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The Golden State Warriors star revealed he had designs on the 2020 Games, which is good news for the USA after the nation’s seventh-placed finish at the recent FIBA World Cup. “That is the plan, for sure,” Curry said in an interview with ESPN. “You know, obviously knock on wood, you don’t want any injuries or things like that to interfere.” Curry played for Team USA in the 2010 and 2014 FIBA World Cup tournaments, winning the title both times, but this would be his first Olympics appearance....

Former skipper Smith will line up for Sutherland for whom he last featured in 2009, while Warner will play for Randwick-Petersham. The former’s team will be facing Mosman in a one-day match and then Manly-Warringah in a two-day match at the Glenn McGrath Oval whereas the latter’s club will begin their Premier Cricket Season with a match against St George and then UNSW at Coogee Oval. Earlier, both the sides, Sutherland and Randwick-Petersham were expected to face each other in the season opener....

Stoger’s unbeaten run in charge of Dortmund in the Bundesliga came to an end in emphatic fashion at the Allianz Arena on Saturday - Robert Lewandowski netting a hat-trick as the runaway league leaders ran riot. Three goals in the opening 23 minutes had put the result beyond all doubt, but two efforts in the space of a minute from Lewandowski and Franck Ribery added further humiliation on the stroke of half time....

The Steelers star appeared on the team’s injury report on Thursday after coming out of the team’s 31-28 loss to the New Orleans Saints with some discomfort. Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin confirmed that Brown was being tested, having been excused from practice this week as a “coach’s decision”. “I gave [Brown] a vet day on Wednesday, like I give a lot of vet days to guys,” Tomlin told reporters. “He got in here yesterday [Thursday] and didn’t feel comfortable enough to [practice]....

Boss died by suicide at the age of 40 on Tuesday. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner told Newsweek that he was found in the room of a short-term rental apartment block in Encino, California. News of his passing sparked a flood of tributes across social media from a number of celebrities, including Ellen DeGeneres. She took to Instagram to share a photo of herself embracing Boss on what appeared to be the set of their show....

Not all fighters compete for wealth, and Thompson is certain that Nurmagomedov never fought for the money. According to the UFC welterweight, Khabib Nurmagomedov used to fight for the honor and glory that comes from the sport. ‘Wonderboy’ believes Khabib’s aim was to prove to the world that he was the best fighter on the planet. Money was never the driving factor behind Khabib Nurmagomedov’s performances inside the octagon, claims Thompson....

When asked who he supports during the upcoming presidential election, Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, Curry simply said “Hillary” without going into his reasoning. MORE: The worst of the Colin Kaepernick takes Then later, the subject of Colin Kaepernick was introduced and Curry explained why he doesn’t plan to protest or sit during the national anthem during the upcoming season. “I’ll most likely stand,” he said. “If you follow the way he talks and the message he’s trying to send with his act, from his mouth, he’s not disrespecting veterans....

The best judge of Curry’s ability would probably be Warriors coach Steve Kerr, who was Michael Jordan’s teammate back in the day. Of Curry, he said, “Curry has the best skill set I’ve ever seen in terms of the combination of shooting and ballhandling, along with speed and quickness.” When your skills are being called greater than the greatest ever, you know you’ve arrived. There is a whole book of activities which go into training to become an NBA player, this is just a look at some of Curry’s training program which stand out....

Manchester City attacker Sterling’s decision to speak out after he was racially abused in a Premier League game at Chelsea in December 2018 was praised by the chief of Fare, an organisation dedicated to combating inequality in football. The England international argued the way the media reports about young black players contributes to racism in society, with Powar believing the point has been taken on board. “I think what Raheem did there was very important,” Powar told Omnisport....

Sterling, whose estranged wife floated the idea he could have dementia, played the part of a senile old man who entered into a relationship with a younger woman, one that he alleged ended with him being taken advantage of as his racist remarks were exposed to the world. Sterling remained in character at the onset, but couldn't contain himself when Cooper asked about Magic Johnson. Sterling mentioned Johnson in the original audio recordings obtained by TMZ....

