#assistant coach evan buckely

[this-is-moony-lovegood]

Said you’re not in my time zone, but you wanna be (see it in my mind, let’s fulfill the prophecy)

Explicit | 17.7k | NFL Coaches!Buddie, Part 4

“So, what are you wearing?” Buck asks, and Eddie cannot help the laugh that breaks out of him for the first time that day at his boyfriend’s antics. 

“Buck, you cannot be serious right now!” It’s a complete 180 from their previous conversation, but somehow it’s exactly what he needs. Whether Buck is right next to him or across the country, he always knows what Eddie needs to feel better.

“Why not? You said you wanted me there right now, and can you honestly tell me that if I was we would just be cuddling before bed? Baby, it’s only nine o’clock there, right? We both know I would very well be taking you apart right now.” Buck tells him, his voice shifting from playful to seductive sentence by sentence.

“Buck…”

“ Eddie. ” Buck says, his commanding tone taking route inside of him over 1,600 miles away. “ Be a good boy for me and go check your suitcase. I have a surprise in there for you. ”

With all of the chaos of Chris being sick, he’d completely forgotten about Buck’s surprise that he had planned for them in Kansas City. In seconds Eddie is up and across the room, ruffling through his suitcase until he stumbles upon a black velvet drawstring bag that he is 100% sure he didn’t pack. Putting Buck on speaker, he takes the bag back to the bed before loosening the strings and letting its contents drop onto the comforter.

When Eddie sucks in a deep breath at what he sees, Buck’s voice on the other end of the line perks up, “ I originally planned to have both of us enjoy those in person, but it seems like you’ll get to have some fun without me. ”

Sitting stark against the hotel’s pristine white comforter, are three items. A bottle of lube - which hey, that one was at least expected - a deep purple butt plug, and a large, silicone dildo in a matching color. 

In all his years of being sexually active, he’s never actually experimented with sex toys before. He and Shannon were so young and inexperienced when they were together, so the thought of going to a sex shop to buy things like this never even crossed their minds. As he got older, he wouldn’t say sex with his ex-girlfriends was infrequent, but definitely not common enough to give him an intense need to want to try new things and experiment with toys. Buck is the only person he’s ever been with that drives him mad with desire, and the only person he’s ever trusted enough to want to try these out with.

Eddie tentatively takes his time picking up the toys, examining them thoroughly. The plug, while only slightly slimmer than the dildo, is smooth in texture but inflexible. A closer look shows that in the center of the flared base are two buttons: one for power and the other for intensity. Buck packed him a vibrating plug and Eddie’s skin is humming with desire thinking of it sitting inside him, delivering pulses directly to his prostate. The dildo, on the other hand, flexes with ease, and it's around the same size and shape as Buck. It’s not exact, but it’s about as close as you can get without Buck doing one of those cock molds - which, Eddie might have to recommend that he tries just for fun.

“ What do you think, baby ?” Buck asks, drawing Eddie’s attention back to him. “ Would you like to try those out for me? ”

“Fuck, yes.” Eddie moans in response, earning a sultry chuckle on the other end of the line.

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Like the idea of NFL Coach Eddie Diaz and his Assistant Coach Evan Buckley? Catch up on parts 1-3 of the series HERE. Also, Check back tomorrow for Part 5 that I'm going to be dropping as a Merry Christmas Eve present!

[wildlife4life]

WIP Wednesday

Tagged by the always amazing @thewolvesof1998 and @prince-buck-diaz.

Here a smidge more of NFL Buck and Firefighter Eddie, secret relationship.

“Wait, did you ever meet Evan Buckley, when you worked the Longhorn games?” Chimney asked, his eyes bright with curiosity. Eddie hesitated to answer.  He really didn’t want to tell too many lies, but at the same time he couldn’t drop enough information that could lead back to his partnership with the quarterback.  Apparently, his delayed response was answer enough.  Chimney lit up, “Holy shit you have met him!” “Um… well yea. Hard to forget a guy you took off the field in a collar after being knocked unconscious, all the while flipping off the opposing team.” Eddie recalled and he couldn’t stop the small smile to come to his face at the memory. The University of Texas was playing their long-time rivals, Texas A&M, and the latter was getting their asses kicked.  By the third quarter, things started to get really ugly. Defensive players were hitting harder, everybody was getting into everyone’s face, and the flags were flying. By the time coverage broke down, leaving Buck completely vulnerable, 2 players and an assistant coach had been thrown out of the game. It became 3 when defensive lineman, James Dorrick flung the offensive right tackle aside and put his entire weight and speed towards Evan Buckley, picking his whole being up a solid foot from the ground and slamming him down. The ball had been long gone from the quarterback’s hand.

Tagging (no pressure and apologies if you've already been tagged or have posted): @911onabc @thekristen999 @lizzybizzyzzz @bekkachaos @transbuck @ebdaydreamer @elvensorceress

(James Dorrick is not a real player. Also if you have any questions about American Football and the NFL, I am more than happy to answer for a better understanding. I watch a lot of football, hell I just finished binging Quarterback on Netflix, even attend games here and there. So I have some good knowledge.)

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Hi so I decided I’m going to start making Chris Evans story’s just because so let’s goooo

Chris Evans story

Warnings: none

Summary: You are the assistant to the Boston Celtics coach and Chris Evans plays on that team, you always loved basketball played every year of school from kindergarten to high school but you decided you didn’t want to play you wanted to teach it but not full time so you went to college for it and while in college your parents were in a car wreck and died you took hard but you knew that they wouldn’t have wanted you to give up on your dreams so you kept going. You went around to many different teams but then you decided that you wanted to stay in your home town Boston Massachusetts so you went to the Celtics where you met Chris Evans he plays shooting guard. The team still needed to get some more staff which included the teams athletic stretcher where if a player tour a muscle then the athletic stretcher would help them heal there muscle and help them stretch before games or stuff like that so they asked you if you would be it all you got to do is take some classes and some test and if you pass you do that and assistant coach you said sure.

Pairing: Basketball!!! Chris Evans x Female assistant coach!!! Reader

It was your first day as assistant coach on the Celtics you got up at 5am and started getting ready. Your wore black sweats with a green Celtics shirt along with a black Celtics hoodie over it you grabbed your running shoes by the door and made your way out. You stopped at star bucks for a coffee then finally went to the Celtics gym and basket ball court/arena.

