Day: January 26, 2017

Kansas coach says no discipline yet amid police rape probe (Sports Betting News)Kansas coach says no discipline yet amid police rape probe (Sports Betting News)

Kansas head coach Bill Self gives instructions to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against West Virginia, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in Morgantown, W.Va. (AP Photo/Raymond Thompson)

Kansas coach Bill Self said Thursday that a police investigation of an alleged rape at his team’s dorm has given him no reason yet to discipline any players as the second-ranked Jayhawks prepare to play at No. 4 Kentucky. Self acknowledged that the investigation of the alleged attack last month of a 16-year-old girl at McCarthy Hall has become a ”major distraction” heading into Saturday’s showdown. Five of Self’s players are listed as witnesses on the police report, by Self’s definition meaning they could have information about ”anything that happened before, during, after.” The girl is not a student at Kansas and was visiting the dorm’s residents, police on the Lawrence campus have said.

Click here to read the full article

Wolves’ Zach LaVine will not dunk at All-Star weekend (Sports Betting News)Wolves’ Zach LaVine will not dunk at All-Star weekend (Sports Betting News)

Minnesota Timberwolves' Zach LaVine competes during the NBA All-Star Saturday Slam Dunk basketball contest Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

The NBA dunk king is giving up his crown. Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine said he will not compete in this year’s slam dunk contest at All-Star weekend in New Orleans, meaning he will not try for an unprecedented third straight title in one of the league’s signature events. ”I feel like I’ve accomplished everything I could in the dunk contest,” LaVine said Thursday as the Wolves prepared to face the Indiana Pacers.

Click here to read the full article

Drama kings: Cavs coach Tyronn Lue upset by distractions (Sports Betting News)Drama kings: Cavs coach Tyronn Lue upset by distractions (Sports Betting News)

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, left, watches the NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons from the bench with head coach Tyronn Lue during the first half, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

”I hate it,” coach Tyronn Lue said Thursday following practice. With six losses in eight games, the Cavs are in a slump they never expected. All is not well with King James or his teammates, who have spent the past few days caught in a swirl of turmoil that’s making it tougher for Lue to get them focused on their real issues.

Click here to read the full article