Steve Nash announced his retirement on Saturday after 18 seasons in the NBA. He made his announcement via an open-letter at ThePlayersTribune.com. MORE: George to return soon? | Collison out | Jazz don’t tank to rebuild “I will likely never play basketball again. It’s bittersweet,” Nash wrote. “I already miss the game deeply, but I’m also really excited to learn to do something else.” Nash used his retirement announcement as an opportunity to celebrate those who helped him along his journey from a relatively unknown Canadian kid with big dreams to a future Hall-of-Famer....

Few people know what Stewart was going through Sunday as his team prepared to race without him in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International. But for those of us who know Stewart, it is probably this: He feels sick to his stomach about what happened. And yet he’s a racer. And racers, who have responsibilities to their teams and sponsors, tend to race amid tragedy. They have the ability to block out the outside world once they strap on their helmets and climb into their racecars....

Clearly, you had to come up with something. Something to make everyone feel better, at no risk. Which meant: something with nothing to prove (in case you can’t), nothing to win (in case you don’t) and nothing to pay (in case you can’t afford it). A tall order, filled, for the moment, by your national obsession with this thing called “self-esteem.” Embraced with an endearing gusto peculiar to the American people, selfesteem is all the rage, as I discovered on a recent visit....

WADA had started work on the proposed amendments to the third draft of the 2015 World Anti-Doping Code in November 2011. The review process included three phases of consultations and it will conclude at the World Conference on Doping in Sport in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nov 12-15. “Stringent punishment is needed for dope offenders and that is why the WADA will be doubling the punishment from two to four years at the World Conference in Johannesburg,” Chatterjee told IANS....

Volunteerism isn’t an excuse for government to be completely rolled back. But the public sector can’t do it all–the old view was that if a federal program didn’t work, double the spending and see if it will work then. That’s not the way to do things. When I was in the White House, some critics used to charge that our emphasis on “a thousand points of light” was just a dodge, a way of saying that encouraging volunteerism could justify spending cuts....

And then there was the case of Selena Quintanilla-Perez, the Tejano singer who was shot by a business associate in 1995—exactly 13 years ago this week. She is still being grandly memorialized at a level that is confounding to those who don’t understand her cultural significance. Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton dedicated a post to her, and at press time there were nearly 300 comments on the post, most in fawning praise of the singer, who died at 23....

It is approaching eight months since the last coronavirus relief bill, the CARES Act, was signed by the president and ongoing disagreements have seen lawmakers unable to agree upon a fresh package of measures. Though those on both sides of the aisle have expressed support for further stimulus action of some sort—while polling also shows backing from the public for this—negotiations to secure a bipartisan agreement able to pass through the House and the Senate have proved fruitless....

After retiring from the WWE in 2016, the “Stinger” returned to the squared circle during AEW’s special “Winter is Coming” episode of Dynamite following the end of the Darby Allin/Cody Rhodes and Rickie Starks/Will Hobbs tag team match. During a post-match beatdown, Daily’s Place went dark before an eerie video package played. It wasn’t clear who or what this package was announcing, but once the word “Sting” appeared, the arena erupted....

There is speculation that Stone Cold Steve Austin and WWE may be working together soon with him talking about training recently. Some people believe that him talking is not a sign that he’s getting ready for a match. The latest update is that a Stone Cold return is not out of the question but it will depend on right creative and the money offered. 0 votes

Brodie Lee was a two-time SmackDown Tag Team Champion and a former Intercontinental Champion during his WWE run. Lee won the TNT Championship from Cody after signing with AEW. Lee dropped the title back to Cody Rhodes in a Dog Collar Match, which ended up being the last match of his career. Lee passed away in December and the sudden news came as a shock to the pro wrestling community....