Rabu, 29 Januari 2020

Alex Ovechkin wears number 24 to honor Kobe Bryant

Alex Ovechkin wears number 24 for Kobe Bryant 1/29/2020

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin wore a number 24 jersey during warmups prior to Wednesday night's game against Nashville to honor Kobe Bryant, the basketball legend who died tragically this past Sunday in a helicopter crash with his daughter Gianna and seven others.


Ovechkin met Bryant during a trip to Los Angeles in 2016 prior to Bryant's retirement from the NBA. Bryant gave Ovechkin a pair of autographed sneakers and an autographed Lakers jersey that said "To Alex - one of the all time greats".

Ovechkin plans to sign the number 24 Capitals jersey and auction it off, with the proceeds going to Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Foundation.

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Alex Ovechkin wears number 24 for Kobe Bryant 1/29/2020

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin wore a number 24 jersey during warmups prior to Wednesday night's game against Nashville to honor Kobe Bryant, the basketball legend who died tragically this past Sunday in a helicopter crash with his daughter Gianna and seven others.


Ovechkin met Bryant during a trip to Los Angeles in 2016 prior to Bryant's retirement from the NBA. Bryant gave Ovechkin a pair of autographed sneakers and an autographed Lakers jersey that said "To Alex - one of the all time greats".

Ovechkin plans to sign the number 24 Capitals jersey and auction it off, with the proceeds going to Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Foundation.

[NHL]

Selasa, 28 Januari 2020

Pistons honor Kobe Bryant by wearing his jersey numbers

Detroit Pistons honor Kobe Bryant by wearing his jersey numbers 1/27/2020

The Detroit Pistons players honored the late Kobe Bryant by wearing his jersey numbers, 8 and 24, prior to Monday night's game against Cleveland.

The Pistons and Cavaliers lined up at center court for a 24-second moment of silence. The entire Little Caesars Arena was completely quiet.


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Detroit Pistons honor Kobe Bryant by wearing his jersey numbers 1/27/2020

The Detroit Pistons players honored the late Kobe Bryant by wearing his jersey numbers, 8 and 24, prior to Monday night's game against Cleveland.

The Pistons and Cavaliers lined up at center court for a 24-second moment of silence. The entire Little Caesars Arena was completely quiet.


[Bleacher Report]

Senin, 27 Januari 2020

49ers Path to the Super Bowl Started Three Years Ago

This Sunday (Feb. 2nd), the San Francisco 49ers will return to the Super Bowl as one-point underdogs against the Kansas City Chiefs. This will be San Francisco’s first Super Bowl appearance since the 2012-13 season, back when Colin Kaepernick was still quarterbacking a Jim Harbaugh-coached team.

The four years following that Super Bowl 47 appearance were a slow yet steady decline for the 49ers, culminating in a 2-14 record in 2016-17 – tied for the worst in franchise history – under one-and-done coach Chip Kelly.

In a way, the Niners put themselves on a direct path to Super Bowl 54 the day after the 2016-17 season ended. That was the day when the team snatched up Kyle Shanahan, then the offensive coordinator for the NFC-champion Atlanta Falcons, as their next head coach.

Shanahan brought an offensive pedigree not seen in the Bay Area since the Bill Walsh era. His brilliant play-calling and scheming had just led the Falcons to historic heights, garnering Matt Ryan the 2016 NFL MVP award. Expectations were sky high that Shanahan would lead a storied-but-suffering San Francisco franchise back to glory.

Early returns weren’t great. The team started 0-8 under Shanahan in 2017. Then they traded for Jimmy Garoppolo at midseason and the entire trajectory of the franchise was altered.

When Garoppolo has been healthy enough to start, the Niners are 21-5 over the past three years (including playoffs), an 80.7 win percentage. It’s not that Garoppolo has been an MVP candidate, but he provides a level of quarterback competency that opens up Shanahan’s full arsenal.

This year’s 49ers team has run up a 15-3 record (again, including playoffs) by quite literally running the football at an extremely high rate. San Francisco averaged 31.1 carried and 144.1 rushing yards per game this season, both second only to the Baltimore Ravens. Their offensive line has been opening holes for a trio of running backs (Matt Breida, Tevin Coleman, and Raheem Mostert) since the season started.

In Week 2, before the league realized what a juggernaut this team was, the 49ers rolled into Cincinnati as one-point underdogs and piled up 259 rushing yards in a 41-17 blowout win. In that game, Breida was the star, with 121 yards on 12 carries. But with Breida banged up in the playoffs, Mostert has been the bell-cow. In two decisive playoff victories (27-10 over the Vikings; 37-20 over the Packers), the Purdue product has 278 yards on 41 carries (6.0 YPC). Most of that came in last week’s Conference Championship against Green Bay (220 yards plus four touchdowns).

