Of the 10 officials who will call Finals games in 2021, three are making their debut in the championship series. NEW YORK — The NBA today announced the list of referees assigned to the NBA Finals 2021 presented by YouTube TV. The championship series between the […]
Day: July 10, 2021
NBA News: Zero players tested positive in latest COVID-19 results
The NBA and NBPA have announced results for players tested since June 30. NEW YORK – Of the 106 players tested for COVID-19 since June 30, zero new players have returned a confirmed positive test. Anyone who has returned a confirmed positive test, or has been […]
NBA announces viewership of Bucks-Suns Finals up 13% from last year
The broadcast experienced 20-year ratings records in Phoenix and Milwaukee markets. Viewership for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on ABC was up 13 percent from last year’s Game 1, according to Nielsen. The ABC broadcast averaged 8,560,000 viewers, peaking with nearly 10 million viewers […]
2021 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award presented by NBCA to Larry Brown
The Hall of Famer is the only coach to lead eight different NBA teams to the playoffs. NEW YORK — Larry Brown, widely and highly regarded as one of the game’s premier teachers, and the only coach in history to have won both an NBA and […]
David Vanterpool hired as Brooklyn Nets assistant coach
Longtime NBA assistant spent the past two seasons as the associate head coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves. BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The Brooklyn Nets have named David Vanterpool as an assistant coach on Head Coach Steve Nash’s staff. Vanterpool comes to Brooklyn after serving the past two […]
Not a surprise as Atlanta Hawks remove ‘interim’ and make Nate McMillan head coach
The Hawks were only 14-20 under former coach Lloyd Pierce when then-assistant coach Nate McMillan, who is 56, was named interim coach after Pierce was fired. McMillan, who was more experienced than Pierce, with being a former head coach in Portland and Seattle, would not […]
Daily Almanac for Saturday, July 10, 2021
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Round-the-world flight On July 14, 1938, Hughes set another record by completing a flight around the world in just 91 hours (three days, 19 hours, 17 minutes), beating the previous record set in 1933 by Wiley Post in a single-engine Lockheed Vega by almost four days. Hughes […]
Major League Baseball News: Umpires, coaches & official scorers announced for 2021 All-Star Game
Tom Hallion to Serve as Crew Chief at 91st Midsummer Classic; Roberts Invites Seven-Time All-Star Reggie Smith as Honorary Coach; Rockies Skipper Black, Indians Manager Francona Also Appointed as Coaches Tom Hallion, a 28-year Major League umpire, will serve as the Crew Chief and work […]
Boston Red Sox News
BOSTON – Prior to the July 5th game against the Los Angeles Angels, the Boston Red Sox returned infielder Christian Arroyo from his injury rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester and reinstated him from the 10-day injured list. To make room on the active roster, the Red Sox optioned […]
Houston Astros News: Altuve, Brantley, Correa & Pressly Named All-Stars
Altuve ties club record with seventh ASG selection; Astros have at least four All-Stars for 4th straight season HOUSTON, TX – Major League Baseball announced earlier this week that four Astros have been named to the 2021 American League All-Star team. Jose Altuve (second base), Michael […]