The Toronto Raptors could use a win here after losing five of their last eight games. Tyler Johnson's 3-pointer got Miami within one, and Whiteside tipped in Josh Richardson's miss on the next possession. The 6-8, 250-pounder continually overpowered smaller players in the paint and either scored, got fouled or both en route to a nine-point quarter. Noel's ban is covering the final five games of the season for the lottery-bound Mavericks.

Each team has won twice and lost twice. A key to the game for MI will be getting out to an early lead. "But ya, everyone is really excited going into Notre Dame ". Four-seeded Boston University upset one-seeded Cornell in the opener, 3-1, only to be stopped by MI in the second round, 6-3. He sits sixth nationally in goals against average (1.91) and third nationally in win percentage (.757).

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday congratulated Manipuri weightlifter Mirabai Chanu and P Gururaja for winning the gold and silver medal respectively at the Commonwealth Games which are held in Gold Coast , Australia. With a 10-kg lead in the snatch, Chanu had the comfort of going for lesser weights in the clean and jerk events, but that meant she would put her feet off the pedal and that's why instead of going for comfort, she made a decision to go all guns blazing.

Kelland O'Brien replaced Jordan Kerby in the quartet that qualified fastest earlier in the day, teaming with Leigh Howard, Alex Porter and Sam Welsford. There are six golds up for grabs in the cycling and seven in the pool. "We just set out to go as fast as we could and I knew the home crowd could get us home, we were wanting a quick time and we got it", she said.

It's not that Gruden couldn't have been put off by King's celebrations from afar, but it also shouldn't take him two weeks into free agency to come to that conclusion, if that was the case. The same can be said for cutting King due to a salary issue. King is active on social media and a popular interview. "The people that I was familiar with that are here with the organization - you get a homely feeling when you get here".

He insists the "inmates" he was referring to were not NFL players , but rather league executives who he felt had more control over major decisions than the owners. I think it angered a lot of players, including myself. McNair wasn't here for the protests, warning fellow team owners, " We can't have the inmates running the prison ".

Pearson is believed to be adamant that her career isn't over but she will take an extended break from the sport before turning her attention to the 2019 world championships and 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "It was all about soaking up the atmosphere at the Ceremony and I did ensure I was mentally focused on that", Pearson said. Michael has covered multiple Olympics, Commonwealth Games and world championships and 15 seasons of AFL, He has also written seven books - five sports books and two ...

However, last year's hurricane season actually had 17 named storms, with 10 of those being hurricanes. The Atlantic hurricane season lasts from June 1 to November 30, though storms have been known to occur outside that window. The current sea surface temperature pattern is fairly similar to the pattern that prevailed in early April of last season. The western tropical Atlantic is anomalously warm right now, while portions of the eastern tropical Atlantic and far North Atlantic are ...

Fittingly, Thorpe presented Horton with his gold medal at the podium presentation. "I knew I had to mow him that last 200". Horton added a Commonwealth gold to his Olympic title, easily winning the 400 in 3:43.76, about 1.5 seconds ahead of Australian teammate Jack McLoughlin .

The Finance Minister, who is also one of the most sought after and reputed lawyers in the country has added that the future course of his treatment will be decided by the doctors treating him. A source at AIIMS said the minister is likely to undergo kidney transplant and it is learnt that formalities for a donor kidney have been completed.

However, he has since taken medication, changed his diet, adjusted his sleeping patterns and begun an exercise program, while recently being around the team before and after games at their training facility in Independence, Ohio. Lue credited Drew for much of the team's success, telling Cleveland .com that he has done "a hell of a job". "We know he's been doing everything he needs to do to stay healthy - (maybe he should) take even more measures to get himself right".

De Bruyne has been odds-on favourite since betting opened on the award, as he has been the stand-out player for City, in what has been one the most dominate title charge in Premier League history. We need to focus on Saturday [against Manchester United] and then we will try everything in our power to get a result against Liverpool . Those of a Manchester City persuasion might think again the next time that they dismiss the Anfield experience as nothing more than a media invention, ...