Garoppolo has been excellent when the team has needed him to be. They just haven’t needed him to be very often. During a nail-biting 28-25 win at Arizona on Halloween, Garoppolo threw for 317 yards, four touchdowns, and no interceptions. He was just as good in a 48-46 road win over the Saints, throwing for 349 yards and another four TDs in one of the toughest road environments in the league.

Those were two of the four games in which Garoppolo had a passer rating over 130.0. He finished the year eighth in passer rating at a solid 102.0.

On the other side of the ball, San Francisco’s defense has been one of the most electrifying all season. Led by Arik Armstead (10.0 sacks), Nick Bosa (9.0 sacks), and Dee Ford (6.5 sacks in 11 games), the Niners have arguably the best front four in the league. They are able to pressure opposing QBs without blitzing, letting DC Robert Saleh drop seven in coverage most of the time.

The unit had some sour moments this year, to be sure. The aforementioned 48-46 shootout with the Saints saw it surrender over 460 yards to Drew Brees and company. But, on the whole, it’s been excellent and, importantly, it’s gotten back to its best in the playoffs.

The Niners held the Vikings to just 147 total yards in the Divisional Round. They followed that up by pitching a first-half shutout against the Packers in a game that was effectively over by the break (27-0 halftime lead). In those two games, they racked up nine sacks against two above-average offensive lines and generated five turnovers.

When Shanahan was brought into San Francisco, the optimism mainly centered around the offense. The team was supposed to become the next version of the 2016 Falcons, an offensive force that would score its way to a championship.

While they are now on the doorstep of that championship, Shanahan’s team is far more balanced than expected. The draft capital they’ve spent on the defensive side of the ball (7 of their last 9 first-round picks) is paying huge dividends.

Now all they need is one more commanding performance against Patrick Mahomes, the 2018 NFL MVP, and a Kansas City team that hasn’t lost since early November.

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This Sunday (Feb. 2nd), the San Francisco 49ers will return to the Super Bowl as one-point underdogs against the Kansas City Chiefs. This will be San Francisco’s first Super Bowl appearance since the 2012-13 season, back when Colin Kaepernick was still quarterbacking a Jim Harbaugh-coached team.

The four years following that Super Bowl 47 appearance were a slow yet steady decline for the 49ers, culminating in a 2-14 record in 2016-17 – tied for the worst in franchise history – under one-and-done coach Chip Kelly.

In a way, the Niners put themselves on a direct path to Super Bowl 54 the day after the 2016-17 season ended. That was the day when the team snatched up Kyle Shanahan, then the offensive coordinator for the NFC-champion Atlanta Falcons, as their next head coach.

Shanahan brought an offensive pedigree not seen in the Bay Area since the Bill Walsh era. His brilliant play-calling and scheming had just led the Falcons to historic heights, garnering Matt Ryan the 2016 NFL MVP award. Expectations were sky high that Shanahan would lead a storied-but-suffering San Francisco franchise back to glory.

Early returns weren’t great. The team started 0-8 under Shanahan in 2017. Then they traded for Jimmy Garoppolo at midseason and the entire trajectory of the franchise was altered.

When Garoppolo has been healthy enough to start, the Niners are 21-5 over the past three years (including playoffs), an 80.7 win percentage. It’s not that Garoppolo has been an MVP candidate, but he provides a level of quarterback competency that opens up Shanahan’s full arsenal.

This year’s 49ers team has run up a 15-3 record (again, including playoffs) by quite literally running the football at an extremely high rate. San Francisco averaged 31.1 carried and 144.1 rushing yards per game this season, both second only to the Baltimore Ravens. Their offensive line has been opening holes for a trio of running backs (Matt Breida, Tevin Coleman, and Raheem Mostert) since the season started.

In Week 2, before the league realized what a juggernaut this team was, the 49ers rolled into Cincinnati as one-point underdogs and piled up 259 rushing yards in a 41-17 blowout win. In that game, Breida was the star, with 121 yards on 12 carries. But with Breida banged up in the playoffs, Mostert has been the bell-cow. In two decisive playoff victories (27-10 over the Vikings; 37-20 over the Packers), the Purdue product has 278 yards on 41 carries (6.0 YPC). Most of that came in last week’s Conference Championship against Green Bay (220 yards plus four touchdowns).