You went in none of the players where here yet only you, you where the one who opened everything up as well as closed everything up, you went to your office and unlocked the door and found a whistle and some papers on your new desk. You put all your keys and stuff on the Celtics lanyard.

You sat down and turned on your computer, as it loaded your look at the paper on your desk,it had your work email and password on it to get into the computer and the rules and stuff like that. You heard a knock on your door, you look at through the glass, it was coach warlock. You stood up and opened the door and smiled at him stretching your head out for him to shake, which he took as he spoke.

“Hi y/n nice to meet you and I see you opened everything nice job I’m coach WarLock but everybody calls me coach Lock.” He said as he let go of your hand and sent a small smile back

“If you get confused on anything let me know but I think everything in the the packet” he said the walked away.

You closed the door and sat down and continued you reading the packet,

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You looked at the clock on the wall in front of you, it read 7:30am, you got up and put the packet in your desk drawer and grabbed your lanyard and walked out just as a few players walked into the locker room. You felt your phone buzz in your packet, you got it out, there was a text from your best friend

Y/b/n

Hey how is it so far

Y/n

It’s great the players are just now coming in and stuff so I have to go love you

Y/b/n

Bye love you

You put your phone in your pocket as you a couple players came out on the court, you grabbed a piece of gum from your hoodie pocket and stuck it on your mouth, you walked over to stand by the court and watch them practice piping bubble gum and tossing your lanyard around your finger.

“Hey Calvin are you left handed or right handed?” You asked noticing his form was off. That is Josh Calvin he’s a point guard

“Uh right handed” he said looking at you with a curious look as to why you asked.

“Started or acting with left to ok but I mean keep… practice with both.” You told him struggling a little with your words.

You walked or paced you could say at the side of the court tossing your lanyard around you finger when you heard an ow from beside you.

You turned to look at who said that, your eyes connected with Chris Evans the shooting guard, he was shaking his hands back and forth

“Oh my- I’m sorry I didn’t see you there” you said as your eyes widen

“You fine um I was wondering if you help me out give me tips like you did for Calvin because these last couple of games We’ve been losing because of me for some reason I can’t make a shot to save my life” he asked as he stop skating his hand around.

“Yeah follow me I think I know what’s wrong” you said you finally took in his appearance, he was around 6 foot and very muscle, nice smile, white pearly teeth which I suppose you’ve got to have as a celebrity.

You went to your office getting a little kit out.

“Okay put your arm out like this” you told him flipping over your arm so the inside of your elbow was facing the ceiling, He did as you told.

You started to press on the skin around his forearm. “That hurt” you pressed “no” you moved to a different spot “how bout that “no” you moved the next spot and you barley press down when Chris winced and pulled his away. You smiled, “okay Evans you pulled your tendon in your arm when over doing your self, so just wear this arm brace for around a week and then your arm shouldn’t hurt when you shoot.” You smiled while putting the brace on and look up at him through you long lashes as you spoke the last sentence. He laughed as well the went to walk out.

“Also no practice or work outs” you said

“What no I have to practice then I really will suck please don’t” he begged

“ I’m sorry Evans go home or sit on the bench” you told him walking past him out your office

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7 NBA overreactions after one game of the 2021-2022 season

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images

Let’s overreact to what we saw on opening night around the NBA.

The NBA is back, and it feels like it was never gone. The 2021-2022 season opened just over a year since the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2020 championship inside the bubble, and only three months after the Milwaukee Bucks won the 2021 title. Yes, the league had another short offseason to get back on its normal, pre-pandemic schedule, and it makes the return of games feel a little overwhelming from the jump.

All but four teams have been in action through the NBA’s first two days. The Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks, and Atlanta Hawks won’t debut until Thursday. For everyone else, hot takes are suddenly fair game with one contest in the books.

Let’s wildly overreact to what we saw from teams through one game. It will be fun to check back on these at the end of the year and see what opening night taught us, and what it didn’t.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is going to win MVP

Last time we saw Giannis, he was dropping 50 points in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to clinch the Milwaukee Bucks’ first title since 1971. Milwaukee opened the season against the Brooklyn Nets — the team favored to win the championship this year even without Kyrie Irving — and, yeah, The Greek Freak is picking up where he left off.

WHAT A BLOCK, GIANNIS ✋ (via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/mPqFjPmvfC

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) October 19, 2021

Milwaukee rolled past Brooklyn, and Giannis dropped a 32-14-7 line while looking dominant on both ends of the floor. He might be the best player in the league, and we know he has no problem going peddle to the metal in the regular season. Antetokounmpo already has two MVPs, and he sure looked like he’s capable of winning another coming off his first championship.

Chris Duarte will make the All-Rookie First Team

Duarte was 24 years old when the Indiana Pacers took him with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, making him the oldest first round pick in the class. The former Oregon Duck found himself into the starting lineup from game one with T.J. Warren and Caris LeVert injured for Indiana, and he showed he could contribute right away. Duarte finished with 27 points on 6-of-9 shooting from three as the Pacers lost late to the Hornets.

Duarte was a skilled shooter and disruptive perimeter defender during his time with Oregon, and the shooting immediately translated on opening night. New Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle typically doesn’t trust rookie, but an older rook like Duarte might buck that trend. A spot on the All-Rookie team wouldn’t be too surprising.

LaMelo Ball is going to be an All-Star

Okay, this was one of my preseason predictions, too. I’m feeling pretty good about it after Ball started his second season by dropping 31 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists in a late second win over Indiana.

LaMelo went 7-of-9 from three on the night. If he’s shooting anywhere close to that, he’s going to be a sensation this season.

Zach LaVine is going to average 30 points per game

LaVine put up 27.5 points per game on wildly good 64 percent true shooting last year. This year, he finally has some good teammates and won’t be the sole focus of opposing game plans any more. LaVine looks terrific in his season debut, putting up 34 points on 11-of-17 shooting in a win over the Pistons.

