Short people rejoice!
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The six players will be the “first to suffer” if they break their contracts, says owner.
Brazilian stars Douglas Costa (pictured), Dentinho, Fred, Alex Teixiera and Ismaily, as well as Argentine forward Facundo Ferreyra, remained in France after the team played a friendly match against Olympique Lyon on Saturday.
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Akhmetov said: "It is true, six have not come. I don't rule out that these players will return to the team quickly, and some of them tomorrow. Players have contracts that they have to abide by.
"If they do not come, I think, they will be the first to suffer. Each of them has a minimum release clause, which is tens of millions of euros. If someone wants to reduce this amount by a million, then such a decision is our right. There won’t be clearance sale!"
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Hopefully, the mind and heart will prevail over misunderstanding, and the players will not follow temptation and fear. Especially since there is nothing to fear. We are ready to provide security. We will not take risks and in any case we won't bring players to dangerous places.
We want to play in Donetsk very much, but, unfortunately, at the moment we cannot do it. We will play where we will be allowed to: we would like to do it in Kharkiv. The decision regarding the championship is taken by the Ukrainian Football Federation. Through our game, we will call for peace and try to bring joy to our fans.
SPOILER ALERT: The ball actually made it to the plate.
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LINK: Watch 50 Cent Throw The Worst First Pitch In Baseball
Gotta squeeze in some extra milage before this 5K.
Honestly, why do they even make christmas tree spikes?
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"Um, no not yet. I mostly run the 1,500."
"Oh."
*awkward silence*
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You deserve it, but still... something seems wrong in the universe.
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Football is dangerous, baseball is boring, and soccer isn’t coming back for four years. Introducing your new favorite pastime.
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“Yeah, I can’t go out tonight. I have to do laundry.”
1. You firmly believe that the Dyson Ball vacuum is one of the greatest inventions of our time.
2. And infomercials are now pretty damn convincing.
3. You've debated which toilet bowl cleaner to purchase.
4. But know exactly which toilet paper to buy.
5. You enjoy going to Bed Bath & Beyond.
6. And Pottery Barn.
7. Candles make you happy.
8. So do new socks.
9. You understand the importance of good Tupperware.
10. You've brought a dish over to someone's home.
11. And you're still pissed that they haven't returned it yet.
12. You consider going to the post office as a "busy weekend."
13. You'd rather just stay home than go out.
14. You know to avoid certain drinks/shots.
15. And you actually avoid them.
16. Crowded places easily frustrate you.
17. You have a strong desire to make your own pizza.
18. You know the best place to get a salad.
19. You realize your metabolism is not what it used to be.
20. You've discussed this issue with your friends.
21. You believe eating Honey Nut Cheerios is indulging.
“I didn’t know who my competition was going to be, but I know that they weren’t up at 3 a.m. watching wrestling videos.”
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It’s seriously better than you think.
During Thursday's Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN, comedian and impressionist Frank Caliendo read LeBron James' letter to Cleveland in the voice of Morgan Freeman. On top of a spot-on impression, the score from The Shawshank Redemption was playing in the background to give this heartfelt letter a dramatic boost.
NFL says Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice violated the team’s personal conduct policy. He’ll sit out the first two games of the 2014–‘15 season and forfeit more than $700,000.
Ray Rice
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A week later, TMZ published a video that appears to show Rice dragging Palmer's body out of an elevator.
“The NFL wants your money. It will do nothing else for you.”
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The announcement of this "insufficient punishment" was met with massive backlash from media and fans, leading up to an examination of sexism in sports and an epic takedown of the NFL by Keith Olbermann during his Thursday night show, in which Olbermann states, "The message to the women who the league claims constitute 50 percent of its fan base is simple: The NFL wants your money. It will do nothing else for you. It will tolerate those who abuse you verbally and those who abuse you physically."
This is what is happening at ESPN right now. Stephen A. Smith offends on two different mediums.
We keep talking about the guys. We know you have no business putting your hands on a woman. I don't know how many times I got to reiterate that.
But as a man who was raised by women, see I know what I'm going to do if somebody touches a female member of my family. I know what I'm going to do, I know what my boys are going to do. I know what, I'm going to have to remind myself that I work for the Worldwide Leader, I'm going to have to get law enforcement officials involved because of what I'm going to be tempted to do.