Garoppolo has been excellent when the team has needed him to be. They just haven’t needed him to be very often. During a nail-biting 28-25 win at Arizona on Halloween, Garoppolo threw for 317 yards, four touchdowns, and no interceptions. He was just as good in a 48-46 road win over the Saints, throwing for 349 yards and another four TDs in one of the toughest road environments in the league.

Those were two of the four games in which Garoppolo had a passer rating over 130.0. He finished the year eighth in passer rating at a solid 102.0.

On the other side of the ball, San Francisco’s defense has been one of the most electrifying all season. Led by Arik Armstead (10.0 sacks), Nick Bosa (9.0 sacks), and Dee Ford (6.5 sacks in 11 games), the Niners have arguably the best front four in the league. They are able to pressure opposing QBs without blitzing, letting DC Robert Saleh drop seven in coverage most of the time.

The unit had some sour moments this year, to be sure. The aforementioned 48-46 shootout with the Saints saw it surrender over 460 yards to Drew Brees and company. But, on the whole, it’s been excellent and, importantly, it’s gotten back to its best in the playoffs.

The Niners held the Vikings to just 147 total yards in the Divisional Round. They followed that up by pitching a first-half shutout against the Packers in a game that was effectively over by the break (27-0 halftime lead). In those two games, they racked up nine sacks against two above-average offensive lines and generated five turnovers.

When Shanahan was brought into San Francisco, the optimism mainly centered around the offense. The team was supposed to become the next version of the 2016 Falcons, an offensive force that would score its way to a championship.

While they are now on the doorstep of that championship, Shanahan’s team is far more balanced than expected. The draft capital they’ve spent on the defensive side of the ball (7 of their last 9 first-round picks) is paying huge dividends.

Now all they need is one more commanding performance against Patrick Mahomes, the 2018 NFL MVP, and a Kansas City team that hasn’t lost since early November.

NBA mourns death of Kobe Bryant with in-game tributes

Kobe Bryant 1/26/2020

On Sunday, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash, along with seven others, in Calabasas, California. During Sunday's NBA games, many players and teams took the opportunity to pay tribute to Bryant as they processed the news.
  • Atlanta Hawks All-Star point guard Trae Young opened the game against Washington by wearing Bryant's uniform number 8.  To start the game, the Hawks won the jump ball and Young held it to take an 8-second backcourt violation.  The Wizards followed it by inbounding the ball and taking a 24-second violation, honoring Bryant's other uniform number, 24.
  • In Memphis, the hometown Grizzlies took the opening jump and took a 24-second violation, then the Phoenix Suns inbounded and took an 8-second violation.  Suns guard Devin Booker was visibly in tears during the opening minutes.
  • In Madison Square Garden, the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks each took 24-second violations to start the game.  Kyrie Irving took a personal day to mourn Bryant's passing.  Near the end of the game, Knicks fans began chanting "Kobe Bryant".
  • The San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors each took 24-second violations to start their game.
  • The Portland Trail Blazers opened the game with a 24-second violation, and the visiting Indiana Pacers took an 8-second backcourt violation.


An incredibly sad day in the world of sports.

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Kobe Bryant 1/26/2020

On Sunday, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash, along with seven others, in Calabasas, California. During Sunday's NBA games, many players and teams took the opportunity to pay tribute to Bryant as they processed the news.
  • Atlanta Hawks All-Star point guard Trae Young opened the game against Washington by wearing Bryant's uniform number 8.  To start the game, the Hawks won the jump ball and Young held it to take an 8-second backcourt violation.  The Wizards followed it by inbounding the ball and taking a 24-second violation, honoring Bryant's other uniform number, 24.
  • In Memphis, the hometown Grizzlies took the opening jump and took a 24-second violation, then the Phoenix Suns inbounded and took an 8-second violation.  Suns guard Devin Booker was visibly in tears during the opening minutes.
  • In Madison Square Garden, the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks each took 24-second violations to start the game.  Kyrie Irving took a personal day to mourn Bryant's passing.  Near the end of the game, Knicks fans began chanting "Kobe Bryant".
  • The San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors each took 24-second violations to start their game.
  • The Portland Trail Blazers opened the game with a 24-second violation, and the visiting Indiana Pacers took an 8-second backcourt violation.


An incredibly sad day in the world of sports.

[Bleacher Report]

Minggu, 26 Januari 2020

Derek Jeter, Gritty mocked on SNL Weekend Update

Gritty mocked on SNL Weekend Update 1/25/2020

Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Derek Jeter and Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty were the subjects of jokes during the Weekend Update of this week's episode of Saturday Night Live.

