770,807 |
| Luka Doncic | 3.301,825 |
| Paul George | 2,583,342 |
| Kevin Durant | 2,432,134 |
| Guards | |
| Stephen Curry | 2,979,080 |
| Derrick Rose | 2,712,938 |
| James Harden | 2,315,093 |
| Russell Westbrook | 2,090,432 |
| EASTERN CONFERENCE | |
| Frontcourt | |
| G Antetokounmpo | 3,626,909 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 2,882,227 |
| Joel Embiid | 2,292,511 |
| Jayson Tatum | 826,177 |
| Guards | |
| Kyrie Irving | 3,187,015 |
| Dwyane Wade | 1,738,043 |
| Kemba Walker | 1,156,040 |
| Ben Simmons | 941,368 |
| Michael Grady (@Grady) | |
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Never witnessed anything like that before.
Harden drops 58. The Rockets shoot an NBA record 70 3pt attempts. Both teams combine for record 106 3 attempts. Nets trailed by 8 with a min to go in regulation. Trailed by 7 with 1:28 to go in OT. | |
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"Many people think we are crazy."
These newlyweds from Japan are hitting 13 NBA games in 13 nights in 13 cities... for their honeymoon. I took them for ramen this week to make sure they're still married: wsj.com/articles/the-n… | |
49ERS:
NO ON BROWN - IT'S NOT FANTASY FOOTBALL
- 49ERS DON'T NEED ANOTHER TERRELL OWENS (AGENT DREW ROSENHAUS) --STEVE'S COMMENTS ON LOCKER ROOM ITS NOT STROING ENOUGH --STLAEY AND SHERMAN--THAT'S IT
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Antonio Brown is heating up Twitter and hinting toward a big interview. In the Morning Huddle Newsletter, @ConorOrr on the Brown-Steelers feud as it heads toward its inevitable conclusion
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FA DEFENDERS: ---BEFORE WE GET TO DRAFT
-CLOWNEY, DEMARCUS LAWRENCE, FRANK CLARK DEE FORD UNLIKELY TO MAKE TO MARKET---
WHO IS :
TREY FLOWERS NE 26 IN AUG, ZIGGY ANSAH LIONS 28, ONLY 4 SACKS IN 7 GAMES, BUT HAS HAD SACK YRS OF 14.5 AND 12. BRANDON GRAHAM 31 IN APRIL. ONLY 4 SACKS, 9.5 PREVIOUS YEAR, NEVER DOUBLE DIGIT SACKS. TERELL SUGGS IS 36 HAD 7 SACKS, YR BEFORE HAD 11, --IDF BRING HIM IN TO PLAY AND COACH
LB: CJ MOSLEY 27 IN JUNE, ANTHONY BARR 27 IN JUNE, KJ WRIGHT SEATTLE 30 IN JULY , ZA DARIUS SMITH 27, 8.5 SACKS, -MISSEDD 1 GM LAST 7 SEASONS
CB: RONALD DARBEY EAGLES, JUST TURNED 25
TO DO:
1. FLOWERS , SUGGS AND DRAFT A PASS RUSHER.
2. CJ MOSLEY NEXT TO WARNER
3. GET BROWN
4. DRAFT BOSA OR JOSH ALLEN
5. FIND A CHEAP CB VET TO COMPETE W WITHERSPPON AND MOORE
TOO MUCH TO GET BROWN, FLOWERS, SUGGS, MOSLEY?
NFL:
GASE EXPLAINED:
avid J. Chao, MD (@ProFootballDoc)
"Doctor, my eyes..."
