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The Suns guard dropped 20 points in the first half, nearly matching the production of DeRozan, Vučević and LaVine, who scored a combined 22 points. The Bulls couldn’t slow Booker on blow-by drives, and even double teams weren’t enough to knock him off his midrange shots.
“Within five minutes I get a call from the Steelers saying, ‘You can’t write that we’re having off-season shoulder-pad practices,’” Clayton said in 2013. “I said, ‘Thanks for the confirmation.’ I wrote the story, and the next thing you know, I’m getting death threats.”
The Illini didn’t hit a shot from more than 5 feet until Plummer sank hit a 3-pointer with 12 minutes, 47 seconds remaining, their first 3 in 10 attempts. Plummer hit another 3 on the next possession and a jumper soon after, but he was the only Illini shooter to get in a groove.
The Bills are tight against the salary cap after the addition of pass rusher Von Miller, so the Bears, Vikings, Patriots or aother team could make it challenging for them to match a front-loaded offer. The Patriots got a good look at Bates as two of his regular-season starts came against them. Poles saw him in the divisional-round playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs. If Bates gets multiple offers, his fit and comfort with the situation could drive his decision.
“I’m really excited to be here just in general, knowing that I have a really good support system,” Velasquez said. “Talking to a lot of guys, they’ve been trying to get me on board for a while. And it’s really great to hear that, it’s very comforting, but I’ve got to do my job and I think that’s where Katz can really bear down and help me kind of narrow down the answers.”
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Kris Bryant tried on his Colorado Rockies jersey for the first time and then ran through his thank-yous at his introductory news conference, giving kudos to the team’s front office, manager Bud Black, agent Scott Boras and the dozen or so teammates who had gathered on the terrace to watch.
Watson, who didn’t play last season for Houston, had informed the Browns on Thursday that he wasn’t coming. However, he had a change of heart and called the team Friday, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the imminent trade.
Earlier this month, Davidson said of Hagel: “Brandon’s really turned himself into a very valuable player to us and I think everyone else recognizes that, too. He’s a bona fide NHL player that has some very desirable attributes and his age (23) also makes him a desirable player to us, to many other teams that are not just contending for the Stanley Cup but also desirable to them, as well.
“Larry Ogunjobi embodies everything we are looking for in a Bear,” general manager Ryan Poles said in a statement. “He is a special person and player. During the league’s negotiating window earlier this week, we agreed to terms with him, subject to him passing a physical here. After a standard and thorough physical and medical review with Larry yesterday afternoon, our medical team deemed him to have failed his physical and therefore, unfortunately, we are not signing him today. This is difficult and it is emotional for everyone involved, but ultimately is what is in the best interest of protecting the Chicago Bears.”
Although DeRozan is better equipped for the postseason, Donovan has been focused on using this final run of games to grow players like LaVine, Dosunmu and even Vučević who haven’t experienced playoffs teams. The next step in these players’ development, Donovan said, is expediting in-game adjustments before half time.