Jeter was named to the Hall of Fame this week in his first time on the ballot, with the big controversy being that he came one vote shy of a unanimous decision by the Baseball Writers Association. The punchline, delivered by Colin Jost:
"In case you were wondering if Derek Jeter ever slept with a baseball writer's wife."



It is worth noting that Jost is now engaged to actress Scarlett Johansson, who is rumored to have dated Jeter during his bachelor days, so that may have provided motivation for the dig on Jeter.

A minute later, Jost brought up the latest news story about Gritty, who is accused of punching a 13-year-old boy in the back.
"I just can't picture Gritty doing something like that. I mean, look at him...He's more of a leap out of the shadows and stick you with a syringe kind of guy."



We are curious as to how the real Gritty story will play out. Maybe some video will leak soon?

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Gritty mocked on SNL Weekend Update 1/25/2020

Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Derek Jeter and Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty were the subjects of jokes during the Weekend Update of this week's episode of Saturday Night Live.

Jeter was named to the Hall of Fame this week in his first time on the ballot, with the big controversy being that he came one vote shy of a unanimous decision by the Baseball Writers Association. The punchline, delivered by Colin Jost:
"In case you were wondering if Derek Jeter ever slept with a baseball writer's wife."



It is worth noting that Jost is now engaged to actress Scarlett Johansson, who is rumored to have dated Jeter during his bachelor days, so that may have provided motivation for the dig on Jeter.

A minute later, Jost brought up the latest news story about Gritty, who is accused of punching a 13-year-old boy in the back.
"I just can't picture Gritty doing something like that. I mean, look at him...He's more of a leap out of the shadows and stick you with a syringe kind of guy."



We are curious as to how the real Gritty story will play out. Maybe some video will leak soon?

[SNL]

NHL All-Star Game features Green Day dropping F-bombs in live performance (Video)

Billie Joe Armstrong drops F-bombs at Green Day live performance at NHL All-Star Game 1/25/2020

Saturday night's NHL All-Star Game in St. Louis featured a live performance by Green Day in which lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong dropped several F-bombs.

NBC was prepared as they had the 7-second delay in place for the All-Star game broadcast, so the curses were bleeped for the viewers at home. However, the fans inside the Enterprise Center heard loud and clear as Armstrong used the expletive to urge the fans to get their hands up.

WARNING: There is cursing in these videos. Please make sure the kids aren't around to hear this.




Not sure if this was the look the NHL was going for, but fans familiar with Green Day would not be surprised by this. When you book Green Day for a live gig, what do you expect.

Then again, Jaegermeister is currently the "official SHOT of the NHL". Get it? In that context, maybe the NHL doesn't mind this publicity.

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Billie Joe Armstrong drops F-bombs at Green Day live performance at NHL All-Star Game 1/25/2020

Saturday night's NHL All-Star Game in St. Louis featured a live performance by Green Day in which lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong dropped several F-bombs.

NBC was prepared as they had the 7-second delay in place for the All-Star game broadcast, so the curses were bleeped for the viewers at home. However, the fans inside the Enterprise Center heard loud and clear as Armstrong used the expletive to urge the fans to get their hands up.

WARNING: There is cursing in these videos. Please make sure the kids aren't around to hear this.




Not sure if this was the look the NHL was going for, but fans familiar with Green Day would not be surprised by this. When you book Green Day for a live gig, what do you expect.

Then again, Jaegermeister is currently the "official SHOT of the NHL". Get it? In that context, maybe the NHL doesn't mind this publicity.

[Fox News]

Kamis, 23 Januari 2020

Zion Williamson scores 22 points (17 straight in 4Q) during NBA debut

Zion Williamson makes NBA debut 1/22/2020

New Orleans Pelicans rookie phenom Zion Williamson made his NBA debut Wednesday night against San Antonio and made his presence felt in the fourth quarter with 17 consecutive points, including four 3-pointers, in a three-minute stretch of action.


Williamson finished the night with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in his first appearance of the season.

Williamson's electric fourth quarter performance wasn't enough to pull out a victory for the Pelicans, as the Spurs won the game 121-117. Still, if Zion can stay healthy, Pelicans fans have a lot to look forward to.

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Zion Williamson makes NBA debut 1/22/2020

New Orleans Pelicans rookie phenom Zion Williamson made his NBA debut Wednesday night against San Antonio and made his presence felt in the fourth quarter with 17 consecutive points, including four 3-pointers, in a three-minute stretch of action.


Williamson finished the night with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in his first appearance of the season.

Williamson's electric fourth quarter performance wasn't enough to pull out a victory for the Pelicans, as the Spurs won the game 121-117. Still, if Zion can stay healthy, Pelicans fans have a lot to look forward to.

[Bleacher Report]