Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Lonzo Ball works out again for Lakers, showcases training regimen and other top stories.

  • Lonzo Ball works out again for Lakers, showcases training regimen

    Lonzo Ball works out again for Lakers, showcases training regimen
    With the NBA draft less than a week away, Lonzo Ball worked out for the Los Angeles Lakers for the second time on Friday to give them an up-close look at his training regimen and work ethic.Questions were raised about Ball's conditioning after his first workout for the Lakers, and the former UCLA star even acknowledged that the drills made him tired.At an unspecified location in the Los Angeles area near his home, Ball did his normal on-court routine, ran hills and lifted weights, showing the te..
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  • Lonzo Ball praises LaVar Ball for being so 'involved' in his life in Father's Day essay

    Lonzo Ball praises LaVar Ball for being so 'involved' in his life in Father's Day essay
    LaVar Ball, right, used his skills as a personal trainer to get Lonzo Ball, center, and his two younger sons into shape. (Michael Owen Baker/Associated Press) Lonzo Ball recently made fun of his infamous father in a Foot Locker ad pegged to Father’s Day. The UCLA product, expected to be a high pick in next week’s NBA draft, tweaked LaVar Ball for his boasting, insistence on building a family brand and for being such a domineering presence in his son’s life. That was all in good fun, though, ..
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  • Paul Casey rallies after triple-bogey for share of US Open lead

    Paul Casey rallies after triple-bogey for share of US Open lead
    ERIN, Wis. -- An 11-year-old golf course shaped from Wisconsin pastureland was sure to bring something different to the U.S. Open.This might have been more than anyone was expecting.The four players tied for the lead -- Paul Casey, Brooks Koepka, Brian Harman and Tommy Fleetwood -- created the largest 36-hole logjam in 43 years at the U.S. Open. None has ever won a major, and neither have the next 14 players behind them.On the longest course ever for a major, the cut was the lowest at the U.S. O..
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  • Ringside Seat: The guide to Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev II

    Ringside Seat: The guide to Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev II
    LAS VEGAS -- Let's flash back for a moment to last Nov. 16 at the T-Mobile Arena. That is when then-unified three-belt light heavyweight world titleholder Sergey Kovalev and former super middleweight champion Andre Ward, two of boxing's elite pound-for-pound fighters, put on a highly entertaining battle.Andre Ward-Sergey Kovalev IITV lineup for the HBO PPV card on Saturday (9 p.m. ET) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas:Light heavyweights: Andre Ward (31-0, 15 KOs) vs. Sergey Kovalev ..
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  • Giants-Rockies Preview (Jun 17, 2017)

    Giants-Rockies Preview (Jun 17, 2017)
    DENVER — The Colorado Rockies will try to reach a milestone Saturday when they seek their third straight win in their series with the San Francisco Giants. A 10-9 victory Thursday followed by Friday’s 10-8 win gave the Rockies seven straight wins over the Giants and eight in nine games this season. Seven consecutive wins equal the most the Rockies have had against any National League West opponent. Colorado won seven straight against the Arizona Diamondbacks from July 23-Sept. 13, 2004, and ..
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  • Win after wild first inning can't calm Joe Maddon, Cubs

    Win after wild first inning can't calm Joe Maddon, Cubs
    PITTSBURGH -- Though the Chicago Cubs won their game against the Pittsburgh Pirates with a six-run ninth inning on Friday night, the 9-5 victory didn't really help calm anyone in the clubhouse afterward.The Cubs were upset by an overturned home run call on first baseman Anthony Rizzo in the first inning. Rizzo thought he had led off his third consecutive game with a long ball when he crushed a Trevor Williams 1-1 pitch down the right-field line, high above the foul pole.First-base umpire Clint F..
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  • UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes hospitalized after truck-train collision (updated)

    UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes hospitalized after truck-train collision (updated)
    (Updated at 7:20 p.m. ET on Friday, June 16, 2017, with additional information about the crash and Hughes’ condition.) UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes was airlifted to a hospital today after a truck he was driving was hit by a train. Veteran MMA manager and fight promoter Monte Cox, a longtime Hughes manager during his fighting days, told MMAjunkie via text message that Hughes is in a coma following the collision. The State Journal-Register in Springfield, Ill., near Hughes’ hometown of Hillsboro..
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  • 'There's too much going on': Michael Phelps isn't a fan of new Olympic swimming events

    'There's too much going on': Michael Phelps isn't a fan of new Olympic swimming events
    Michael Phelps is a swimming traditionalist when it comes to the events list. (Peter Morgan/AP) If Michael Phelps somehow decides to compete in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, he could have a chance to win more gold medals than ever before. But he’s not interested — and not just because at 31, he decided to retire (again) last year. An apparent swimming traditionalist, Phelps doesn’t like the idea of expanding the sport to include more events in the upcoming Games, including a men’s 800-meter f..
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  • Draymond Green, LeBron James trade barbs over NBA's 'superteam' trend

    Draymond Green, LeBron James trade barbs over NBA's 'superteam' trend
    CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Golden State's Draymond Green and Cleveland's LeBron James have spent the last two days entertaining NBA fans with scintillating exchanges via social media, at a parade and now on a podcast. James, appearing on Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye's "Road Trippin" podcast Friday, defended his position that he did not start the NBA's "superteam" era when he went to Miami in 2010 to join forces with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Green had taken a good portion of his microphone tim..
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  • Roundtable: Predicting the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor PPV buys

    Roundtable: Predicting the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor PPV buys
    Mayweather vs. McGregor is going to be big. How big? The BE staff makes their predictions here. by Fraser Coffeen@FCoffeen Jun 16, 2017, 8:00pm EDT. tweet · share · pin · Rec. Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images. On August 26, Floyd Mayweather ...
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