4 Minutes of Leslie Nielsen Goodness: RIP Leslie Nielsen

4 Minutes of Leslie Nielsen Goodness: RIP Leslie Nielsen

The gifted, talented, awesome, hilarious Canadian comedian passed away today at the age of 84. I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley.

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MARTIN SAMUEL: 82 billion reasons why FIFA fools are deluded over 2018 World Cup

There is a global recession and it is felt everywhere but the offices of FIFA. The peasants have no bread? Let them eat concrete.

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Steve Nash 'Not Worried About Trade Talk,' Just Wants to Win

Filed under: Suns, NBA Rumors, Interviews, FanHouse Exclusive, NBA Coaches

There are less cookies these days for Steve Nash to not eat.



It's a tradition on the Phoenix Suns that, whenever they win a road game, players all eat cookies. Well, everyone on the team except Nash.



"He won't even eat a cookie. He's that committed,'' teammate Jared Dudley said about the point guard, whose disciplined diet includes not eating sugar.



Still, Nash, being the ultimate team player, would love to see his teammates gobbling down lots of post-game treats this season. But it's not looking good.



After an embarrassing 138-133 loss Monday at Denver, where no cookies and only frowns were served up in the Suns' locker room, they dropped to 8-9. Consider that this is a team that averaged 55 wins a season in the six years after Nash signed as a free agent in the summer of 2004.



"It's disappointing, obviously, the losses,'' Nash said in an interview with FanHouse about how this season has begun. "We made so much change from a team that was close to the Finals last year. But, considering all the changes, it's not an awful situation. It's just not what we're used to.''

 

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Heat Blow Out Wizards Behind Balanced Attack From Star Trio

Filed under: Heat, Wizards

MIAMI -- The game at hand on Monday night at the AmericanAirlines Arena between the Miami Heat and the Washington Wizards took a backseat to the drama that's been unfolding behind the scenes in recent days with rumors swirling over head coach Erik Spoelstra's job security. Nevertheless, there were still plenty of fireworks out on the floor as Dwyane Wade led a second-half charge to put the game away over a depleted Wizards team missing several key players, notably rookie sensation John Wall, due to injury.



The Heat's superstar trio of Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh combined for 76 points as their talent was enough to overcome another sub-.500 team to stop the bleeding temporarily. Spoelstra was happy enough to get the win but is well aware that the team's problems won't be solved after just one victory.



"The storyline was that we came in with a much better focus and energy and we were able to sustain it all the way through," he said after the game. "They didn't play sharp all the time offensively but the ball was moving and the most important thing was (that) you could see it on our effort and energy on the defensive end.



"So we move on. We can't dwell on this. It's a step in the right direction and now we have to continue to build these habits and remember that pain. I won't forget the pain of the other night (against Dallas), the third quarter, and I don't want our guys to forget that, either."

 

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Play of the Day

Derrick Rose brings Tyreke Evans to his knees with a sick cross-over move on his way to the bucket.

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Jockeys Leparoux, Desormeaux suspended 3 days

Jockeys Julien Leparoux and Kent Desormeaux have been suspended by stewards for three days for their actions during the Clark Handicap on Friday at Churchill Downs. Leparoux finished first aboard Successful Dan but the winner was dropped to third after officials ruled Successful Dan interfered with Redding Colliery at the top of the stretch.

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Jockeys Leparoux, Desormeaux suspended 3 days

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4 Minutes of Leslie Nielsen Goodness: RIP Leslie Nielsen

4 Minutes of Leslie Nielsen Goodness: RIP Leslie Nielsen

The gifted, talented, awesome, hilarious Canadian comedian passed away today at the age of 84. I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley.

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Carlo Ancelotti feels heat at Chelsea after Newcastle stalemate

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti was under increasing pressure after his side blew their chance to return to the top of the table by drawing at Newcastle.

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Whether He Likes it or Not, Countdown to 1,000 Wins Begins for George Karl

Filed under: Nuggets, Suns

DENVER -- Has the countdown started for George Karl to reach 1,000 NBA coaching wins?



After Karl claimed No. 996 with Denver's 138-133 win Sunday night over Phoenix at the Pepsi Center, he was asked that very question.



"I'm going home,'' said Karl, ending his press conference.



Karl is playing it down, but in December he will become just the seventh coach in league history to reach the four-digit milestone. The Nuggets are getting him closer thanks to a four-game winning streak that has raised their record to 10-6.



The latest win was like a lot he's had in his career. With forward Carmelo Anthony done for the night due to illness after playing just the first three minutes and with forward Kenyon Martin still out following offseason knee surgery, Karl resorted back to his CBA days when he often played with a depleted roster.



