New Orleans Pelicans center Omer Asik, forward Luke Babbitt will make their debuts vs. Warriors

New Orleans Pelicans starting center Omer Asik and small forward Luke Babbitt are  set to make their debuts on Saturday night after missing the first two games with injuries.
Alvin Gentry said in his pregame news conference that Asik and Babbitt will play and without any possible minute restrictions.
''Obviously coming into the game where it's going to be the first time they've played for a while,'' Gentry said. ''We're not going to be stupid about it and try to play them 30 minutes.

Reports: Free-agent WR Sanders banned 10 games

The Jacksonville Jaguars receiving corps is hardly stacked, with names like Allen Robinson, Allen Hurns and Marqise Lee -- all second-year players -- sitting atop the depth charts. So when the club last month released third-year wideout Ace Sanders, even with his struggles last season, it did seem a bit puzzling to some.
That move makes a lot more sense now.
According to multiple reports Monday, the NFL suspended the free-agent receiver for the first 10 games of the upcoming season for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy.

‘I don’t give a f*** about Fifa’ – Cristiano Ronaldo storms out of interview

Cristiano Ronaldo stormed out of an interview with CNN Espanyol when asked about the Fifa scandal before insisting the corruption is having no impact the on top players.
When asked if the players at Real Madrid discuss Fifa in the dressing room, the Ballon d’Or winner smirked and said they’d rather talk about ‘music, women, fashion, shoes, suitcases/bags, jewellery, about haircuts,’ instead.

Cristiano Ronaldo goes in disguise on streets of Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo has posted a fantastic video of himself going in disguise and showing off his football skills on the streets of Madrid.

The Real Madrid star – one of the most recognisable sportsmen in the world – donned a wig, shades beard and body suit and headed out into the Spanish capital with a football.

Volquez, Donaldson and More Royals, Blue Jays Comment After Benches Clear


Big winners at last week's trade deadline, the Toronto Blue Jays fashion themselves as American League contenders. The Blue Jays took perhaps their first step in that direction over the weekend, taking three of four games from the Kansas City Royals despite the AL leader firing shots—figuratively and literally—in their direction. 

Wayne Rooney admits it was "weird" to play for Everton again after Duncan Ferguson testimonial cameo

Wayne Rooney admitted it felt "a bit weird" to pull on the blue shirt of Everton for the first time in 11 years.

The Manchester United skipper, who moved to Old Trafford for £27m in 2004, came on as a substitute during Duncan Ferguson's testimonial on Sunday.

Blue Jays and Royals square off in heated game, post-game war of words

TORONTO -- On the field, tempers flared between the Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals, but no punches were thrown.
In the aftermath of the Blue Jays' 5-2 victory Sunday, there were plenty of back-and-forth blows in the war of words that erupted from the clubhouses at Rogers Centre.