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- Wimbledon 2013: Time, TV schedule, live streaming for Wednesday's matches
- Coyotes to stay in Arizona: Glendale council approves lease agreement
- Kings withdraw offer to Andre Iguodala, according to report
- Tony Brown talks The Opening, his recruitment
- Pascal Dupuis contract: Penguins re-sign forward to 4-year, $15 million deal
- Kyle Allen talks The Opening, commitment to A&M
- Homer Bailey's second no-hitter opens the door
- NBA free agency: Tony Allen, Grizzlies agree on 4-year deal
| Wimbledon 2013: Time, TV schedule, live streaming for Wednesday's matches Posted: 03 Jul 2013 02:00 AM PDT  Tuesday at Wimbledon saw the women's semifinals set, and Wednesday will feature the remaining players on the men's side playing their quarterfinal matches. There's four excellent matches to watch on Wednesday, with top seeds Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray still in action. The day will get started with No. 4 David Ferrer taking on No. 8 Juan Martin Del Potro on Centre Court. Ferrer is hungry after reaching his first Grand Slam final this year at Roland Garros, where he was defeated by compatriot Rafael Nadal, who was eliminated from Wimbledon in the first round. Del Potro is trying to make it to his first semifinals at Wimbledon. He hasn't tasted a Grand Slam semifinal since 2009, when he won the US Open and made it to the semis at Roland Garros. On Court 1, No. 1 Novak Djokovic will get things started with his matchup with No. 7 Tomas Berdych. Djokovic is the heavy favorite to win the tournament this year, especially given his lack of struggle throughout the upset-heavy tournament. He easily bested No. 13 Tommy Haas in the Round of 16 Monday, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4). No. 2 seed Andy Murray will take on unseeded Fernando Verdasco following the Ferrer-Del Potro matchup on Centre Court. Verdasco isn't alone as an unseeded player, however, as No. 24 Jerzy Janowicz will take on unseeded Lukasz Kubot following the Djokovic-Berdych match on Court 1. As has been the case all tournament, ESPN will carry television coverage of the day's matches. Starting at 7 a.m. ET, you can watch Court 1 coverage on ESPN2 through 4 p.m., and at 8 a.m., coverage of Centre Court will be broadcast on ESPN through 3 p.m. If you're looking to watch online, there's WatchESPN.com if you happen to have the proper television package to participate, and there's also Wimbledon's official live coverage as well. Below, we'll list the four matches for the day, and you can find the official schedule with the other divisions here. Centre Court No. 4 David Ferrer vs. No. 8 Juan Martin Del Potro Court 1 No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 7 Tomas Berdych More Wimbledon from SB Nation:• Serena Williams: The Kanye West of tennis • Women’s: Serena wins 34th straight, 600th overall • Men’s: Djokovic, Ferrer advance to Round of 16 This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Coyotes to stay in Arizona: Glendale council approves lease agreement Posted: 02 Jul 2013 11:21 PM PDT  It was a long-winded, confusing, hilarious and largely pathetic piece of civic theater, but after more than four hours of debate, the Glendale City Council voted 4-3 to approve a lease agreement that's expected to keep the Phoenix Coyotes in Arizona. The team will be renamed the Arizona Coyotes as part of the new agreement. Renaissance Sports and Entertainment, the group purchasing the team from the NHL, will be paid $15 million per year for 15 years by the Glendale to run the City-owned Jobing.com Arena, home of the Coyotes. RSE has an out-clause after five years which they can exercise if losses reach $50 million over that term. Several council members pushed for an equal out-clause that the city could exercise, but the NHL would not have approved the purchase of the team to RSE had the lease agreement. It was a deal-breaker, and the council voted against it for that reason. The deal is still pending NHL approval, but with the terms of this lease agreement now accepted by the city, that Board of Governors approval is considered merely a formality. Gary Bettman was in attendance and spoke briefly -- and also much more subdued than usual -- during the meeting, but no statement was given by the league after the vote. RSE has until Aug. 5 to complete the purchase of the team from the NHL, which has owned the Coyotes since 2009. Mayor Jerry Weiers pushed late in the meeting to keep the city's out clause in the deal, equating the lack of an out-clause for the city to stepping in front of a truck and relying on somebody else to pull one back to safety. "I am still uncomfortable that we're taking on all the risk," Weiers said. City attorney Nicholas DiPiazza elaborated on that risk. "The city should have a similar out if they lose $50 million," DiPiazza said, "which would be $10 million per year on average or four million above [Glendale's] budgeted loss [of $6 million per year]. What if the revenue projections don't match the budget, and what if the team doesn't leave? Doesn't use it's out? Then