Well, if Alford wants to give any critics a dunce cap, he’s more than earned that right after his Bruins beat No. 1 seed Arizona 75-71 to win the Pac-12 Tournament championship. MORE: Field of 68 projection | Sporting News’ All-Americans “He’s done a tremendous job,” said Bruins sophomore Jordan Adams, who nailed what turned out to be the game-clinching 3-pointer with 43 seconds left. “He recruited all of us to stay here....
On Wednesday, he said he may be changing his mind after practicing with his teammates in Florida. ‘‘It was hard for me to assess where I was,’’ Oladipo said on a conference call. ‘‘But being able to come down here and practice with my guys at a high level, I think there’s a strong possibility that I might play. I want to be smart because I want to play the next 10 years....
It’s likely temperatures will rise over 100 F for three days, hitting a peak on Thursday of around 105 F. Oregon Governor Kate Brown declared a state of emergency through August 20 on Wednesday. The weather service said temperatures are expected to cool by the weekend. In June, hundreds of vulnerable people died in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia when Pacific Northwest temperatures hit a high of 116 F....
“There isn’t any criminal nature to what’s happened, it is merely a tragic set of circumstances that has ended up in this lady being killed by the dogs,” Lee told The Brisbane Times. The dogs were being kept in an “enclosed yard” at the time of the attack, according to Yahoo! News Australia. Just after 9 a.m. local time, police received a report that a woman had been set upon by several dogs in the backyard of a local home, according to Yahoo!...
Rodgers publicly expressed frustration with his young receivers after Tuesday’s joint practice with the Saints. The veteran quarterback was particularly peeved by the group’s lack of route-running precision and drops during the session. “The young guys, especially young receivers, we’ve got to be way more consistent,” Rodgers said, per ESPN. “A lot of drops, a lot of bad route decisions, running the wrong route. We’ve got to get better in that area....
On Friday during his CBS Sports NFL Today podcast, Boomer Esiason shared a text message he received from an unknown source regarding the Packers QB. What did it say? The “source” indicated Rodgers would boycott the Super Bowl due to the NFL’s COVID-19 rules, specifically the rule that asymptomatic players have to test. But, it’s important to note, there is more context to this story. Esiason and his co-host, Gregg Giannotti, later acknowledged that they believed the text was a prank....
There was a senior at Palo Alto High School during the 2009 football season who put up better numbers than Adams. He’s not in the NFL now, though. He didn’t even play football after that season. The senior’s name? Joc Pederson. Yes, that Joc Pederson, the former Dodgers outfielder and power hitter in Major League Baseball who’s currently a free agent. Here’s how the 2009 stats broke down for Pederson and Adams:...
Adams sprained his right MCL in the wild-card round against the Redskins and missed practice every day this week. MORE: Steele’s picks: Packers get last laugh | Betting lines Adams, who missed the entire month of October with an ankle injury, caught only one touchdown all season and won’t leave a huge void in the Green Bay offense. Still, Aaron Rodgers likely prefers a full stable of weapons, especially going against a team that handed the Packers a 38-8 loss in Week 16....
ESPN’s Rob Demovsky reports the Packers want Eddie Lacy to stay on the field more often to prevent substitutions from slowing down the offense. More snaps and touches for Lacy? Yes, please. Lacy caught 35 passes as a rookie and played 60.2 percent of Green Bay’s offensive snaps. Expect both numbers to rise in 2014. MORE FANTASY FOOTBALL: Experts’ mock draft | Draft decisions | Bengals sleeper The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Paul Dehner Jr....
It led to a one-sided blowout. Green Bay won 34-17 and the second half could have been mistaken for an exhibition when the 49ers were on offense. PACKERS-49ERS: Scoring updates, highlights from ‘TNF’ game This was nowhere near last year’s NFC championship game, which was at least a competitive blowout. The end result might not have been avoided even if the teams waited until Sunday, Monday or even Tuesday....
Here’s all the betting information you need, including a pick from The Linemakers’ Micah Roberts and Kenny White. MORE: Packers-Cardinals by the numbers Line: Cardinals -7 Total: 50. Check out our live odds page for updated numbers from Las Vegas. Trends Packers: 11-6 SU, 10-7 ATS, 6-11 O/U Cardinals: 13-3 SU, 9-7 ATS, 9-7 O/U MORE: NFL live odds page | NFL ATS standings Arizona went 3-5 ATS at home, 6-2 on the road....