Nikola Vucevic took a team-high 21 shots and DeMar DeRozan attempted 17 field goals, so it’s possible LaVine just won’t get enough shots to significantly improve his scoring average from last season. There’s no doubt he’s the best player on the Bulls, though, and at 26 years old he’s just starting to hit his prime. He’s an awesome scorer who is capable of putting up 30 per game.

The Knicks were no fluke last year

Knicks-Celtics was wild on Tuesday night. The Celtics had a wild comeback in the fourth quarter to force overtime, but New York would eventually win the game in double-OT. Julius Randle was awesome (35 points, nine assists, eight rebounds), and new addition Evan Fournier (32 points) added some badly needed offensive firepower. Obi Toppin looked good off the bench, too.

It’s hard to remember that the Knicks were the No. 4 seed this year. Las Vegas expects them to be a .500 team, but Tom Thibodeau’s ‘Every Game is Game 7’ mentality should help them win a ton of regular season games. Prediction: the Knicks will make the playoffs in the East without having to go through the play-in tournament.

Patty Mills will win Sixth Man of the Year

Patty Thrills went 7-for-7 from three in his debut for the Nets.

Someone has to score if Kyrie is going to be out. Mills is a perfect fit playing off Kevin Durant and James Harden, and will probably be in for a big year.

Russell Westbrook is going to inspire the wildest takes all year

Was Russ good in his Lakers debut? No he was not.

The Lakers' Big Three showed up on opening night LeBron, AD, and, Melo combined for 76 PTS, 26 REB, and 9 AST in a loss vs. the Warriors pic.twitter.com/6ZhZ6OVTWN

— SB Nation (@SBNation) October 20, 2021

The truth is that Russ has started slow the last few years. He’ll be better by mid-season, count on that. The concerns about how he’ll fit alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis during the playoffs are legitimate, though. We’ll spare you a Westbrook hot take after one game and just say he’ll be the biggest lightning rod of the season.

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Book, No. 7 Notre Dame run by USF 52-0 to extend home streak

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Ian E-book ran for 3 first-half touchdowns and No. 7 Notre Dame received its 20th straight house sport 52-Zero towards South Florida on Saturday.

Coach Brian Kelly’s Combating Irish (2-0) led 35-Zero at halftime and for the second 12 months in a row posted a 52-point shutout for defensive coordinator Clark Lea.

”We talked all week about the usual we had set for our soccer crew, and it is actually only a mindset for our offense,” Kelly stated. ”It was some extent of emphasis and we bought off to that quick begin and clearly that set the tone for the day.”

E-book, who began with three straight completions, capped the opening drive with a 4-yard landing run. He’s the primary quarterback in Notre Dame’s trendy period to run for 3 touchdowns in a single half. He added 143 yards on 12-of-19 passing earlier than exiting with 2:21 left within the third quarter as freshman Drew Pyne took over.

”Ian was higher at this time – he managed the issues we wished him to do,�� Kelly stated. ”He led the crew to the quick begin we wished. He was tuned in and had an ideal week of apply. I appreciated his calmness within the pocket.”

Freshman Chris Tyree scored from a yard out about 5 minutes after E-book’s first TD. It by no means bought higher for the first-year coach Jeff Scott’s Bulls (1-1), who had been a late add to Notre Dame’s schedule after the Irish joined the Atlantic Coast Convention for this off season in a pandemic.

”They have a playoff-caliber crew they usually actually dominated the sport from the start to the top,” stated Scott, a former co-offensive coordinator for Dabo Swinney at Clemson. ”I felt like I used to be taking part in Clemson there for almost all of the day.”

Reserve C’Bo Flemister ran for a career-best 127 yards for Notre Dame because the Irish unfold the touches round between starter Kyren Williams (62 yards on 10 carries) and Tyree (65 on eight). The Irish completed with 281 speeding yards and 429 complete yards.

Jafar Armstrong added a 5-yard TD run to shut out the scoring for the Irish.

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In the meantime, the Irish protection restricted USF to 65 yards within the first half and 231 complete whereas breaking in three new starters. A complete of 9 gamers missed the sport with security Kyle Hamilton’s ankle harm and large receiver Ben Skowronek (hamstring) out with accidents. Notre Dame didn’t disclose the explanations the opposite eight didn’t play.

The Irish particular groups bought into the act within the third quarter with the assistance of a excessive snap over the top of USF punter Trent Schneider. When the Australian picked it up 36 yards behind the road of scrimmage, Osita Ekwonu blocked Schneider’s kick and freshman Jordan Botelho recovered the ball because it was going into the top zone for a 45-Zero lead with 3:23 left within the third quarter.

The Irish beat Bowling Inexperienced 52-Zero final season.

THE TAKEAWAY

South Florida: The Bulls could not muster something on offense in offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr.’s homecoming of kinds. The son of the previous Notre Dame coach, who was changed by Brian Kelly, used two quarterbacks within the first half. USF began Jordan McCloud and changed him with Noah Johnson however Weis bought little from both. Even large receiver Jah’Quez Evans lined as much as take a snap on a fourth-down pretend punt that misplaced 9 yards when Irish defensive finish Isaiah Foskey sniffed the play out.

”From our facet, clearly it was a really disappointing from the primary drive all through the sport,” Scott stated. ”We’re not going to make any excuses.”

Notre Dame: The Irish had touchdowns on 5 of their six possessions within the first half, whereas outgaining USF 279-65 within the first half. With E-book sitting out the second half and with the opposite gamers lacking for numerous causes, Kelly appreciated what he noticed.

”We stay on this world proper now and also you by no means are ready for it however conscious of it and know it could actually occur,” Kelly stated. ”Our gamers responded properly and so did our coaches.”

AMONG THE MISSING

Cornerback TaRiq Bracy and linebackers Marist Liufau and Shayne Simon, who shared the Buck place, had been additionally out for Notre Dame.

Jack Kiser, a former highschool quarterback and linebacker at close by Pioneer Excessive Faculty in Royal Heart, Indiana, bought the beginning and freshman Clarence Lewis began in Bracy’s place. Kiser had 9 solo tackles and was given the sport ball.

Additionally lacking with no rationalization had been No. 2 quarterback Brendon Clark, large receiver-punt returner Lawrence Keys III, working again Jahmir Smith and defensive lineman Ovie Oghoufo.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

The Irish, who rose to seventh in final week’s Related Press High 25, ought to be about the identical this week.