those losses continue for the 15 year term of the agreement." Glendale was in a tough position either way. Had they failed to vote in favor of the agreement, the team would have almost certainly left for Seattle or Quebec City, and many painted a doomsday scenario for businesses in Glendale's Westgate City Center in the event the team would move. Councilmember Ian Hugh was a vocal voice of dissent, opining about the guaranteed $15 million payments the city would owe RSE to run the arena. He talked of cuts to police and fire departments and misplaced priorities. Councilmember Sammy Chivera was the swing vote. A firefighter himself, he inexplicably compared RSE's Anthony LeBlanc's "heroism" in purchasing the team to that of a firefighter. Global Spectrum, the Philadelphia-based venue management firm, will partner with RSE to run Jobing.com Arena. |
| Kings withdraw offer to Andre Iguodala, according to report Posted: 02 Jul 2013 10:48 PM PDT  After it was initially reported that the Sacramento Kings offered a four-year, $56 million contract to free agent Andre Iguodala on Tuesday night, Sam Amick of USA Today reported that the team has withdrawn that offer and will no longer pursue the guard. Amick further reports that the Iguodala wasn't quite ready to sign, so the Kings decided to cut their losses and pursue other targets. At this point, they are free to decide whether they should match an offer from the Pelicans to restricted free agent Tyreke Evans. There are also plenty of targets still available on the open market if the Kings are determined to make a splash. For his part, Iguodala seems to be taking the news all in stride.
More from SB Nation:• The NBA's top 90 free agents | All NBA free agency news • Grading the NBA free agent deals • Tyreke Evans and the suddenly hot free agent market • Rondo's on board with Boston's rebuild • NBA Draft 2013 grades and results
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| Tony Brown talks The Opening, his recruitment Posted: 02 Jul 2013 09:29 PM PDT The elite cornerback posted impressive times in the 40 and shuttle during SPARQ testing on Monday. |
| Pascal Dupuis contract: Penguins re-sign forward to 4-year, $15 million deal Posted: 02 Jul 2013 09:19 PM PDT  A report six hours ago suggested the Pittsburgh Penguins and forward Pascal Dupuis were "not close" on a contract. But hey, what do they know? The Penguins announced on Tuesday, just prior to Midnight ET, that the team had re-signed the Laval, Quebec native to a 4-year contract worth $15 million. Dupuis' cap hit will be $3.75 million per season. The forward came to Pittsburgh in the now five-year-old Marian Hossa trade. He is, in fact, the only remaining piece from that deal to remain on either side (Pittsburgh or Winnipeg, who were the Atlanta Thrashers at the time of the deal). Dupuis is cashing in after having two of his best seasons. In 2011-12, he scored 25 goals and put up 59 points, both career highs. In the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season, he scored 20 goals and had 38 points, suggesting that in a full season, he might have even improved on those 2011-12 figures. Dupuis had a solid post-season for Pittsburgh, scoring seven goals and amassing 11 points in 15 games. The Penguins currently have 19 players signed for next season, with approximately $4.12 million left to work with under the salary cap. The real problem comes next year, when the club has nine players signed for just over $53 million. The current salary cap is likely to rise, but were it to stay put, that would require 11-or-so players to resign for about $11 million. For now, however, the Pens continue to find ways to make the puzzle pieces fit. More in the NHL: |
| Kyle Allen talks The Opening, commitment to A&M Posted: 02 Jul 2013 09:14 PM PDT The high four-star prospect has impressed in Oregon. |
| Homer Bailey's second no-hitter opens the door Posted: 02 Jul 2013 08:55 PM PDT  When Gregor Blanco cued the last pitch of Homer Bailey's no-hitter to third baseman Todd Frazier on Tuesday night, I wondered what Frazier was thinking. I've never forgotten Yankees third baseman Graig Nettles' account of the ending of the famous (or infamous, depending on your rooting interest) 1978 playoff game with the Boston Red Sox to decide the fate of the American League East. The Yankees were up 5-4 in the bottom of the ninth at Fenway park, two out and two on, Goose Gossage on the mound and Carl Yastrzemski at the plate. Whatever happened next was going to be historic. Nettles said he was thinking, "Pop it up, pop it up." Yaz obliged, hitting an infield pop-up - over third base. "Not to me!" Nettles screamed inwardly. He gloved the ball, sending his team on to the League Championship Series. Frazier had a harder play, even if Blanco had hit what should probably be classified as a routine grounder -- a lot can go wrong between the 5 and the 3 in a 5-3 putout. Frazier did complete the play -- whether he was inwardly screaming, "Not to me!" or not -- and Bailey had defeated the San Francisco Giants for the second no-hitter of his career. It's easy to feel jaded about no-hitters: