Zsawda's Blog – May 2014 Archive (14)

It has only been two days since Michael Sam became the first openly gay player selected in the NFL draft, but the St. Louis Rams’ decision — and Sam’s reaction — has already generated plenty of reaction, both positive and negative

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Openly gay NFL prospect Michael Sam drafted by Rams with final-round pick

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Jackie Robinson is the blueprint, or at least that's what so many seem to believe.

It certainly wouldn't be a bad example for Michael Sam to follow. Robinson broke MLB's color barrier by putting his head down and competing. He won over critics by winning games for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Just shut up and play. Jackie Robinson is an undeniable American hero for what he did. How he accomplished it was his choice. For him and his day, it was perfect.

That day, though, was 1947. View…

BOSTON — Watergate II won’t have the fallout of the genuine article, of course. The original, in the early 1970s, was a stunning criminal act and political coverup that ultimately brought down U

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant has plenty of scoring titles. Now, he finally has an MVP trophy to go with them.

Watch Kevin Durant’s miraculous four-point play against the Grizzlies

The Oklahoma City Thunder star won the NBA’s top individual honour Tuesday, grabbing 119 first-place votes. Miami’s LeBron James, who had won the last two MVP awards and four of the previous five, finished second with six first-place votes and Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers was…

Indiana Pacers small forward Paul George (24) dribbles as Washington Wizards small forward Trevor Ariza (1) defends. Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters WASHINGTON -- Forward Paul George scored 23 points and the Indiana Pacers held the Washington Wizards to 30 points in the second half as they pulled away for a 85-63 victory on Friday night (Saturday, PHL time) to take a 2-1 lead in the second-round playoff series.     #PacersWin #PacersWin and take the 2-1 series lead! Final score: Pacers…

The other favorites avoided similar stumbles, as the United States and Russia both began their campaigns with big wins and the Czech Republic earned an overtime victory.In Group B, the Americans brushed aside host Belarus 6-1 and Russia showed off its attacking power in a 5-0 win over last year's runner-up Switzerland. The Czechs edged Slovakia 3-2 in their Group A game.But the most memorable moment came earlier in the day when Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored the only goal in the shootout…

Portland limped home down 2-0 in the Western Conference semifinals with the Spurs, and while their digs may be snake-free, the Blazers still have to figure out how to stop San Antonio when the teams meet again Saturday night at the Moda Center.Portland coach Terry Stotts summed it up during a timeout in Game 2, when he told the team: ''We don't have a chance if we don't rebound and we don't defend.''Only 16 teams have come back from a 2-0 deficit to win a playoff series, most recently the…

Dirk Nowitzki isn't expecting big money in his next deal. (USATSI)More postseason coverage: Playoff schedule, results | Latest news, notesAfter 16 seasons in the NBA, Dallas Mavericks' forward Dirk Nowitzki will become a free agent at the tender age of 36 years old this summer. He's coming off a season in which he averaged 21

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MONTREAL — As a staple in the pop culture diet for decades in Quebec, singer Ginette Reno has loaned her voice to several well-known institutions: Singing for the Hells Angels at a wedding reception and singing at the funeral for Maurice (The Rocket) Richard famously among them.

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MEMPHIS, – Had Kendrick Perkins sat on Mike Miller at any point in the past three seasons the way he did Thursday night in Game 3 of the Oklahoma City-Memphis playoff series, a team of EMTs immediately would have rushed to the court carrying a Gulliver-esque spatula. Whatever parts of Miller hadn’t already gone splat would have been scraped up and deposited in the Grizzlies’ trainers room, perhaps not to be seen again until preseason…

Clippers hold off Warriors to take 2-1 series leadGrizzlies beat Thunder in OT, take 2-1 series leadNational Basketball Association Playoff Game CapsulesTeague helps Atlanta take 2-1 series lead over IndianaMcRoberts fined $20K for hard foul on JamesStretching the Field: Portland blazing trail back to Rip City

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Reggie Jackson carries the Thunder in crunch time. (USATSI) More postseason coverage: Playoff schedule, results | Latest news, notesMEMPHIS, Tenn. -- More than six minutes had ticked off the clock, and Kevin Durant had taken only one shot, and the score was tied 10-10 when a Grizzlies fan sitting in the front row late Saturday caught the attention of the NBA's soon-to-be Most Valuable Player."Hey Durant! Hey Durant!" the fan yelled …

Sure, there were two other games that had yet to finish before the Grizzlies' 106-105 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, but this was the last real contest on an evening when most of the NBA preferred to rest their stars.

Both teams had something at stake—a chance to grab the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference playoff race and avoid a first-round matchup with the San Antonio Spurs—and both teams played like it

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