But Rocker forgot where the real power lies. The very next day the Braves showed him, demoting the 25-year-old closer to the AAA Richmond Braves. Management fined Rocker $5,000 for the confrontation, but insisted that he had earned the trip to the minors with his poor pitching. And so he had. Just two days earlier, he had entered the game against the Yankees in the ninth inning with a four-run lead, then proceeded to load the bases with two walks and a hit batsman....
Appearing on ESPN Radio’s “Golic & Wingo,” Morey was responding to a long ESPN story, published Monday under a headline that read in part, “An unsettling vibe surrounds these Rockets,” in which they were described as a team with “too much damn turmoil.” “There’s some hard feelings right now everywhere,” an unidentified high-ranking Rockets source told ESPN. Morey’s radio appearance covered several topics, but included his reaction to perceived tension between Harden and Paul, and the GM confirmed outright that Paul has not asked to be traded....
In fact, Morey compared the fan voting process to selecting a high school girls team. Check out his flurry of tweets Thursday:
Houston’s 112-108 victory over Golden State on Monday was their second straight win at the Toyota Center in the series. James Harden was phenomenal for the Rockets. The reigning MVP led all scorers with 38 points and added 10 rebounds in the contest. He hit big shots and did so in an exciting fashion. Kevin Durant continued his hot streak, as the Warriors star poured in a team-high 34 points....
This is a huge deal for the Western Conference as Houston boasts a similar team to what it had last year, but got younger and more athletic in the process. Rockets fans can dream about the potential of this tandem, but it’s not an idea that is foreign. In fact, we’ve seen this combination before as Harden and Westbrook both were drafted by the Thunder and played together from 2009-12 and made an NBA Finals alongside Kevin Durant in their last season together....
Houston has designs on a rematch with the Warriors, which could be on the horizon in Round 2. But it would be a mistake to overlook the Jazz, who finished the year (as usual) on a hot streak, winning 18 of 24 games. Utah was the No. 1 defensive team in the league in that span (104.1 points per 100 possessions), but the Jazz should be warned — the Rockets were No....
The Rockies lacked patience at the plate in getting swept by Milwaukee in the best-of-five NL Division Series with a 6-0 loss Sunday, their second straight shutout. They were outscored 13-2 as they hit .146 with three extra-base hits and no homers . They didn’t score in their last 19 innings and set an NL Division Series low for runs, So much for a return to the thin air of Coors Field to spark a dormant offense....
That means that soon, the only way to play the three games digitally will be through Grand Theft Auto The Trilogy: The Definitive Edition. This is potentially troubling, not just because the studio would be forcing people looking to play its older titles to pay the reported $60-70 that it’s charging for the remasters, but because it could potentially set a precedent for studios working on remastered editions of their older titles moving forward....
The skin line will be divided into two categories, namely Nightbringer and Dawnbringer. Riot Games has been extremely active when it comes to in-game cosmetics. This is because it had released the Coven skin line in patch 11.16. This was followed by the Crime City Nightmare skin and the Phoenix skin line. Apart from that, the Pentakill skins will also come along with the release of its annual music album in patch 11....
The Delhi batsman took up cricket as a career after being inspired by Adam Gilchrist. Pant holds the record for scoring the fastest half-century in under-19 ODI circuit, scoring it against Nepal in 18 balls. In the next game, he scored a century against Namibia (111 runs from 96 balls); his impressive showing led to Delhi Daredevils signing him for a whopping 1.9 crores, from a base price of Rs....
Plumlee is averaging 9.3 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 49 games this season, his second in the NBA. He will play for Team Hill, which will be coached by Grant Hill. Antic has a stress fracture in his right ankle. The Rising Stars Challenge is Feb. 14.
Midfielder Ritu Rani will skipper the Indian women’s hockey team at the Asian Games to be held from 19th September to 4th October in the South Korean city of Incheon. Hockey India (HI) selectors B.P. Govinda, Harbinder Singh and Surinder Kaur along with director, high performance, Roelant Oltmans and chief coach Neil Hawgood selected the 16-member contingent based on their performances at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and selection trials conducted in Patiala on 10th August....
Everyone in the nation has been after the 6-3, 220-pound linebacker, but he’s whittled his list down to UCLA, Alabama and Auburn. After canceling a visit last weekend to UCLA, the general consensus is this is a two-team battle between rivals Auburn and Alabama. MORE: 10 instant impact recruits | Top 10 teams for 2014 | All the BCS champions So both coaching staffs are scheduled to visit Evans this weekend....
What was the occasion? The CONCACAF Nations League? The Gold Cup? Call it what you will, but what mattered was this: USA-Mexico. This will not be the case in Cincinnati. MORE: How the USA can qualify for the World Cup “It’s the World Cup. It’s every country’s dream to go to the World Cup,” U.S. forward Brenden Aaronson told Sporting News. “For us, you see it in every game you play....
This new C70 is a far cry from the last generation, which was plagued with problems, including a top that sometimes wouldn’t retract and a loose frame that made for a squeaky ride. This new model is taut and built well. Seats are wide and comfortable, ideal for avoiding fatigue on long drives. But I was surprised Volvo designers chose to embellish the steering wheel with a metal strip. Sleek, yes, but it scorched my hands on a recent hot day....
Randy Orton is one of those superstars that have been in a downward spiral in the past year. Despite being the WWE World heavyweight a certain sense of staleness haunts Orton no matter what he tries to do. The drop of Orton was more than evident in every segment he was involved as Orton was pulled into the background due to his inability to adapt to the changing crowd. The WWE Universe seems to be cheering more for a mid-card heel like Antonio Cesaro while they flood Orton with jeers....
The ISL, which has had eight franchisees for the opening three editions, could see the addition of at least two more entities which would be decided through a tender, as was informed by the AIFF and their commercial and marketing partners, IMG-Reliance in May last year. Sundar Raman on Indian football’s roadmap With India moving to a three-tiered league system from next season, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal have spoken of their desire to be part of the country’s top division league....
Before becoming Commissioner, in 1998, Rob Manfred was appointed Executive Vice President in charge of Labor Relations and Human Resources. He played a major role as deputy to former COO Bob Dupuy, both responsible for avoiding player strikes after the 1994 lockout. Manfred was also very influential in making the MLB take a tough stance against PEDs. In 2011, he was a central executive figure on behalf of MLB in the Biogenesis scandal....
His most notable flub came when he called the World Series trophy “a piece of metal” as part of his explanation for not stripping the Astros of the 2017 title, and it’s generally been a rough year for his reputation. Manfred’s latest comment on whether MLB would suspend its season because of clubhouse COVID-19 cases did him no favors. He seemed to put full blame on players and indicated his decision would in part come from his own toughness, which of course is not being strained on nearly the same level as the players who are being exposed to the coronavirus....
Garcia wasn’t even supposed to be in Lopez’s corner for his fight against Keith Thurman. The top-level trainer was going to skip the fight because it was his daughter’s fifteenth birthday. For those that don’t know, in Mexican culture, the quinceañera is something you don’t mess with. It’s as big of a deal as anything, and Garcia was going to be the family man and stick it out while his fighter headed to Brooklyn for a huge opportunity....