#AdamGase press conference appearance explained.
sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/profoot… pic.twitter.com/4xMThBvod9
#AdamGase press conference appearance explained.
sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/profoot… pic.twitter.com/4xMThBvod9
HOW WOULD YOU RANK POSSIBLE SB MATCH UPS BASED ON WATCH ABILITY:
regarding the prospect of topping Super Bowl XLIX:
- Patriots-Saints: The NFL historically markets its product through quarterbacks and this would be a meeting of two future Hall of Famers (Tom Brady and Drew Brees), two of most popular players in the sport, and two teams that have been significant television draws over the years. Brady and Brees have met just five times since 2002, so there is also a scarcity factor which is good. Like most dynasties, the Patriots are polarizing; again, great for TV. I think there is a less than 50 percent chance this matchup can surpass the 114.4 million mark but Pats-Saints is the best chance to set a new record.
- Patriots-Rams: This game would feature the No. 2 media market in the country (Los Angeles is historically not a great sports viewership market for its size but this would be the first L.A.-based team to appear in a Super Bowl since 1984) against one of the league’s biggest television draws and a Top 10 market as well (Boston is No. 9, according to Nielsen). It would pit the best quarterback of all time (Brady) against one of the league’s young stars (Jared Goff). The coaches also present excellent storylines heading in.
- Chiefs-Rams: A rematch of the most electric game of the regular season — a 54-51 Rams win on Nov. 19 in Los Angeles. That game featured 14 touchdowns and a go-ahead score with 1:49 to play. It would highlight two terrific young quarterbacks including the likely MVP in Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Plus, it would be Kansas City’s first Super Bowl appearance in 49 years. The first game was incredible to watch.
- Chiefs-Saints: Great optics and storylines: A touchdown-throwing young gun (Mahomes) against a touchdown-throwing old gun (Brees). The promise of a ton of points. Downsides: Kansas City is the No. 32 TV market in the country and New Orleans is No. 50. Upsides: Both markets over-index their market size given the fervor of each city’s NFL fandom.
-HOW IS ATLANTA'S MAYORS REMARKS ON SAINTS OFFENSIVE? SNOWFLAKE SOCIETY
Atlanta mayor: ‘Anybody other than the Saints’
Here was Bottoms’ initial comment, made to Terrell Thomas of These Urban Times. And extra credit for the callback to the Saints’ “bountygate” scandal.
“Just anybody other than the Saints. I know there’s going to be a bounty on my head for saying that,” Bottoms said. “But, if it can’t be the Falcons, then hey, as long as it’s not the Saints then I am happy.”
And, proving that New Orleans understands where she was coming from, New Orleans City Councilman Jay Banks shot back and referenced the Falcons blowing a 28-3 lead to the Patriots in Super Bowl LI.
“I’m sorry she feels that way. We would welcome them here,” Banks told the New Orleans Advocate. “At the end of the day they shouldn’t be mad at us that they suck.
“It’s not our fault that they choked.”
If you can’t appreciate the back-and-forth, you likely aren’t a sports fan. But Bottoms, being a politician, had to clarify her comments.
Atlanta mayor welcomes all fans, even Saints fans
Bottoms joked at the start of a press conference that she needed “extra security because of these New Orleans fans that I seemed to have offended.”
“So before we get to the real stuff, let me explain: it was a joke,” she said, according to WWL. “But I don’t know of a Falcons fan who wants to see New Orleans and the Patriots in the Super Bowl.”
Bottoms then said she was thankful for everyone who would come to Atlanta for the Super Bowl. Even Saints fans.
The possibility of the Saints invading Atlanta for a Super Bowl, and even using the Falcons facilities for the week as NFC champs, is a fun twist to the old rivalry. Bottoms has nothing to explain; we all know who Atlanta will be rooting for in the Super Bowl if the Saints win on Sunday.
-GROUP WANTS HALFTIME SHOW PERFORMERS TO KNEEL - NO
MLB:
-ROSENTHAL ON ISSUES FACING BASEBALL
Rosenthal: For the good of the sport, Tony Clark needs to lead the players to a compromise solution on improving the game
SPENDING:
The players, mind you, are not wrong in their ongoing frustration about certain teams not competing to the fullest. Teams say they are smarter. Players believe the clubs are squeezing too hard. As of Wednesday, all but three clubs were under the $206 million luxury-tax threshold, according to unofficial figures. Nineteen were at least $50 million under, 17 were at least $75 million under and nine were at least under $100 million under.
