Day: March 21, 2017

Curry shoves, Thompson shoots and Warriors roll Thunder (Sports Betting News)Curry shoves, Thompson shoots and Warriors roll Thunder (Sports Betting News)

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - MARCH 20: Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors looks on against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the game on March 20, 2017 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors didn’t have Kevin Durant for Monday night’s game at Oklahoma City. With or without Durant, there’s animosity to go around in this hot-blooded rivalry. Klay Thompson scored 34 points to help the Warriors beat the Thunder 111-95 in a heated matchup filled with trash talk, technical fouls and a shoving match centered around the usually cool-headed Curry.

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Curry shoves, Thompson shoots and Warriors roll Thunder (Sports Betting News)Curry shoves, Thompson shoots and Warriors roll Thunder (Sports Betting News)

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - MARCH 20: Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors looks on against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the game on March 20, 2017 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors didn’t have Kevin Durant for Monday night’s game at Oklahoma City. With or without Durant, there’s animosity to go around in this hot-blooded rivalry. Klay Thompson scored 34 points to help the Warriors beat the Thunder 111-95 in a heated matchup filled with trash talk, technical fouls and a shoving match centered around the usually cool-headed Curry.

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Will Wade leaves VCU after just two years to become LSU’s next coach (Sports Betting News)Will Wade leaves VCU after just two years to become LSU’s next coach (Sports Betting News)

Will Wade leaves VCU after just two years to become LSU's next coach

Will Wade made exactly the type of move Shaka Smart annually resisted. Instead of staying at VCU until an elite job comes open, Wade is leaving for a program that has been to the Sweet 16 twice in the past 30 years. LSU announced Monday night that Wade will be its next head coach.

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IOC welcome Tokyo 2020 golf venue u-turn on women members (Sports Betting News)IOC welcome Tokyo 2020 golf venue u-turn on women members (Sports Betting News)

FILE PHOTO: A club house of Kasumigaseki Country Club is pictured  in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, January 25, 2017.   REUTERS/Oh Hyun

International Olympic Committee vice president John Coates has welcomed the decision of the club which will host the golf tournaments at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to admit women as full members. The private Kasumigaseki Country Club took the decision to change its bylaws at an extraordinary board meeting on Monday after being told last month that the IOC would find another venue if the policy remained unaltered. “As we have said all along, gender equality is a fundamental principle of the Olympic Movement and an important part of Olympic Agenda 2020, and we believe this decision now reflects this,” Coates, the head of the IOC coordination commission which advises Tokyo Games organizers, said.

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Silver tells NBA team owners to take note of rest issue (Sports Betting News)Silver tells NBA team owners to take note of rest issue (Sports Betting News)

NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 18: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks with the media during a press conference at Smoothie King Center on February 18, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver sent a memo to the league’s board of governors Monday, calling the way teams are choosing to rest starters in some games ”an extremely significant issue for our league” and pressing owners to be more involved in the decision-making process. Silver also told the owners that the matter will be discussed at league meetings next month after nationally televised games on back-to-back Saturday nights were diluted by decisions to rest star players. ”Decisions of this kind … can affect fans and business partners, impact our reputation and damage the perception of our game,” Silver wrote in the memo, which was obtained by Sports Betting News.

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Silver tells NBA team owners to take note of rest issue (Sports Betting News)Silver tells NBA team owners to take note of rest issue (Sports Betting News)

NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 18: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks with the media during a press conference at Smoothie King Center on February 18, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver sent a memo to the league’s board of governors Monday, calling the way teams are choosing to rest starters in some games ”an extremely significant issue for our league” and pressing owners to be more involved in the decision-making process. Silver also told the owners that the matter will be discussed at league meetings next month after nationally televised games on back-to-back Saturday nights were diluted by decisions to rest star players. ”Decisions of this kind … can affect fans and business partners, impact our reputation and damage the perception of our game,” Silver wrote in the memo, which was obtained by Sports Betting News.

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Back from injury, Thomas scores 25 as Celtics top Wizards (Sports Betting News)Back from injury, Thomas scores 25 as Celtics top Wizards (Sports Betting News)

BOSTON, MA - MARCH 20: Isaiah Thomas #4 of the Boston Celtics gives a thumbs up during the second quarter against the Washington Wizards at TD Garden on March 20, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

The Boston Celtics got a bit of revenge against the Washington Wizards and also took control of the second seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Isaiah Thomas scored 25 points after missing the previous two games with a bruised right knee, leading the Celtics to a 110-102 victory over the Wizards in another testy matchup Monday night between two of the top teams in the East. ”We knew it was going to be one of those games,” Thomas said.

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Back from injury, Thomas scores 25 as Celtics top Wizards (Sports Betting News)Back from injury, Thomas scores 25 as Celtics top Wizards (Sports Betting News)

BOSTON, MA - MARCH 20: Isaiah Thomas #4 of the Boston Celtics gives a thumbs up during the second quarter against the Washington Wizards at TD Garden on March 20, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

The Boston Celtics got a bit of revenge against the Washington Wizards and also took control of the second seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Isaiah Thomas scored 25 points after missing the previous two games with a bruised right knee, leading the Celtics to a 110-102 victory over the Wizards in another testy matchup Monday night between two of the top teams in the East. ”We knew it was going to be one of those games,” Thomas said.

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Harden hits layup with 2.4 seconds left to lift Rockets (Sports Betting News)Harden hits layup with 2.4 seconds left to lift Rockets (Sports Betting News)

James Harden drove the length of the floor for a layup with 2.4 seconds left to lift the Houston Rockets over the Denver Nuggets 125-124 on Monday night. Houston outlasted Denver in a duel between the second- and third-highest scoring teams in the NBA. Harden likely saved the game for Houston, too, when he batted down an inbounds pass to Mason Plumlee near the basket following his layup.

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