Karl tricked up his lineup, often going very small. And his team somehow scored 138 points with Anthony, who came in as the NBA's fifth-leading scorer, sitting on the bench in agony for most of the first half before finally going home to bed at halftime.

 

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Antoine Walker Planning Comeback in D-League, Per League Sources

Filed under: NBA Rumors, NBA D-League, FanHouse Exclusive

Three-time NBA All-Star Antoine Walker has made numerous comeback attempts since last playing for the Minnesota Timberwolves during the 2007-08 NBA season, but the latest may show how dedicated he actually is at getting another shot in the NBA.



Walker could soon be signing a contract with the NBA Development League, possibly as soon as Monday, according to league sources with knowledge of the situation.



Walker, 35, averaged 17.5 points and 7.7 rebounds over the course of his 12-year NBA career but wasn't able to earn an NBA training camp invite with the Charlotte Bobcats earlier this year after showing up to practice with them in September, a career move that seemingly signaled the end of domestic relevance for the former three-point 'shimmy'er.



While it isn't surprising that Walker wasn't able to earn a training camp spot with the Bobcats amid their glut of tweener forwards, ESPN's Marc Stein reported at the time that Walker was in very good shape, reporting that multiple witnesses who had seen Walker playing and working out with famed trainer Tim Grover in Chicago said "that Walker looks as fit as he has for some time."

 

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Texas A&M defeats No. 21 Temple 54-51

Temple is taking some valuable baggage home from its disappointing trip to Florida. David Loubeau scored 13 points, Naji Hibbert added 12 and Texas A&M beat the No. 21 Owls 54-51 Sunday in the consolation bracket of the Old Spice Classic. “I think we learned a lot about our team,” Temple coach Fran Dunphy said.

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No. 2 Spartans roll, No. 1 Duke up next

Durrell Summers scored 21 points, and No. 2 Michigan State warmed up for its showdown with top-ranked Duke with a 73-55 win over Tennessee Tech on Sunday. The Spartans (5-1) will surely drop in the rankings before taking on the Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Wednesday night. Michigan State lost to Connecticut earlier this week at the Maui Invitational, although the Spartans bounced back…

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No. 2 Spartans roll, No. 1 Duke up next

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I can't believe five-goal haul, says United hot-shot Dimitar Berbatov

Dimitar Berbatov made sure his strike partner Wayne Rooney shared the glory after joining the exclusive 'high-five' club of Premier League strikers.

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To Meet Great Expectations, Heat Must Try Harder

Filed under: 76ers, Heat, NBA Press Box

Just one more loss and the Miami Heat would have faced the most averages of averages with a .500 record at 8-8. The Heat eventually prevailed over the Philadelphia 76ers, but this wasn't what anyone envisioned when Pat Riley locked up the three biggest players in the most hyped free agent class ever.



Injuries may have taken a toll on a team with so much top-heavy talent. But too often the Heat lack focus and energy through stretches of games that result in telegraphed passes being stolen, opponents grabbing offensive rebounds and unforced Miami turnovers. Then, to overcome these mental lapses, the Heat must play perfect basketball down the stretch, where the margin of error is razor thin. Too often lately it's been difficult to overcome against quality teams, providing critics of the Heat with more ammo.



"This is what every competitor, I think, would really want," said Spoelstra before the Heat victory over the 76ers. "To be in an environment where you matter as a team. Everybody is watching us; everybody cares about what we are doing. A lot of it may be negative, but that can be very motivating at the same time.



"I remember what it was like three years ago when we won 15 games. That's the most miserable existence you can have in professional athletics. That can't even compare to this, so this can be a very motivating and inspiring."

 

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Mark Cuban Says He Recruited LeBron to Mavericks

Filed under: Heat, Mavericks, NBA Rumors, Sports Business and Media, NBA Free Agents

When LeBron James announced he would be taking his talents to South Beach in front of the whole world, Dan Gilbert wasn't the only owner left feeling sick.



Mark Cuban, the boisterous and often controversial owner of the Dallas Mavericks, says he vehemently courted 'The King' and his business manager, Maverick Carter, during LeBron's free agent bonanza last summer. He did so through a barrage of text messages after the July 1 start of free agency with the main message that James' best shot at a title was with Dallas, and not Miami.



He envisioned James teaming up with All-Star point guard Jason Kidd along with superstar forward Dirk Nowitzki and that he in turn would provide him with a quality set of ancillary parts.



"Before he made his decision, what I told [James] ... and what I told Maverick was no team had ever blown up their team to ground zero -- well, I shouldn't use those words -- blown their team up of all of their core, and then added a couple of free agents and won a championship," Cuban told ESPN's Michael Wallace before the Heat played the Mavericks on Saturday at American Airlines Center. "It's always taken someone to come into a good team, make it better, and put it over the top. That's what I told him, and that's what I told Maverick."

