Day: February 8, 2017

Knicks’ Phil Jackson takes dig at Carmelo Anthony in tweet (Sports Betting News)Knicks’ Phil Jackson takes dig at Carmelo Anthony in tweet (Sports Betting News)

FILE - In this July 8, 2016, file photo, New York Knicks president Phil Jackson answers questions during a news conference at the team's training facility in Greenburgh, N.Y. Jackson took what appeared to be another dig at forward Carmelo Anthony in a tweet on Feb. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Phil Jackson may be trying to trade Carmelo Anthony because he’s given up trying to change him. In the tweet, Jackson referred to a column by Bleacher Report writer Kevin Ding that suggested Jackson is frustrated because Anthony doesn’t have the same will to win as Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, two of Jackson’s greatest players when he coached. Jackson was referring to Michael Graham, a college star from Georgetown who never enjoyed much success in the pros.

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Browns lower prices for tickets after 1-15 season (Sports Betting News)Browns lower prices for tickets after 1-15 season (Sports Betting News)

Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson gestures towards players during practice for Saturday's Senior Bowl college football game in Mobile, Ala., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Coming off a deplorable 1-15 season, the Cleveland Browns have lowered the price of many tickets. The Browns said reducing ticket prices ”was the right thing to do for our fans.” Tickets will be decreased in 40 percent of FirstEnergy Stadium. The team announced the decrease Wednesday and released a letter that owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam sent to season-ticket holders.

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Tokyo golf club undecided over rule changes to allow women (Sports Betting News)Tokyo golf club undecided over rule changes to allow women (Sports Betting News)

Board members at the club that will host the 2020 Olympic golf tournament failed to make a decision about changing their policy of excluding women as full members. The Kasumigaseki Country Club came under scrutiny recently when the International Olympic Committee inquired about the club’s membership practice. The issue surfaced in mid-January when Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike urged Kasumigaseki to admit women as full members.

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