But what I've tried to employ the female members of my family, some of who you all met and talked to and what have you, is that again, and this what, I've done this all my life, let's make sure we don't do anything to provoke wrong actions, because if I come, or somebody else come, whether it's law enforcement officials, your brother or the fellas that you know, if we come after somebody has put their hands on you, it doesn't negate the fact that they already put their hands on you.
Because “2x3=6”
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“The most egregious error of my career.”
Last week, while discussing the suspension of NFL running back Ray Rice, Smith made comments about women provoking attackers. The statement sparked outrage on the internet from people who felt Smith was blaming women for violence against them.
Smith's apology Monday was his third since his rant on Friday in which he advised women to "make sure we don't do anything to provoke wrong actions."
After Friday's First Take, Smith took to Twitter and posted a 15-tweet statement where he apologized to his colleague Michelle Beadle who voice her offense to Smith's comments. However, he defended his own advice that women not provoke attackers.
Smith later issued another statement on Twitter per ESPN reps calling the series of tweets an "inadequate" apology.
The #AskLamps hashtag goes terribly wrong.
Frank Lampard is one of the most decorated players in English soccer history. He's Chelsea's all time leading goalscorer, a two-time Premier League player of the year, and a runner up for the 2005 FIFA player of the year award. And like many a European soccer star in the autumn of his career, Lampard is coming to America: Last week, he signed a two-year contract with New York City FC of Major League Soccer.
Today Lampard sat down at NYCFC headquarters to take questions tweeted to the #AskLamps hashtag:
The only problem? Lampard's nickname also happens to be the name for the common household lighting appliance. Twitter is not letting this fact go unnoticed.
There are allies and then there are allies .
Judge says sale of team to ex-Microsoft CEO can move forward.
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling (center) and his wife, Shelly, (left) at a Clippers game in 2008.
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A California judge ruled Monday Shelly Sterling had the authority to negotiate the $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer after her husband Donald Sterling was banned for life by the NBA.
Shelly Sterling had her husband declared mentally incapacitated in May before she agreed to sell the Clippers to Ballmer. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Levanas rejected Donald Sterling's claims that he was being defrauded by his wife and attorney. At one Donald Sterling point called Shelly Sterling a "pig" in the courtroom.
Donald Sterling is expected to appeal the ruling but the judge's order also provides for the sale of the Clippers to proceed despite potential appeals.
On Monday, lawyers for Shelly Sterling and Steve Ballmer told ESPN they expect the sale of the Clippers to go through by Aug. 15.
"We are pleased that the court has affirmed Shelly Sterling's right to sell the Los Angeles Clippers to Steve Ballmer," NBA Executive Vice President Mike Bass said in a statement following the ruling. "We look forward to the transaction closing as soon as possible."
Two royal thumbs up.
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Not that you watch a ton of ping-pong rallies, but this is still pretty impressive.
Ning went on to win the match, and Singapore eventually took gold in men's team table tennis.
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Following his rant about women and violence, Stephen A. Smith will not appear on First Take or ESPN Radio for the next week, ESPN announced today.
Smith will not appear on either the television show First Take or on ESPN radio during the suspension. He will return to work next Wednesday, ESPN said in a statement.
We keep talking about the guys. We know you have no business putting your hands on a woman. I don't know how many times I got to reiterate that.
But as a man who was raised by women, see I know what I'm going to do if somebody touches a female member of my family. I know what I'm going to do, I know what my boys are going to do. I know what, I'm going to have to remind myself that I work for the Worldwide Leader, I'm going to have to get law enforcement officials involved because of what I'm going to be tempted to do.
But what I've tried to employ the female members of my family, some of who you all met and talked to and what have you, is that again, and this what, I've done this all my life, let's make sure we don't do anything to provoke wrong actions, because if I come, or somebody else come, whether it's law enforcement officials, your brother or the fellas that you know, if we come after somebody has put their hands on you, it doesn't negate the fact that they already put their hands on you.
However, he defended his own advice that women not provoke attackers.
Smith later issued another statement on Twitter per ESPN reps calling the series of tweets an "inadequate" apology.
Keep doing you.
