Rajon Rondo has a new home with the Chicago Bulls after being traded from the Sacramento Kings. The Bulls gave Rondo a two year contract for $30 million to obtain his services. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill)
Don’t look for the Alabama Crimson-Tide to roll as national champions in 2017. Reason: Alabama has self- reported it has violated 19 NCAA rules. Alabama still has its opening date vs. USC at the Coliseum. And the beat will not go in 2017 season.
Hammer Thrower Amber Campbell is headed to her fourth Olympic games with a new trials record of 74.03 meters (242) feet, 10 inches.
Hurdler Aries Merritt heads to the Olympics with a new kidney transplant to defend his Olympic gold medal and world record in the event in Rio. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
What ever happened to New York Mets superstars and 1986 World Series heroes Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden? Judd Apatow explains in his story he calls: “Doc & Darryl” in an ESPN 30-30 documentary in the current magazine. Apatow writes: “It’s a movie about stars, but it’s really about people who had a lot more downs than they had ups,” according to Apatow. Both are still struggling with some epic demons. Coming up in families where their dads nipped on a regular basis. They are fighting those demons today too.
Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz leans back as he hits an RBI-double scoring Xander Bogaerts as Toronto Blue Jays catcher Josh Thole looks on during the first inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Friday, April 15, 2016, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm) ORG XMIT: MAMS
Ex-Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant switched-reels to the Golden State Warriors for a two-year $54.3-million dollar deal. Durant left his co-star Russell Westbrook behind in Tulsa.
MVPs team up. Kevin Durant, the 2014 MVP and Stephen Curry the MVP in 2015 and 2016 will be teammates at Golden State next season.With the addition of Kevin Durant are the Golden State Warriors the most dangerous team in the NBA? Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and company really the most dangerous club in the league? Where does this leave LeBron James and his Cavaliers’ gang?
. Check This! Former Lakers Hall of Jerry West reportedly talked Kevin Durant into becoming the Warriors latest superstar. Sorry about that Lakers!
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Gabby Douglas is the defending all around Olympic champion, but she will probably have to give it up Simone Biles, who has won every all-around event since 2013 seem to be a lock in for Rio. Check This! Biles is the first woman in 42-years to win four straight national titles with final score of 62-10 in the all around ,1.45 points of second place Russian.
Sprinter Justin Gatlin, a four time Olympic medalist will be under pressure to punch his ticket. He explains why: “My parents have a ticket, my family has a ticket, so it put the pressure on me to make sure! I punch my ticket.”
ESPN Magazine says, “The light of stars Howe, Ali, Summit: In life and now in death, their names stand for something bigger than themselves. They stand for the best of us.”
Serena Williams and her sister Venus Williams won their round 16 matches and Serena has earned 22 majors which ties her with Steffi Graff. The fall of a pair of favorites, Kate Grace of Sacramento, California, won her first Olympic berth with a time of 1 minute, 59.10 seconds. Grace was an All-American at Yale. And the beat continues! Check This! Serena Williams beat Russia ‘s Elena Vesnina in 49 minutes, 6-2, 6-0 the quickest match in the history of women’s semi-final singles. Venus didn’t keep her part in joining Serena in a championship match. Venus lost her semi-finals 6-4, 6-4. Venus Williams is the third woman who qualified for the Grand Slam semi-final after the age of 36. The Williams sisters (Serena and Venus) almost met in the Wimbledon Finals. Its finally come to pass for Serena Williams, the No. 1 player in the world as she tied Staffi Graph’s 22nd victory mark. Next on the menu is …24th majors win. (AP Photo)
Patrick Peterson, star cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals says: “I know I’m the best. I know I can get in the face of the receiver, and I mean much more to my team vs. those guys to their team.” Peterson comparing himself to his NFL contemporaries.
Check Signals: Sanya Richards-Ross is out of the Rio Olympics. The 400 gold medalist was unable to compete in the preliminaries this event. Reason: Injuries.
Madison Keys lost at Wimbledon as a 16 round performer to Romania’s Simona Halep, 6-7, (5), 6-4, 6-3. Keys, 21, is the youngest player to get to this year’s round 16. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)
Just call the Boston Red Sox’s David Ortiz the home run King. Ortiz smacked his 20th homerun for the 15th season in a row as the Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 11-6 on July 6. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm) ORG XMIT: MAMS
Ziggy Marley a Grammy Award-winning reggae artist calls Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt a “Unifier.” Marley told Time magazine: “He’s a strong leader, and he’ll continue to be an inspiration. That’s the most important thing you can be.” (AP Photo)
The late famous Tennessee coach Pat Summit is still inspiring her former star Candace Parker, the L.A. Sparks superstar. Parker sparked the Sparks with 10 first quarter points to a 77-67 victory against the New York Liberty on Sunday. And the beat continues. (Photo by Eddie Perlas / ESPN Images)
Ken Griffey Jr. hasn’t been the most visible great Hall of Fame bound star in baseball in or out of the game. That will change in a few days when he is inducted into the Hall of Fame. Ken Jr. and his dad Ken Griffey, Sr. are Undoubtedly the greatest father and son in the history of MLB. Junior’s numbers are some of the best in the record books. Check This: “Jr. is credited With the Sweetest swing since Ted Williams. How great are Jr.’s record in the eyes of the media?. Check This! He has been named a record 99.3% of ballots casts. All but three of the 440 votes cast. Jr. told Sports Illustrated: “A couple things I’m gonna be rembered for: the hat backwards and the swing.
Allyson Felix didn’t keep her dream alive in the USA Olympics by winning both the 200 and 400 after finishing fourth in the 200. She is qualified to compete and defend her gold medal victory in London. . Eight women, three as alternates, are bound for the Rio Olympics including Sydney McLaughlin, who set a junior world record of 54.15 in the 400. McLaughlin at 16 will be the U.S youngest track and field athlete on the team.
Famed Photographer Bill Jones was an outstanding photographer at the Sentinel when I was sports editor and Managing Editor of the paper.
O.J. Mayo is the first player in 10-years to be dismissed and disqualified from the NBA for violating the terms of league’s anti-drug program.
Like the NBA Champions, the Cleveland Indians are trying to match the title winning with LeBron James and his Cavs
Tiger Woods didn’t play in the British Open. This will be the first time Tiger has missed three majors in the one year. ( AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill, File)
Tyson Gay is looking for redemption in the Rio Olympics. Gay says a doping violation kept him out action for two years. However, he believes that’s all of his make up now. Gay hopes to run both the 100 and the 200 in Rio and bring a medal home.
Patt Summitt, The Hall of Fame coach, was the John Wooden of women’s basketball. The most Famous winningest Coach of color is C. Vivian Stringer of Iowa. She is the leading female coach of color.(Lorenzo Bevilaqua/ESPN Images)
The L.A. Sparks continue to outlast teams as they beat the Chicago Sky, 77-67 on July 13 to make their record, 19-1.Will the L.A. Sparks paced by Candace Parker and Nneka Ogwumike ever lose again? This duo 11 rebounds and 26 points and 22 points by Nneka Ogwumike respectively to beat the Washington Mystics, 93-82 to tie the Houston Comets’ 18-1 record of at the start of the season. The Sparks need only two more wins to tie the Comets for the best all-time record for the start of a season. (Amanda Scurlock/ L.A. Sentinel)