Fanning, who is in his last professional event, beat compatriot Owen Wright in their quarter-final at the Rip Curl Pro. With the clock ticking down, the Australian needed a 7.59 wave to win. In 2004, he suffered a career-threatening injury while surfing in the Mentawai Islands off Sumatra, tearing his hamstring off the bone. Three years ago, Fanning hit global headlines when he fought off a great white shark attack on live TV during the finals of the J-Bay Open in South Africa.

This wire had been placed into his knee during the procedure to fix a fractured patella - injury which he suffered during the 2015 NBA Finals. The All-Star guard was averaging a team-best 24.4 points per game along with 5.1 assists and 3.8 rebounds.

However, the Egyptian appeared to pull up with a muscle injury minutes into the second period before being replaced by Georginio Wijnaldum. Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates with Roberto Firmino and Andrew Robertson after scoring their first goal.

Apne desh ka joh hum kar rahe hai woh acha hi hai aur aage jo karna hai woh humein ache se pata hai. Virat Kohli: As an Indian, you want to express what is best for your nation and my interests are always for the benefit of our nation. Indian captain Virat Kohli , Suresh Raina and former captain Kapil Dev had pulled the Afridi remark on this remarkable remark. While the Afridi's fans rallied behind him and launched a tit-for-tat response to support their favorite cricketer who as a ...

Saturday will be the worst weather day for the 2018 Masters . That track record includes his win in 2015 and his ill-fated trip to the 12th hole in 2016, which saw him rinse two shots in the water and finish second behind Danny Willett. They include two-time champion Bubba Watson , pictured left, a double victor on the PGA Tour this season, and, of course, McIlroy. The book describes him as a product of his parents, who were determined to raise a champion but also raised a loner who found ...

The royal family described the games historic as this year's Commonwealth competitions have an equal representation of Women and Men for the first time in a major world sporting event. A total of 275 gold medals are at stake as fans from around the world keep a close eye on their star athletes' medal chances. "I am actually looking forward to that and I'm very excited, very open-minded and I love to learn about being a better coach as well".

Australian girls will be given an opportunity to compete on the hallowed turf of Augusta National with the historic announcement of its women's amateur championship. Masters. "It's heaven on earth", she said of Augusta National, "there's no doubt about it. ..." Invitees will be determined by awarding winners of other recognized championships and using the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking.

Liverpool goalscorer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain hailed the Anfield atmosphere following Liverpool's 3-0 Champions League victory over Man City , and was quick to pay tribute to his teammates. Guardiola, meanwhile, had a rare night when his tactics went awry and his team selection was questionable. If Liverpool fans looked at this game slightly obtusely, they could say thanks very much to Everton for the way they played against City at the weekend.

In a statement he said , "The judge was upset and made the announcement, but it was an inappropriate response because the situation could have been life-threatening". The actions of the judge drew criticism from television commentators and on social media in Japan. Professional sumo has the tradition of keeping women out of rings.

Southeasterly winds will be strong and gusty. Over the 24 hour period between 30mm and 50mm of rain is expected to fall with a risk of flooding in some areas. According to the national forcaster, heavy and persistent rain will continue across the east at first today with spot flooding. "Friday night will become mostly dry with good clear spells developing and showers become confined to Atlantic coastal counties".

Swamy said that he attended Parliament proceedings daily and it was not his fault that no business could be negotiated in the House. The Congress, along with other opposition parties had stopped important bills from being passed, which led to a "criminal wastage" of the taxpayer's money, the parliamentary affairs minister told reporters here.

The e-auction process on Day Three (Thursday) had resumed at ₹ 6,032.5 crores. BCCI kept the first year's reserve price for TV rights at Rs 35 crore and for the next four years at Rs 33 crore. The bidding on Day 1 closed at Rs 4442 crore. Star India's previous record bid, in 2012, was INR 3851 Crores for a total of 96 matches across formats, and included internet as well as mobile rights.

Earlier, P Gururaja claimed a silver medal in the men's 56kg event to open India's medal account in the quadrennial extravaganza. At the ongoing Commonwealth Games, star shuttler P.V Sindhu led the Indian contingent at a glittering opening ceremony, which launched the 21st edition.