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A little over a year ago, Onyeka Okongwu was an 18-year-old freshman at USC gearing up for his first college season. He spent the entire summer in the gym working on his game after being snubbed as a McDonald’s All-American as a senior in high school. “Not getting a McDonald’s nod probably benefited me in the long run,” Okongwu told Yahoo Sports. “It definitely hurt at the time but when I got to USC, there were no expectations for me and I just played my style of basketball and got… Source link

DOJ ‘basically letting everyone off the hook’ for Epstein deal A 350-page report faulted Alexander Acosta, then the U.S. attorney in Miami, for exhibiting “poor judgment” in deciding to resolve the Jeffrey Epstein case via plea deal. ‘Like another slap in the face’ to victims » Source link

Bloomberg Bill Clinton Says Xi’s Reign Upends U.S.-China Ties: NEF Update (Bloomberg) — The four-day Bloomberg New Economy Forum kicked off with business and political leaders taking on issues from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic to the future of global trade and climate change.Former President Bill Clinton said Xi Jinping’s long-term reign has upended U.S.-China relations, and will require Joe Biden’s incoming administration and its allies to take a more coordinated… Source link

The Telegraph Masters 2020 tee times for the first round, including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau Tee-off times in the first round of The Masters, Augusta National, United States on Thursday November 12 (all times GMT): USA unless stated, (a) denotes amateurs. Starting at hole 1 12.00 Lucas Glover, Corey Conners (Can), Cheng-Tsung Pan (Tai) 12.11 Brandt Snedeker, Charles Howell III, Jazz Janewattananond (Tha) 12.22 Larry Mize, Andrew Landry, (a) Lukas Michel (Aus) 12.33 Matt… Source link

The latest power play from Rich Paul and Klutch Sports has yet again triggered grumbles from the agent’s rivals. This time, it was a pro day organized by Paul for clients including potential top pick Anthony Edwards and Kentucky guard Tyrese Maxey on Thursday. The whole spectacle was nationally televised on ESPN2, and had some notable guests. In attendance at the Sports Academy in Los Angeles were Klutch clients LeBron James and Anthony Davis, as well as Draymond Green, Tristan Thompson, Source link

Welcome to the “public leaks looking to gain leverage” portion of the negotiation between the NBA players union and the league. Less than a week after NBA team owners talked and decided to push for a Dec. 22 start to the season — putting games on Christmas Day and reportedly generating an extra $500 million in revenue — comes this report that a “substantial faction” of players wants the season to start on Jan. 18, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, reports Chris Haynes at Yahoo Sports.

The Los Angeles Lakers are NBA champions, and there is little reason to think that title wasn’t earned. The team was dominant before the COVID-19 hiatus, then looked similar dominant in the NBA playoffs at Walt Disney World. However, Miami Heat president Pat Riley has something to say about the one series the Lakers didn’t win in five games. Pat Riley: Heat could have pushed series to 7 games at 100 percent In an interview with the Miami Herald, Riley was asked about the Heat’s six-game… Source link

10 biggest NBA draft steals in the last decade originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington Every year, we spend so much time and energy focusing on the perceived top players in a given NBA Draft class, but quite often the best players are drafted later on and sometimes even in the second round. Every single year, All-Stars are available outside of the top-10 and often future Hall of Famers can be found. With that in mind, here are the 10 biggest steals in the NBA Draft from the last… Source link

Hall of Fame guard Gary Payton told Yahoo Sports that he is interested in coaching in the NBA and wants it known that he’s passionate about this next phase and is available to join a coaching staff. “I have had conversations in the past about coaching, but the timing wasn’t right. I believe I now am ready to coach,” Payton told Yahoo Sports in a phone interview Thursday night. “A lot of young NBA players are a voice away from reaching their true potential. I would like to join an… Source link

Yahoo Sports and the National Basketball Association (NBA) are joining forces to enhance the at-home fan experience with a multiyear relationship that will make Yahoo Sports an Official Marketing Partner of the league and RYOT a live virtual reality (VR) production partner during the NBA Restart in Orlando. The relationship will also allow Yahoo… Source link