Day: March 13, 2017

Iguodala fined $10K for ‘inappropriate’ postgame comments (Sports Betting News)Iguodala fined $10K for ‘inappropriate’ postgame comments (Sports Betting News)

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017| 23:55

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - MARCH 10: Andre Iguodala #9 of the Golden State Warriors handles the ball during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 10, 2017 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)

Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala was fined $10,000 by the NBA on Monday for what the league called ”inappropriate comments” following the team’s weekend loss at Minnesota. The NBA announced the penalty shortly after Iguodala spoke to the media following practice and addressed the racially tinged comments he made Friday night. Iguodala acknowledged he put his team in a tough spot when he told reporters ”I do what master say” upon finding out that he would be resting the next night at San Antonio, along with Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson.

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Kansas coach Self: Josh Jackson will play in NCAA tourney (Sports Betting News)Kansas coach Self: Josh Jackson will play in NCAA tourney (Sports Betting News)

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017| 23:22

FILE - In this March 4, 2017, file photo, Kansas guard Josh Jackson (11) dunks in front of Oklahoma State guard Jawun Evans, right, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Stillwater, Okla. Kansas coach Bill Self says star freshman Josh Jackson will play in the NCAA Tournament despite several off-the-court issues and allegations that Jackson and his representatives tried to bribe a student to make a vandalism accusation go away. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Kansas coach Bill Self had a two-word response when asked Monday whether star freshman Josh Jackson would miss NCAA Tournament games for a lingering off-the-court issue involving a member of the women’s basketball team. Self suspended Jackson for the quarterfinal game in the Big 12 Tournament – which Kansas promptly lost to TCU – as punishment of an accumulation of embarrassing incidents. The most recent case was Jackson hitting a parked car and fleeing the scene, but the one that continues to cause the most frustration for the Jayhawks is one involving basketball player McKenzie Calvert.

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Column: It takes a brawl for NASCAR to go mainstream (Sports Betting News)Column: It takes a brawl for NASCAR to go mainstream (Sports Betting News)

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017| 22:48

Kyle Busch walks away from his smoking car in pit lane at the end of the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, March 12, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

Kyle Busch had a gash on his forehead and blood running down his nose when he promised payback to Joey Logano. The tussle shoved NASCAR into the watercooler talk Monday alongside the NCAA Tournament, and the reason why should be a wakeup call to every stakeholder in the stagnant sport because, like it or not, Busch getting pummeled by Logano’s crew is the lasting memory of the race. NASCAR can make any format change under the sun, try gimmicks, slick marketing or the Monster Energy Girls, but its mainstream audience wants drama.

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Column: It takes a brawl for NASCAR to go mainstream (Sports Betting News)Column: It takes a brawl for NASCAR to go mainstream (Sports Betting News)

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017| 22:48

Kyle Busch walks away from his smoking car in pit lane at the end of the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, March 12, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

Kyle Busch had a gash on his forehead and blood running down his nose when he promised payback to Joey Logano. The tussle shoved NASCAR into the watercooler talk Monday alongside the NCAA Tournament, and the reason why should be a wakeup call to every stakeholder in the stagnant sport because, like it or not, Busch getting pummeled by Logano’s crew is the lasting memory of the race. NASCAR can make any format change under the sun, try gimmicks, slick marketing or the Monster Energy Girls, but its mainstream audience wants drama.

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Cavaliers sign forward Larry Sanders, waive Andrew Bogut (Sports Betting News)Cavaliers sign forward Larry Sanders, waive Andrew Bogut (Sports Betting News)

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017| 22:08

PORTLAND, OR - DECEMBER 17: Larry Sanders #8 of the Milwaukee Bucks stands on the court against the Portland Trail Blazers on December 17, 2014 at the Moda Center Arena in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images)

Larry Sanders walked away from the NBA. Sanders, who left the league two years ago after five seasons with Milwaukee, signed Monday with the struggling Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs have been in the market for a big man since Andrew Bogut broke his left leg just 58 seconds into his debut with Cleveland last week.

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Cavaliers sign forward Larry Sanders, waive Andrew Bogut (Sports Betting News)Cavaliers sign forward Larry Sanders, waive Andrew Bogut (Sports Betting News)

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017| 22:08

PORTLAND, OR - DECEMBER 17: Larry Sanders #8 of the Milwaukee Bucks stands on the court against the Portland Trail Blazers on December 17, 2014 at the Moda Center Arena in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images)

Larry Sanders walked away from the NBA. Sanders, who left the league two years ago after five seasons with Milwaukee, signed Monday with the struggling Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs have been in the market for a big man since Andrew Bogut broke his left leg just 58 seconds into his debut with Cleveland last week.

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