UP NEXT

South Florida visits Florida Atlantic on Saturday to play former coach Willie Taggert (2013-16) and the Owls, who’ve but to play a sport due to a COVID-19-related postponement.

Notre Dame returns to ACC motion Saturday at Wake Forest.

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Extra AP faculty soccer: https://apnews.com/tag/Collegefootball and http://www.twitter.com/AP-High25

from Growth News https://growthnews.in/book-no-7-notre-dame-run-by-usf-52-0-to-extend-home-streak/ via https://growthnews.in

[andrewuttaro]

New Look Sabres: GM 31 - EDM - Dumb and Dumber

3-2 OT Win

Dumb and Dumber is an iconic movie. It was one of three enormously popular movies the great Jim Carrey made in 1994. There is this one scene where Lloyd (Carrey) and Harry (Jeff Daniels) are at luck’s end, on the run from the law and literally hundreds of miles off course. They had even lost their ride, the 1984 Ford Econoline van dressed up as a dog. The two titular heroes are split up and Harry is walking down a desolate prairie road when Lloyd rides up behind him on the smallest of motorized scooters. Harry utters the legendary memeable line: “Just when I think you couldn’t possibly get any dumber… you do something like this… AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!” Okay, so I don’t recommend that movie if your faint of heart or squeamish but it’s a classic my dad beat every line of into me. I could recite that film to you. The Buffalo Sabres found themselves in exactly the position to make me utter such a line for such a situation. After outright losing to the Calgary Flames on Thursday, the easiest win out of the NHL Clubs in Alberta and British Columbia simply by virtue of the standings, they put up an entertaining but frustrating show in Vancouver that saw Tyler Myers remind us of old days before an OT loss that was ultimately just not good enough. Like Dumb and Dumber stupid crap like Tyler Myers’s two points, or a Milan Lucic goal or an Eichel OT winner essentially getting iced by a separate penalty comes up to make your jaw drop. All the while the lack of a desperately needed roster move is forcing the coach to rotate in and out players and tank the value of Colin Miller who now is apparently on the trade block (WE WANT YOU TO TRADE A D-MAN, BUT NOT THAT ONE)! This game came with the dumb plot element of Casey Mittelstadt getting healthy scratched for Evan Rodrigues. In the Dumb and Dumber analogy I’m trying to figure out who the headless parrot is. Either way the little scooter comes humming down the highway late on a Sunday night when you think the road trip has tanked all hopes for the resurrection of this Sabres Season. Then it happens: “…you do something like this… AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!”

The Dumb and Dumber analogy felt so right. The trials of this insane road trip and the team they fully beat is the best of them: the Edmonton Oilers! This Eichel v. McDavid thing has gotten old hasn’t it? Nobody really cares for that narrative in a league bursting at the seems with hot young talent. Nonetheless I’m bringing it up. McDavid was kept quiet on the scoresheet, you know who wasn’t? CAPTAIN JAMES JACK EICHEL OF NORTH CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS! Ok, so it was a secondary assist on the OT game winner BUT BY GOLLY THE STREAK CONTINUES! WATCH OUT NASHVILLE, WATCH OUT ST.LOUIS, YOUR BANNERS AND TROPHIES WON’T HELP YOU NOW! Yeah, so this game was 90% confused Santas wailing on each other at Santa Con. There was not a notable name on the scoresheet but there was four goals in regulation. The first was Kyle Okposo, somehow on a real roll now, tipping in a shot originating with Marco Scandella four minutes in. With that the GLO line, somehow the most consistent line on this team in this version of Dumb and Dumber, drew first blood. This game was excellently matched as all of the top lines seemed to cancel each other out. That’s shocking for me to see written on this page because I woke up this morning not worried about the Baltimore Ravens or the challenges of my Master’s Project; no I woke up fearing Connor McDavid. The guy is an animal and four years in Edmonton has turned him into a Liam Neeson movie villain all grizzled and hairy with nothing to lose.

Well the dumb part of this game was nothing went the way you expected it… well except the powerplay: that’s dumb, it still sucks ass. Did the Sabres give up juicy chances for the Oilers when they were in fact on the powerplay? Dumb gets dumber and Jimmy Vesey and Rasmus Asplund come flying into the Oilers zone shortly after the home team got a great chance in the other end. Asplund’s shot didn’t go and who finds the rebound? Johan Larsson. How about that? He tucks it in five hole on Mike Smith with a just abhorrent level of disrespect. So as fun as that weird dumb shit was it is followed by just enough expected malaise this team has gotten us used to. They don’t score again in regulation. The Edmonton Oilers come back and dominate the shots battle in the second period. They climb all the way back; they don’t call 2-0 the most dangerous lead in hockey for nothing. The Sabres sure as hell aren’t bucking that trend against a team not from New Jersey. Like we’ve been seeing so much since the end of October really, the Sabres completely devalue possession. They dump the puck in. They slow down the passes because they like to pretend scoring effects don’t come for everyone. They drop the puck in dangerous places and so many offensive zone turnovers turn into scoring opportunities for the other team. That’s exactly what happened when Riley Sheahan got the puck in the neutral zone and took it all the way in past Linus Ullmark to cut the lead in half. What a pretty first goal as an Oiler, eh? Want to get mad? It seems to be all the rage on Sabres twitter right now. Here it is: Zach Bogosian single handedly gave Edmonton all their powerplay chances in the second period. Oh you bet! On the second installment of that shit saga Joakim Nygard tips in a Darnell Nurse shot to even it up. Goodbye lead! Hardly knew you. I should’ve warned you the Sabres aren’t a safe place for leads.