They're relatively common, and now that we think of balls in play as something over which the pitcher does not exercise a great deal of control (just how much can be controversial), you can dismiss quite a few of them as less an example of a masterful performance than of a game where 27 batters just happened to hit ‘em where they are (or were) instead of where they ain't (or wasn't). For credibly crimson reactions join our Reds community, Red Reporter If you were initially inclined to be awed, the parade of no-name no-hit pitchers will quickly disillusion you, for mixed in with the Nolan Ryan Collection and the Sandy Koufax Quartet are no-hit games by (choosing at random) little-remembered hurlers like Tom Phoebus, George Culver, Mike Warren, and Juan Nieves. Heck, even Jack Morris threw one, even though he was assiduously pitching to the score at the time. When a pitcher starts getting into multiple no-hitters, as Bailey has, he's entering more rarified company, rubbing elbows not only with the aforementioned Ryan and Koufax, but high-level contemporaries like Roy Halladay, Justin Verlander, and Mark Buehrle, as well as Cooperstown types like Randy Johnson, Jim Bunning, Bob Feller, Christy Mathewson, and Cy Young. Sure, the multiple no-hitters list isn't totally dominated by guys with plaques -- pitchers like Allie Reynolds, Virgil Trucks, Bob Forsch, and Carl Erskine didn't have all-time great careers, they were just very good pitchers for a period of time. Homer Bailey throws no-hitter against the Giants Homer Bailey no-hit the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday after accomplishing the same feat against the Pittsburgh Pirates last September. Whether Bailey belongs to the former group or the latter has yet to be determined. Having selected him with the seventh-overall pick of the 2004 draft, the Reds spent more than five years giving Bailey major-league auditions and hoping for consistency. They didn't get it until roughly the midway point of last season, when Bailey settled in for a strong second half climaxed by his September 28 no-hitter against a Pittsburgh lineup so weak that it brings to mind the Bob Dylan composition "I'm Not There." Pitchers face weak lineups all the time and vanishingly few of them throw no-hitters, so we can't discount Bailey's performance except as a sign of his arrival as the ace the Reds always thought he could be. Like most of us, Bailey is forever becoming, always an unfinished product. He has had his share of shaky moments this season -- his quality start percentage (the fraction of starts in which he's pitched at least six innings and allowed fewer than four earned runs) was 63 percent entering Tuesday night, good for 26th in the National League, 48th in the majors. So maybe he's arrived again, maybe he'll be arriving again sometime in the future. "Okay, he's really here now. No, wait, this is really him. No, this time." If the engine of a train hauling an infinite number of cars pulls into the station, can it truly be said to have arrived? The wonderful thing about Bailey's second no-hitter is that it requires us to ask questions like this, and to keep asking them, start by start, for the rest of his career. Yes, he'll be burdened by high expectations, but he provoked them with excellent performances. It will be a lot for him to live up to, but also no less than he deserves, a kind of respect that few pitchers have earned.
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| NBA free agency: Tony Allen, Grizzlies agree on 4-year deal Posted: 02 Jul 2013 08:44 PM PDT  The Memphis Grizzlies and Tony Allen have agreed to a four-year, $20 million deal, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal will not become official until July 10 when the NBA moratorium on signings and trades comes to an end and Allen can sign the contract. More reaction: Grizzly Bear Blues on re-signing Allen Allen was named to the NBA's All-Defensive first team last season and also averaged 8.9 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. The 31-year-old helped the Grizzlies reach the Western Conference Finals with an excellent postseason peformance. In addition to his great defense, he averaged 12 points in a first round win over the Clippers, including 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the series-clinching victory. The Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers and Atlanta Hawks were all rumored to be in pursuit of Allen, but he spurned them for a Memphis return. He was considered a key part of the team that captured the attention of the city with its tough, gritty play, which is a style that suits Allen's defensive intensity. There are concerns about the length of the deal because he will be 35 when it ends and $5 million per season is a lot to pay a defensive specialist, but Memphis officials deemed him integral to their team and paid him like it. More from SB Nation:• The NBA's top 90 free agents | All NBA free agency news • Grading the NBA free agent deals • Tyreke Evans and the suddenly hot free agent market |
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