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Mauer gained attention Tuesday night when he ejected Clippers coach Doc Rivers in overtime, but that’s not what Cuban had an issue with. The outspoken owner was upset with the very first play of the game when Nets shooting guard Bojan Bogdanovic blatantly double-dribbled (and traveled) and it wasn’t called. MORE: Biggest early-season surprises and disappointments “Refs are going to miss things because there’s other things going on, but there was nothing else going on....

“Last year was really, really difficult, physically and mentally,’’ Teixeira told the New York Post. “I felt like garbage all season. When you are feeling like that and trying to perform, you get beaten down and you wonder, ‘Am I ever going to be the same?’ This offseason I asked my body to do a lot of things, and it responded. That’s the exciting thing, everything I wanted to accomplish I did, and I feel great going into the season....

Two days after being acquired from Washington, Porter scored 18 points to help lift the Bulls to a 125-106 rout of the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night. “He played great,” Lauri Markkanen said. “I’m glad we have him.” Markkanen wasn’t bad, either. He led all players with 31 points and 18 rebounds, and has at least 30 points in three straight games for Chicago. He knocked down 11 of 18 shots from the field, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range....

Goodwin defeated Panthers defensive back Donte Jackson — and earned the $1 million prize — in the final of the inaugural 40 Yards of Gold pay-per-view event in Sunrise, Fla. Goodwin edged Jackson at the tape by five one-hundredths of a second. Sixteen NFL players entered the event, a 40-yard-dash tournament hosted by former NFL receiver Chad Johnson. The field was split into two brackets: offensive players and defensive players....

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - The Old Port of Marseille was calm on Saturday as thousands of fans descended ahead of the evening’s Euro 2016 game between England and Russia, though evidence of the previous night’s disorder was still visible. Patches of broken glass were dotted around the road and walkways near the Queen Victoria pub, the centre point of clashes between English, Russian and French fans, as well as police, on Thursday and Friday, with two large cafe windows boarded up....

Blackburn made the remarks in an interview with Breitbart News on Friday. She and Swift have clashed before as the singer publicly came out against the senator’s election in 2018 and endorsed her Democratic opponent. The Republican said that she had spoken with friends who are in the music industry and previously warned them about the dangers of a “socialistic” regime coming to power. Blackburn said: “When I’m talking to my friends who are musicians and entertainers, I say, ‘If — if we have a socialistic government, if we have Marxism, you are going to be the first ones who will be caught off because the state would have to approve your music....

Lynch, according to Bleacher Report, told two ex-teammates he’s still thinking about playing this upcoming season and still has plans to do so. The problem for Lynch may be that the Seahawks, who earlier this month placed him on the reserve/retired list, would have to take a $9 million cap hit while delaying the growth of Thomas Rawls. MORE: Classic photos of Marshawn Lynch Seahawks defensive stars Richard Sherman and Michael Bennett both said this offseason it’s quite possible Lynch returns even though his agent Doug Hendrickson told Bleacher Report that Lynch will not play in 2016....

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil’s women beat China 3-0 in their Olympic Games opener on Wednesday and leading player Marta called the performance “super-perfect” before promising there were more goals to come. “China is a very difficult team,” said the five-times world player of the year. “They had almost 10 players in defence but we scored in the first half and so they had to come out and we had more space....

Steelers wide receiver Martavis Bryant — one of Swinney’s former players — disagrees. MORE: Best ACC receivers since 2000 | South Carolina receiver Pharoh Cooper to enter NFL Draft After Swinney told NFL Network’s Rich Eisen that wide receiver is “the worst-coached position in the NFL,” Bryant called Swinney “misguided” when it comes to NFL coaching. “My coach in college (Jeff Scott) was a great receivers coach, but in the NFL, I learned how to become a better receiver — how to pay more attention to the details,” Bryant told NFL Media....

Man Utd set Premier League record Martial had missed four of the last five games amid claims from his manager that he hadn’t done enough to earn a regular starting spot, but his response was to score one and assist another in United’s most convincing performance in quite some time. His last start against Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup saw him set up two goals, but Mourinho insisted that it had only been enough to earn him a spot as a substitute in the subsequent fixture against Hull City....

The 21-year-old has found Premier League starts difficult to come by under Jose Mourinho, scoring just one goal in 11 appearances in the English top flight this season. Zlatan & Ozil star in Team of the Week He has subsequently been linked with a January loan move away from Old Trafford and Sevilla, who signed fellow Frenchman Samir Nasri on a temporary deal from Manchester City in the summer, have been credited with an interest....

Truex was the highest finishing driver among Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick in the Ford EcoBoost 400. The rules were simple: The highest-finishing driver among the Championship 4 contenders at the 400-mile race would win. Just like all season long, there were three stages of racing, but in-race points were not awarded to the finalists. The win marked Truex’s eighth of the season. He finished with 19 top fives and 26 top 10s on the season....

Sharapova has suffered a right leg strain and will be unable to compete in the tournament, which will commence tomorrow in Toronto. The withdrawal means that World No 3 Simona Halep of Romania will now be seeded second. She will compete against several Grand Slam winners she has already beaten before, the Williams sisters among them. 5-time Grand Slam winner Sharapova ended her run at Wimbledon last month in the semi-finals, bowing out after a loss to World No....

Granted, it was a smile and a lot of laughs, but the stoic Rivera, apparently, had a great time at his first Old Timers’ Day. Sunday’s edition, the 73rd annual, featured a number of firsts for Rivera, someone who has accomplished so much in his career: his first appearance at an Old Timers’ Day, his first career base hit, his first career home run and his first appearance playing center field....

Smiling from ear to ear, the Croat toured New York city with the most prized possession of his career. And how could he miss being on the Letterman show when he was in town? The veteran host was at his witty best as he asked tennis’s newest Grand Slam champion what was going through his mind during the most important match he has ever played. Without missing a beat, Cilic listed 10 hilarious things that were supposedly at the back of his mind as he looked to overcome Kei Nishikori in Monday’s final....

RELATED: Mario + Rabbids: Sparks Of Hope - Best Sparks To Equip To Bowser In Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, the player will also collect coins. While they can be used for healing, this costs more and more money each time the player chooses this option. Therefore, it is a wiser option to spend coins on consumable items that offer a range of benefits in the ensuing battles....

Italy and England, who are both in Group D, are set to lock horns on the 14th of June which will also be the opening game of this years competition. The prospect of facing the Three Lions doesn’t seem to faze Balotelli who stated that England do not pose a threat to him or the Azzuri. “I don’t look at England as a team that can win the World Cup,” he said....

The expansion pack was pricier than the base membership, but it threw in Sega Genesis and Nintendo 64 titles for subscribers. Then Nintendo made a big move by announcing Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise would also be included, making it more than a simple online subscription. Now it’s even more appealing with the addition of the new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pack at no additional cost....

According to Mat Piscatella, an analyst for the NPD Group, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ended up becoming the top-selling title in America last month even though it had only been available for purchase for just two days. Over the course of that brief period, it has been reported that over 460,000 physical units of the game were sold, and when one includes digital sales, the total figures exceed 550,000 units in all....