By dumb luck that score line remained through the third period. No goals for the rest of regulation and I had a feeling we’d see poor possession come into play in 3-on-3 OT play. It just felt like we were due for one of the three headed monster on the Oilers to eat us alive. Here comes the redemption: the Sabres possessed the puck for the 1:13 of OT we did get. Bucked trend. Jack Eichel paraded the puck all the way around the offensive zone not taking a shot before laying it off to Marcus Johansson on one side of the Edmonton net who pitched it to Colin Miller on the other side. In the press box no more, out for Jake McCabe’s sake no more, trade asset for a not sexy Alex Galchenyuk no more please! Colin Miller slams it into Mike Smith’s pads, and it trickles in for the Game-Winning Overtime Goal! You lose two games you should have won and then you go AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELVES! SABRES WIN 3-2 IN OVERTIME! And you bet that secondary assist was Jack mother fucking Eichel! You bet! You thought the Bills would be your source of joy today and… well that was a good guess, but No, it was the Sabres who won their game! Surprise assholes!

Okay so the problems are still there. We’re still going to need y’all to win more than about three games a month. We’re going to need you to make a trade, a smart one preferably, involving a defenseman of salary. We’re going to need more than 50% of the points out of a soft(er) road trip. But funny thing: right after Miller scored the OT winner Dan Dunleavy said something curious: “The Sabres get the much needed two points here out of Edmonton!” All points in the standings matter in the unfun language of the hockey world but the Sabres were in a playoff spot before this game. Say what you will about the last three games, what was so especially needed about these two points? Dunleavy will never admit it, but these two points were for us angry, cynical fans. We needed some holiday cheer in all this dumbness. Two points out of Western Canada is ugh. Three out of six? It’s only half but its enough to get us down off the ledge a little. We’re going to need some patience this win saved against St. Louis and Nashville. It will be an interesting week, especially if Jason Botterill makes yet another trade with his hockey daddy Jim Rutherford in Pittsburgh. Like, comment and share this blog because you bet I’ll be writing that up when it happens. Get those sleigh bells ring ging gingalin’ because December has some more surprises, painful and fun, in store for us! I can just feel it after how this road trip went! Let’s Go Buffalo!

Thanks for Reading.

P.S. But yes, I didn’t forget. I said I’d look like a clown if I predicted four points out of this trip, impossible after the Vancouver loss, and then see the Sabres get two points out of Connor McDavid and the Oilers. I am in fact the clown here. What balloon animal do you want?

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2017 FIBA AmeriCup U.S. Virgin Islands Roster

Guards

#4 Angel Rivera (Stetson University Hatters/Charlotte Amalie)

#5 Stephaun Adams (Tennessee Technological University Golden Eagles/Charlotte Amalie)

#6 Walt Hodge (Capitanes De Arecibo/Charlotte Amalie)

#9 Jonathan Gray (Valle D’Itria Cestino Martina Franca/Charlotte Amalie)

#10 Jahmia Simmons (University Of North Texas Mean Green/Charlotte Amalie)

#11 Deon Edwin (K.T.P.-Kori/Charlotte Amalie)

Centers

#14 Phillip Jones (Atleticos De San German/Charlotte Amalie)

Forwards

#7 Cuthbert Victor (Incheon Electroland Kokkili/Saint Croix)

#8 Justin Gray (Texas Tech University Red Raiders/Charlotte Amalie)

#12 Khalid Hart (Marist College Red Foxes/Charlotte Amalie)

#13 Rashawn Fredericks (Motlow State Community College Bucks/Charlotte Amalie)

#15 Javier Martinez (University Of Tennessee, Martin Skyhawks/Charlotte Amalie)

Coaches

Head coach Sam Mitchell; Jr. (Minnesota Timberwolves/Charlotte Amalie)

Assistant coach Jareem Dowling (University Of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles/Charlotte Amalie)

Assistant coach Mike Evans (Moncton Miracles/Charlotte Amalie)

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Lee Hunter’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeeHunt54019537/status/1155260243275845634

Like Big Cat Weekend, the goal of this past weekend was to get a number of top targets on campus in order to lay the groundwork for future booms. Mission accomplished.

This week is a unique week on the recruiting trail. For much of July and all of August, it’s the dead period in recruiting which means that prospects and coaching staffs can not have any face to face contact. But from July 25th to July 31st, there is a quiet period which allows recruits to have face to face contact only on a college campus. That has lead to the majority of programs throwing very large recruiting events in hopes of getting their top targets on campus one more time before fall camp begins.

Starting in 2016, Auburn has taken advantage of this time period by throwing a picnic/bbq event at the end of each July. It’s almost like a second Big Cat Weekend though its focus is a bit more split between this class and future ones. It’s proven to be successful thus far. This year it looks likely to have the same results.

The Tigers landed one commit and sure sounds like a few more could pop in the coming weeks. Like Big Cat Weekend, the goal of this event isn’t necessarily to land same day commits. Instead, it’s to forge strong bonds not only between their top targets and the coaching staff but also allow current commits and future targets to bond as well. Often times, it’s the connection between fellow prospects that ends up mattering just as much as the relationships with the coaching staff.

Here’s a rundown of who made the trip and updates on their recruitments.

Auburn Commits

4* LB Trenton Simpson

4* LB Wesley Steiner

4* WR Kobe Hudson

4* WR Ze’Vian Capers

4* WR JJ Evans

4* LB Cameron Riley

3* OG Tate Johnson

3* OG Avery Jernigan

3* OT Jeremiah Wright

3* QB Chayill Garnett

3* OT Jonathan Buskey

All but four Auburn commits made it to campus this past weekend and it doesn’t appear that any of the four showed up at other events. Last year, George Pickens spurned Auburn’s event for Georgia’s, something that in hindsight proved more important than I realized at the time so I was playing close attention to see if something similar went down this year. Thankfully, that doesn’t appear to be the case and even more importantly, the majority of Auburn’s top ranked commits made the trip to help the staff recruit.

The biggest news from this group is obviously Wright’s commitment. He’s someone JB Grimes has wanted for a long time and Auburn is reportedly thrilled they could get him on board before the season. He gives Auburn 6 offensive line commits which could mean they are done at that position. However, they will reportedly continue to pursue some JUCO OT talent and don’t be surprised if they host some more OL official visitors during the season.

