(#1) Top five guys not taken in NBA Draft [NBCSports.com]
At any given time, about 20 percent of the guys on an NBA roster were players who were not drafted. They are guys that the NBA teams missed on, or who were just a little slower to develop but finally got to an NBA level. There were some quality players ...
(#2) 10 key quotes from the Supreme Court's gay marriage decision [Politico]
After the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision Friday that legalized gay marriage in all 50 states, both supporters and dissenters took to social media to share their opinions on the ruling. Inside the high court, passions ran just as deep, as seen in the ...
(#3) Internet Absolutely Losing Its Shit Over SCOTUS Gay Marriage Ruling [Jezebel]
If you haven't yet seen the news, it's a great day for the gay community and an awful one for homophobes: the Supreme Court of the United Stated legalized gay marriage in all of the land! In honor of the ruling, here are some of the fantastic and ...
(#4) 2015 NBA Draft grades: Timberwolves, Lakers get high marks for high picks [SB Nation]
Unlike the Eastern Conference, the NBA's Western Conference annually features a bunch of really good teams jockeying for playoff position. And, thanks to the quirks of the NBA Draft's lottery system, two Western Conference teams snagged the first two ...
(#5) Bristol Palin Makes Great Argument For Abstinence In Baby Announcement [The Federalist]
Gawker headlined its rude treatment of Bristol Palin's pregnancy announcement this way: “Bristol Palin Makes Great Argument for Abortion in Baby Announcement.” While implying Palin is a skank (which sort of projection leftists insist they adamantly ...
(#6) Kristaps Porzingis Raises Eyebrows, Including Carmelo Anthony's [New York Times]
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — When the Knicks used the fourth pick to select Kristaps Porzingis on Thursday night in the N.B.A. draft, robust jeers accompanied his journey to the stage at Barclays Center. His arrival was not greeted with a great deal of ...
(#7) With Day 2 of NHL draft in the books, five big weekend winners emerge [USA TODAY]
Over two days of drafting, the NHL selected 214 players from 14 countries, including the league's first draft pick ever born in China. Andong Song, born in Bejing, moved to the United States when he was nine. He currently plays at Lawrenceville High ...
(#8) Is that Michael Jackson doing the moonwalk in clouds during lightning storm? [fox2now.com]
GOOCHLAND, Va. — Six years after his untimely death, Michael Jackson made an appearance in the skies over Central Virginia. The combination of clouds and light created an image that appeared — to some — to look like the King of Pop. The image was ...
(#9) Lakers' Draft Pick Larry Nance Jr. Deletes Years-Old Critical Tweet About Kobe ... [CBS Local]
EL SEGUNDO (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers chose Larry Nance Jr. with the 27th overall pick in the NBA draft on Thursday night, only to learn the Wyoming forward sent out a critical tweet about Kobe Bryant three years ago. Nance has since deleted the ...
(#10) Sixers draft big man again; what's their plan? [CBSSports.com]
Unfortunately for the Sixers, they were faced with the tough decision at No. 3 of reaching on a lesser prospect or taking the surest thing available in Duke center Jahlil Okafor. They took Okafor. And really, you can't fault them for taking the guy who ...
(#11) Know The Draftee: Jerian Grant [Posting and Toasting]
No Knick came out of last season looking good. A few Knicks looked especially out-of-sorts adapting to the Triangle, including all three shooting guards, and after sending Tim Hardaway Jr. to the Hawks for Jerian Grant, all three of those shooting ...
(#12) Pat Riley stole Justise Winslow and the Heat are playoff contenders again [For The Win]
Winslow can either come off the bench as an energy guy and defender, or hell, you can plug him right into the starting lineup. Goran Dragic – Dwyane Wade – Justise Winslow – Chris Bosh – Hassan Whiteside is an absolute wrecking crew of a lineup, and if ...
(#13) Celtics catch 'em off guard: Louisville's Terry Rozier picked at No. 16 [Boston Herald]
Terry Rozier, selected with the 16th pick by the Celtics last night, was poolside at a club in Cleveland with his family when the news arrived. Clad in a suit and accompanied by his younger brother and nephews, the 6-foot-1 Louisville guard jumped in ...
(#14) Luke Ridnour has been on 4 NBA teams since yesterday [For The Win]
From there, Ridnour was traded to the Hornets in a deal that brought Matt Barnes to the Grizzlies. Alright. Maybe this would mean the end of this… NO. After that trade, Ridnour found out he'd been traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Jeremy Lamb ...
(#15) Bulls take Arkansas' Bobby Portis at No. 22 in the NBA draft [Chicago Tribune]
Portis' selection also will do nothing to quell speculation that either Taj Gibson or Joakim Noah could be on the trading block. But Portis was drafted mostly for frontcourt insurance given that Gibson is coming off ankle surgery and new coach Fred ...
(#16) Satnam Singh Bhamara puts basketball on Indian newspapers front pages [The Denver Post]
NEW DELHI — It is a rare day in India when basketball makes the front page of newspapers, yet Satnam Singh Bhamara achieved that feat when he became the first Indian to be drafted to the NBA this week. The 7-foot-2 (2.15-meter) 19-year-old was ...
(#17) Nationals top Phillies, Max Scherzer takes perfect game into 6th inning [USA TODAY]
Max Scherzer had Nationals fans buzzing again Friday night, picking up right where he left off after a no-hitter in his last outing. The Washington Nationals ace, who retired all but two batters he faced over a two-start span, retired the first 16 ...
(#18) Challenges to Obama's Affordable Care Act must stop [Detroit Free Press]
It has to stop here. For nearly five years, the GOP has waged an all-out war on the Affordable Care Act, working diligently to strip or undermine its legality by any means necessary. Yet the health care reform law has prevailed, through dozens of ...
(#19) Aaron Harrison signs as Hornets free agent [Kentucky Sports Report]
Harrison was the only UK entrant that was not selected in Thursday night's NBA Draft. His twin brother, Andrew, was taken 44th overall by the Phoenix Suns and later traded to the Memphis Grizzlies. Aaron Harrison started 78 of 79 games during his two ...
(#20) Ali Krieger makes ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue more about spirit than skin [Washington Post (blog)]
The body that Ali Krieger is displaying to the world in ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue when it hits newsstands on July 10 is one that has been to the brink and back. The U.S. Women's National team and Washington Spirit defender nearly died in college, ...
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