With Curry sidelined because of a strained calf, the Warriors suffered just their second loss of the season, 114-91 to the Mavericks on Wednesday night in Dallas. MORE: Classic photos of Stephen Curry | Warriors’ greatest players of all time Curry’s teammates showed just how much they missed the league’s leading scorer (30.5 points per game) and the team’s top playmaker (6.4 assists). They shot 40.7 percent from the field, and 36....
But even in practice, Curry shows off. MORE: Curry’s 7 best games | James Harden says he’s MVP | Curry breaks his own record According to several tweets Tuesday, Curry made 77 consecutive 3-pointers during Golden State’s practice. In total? Curry made 94 out of 100. The video is absolutely insane. Check out the tail end of it here, plus his reaction when he finally missed. (Source: ESPN)
Heading into the game, Curry had missed Golden State’s previous two games with discomfort in his shin but decided during warm-ups that it felt good enough to go before facing Denver. MORE: 10 bold NBA predictions for 2016 | Classic photos of Stephen Curry However, Curry managed to score just five points in 14 minutes in his return. It’s possible the Warriors just wanted to rest Curry, who was clearly not 100 percent, after jumping to a convincing lead....
At the ceremony where her old man, Warriors guard Stephen Curry, accepted his second consecutive NBA MVP trophy, Riley — who captured America’s hearts and minds with her news conference cuteness last postseason — stole the show. And she didn’t even utter a word. MORE: Classic Steph Curry photos | Curry’s MVP acceptance speech As she was walking past the media to sit with the rest of the Curry family, the 3-year-old made eye contact with several members of the press, motioned at her eyes as if to say, “I see you,” and then pointed at them with all the sass and class you’d expect from someone in the first family of basketball....
According to CSN Bay Area, the special “Ghostship” shoes Curry wore in the Warriors’ Dec. 15 game against the Knicks sold for $30,101, while a pair of shoes he wore in pregame warmups auctioned for $15,100. MORE: New Year’s Resolutions for every team (yes, even the Warriors) Those proceeds will go to the Oakland Fire Relief Fund, which is assisting those affected by the Dec. 2 warehouse fire that killed 36 people....
During Sunday’s series opener against the Portland Trail Blazers, Curry said chances are “pretty good” he’ll be ready by Saturday’s game at Portland. MORE: 10 times injuries crushed a team’s title dreams “To me they’re pretty good, so I’ll do anything I can this week to make that happen,” Curry said during Game 1, which Golden State won, 118-106. Coach Steve Kerr said he’s not counting on Curry for Tuesday’s Game 2 and will take it day-to-day the rest of the week....
Halfway through the third quarter of Monday night’s game between the Warriors and Pistons, Draymond Green got into a discussion with an official. He didn’t seem particularly upset, but he was taking his time verbalizing whatever was on his mind. Curry got sick of waiting, so he just threw the ball off Green’s stomach. MORE: Curry film session: Why does he keep getting so open? | Best NBA games of the week...
Sterling also won a penalty for captain Harry Kane to get on the scoresheet amid his three-goal salvo as Southgate’s men made an emphatic start to qualifying for Euro 2020 on Friday. Established as one of City’s most reliable match-winners as they chase honours on multiple fronts this season, Sterling has not always thrived so easily in an England shirt. His first 45 caps yielded just two goals and six tireless displays on the way to a fourth-placed finish at Russia 2018 ended with him failing to find the target....
Initially criticised at the beginning of his career for lacking killer instinct, the forward, who will celebrate his 25th birthday on Sunday, has become increasingly efficient in front of goal and last term notched 25 strikes in all competitions as City won the Premier League title. However, the former Liverpool man has not scored against the Red Devils in 16 previous attempts, making them the only side that he has played more than seven times without scoring....
The problem for Raheem Sterling was he didn’t score for England against Sweden on Saturday, and hasn’t scored at all at the World Cup. In fact, he hasn’t scored for his country since Oct. 9, 2015. And that’s how many will judge one of the most scrutinized members of a young England team that is really starting to make a name for itself in Russia. “There are people that are going to be frustrated with his end-product in terms of scoring goals,” said former England defender Rio Ferdinand, speaking in his role as a TV commentator for England’s 2-0 win over Sweden....