@CoachGusMalzahn @AUBRecruiting @GabrielWade10 @KennyDillingham @LevornH WAR EAGLE pic.twitter.com/7okyrPyDFX

— thatjeremiah77 (@thatjeremiah771) July 27, 2019

2020 Targets

4* RB Tank Bigsby

4* WR EJ Williams

4* DB Ladarius Tennison

4* CB Marco Domio (JUCO)

4* CB Kendall Dennis

4* DB Brian George (JUCO)

3* DL/Buck Rashad Whitehead

3* DE Bradyn Swinson

K Evan McGuire

One of the bigger storylines this weekend was tracking where Tank Bigsby would visit. There was confidence that he would be on the Plains but with Tank anything is possible. Well the nation’s #7 running back elected to head to Auburn over Athens and even more importantly returned Sunday to talk with the staff. This is turning into an AU alum showdown between Carnell Williams and Dell McGee. Can Caddy land his first big boom as an assistant? That possibility feels MUCH more realistic than it did just a few weeks ago.

The other big time offensive target to visit was Phenix City native EJ Williams. He was close to being an AU commit following this event last year but his recruitment absolutely exploded during the fall and now Auburn has been playing catch up. The good news is he stated Auburn had moved up to #2 on his list following the visit. The bad news is Clemson continues to lead and with a decision coming at the end of August, it’s hard to see this one going Auburn’s way. Luckily, the Tigers already have a very strong WR class committed so Williams is more of a “really nice to have” than a necessity.

It’s been hard to get a handle on Auburn’s top DB targets this cycle and even harder to know who might actually be favoring the Tigers. That picture got a lot more clear this weekend. All four DB prospects that visited are absolute takes for the Tigers and there’s a chance all four might now be favoring Auburn. Two are JUCO prospects Marco Domio and Brian George. Both have already used official visits to the Plains and could be closing in on a decision. Interestingly, EJ Williams was only one of two uncommitted prospects to visit Auburn for both Big Cat Weekend and the War Eagle Picnic. The other? The nation’s #2 JUCO cornerback Brian George. Jason Caldwell also reports that Domio’s flight was cancelled which could have meant taking the much shorter drive to College Station but his family instead elected to drive 10 hours to the Plains. The JUCO prospects also reportedly spent a lot of time together during the event. Auburn very well could have to replace both starting cornerbacks next season. Signing two of the top three JUCO recruits this cycle sure ain’t a bad way of going about filling that hole.

As for prep targets LaDarrius Tennison and Kendall Dennis, both have been reported in the past as having Auburn as a top school. But you really can’t start taking players’ interest seriously until they start taking multiple visits to campus. The fact both elected to travel to Auburn for this weekend is big news. Getting Domio, George, Tennison and Dennis in this year’s class would be huge for Auburn. The other name to continue to track is 4* CB Ethan Pouncey. Chances are good at least three from that group will be Auburn Tigers next season.

2021 Targets

5* DB Ga’Quincy McKinstry

5* DT Lee Hunter

4* WR Jaquez Smith

4* WR Julian Nixon

4* WR Dacari Collins

3* LB Chaz Chambliss

3* QB Aaron McLaughlin

3* DT Isaac Washington

3* WR Jackson Meeks

3* OL JT Pennington

This weekend wasn’t just about locking down some top 2020 targets, it was also about getting a jump start on the 2021 class. The recruiting cycles kick into gear so much earlier with the new early signing period. That’s why Auburn really split their focus of this event between finishing out their current class and getting a foundation in place for the next one. It sounds like they made signifiant progress on both.

It’s believed that Kenny Dillingham’s cryptic tweets on Saturday evening about a 2nd possible commit were in regards to Alpharetta, GA native Aaron McLaughlin. The 6’4” 225 lb gunslinger camped (along with 3* Will Crowder) with the Tigers on Friday and it sounds like he impressed both Gus Malzahn and Kenny Dillingham. So much so that the Tigers are hoping to get him on board very soon. It’s interesting that Auburn might go so hard after a pro style QB given Auburn’s recent focus on dual threat prospects the past few classes, but supposedly McLaughlin showed enough mobility during camp to make the coaching staff feel good about him being able to run the whole offense. One thing is for sure though this dude can throw the football.

McLaughlin might not be the only future 2021 boom. Lee Hunter has long favored the Tigers so much so that when asked about his top schools his answer was “Auburn, Auburn, Auburn, Auburn”. The Eight Mile, AL native is a 247 Composite 5* already and expected to be one of the top prospects in the country next season. Landing Hunter would be a massive early boom for this 2021 class. He reminds me a lot of Derrick Brown at this point in his career and I don’t say that lightly.

Hunter wasn’t the only instate 5* on campus. The man they call Kool-Aid, Ga’Quincy McKinstry, was back on campus again this weekend. Ranked as the nation’s #15 overall prospect in the 2021 class, McKinstry has long been a frequent visitor to the Plains. But this trip was a bit different as it wasn’t only Gus Malzahn that wanted to meet with him. Bruce Pearl stopped by and let McKinstry know that he also has an offer to play basketball for the Tigers.

#AG2G Truly Blessed & Honored ‼️To Receive An Basketball ⭕️ffer From Auburn University... I WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO PLAY BOTH SPORTS #WAREAGLE @coachbarber @CoachFlanigan pic.twitter.com/Jcaq6Xprul

— GaQuincy McKinstry™ (@GaQMcK1) July 28, 2019

You don’t see many kids play both football and basketball in college but Auburn is willing to let McKinstry do both. This is going to be one of the most hotly contested recruitments in the state next cycle. It will be interesting to see if Alabama follows Auburn’s lead and gives Kool-Aid a chance to be a dual sport athlete at the next level.

Finally, file the name Isaac Washington away. Visiting from Pilot Mountain, NC, Washington appears to be an early top target for Rodney Garner. He left the Plains with the Tigers on top. Don’t be surprised if his name quickly climbs the prospect rankings over the next year.

Really great day at Auburn University yesterday one of the best days of my life thank you @coachg76 & @CoachGusMalzahn for everything can’t wait to be back. #WAREAGLE pic.twitter.com/LIQQfUQ4A9

— isaac (@isaacw_74) July 28, 2019

2022

OL Lucas Taylor

QB MJ Morris

DT Dominick James

DB Andre Stewart

DB Khamauri Rogers

I will admit that even my obsessiveness over recruiting hasn’t lead me to watch much 2022 film but there was a bit of news from this list. Khamauri Rogers left the Plains with an offer in hand. Given Auburn’s recent success in the state of Mississippi and Rogers having Marcus Woodson has his position coach, I think he’s a name to track over the next couple of cycles. I am guessing we will see him on campus more in the future.