The unrelated “Smith Brothers” were a sensation, as both Z’Darius and Preston delivered as massive edge-rush signings and locker-room leaders. Adrian Amos and rookie first-rounder Darnell Savage made safety a strength, too. Gutekunst also hit on second-round guard Elgton Jenkins, and both first-round linebacker Rashan Gary and fourth-round tight end Jace Sternberger are in line to be much bigger contributors in 2020. Now the Packers need a strong encore of personnel moves to maintain their edge in the NFC North and remain in the mix for a conference title....
Yet Thursday night’s incident in Winnipeg, where the Packers played the Raiders on an 80-yard field due to a fear of injury caused by holes in the end-zone turf, makes the NFL seem disingenuous in its player safety efforts as it forces its way into new markets. Thursday night’s long story short: The removal of the CFL goal posts for the Week 3 NFL preseason game at IG Field left some unstable turf in the end zones....
The Pacquiao vs. Bradley fight can be seen live on HBO pay-per-view for $59.99 in standard definition and $69.99 in high definition. The undercard begins at 9 p.m. ET. The main event is scheduled to begin about 11:30 p.m. ET. MORE: Classic images of Manny Pacquiao | Trainer says Manny has lots left In their first meeting, in June 2012, Bradley won a controversial split decision in a fight most everyone thought Pacquiao won....
2015: 74-88, fourth place in National League West Key arrivals: OF Jon Jay, SS Alexei Ramirez, RHP Fernando Rodney Key departures: 1B Yonder Alonso, 2B Jedd Gyorko, RHP Ian Kennedy, OF Justin Upton PREDICTING 2016: Breakout rookies-to-be | Records that may be broken Best-case scenario: Tyson Ross has better luck with balls in play against him, while James Shields and Andrew Cashner have strong bounce-back seasons, giving the Padres a legitimate top three in their rotation, with live, young arms chipping in on the back end to stabilize things from a starting standpoint....
An occasional twinge while defecating might not be a big deal. But ongoing or severe pain is a sign something is wrong. You shouldn’t ignore it. This article looks at some common causes of pain during bowel movements. Anal or Rectal Pain Sometimes, pain during bowel movements has to do with pushing the stool out of your body. That can be caused by hemorrhoids or anal fissures. Hemorrhoids Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the anus and rectum....
To blunt the criticism and to reassure an anxious international community, Musharraf has ordered senior officials in charge of his country’s nuclear assets to go on the offensive and brief visiting dignitaries (such as U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman), the Islamabad-based diplomatic community, and finally on Saturday several dozen journalists. The unequivocal message coming from retired Lt. General Khalid Kidwai, director general of the Strategic Plans Division (SPD) that develops and manages Pakistan’s nuclear capability, is: Don’t worry; Pakistani has its nukes, its fissile material and its scientists well under control, thanks to complex nuclear command and control structures and security measures that make the arsenal “fool proof....
BHUTTO: Many in my party have been urging me to distance myself from General Musharraf. They say his popularity ratings are down. But I am trying to convince them that the international community and the armed forces have confidence in Musharraf, and therefore we need to work out a solution [with him]. Now we are at a critical point where I am being tuggedbetween those in my party who believe in dialogue and those who think that time is running out....
Speaking to a small group of journalists ahead of the Group of 77, or G77, handover ceremony on Thursday, Pakistani ambassador to the U.N. Munir Akram asserted that, “as far as global governance is concerned, the greatest structural issue is the control of the international financial system by the United States.” He said “many other countries, including its allies and friends, are not happy with that,” though Washington’s position reflected the reality that “the United States is the dominant financial power in the world, and this will not change in the near future....
While distrust and division are nothing new in Palestinian history, it seems that with each passing year Palestinians lose more hope of a solution. Hamas, the terrorist organization ruling Gaza, remains stubborn, polarizing and popular while Fatah and Abbas maintain their monopoly over power in the West Bank. After several rounds of talks between the two factions in Doha, Ankara and Cairo, the situation shows no sign of progress towards reconciliation or cohesion....