As the Cubs play in the World Series for the first time since 1945, Bartman’s name inevitably has come up — and questions have followed. MORE: Jon Lester’s nightmare first inning described in ‘Major League’ quotes Speaking to USA Today, family friend Frank Murtha answered many questions about Bartman, the focus of Cubs fans’ rage since he — like many fans around him at Wrigley Field that fateful night in 2003 — innocently reached for a foul ball in the eighth inning of Game 5 of the NLCS against the Marlins....
Kerr “inherited” a team that got off to a 39-4 start this season, the second-best start in NBA history. He said that’s in large part to the “phenomenal” job lead assistant coach Luke Walton did while Kerr recuperated. MORE: Hideous NBA uniforms Before the Warriors’ 122-110 win over the Pacers Friday night, Kerr told reporters he even planned to keep some offensive plays that Walton drew up in his absence....
NEWSWEEK: Did you know that Hillary was also using “Don’t Stop Believin’” as the premier track on her own “Sopranos” spoof? Steve Perry: Not until the last minute. Are you a Hillary supporter? When I vote, it’s private. You pull the curtain and nobody needs to know how you voted. I’ve kept that pretty personal throughout my whole life. How about if I put it this way: is it better that Hillary used your song in her campaign drive than, say, Rudy?...
Wish you were here. Like, all the time. Sincerely, College Football MORE: SN’s Top 25 | 100 days until kickoff, 100 reasons to be excited On Wednesday, the former South Carolina coach again showed why you want to have your recorders rolling when his mouth his moving. No one is immune to his digs. Wednesday’s recipient: Ole Miss. Spurrier was in Hoover, Ala., participating in the Regions Tradition pro-am at Greystone Country Club....
He drew parallels with the Australian cricket team and said that if Stokes would have been an Australian, he would have never been picked after such an incident. ‘It’s a tough one. If it was anyone in the Australian side, they wouldn’t be picked. You can’t do that these days in public. It just didn’t look good and it’s a bad image for the game," Waugh told Sky Sports....
On Thursday, Rangers made it two wins from two Europa League games after recording a 1-0 win over Lech Poznan. But the narrowness of the result does not tell the full story of the club’s progress this season. The Teddy Bears have now gone 17 games without tasting defeat and have been playing some wonderful football in the process. Under Gerrard, Rangers have rediscovered the form that made them one of Scotland’s biggest clubs....
On the sidelines of a promotional event for Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS), Smith said, “I don’t know if I am one of those couple of players Virat was hinting at in his tweet today. That is for Virat to answer. For me, the series is done and dusted and India have outplayed us. I am now ready to lead a new bunch of team at the Pune Supergiant.” The context Earlier in the day, Kohli had tweeted:...
Deadline reported that they were recently made aware of a meeting between Spielberg and Universal executives in which the idea of a redo of the 1975 thriller was brought up. While Universal was very keen to explore the possibilities of reigniting the Jaws franchise, Spielberg was reportedly quite against it with a ‘firm no’ from the legendary director, who was being asked to produce the reboot. RELATED: Steven Spielberg’s Unused Idea For Jaws 2 Would’ve Been Much Better...
This article details which STIs can be diagnosed with a blood test and what other tests may be used to accurately detect these and other STIs. Genital Herpes Options: Blood test, swab test Herpes tests are used for people with symptoms of genital herpes, namely visible sores, and are not recommended for those without symptoms. The only exception is if you have a sex partner with genital herpes. The herpes blood test looks at antibodies and proteins that are produced by the body in response to the virus....
Stoke suffered the indignation of a late Crystal Palace comeback last weekend, with the 2-1 defeat their sixth of the season. They haven’t taken all three points since a 1-0 win over Watford at the end of October. The visitors come into this one after Willian’s goal snatched a 1-1 draw for Chelsea at Anfield on Saturday, but Liverpool are undefeated in their last six matches in all competitions....