Blessed to receive an offer from Auburn University #WarEagle pic.twitter.com/A6u6RKuZvB

— 1 (@Khamauri1k) July 27, 2019

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NBA Playoffs preview: Golden State Warriors seek third-straight title but face stiff competition

Playoffs that

The Denver Nuggets and Houston

The Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets are probably their biggest challenges in the West, while the Milwaukee Bucks lead the talent during the Eastern Conference.

Here, Sportsmail analyzes each of the 16 games that take place on Saturday evening opener between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets.

Philadelphia 76ers vs Brooklyn Nets series

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Philadelphia 76ers vs. Brooklyn Nets series starts the NBA after the season this weekend

EASTERN CONFERENCE

1-4 seeds: VAN CHARLIE SKILLEN

Milwaukee Bucks (1st seed – Record: 60-22, vs Detroit Pistons)

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However, there are injury problems in the aftermath of it post season and a hoodoo that saw the Bucks did not escape the first round of the Play-offs since 2001. Armed with Antetokounmpo and his high-flying supporting cast, however, Giannis Antetokounmpo

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The supreme scorer of De Raptors, DeMar DeRozan, was traded off to San Antonio for an extremely talented but uncertain of his future Kaw hi Leonard was one of the shocks

Even if Leonard doesn't hang around for the next season, he takes on DeRozan's partnership with Kyle Lowry and has fans north of the border who expected deep in the playoffs to run. Orlando Magic

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Star Man: Joel Embiid

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Joel Embiid is the radiant Boston Celtics (4th seed – Record: 49-33, vs. Indiana Pacers)

Despite the fact that it is an insanely shaky regular season for a team that has the talent of Kyrie Irving, Jayson Tatum and Al Horford, few would gamble against the Celtics Serious breakthroughs in the Eastern Conference Playoffs

Under the direction of Irving, Boston tends to save their best for the post-season but first tricky test against the Indiana Pacers, who have gathered incredibly despite a horrific injury to star Victor Oladipo.

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Indiana Pacers (5th Seed – Record: 48-34, vs. Boston Celtics)

The Indiana Pacers managed to finish fifth in the Eastern Conference despite the fact that he without star Victor Oladipo is since January 23 due to a ending knee injury.

Bojan Bogdanovic led the franchise while double NBA All-Star Oladipo is offside. The small Croatian attacker has won an average of 18 points since the start of the campaign, while the support of Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner has gained valuable points.

The Pacers lost three of their four encounters with the

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Bojan Bogdanovic (left) is expected to lead the Indiana Pacers in the absence of Victor Oladipo Brooklyn Nets (sixth seed – Reco

The Nets are back in the NBA Playoffs after three seasons of watching the post season from afar

The forces that exist at the Barclays Center will tell you that they didn't fill up

They now have a side that can compete in the Play-offs with All-Star D & # 3 9, Angelo Russell from 2019, who has an average of 21 points per game, proving that the Los Angeles Lakers were wrong to break ties with him in June 2017.

Star Man: D & # 39; Angelo Russell

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The inclusion of the Orlando Magic in the Playoffs is the surprise of the season, but they are the hottest team in the East when their last four games are

Head Coach Steve Clifford in g succeeded in reversing the fortunes of a franchise that had not reached the late season since the 2011-12 campaign.

They have shown that they are now the best side in Florida but Clifford will not rest on its laurels with a starting line-up that has talented individuals such as Nikola Vucevic, Aaron Gordon and Evan Fournier at his disposal.

Star man Nikola Vucevic

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] Detroit Pistons (8th seed – Record: 41-41, vs. Milwaukee Bucks)

The triple NBA champions are back in the Playoff photo after changing their head coach with the

[NBR] [NBR] [NBR]] The Pistons that qualify iced for the Play-offs by beating the New York Knicks in their last game of the season, his revital is under Casey and will hope that their underdog status can see them upset No 1 seed Milwaukee Bucks.

All eyes will be on Blake Griffin (center) for the Detroit Pistons be focused as they are to make play-off-noise

WESTERN CONFERENCE

1-4 seeds: by NATHAN SALT

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This is the time of year that the warriors come to life, and Steve Kerr's team has been there and done it.

Another sloppy season of 82 games came to a head and ended in a surprising way with the Warriors going 132-117 down to Memphis Grizzlies, that must be a sign to be? Probably not.

Unlike last year, there were several subplots this season with the future of Draymond Green and Kevin Durant far from certain – both now seem likely to leave with or without another championship throne.

Stephen Curry is the Warrior who makes things happen; an average of 27.3 points per game during the regular season further proves its influence on games. The LA Clippers have been cut off and have worked hard to make the Play-offs, but they must be easily dismissed.

It all comes down to motivation and mental fatigue for the Warriors. Stephen Curry

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[State of the Art] Denver Nuggets ( 2nd seed – Record: 54-28, vs. San Antonio Spurs)

Talking about improvement Thirty-six defeats in 2017-18 saw them completely miss the Play-offs, but they are now heading to the post season with the second seed in the Western Conference.

The Michael Malone team owes All-Star Nikola Jokic for

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After the fall of Houston Rockets to fourth place, Malone and his players will realistically feel that they can reach the final of the Western Conference against, probably, the Warriors.

Star man: Nikola Jokic

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In a strange way, overtaking Houston brings Ro ckets in the final round of competitions to third place in the conference a tougher first round test. ]

But Portland should focus on what they do well, what tools should they do? they have in their arsenal and they have the all-star Damian Lillard in shape. The 28-year-old point keeper has achieved an average of 25.8 points per game from 80 games and shot 44.4 percent from the field.

A famous comeback victory against Sacramento in the final regular season game was really incredible. Equipped with some of the most important men, the sensational performance of rookie Anfernee Simons showed that the Blazers are far from just a one-man team.

Portland is a model of consistency at this time of the year – that is both good and bad. Every year after 2014, they qualified for the post-season, but they always failed briefly. Three exits in the first round and two in the second round suggest a mental block to translate good forms into series of victories when it counts.