The solution, for now, is for the union to work around the edges of the CBA, propose non-economic measures that might spur competition – perhaps adjustments to the draft based upon team performance, perhaps a deadline of sorts on free agency, perhaps other things. The union, pending approval from the players, intends to introduce not only such measures, but also a broader plan that includes suggestions on how to enhance the on-field product, sources say.
-STARK EXPLAINS REASON FOR CLEMENS, BONDS AS GOOD AS YOU CAN
Stark: My Hall of Fame ballot (this year, it's personal)
The Bonds and Clemens Show
Why do I vote for Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens? It’s not that hard to follow.
The PED era happened. All of it. Somehow or other, the Hall of Fame needs to find a way to acknowledge that it happened.
I don’t know of anybody who is naïve enough to think we haven’t already elected multiple PED users to the Hall of Fame. So how can we have a Hall of Fame that slams the door on the hitter who mashed more home runs than anybody in history and on the pitcher who won more Cy Youngs than any pitcher who ever lived?
I’m not thrilled about the idea of electing players who “cheated.” I’d love to keep the “cheaters” out of the Hall. But how exactly could we do that? Hundreds of players used some sort of PED back in the day. Hundreds. It’s not as if baseball has ever furnished us a list.
Once testing was in place and guys got caught and suspended, that’s a whole different era. But evaluating anything and everything before that is just an elaborate, impossible guessing game – and one we’ve already messed up.
So my policy is simple. I vote for the greatest players of that era. I factor in a different set of standards for players in the post-testing era. I factor in the whole ballot-management mess I explained earlier. But for the best of the best – men like Bonds and Clemens? I feel like my job is to vote for them – and it’s the Hall of Fame’s job to decide how to explain what happened in their time if they ever get elected.
Maybe their induction day is coming. Maybe it isn’t. They’re both at 76 percent in the latest Tracker computations. They both have three elections remaining after this. So we’ll be having this conversation again next year this time.
All I know is, I quit my gig with the morality police force a long time ago. I had no shot of getting that assignment right. But who were the best player and pitcher of the ‘90s? I know I got that one right – and you can find the answers on my ballot every darned year.
GIANTS SOMETHING LIKE:
1. PANIK 2B
2. BELT 1B
3. POSEY C
4. SHAW LF
5. LONGORIA 3B
6. CRAWFORD SS
7. SLATER RF
8. DUGGAR CF
9. P
OTHER:
-NETFLIX STILL ONE OF BEST BARGAINS AROUND
-ESPN IN THE GREG HARDY BUSINESS -- WILL YOU WATCH MORE NOW THAT ITS ON ESPN?
DONT MESS W A 4.3 GUY'S DAUGHTER
ARE WE THIS LAZY?
Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline)
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2019 PAC-12 Football Schedules. – Phil Steele philsteele.com/2019/01/16/201…
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72-year-old grandma marries teen she met at her son's funeral nyp.st/2Fyu3LM pic.twitter.com/UuDAEfuHq5
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The @Bucks will debut the Coors Light Beer Button tonight on their app for fans in the arena. Here’s how it works... pic.twitter.com/SItMZ8IE9q
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-WHAT'S UP CALIFORNIA?
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N.Y. Gov. Cuomo: 'Let's authorize sports betting' espn.com/chalk/story/_/…
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TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports)
Michael Strahan to Clemson, I'll Pay for Real Lobster Dinner! trib.al/5nDnAc2
Hurts also drew interest from a number of other programs, sources told ESPN, including Auburn, Tennessee, Utah, UCLA, Florida State and Ohio State.
The Houston native went 26-2 as a starting quarterback at Alabama before he was benched in favor of Tua Tagovailoa this season.
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