Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are preparing for a fight. The reigning Super Bowl MVP will appeal his four-game suspension, his agent said, and the team threw its ”unconditional” support behind its quarterback after the NFL came down hard on its biggest star in the ”Deflategate” scandal. ”Tom Brady has our unconditional support,” Patriots owner Bob Kraft said in a statement issued on Monday night. ”Our belief in
Kyle Busch will run the All-Star race this weekend, his first competition since he was seriously injured in a crash at Daytona nearly three month ago. Busch will drive his No. 18 Toyota in Saturday night’s All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The fiancee of professional golfer John Daly is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a lawsuit that blames her for breaking up his previous marriage. In February, the Mississippi Supreme Court gave the green light to Sherrie Allison Miller to pursue damages against Anna Cladakis, claiming alienation of affection. The Mississippi Supreme Court said Miller may have grounds to collect damages if she can prove Daly and Cladakis
Steve Kerr challenged his Golden State Warriors to ratchet up the intensity to playoff-level. With MVP Stephen Curry leading the way, they responded and looked like the team that cruised through the regular season. Curry scored 21 of his 33 points by halftime, and the Warriors snapped their two-game skid Monday night by routing the Memphis Grizzlies 101-84 to tie the Western Conference semifinals at 2-2. ”It was probably our
Tom Brady was suspended for four games and the New England Patriots were fined $1 million on Monday as the NFL came down heavy on its marquee player and its Super Bowl champ over the “Deflategate” scandal. The National Football League not only suspended the two-time NFL MVP without pay but also stripped the Patriots of both their 2016 first round draft pick and the 2017 fourth round draft pick
(Reuters) – The NFL suspended New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady without pay for the first four games of the 16-game season, fined the franchise $1 million and took away two draft picks on Monday for their role in Deflategate. Here is a list of some of the more notable punishments doled out in sport: – Major League Baseball’s Alex Rodriguez was suspended for the entire 162 games of the
(The Sports Xchange) – Stephen Curry lived up to his Most Valuable Player status with 33 points as the Golden State Warriors brushed aside the Memphis Grizzlies 101-84 at FedExForum on Monday to even their Western Conference semi-final series at 2-2. Curry shot 11-for-22 from the floor, including 4-for-9 from three-point range, as well as adding eight rebounds and five assists. It was the point guard’s fourth 30-point game of
Guard Jeff Teague scored 26 points as the Atlanta Hawks held off the Washington Wizards for a 106-101 win in game four of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Forward Paul Millsap scored 19 points and centre Al Horford had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Atlanta, who rebounded from a buzzer-beating loss in game three to level the series at 2-2. Washington, who were playing their third consecutive game without
By Elizabeth Barber BOSTON (Reuters) – Hunched over burgers and chili cheese dogs at a Boston-area pub, a group of friends digested Monday’s news of punishment in the “Deflategate” scandal for the New England Patriots and star quarterback Tom Brady. Not surprisingly, there was a full menu of reactions – from praise to disbelief to condemnation – to Brady’s four-game suspension by the National Football League for using under-inflated footballs.