 

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Play of the Day

Joe Johnson finds Josh Smith for the prettiest alley-oop dunk of the evening.

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Cost of Freedom wins at Hollywood Park

Cost of Freedom beat Gato Go Win by a length Thursday in the $100,000 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes at Hollywood Park. Ridden by Joe Talamo, Cost of Freedom ran 6 furlongs in 1:08.46 and paid $4, $3 and $2.40. Gato Go Win returned $8.80 and $4.40, and Scenic Blast paid $3.40 to show. The victory increased Cost of Freedom’s career earnings to $812,263.

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Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas backs his beloved Barcelona to see off Real Madrid

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is backing his former club Barcelona to beat Real Madrid in Monday’s El Clasico. Fabregas believes magic of Lionel Messi could be decisive.

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Heat Take Longer Than Expected to Outlast Sixers

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MIAMI -- The Miami Heat faced the Philadelphia 76ers for the second time this season on Friday night and it was under similar circumstances as they were looking to bounce back after a tough loss to an elite East team. Given the circumstances of their underwhelming start to the season, the Heat played without much urgency through three quarters but their talent was simply too much for the hapless Sixers in a 99-90 win.



Sixers coach Doug Collins anticipated that the game would bring the best of out of the Heat, who were seeking to end their three-game losing streak before going on the road to face the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.



"We're going to get the rampaging Miami Heat tonight," said Collins before the game "They're going to come out with all kinds of energy, we know that. They're not happy the way they played the last couple of games."



Though the Heat struggled for most of the game to put away the Sixers at home, the team did just enough right things in the fourth quarter to keep Philadelphia at bay. The Sixers mostly played catch-up but were able to stay in the game by not affording the Heat easy buckets in the paint and in transition. As a result, the Sixers were able keep their deficit to single digits throughout the game.

 

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Carmelo Anthony Shakes Off Illness to Hit Buzzer-Beater against Bulls

Filed under: Bulls, Nuggets

DENVER -- When Carmelo Anthony walked out of the Pepsi Center late Friday night, it was surprising one of Denver's ball boys wasn't called upon to help him with all the medicine he was carrying.



The Nuggets star forward began to feel sick last Monday in Golden State, a game in which he sure didn't look to be hurting en route to scoring a season-high 39 points. But when Anthony showed up for shootaround Friday morning, his teammates knew something wasn't right.



"You could tell he was feeling bad because nobody was talking to him, interacting,'' said Denver guard Ty Lawson. "He had his hood on. The look on his face said he was real tired.''



Nevertheless, later in the day, with the Nuggets trailing 97-96 to Chicago at the Pepsi Center, there was no doubts who Lawson was looking for to hit the winning shot. With 4.0 seconds remaining, Lawson inbounded to Anthony, who drilled a 23-footer at the buzzer for a 98-97 win.



Anthony then wearily made his way to the locker room. The shot certainly made him feel better, but not by a lot.



"Terrible. One,'' said Anthony, when asked after the game how he felt on a scale of one to 10.

 

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Big 2nd-half run lifts Wisconsin by BC

Few people who suffered through Wisconsin’s offensively challenged victory a day earlier would have believed the run the Badgers put together Friday. Jon Leuer scored 18 points and Wisconsin used a 26-2 second-half surge to beat Boston College 65-55 in the second round of the Old Spice Classic. “It was inside-outside, it was off offensive rebounds.

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UConn rips No. 8 Kentucky for Maui title

The Connecticut Huskies leave Hawaii with a big trophy and bigger expectations. King Kemba took them down the pipeline. Finishing off a dominating tournament, Kemba Walker scored 29 points and Connecticut beat a Top 10 team for the second straight day, knocking off No. 8 Kentucky with an 84-67 rout to win the Maui Tournament on Wednesday night.

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UConn rips No. 8 Kentucky for Maui title

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New Nike ( LeBron ) Commercial by Seth MacFarlane ( Video )

New Nike ( LeBron ) Commercial by Seth MacFarlane ( Video )

You are not going to find this little ditty on what you youngsters are calling “TV”. This a short commercial that rolls before videos that Seth posts on his Youtube channel. And judging by the background on his new channel, this should be a recurring theme. There is a 3rd character lurking in the background. I am guessing he will make his debut on the next episode. I shortened the video to just show the Nike commercial, because I know that Seth Macfarlane’s work is not that terribly popular. Enjoy.

So, I guess this makes LeBron James, Peter Griffin… and it makes me Stewie?

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