OKC has experienced players who will not shirk when things get difficult. The difficulty for Portland is whether they could win the trend of those who have been before and the distance.

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Houston Rockets You always have a chance and the rockets are just like James & # 39; The Beard & # 39 ; Harden.

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& # 39; We are playing well. & # 39; We played well, we played well. . Defensively, we found out, & he said on Thursday. & # 39; Offensive, we shot shots. We are enthusiastic. We are ready. & # 39;

Behind the scenes Blazers suggest that the rockets are running out, but they still have the best record in the competition – 20 wins, five defeats – since the All Star interruption.

Last season, the Jazz was beaten 4-1 against the Rockets in the Playoffs and Harden more than ever – spurred on after the death of close friend and popular musician Nipsey Hussle – is determined to win his first NBA championship. gain in

A second-round meeting with the Warriors could be one of the classic series in recent history. James Harden (left) enjoys another MVP caliber year with the Houston Rockets

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The Utah Jazz upset the apple wagon in the Playoffs last season when then-rookie Donovan Mitchell led them past the Oklahoma City Thunder in a surprising first round win series.

Mitchell leads the Utah score with 23.8 points per game and in Rudy Gobert they have a center that contributes with 15.9 points and n 12.9 points. rebounds per game.

The Rockets were looking forward to the second seed in the West during Wednesday's final round, but ended up in fourth place team.

Star Human: Donovan Mitchell

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Perhaps the biggest mystery within the 16 teams.

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While George was considered an MVP candidate earlier this season, all eyes will one day be on Westbrook. In a competition focused on the three-ball, this is an area I'm having trouble with – only 29 percent this season.

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San Antonio Spurs (7th seed – Record: 48-34, vs. Denver Nuggets)

Little is expected from the San Antonio Spurs but you have to give them the honor of bringing it to another season in make the Play-offs.

The unique basketball brand from Spurs is what makes them the most popular, difficult proposition for many with the team highlighted above every star. In a summer that left Kawhi Leonard, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, Popovich did a great job building the team around DeMar DeRozan – which was taken over for Leonard to the Toronto Raptors

21.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per night, while fellow All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge contributes 21.2 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. These two must stand their ground to stand a chance against a Denver Nuggets in the first round.

Star man: DeMar DeRozan

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Where to start with this franchise? Tobias Harris to the Philadelphia 76ers for this summer's free agency – where they are expected to be a big hitter.

Without & # 39; stars & # 39; on their list, Clippers are very important the collective rather than an individual. But when they say that they have a Pit Guard from Patrick Beverley and a scorer in Danilo Gallinari and off the bench, they have two of the best in Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell.

Williams, who became the NBA's career leader in the bank's points just last month, averaged 20 points this season and the Clippers have the fifth best infringement this regular campaign with 114.8 points per night .

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Cornish Pirates: How probably the most distant group on the UK mainland retains going

Cornish Pirates: How probably the most distant group on the UK mainland retains going

Cornish Pirates: How probably the most distant group on the UK mainland retains going

Cornish Pirates’ dwelling on the Mennaye Area will be one of the crucial intimidating atmospheres within the second tier

“It wasn’t that way back that I needed to take somebody’s window out so we may get their couch into the home.”

Not the type of factor you count on to listen to from the coach of an expert sports activities group however then once more, the Cornish Pirates should not your common group.

No aspect on the UK mainland is additional away from their nearest rivals than the Penzance-based membership and it results in a novel rugby tradition in West Cornwall.

The Pirates are 222 miles away from Hartpury – their ‘native derby’ – though Jersey is geographically nearer however their away day to the Channel Islands entails both a flight or a ship journey.

Joint-head coach Alan Paver, who additionally doubles up as a part-time glazier and removing man, stated: “We’re remoted away from all over the place else, so we’re reliant on one another.

“It is not like they will simply go dwelling to Manchester or Leeds or London day-after-day. They will go a month or two months at a time with out seeing family and friends.

“We’re very reliant on one another, so we have got to verify we decide the suitable character after which after they get right here, we have got to verify we give them the suitable assist and 9 occasions out of 10 they flourish with that.”

Metropolis-dwellers needn’t apply

Penzance has a inhabitants of simply over 21,000 and the fishing city can also be the top of Brunel’s Nice Western railway line.

If you’re somebody who likes the tube, common big-name concert events or journeys to designer retailers, it most likely shouldn’t be the place for you.

“We have loads of native boys concerned these days which has actually revitalised the membership and given us extra of an identification,” says Gavin Cattle – the ying to Paver’s yang on the Pirates’ teaching group.

“It is recruiting boys from the surface to strengthen us who slot in with our values. The likes of Callum Patterson – he is an Irishman, a farmer, he is used to the countryside, he comes down right here and the setting would not really feel international to him.

“It is the identical with the Kiwis, Jake Ashby’s from an identical background of possibly being remoted in a location.

“We’re cautious with who we recruit. It does pigeon-hole a number of individuals and does limit a number of issues, however I do consider that is our power as nicely.”

Making ends meet

Millionaire businessman Dickie Evans (centre) returned to the membership in 2016 after a two-year absence in a takeover with New Zealand-based traders to stave off monetary issues

The Championship – English rugby union’s second tier – has had its fair proportion of monetary disasters.

London Welsh disappeared altogether after going bust in 2017, Jersey needed to dump their floor final 12 months whereas Nottingham and former Championship aspect Plymouth Albion have additionally had cash issues.

So, how do you make ends meet when you find yourself so distant from all over the place else?

“Most golf equipment, and I embody Premiership golf equipment in addition to lots of the Championship golf equipment, depend on our traders, that is simply the best way it’s and we have now to plan for that,” stated chairman Paul Durkin.

“What we have now tried to do, and we’re doing, is wanting ahead and making an attempt to show this right into a enterprise via the Stadium for Cornwall the place we’ll have the enterprise aspect of operations which can then fund rugby.”

The plan is for the membership to relocate round 25 miles up the A30 to Truro and share a stadium with the town’s soccer group and the native additional training faculty.

It’s hoped they will emulate their nearest Premiership membership Exeter Chiefs, who’ve a thriving conferencing enterprise at Sandy Park which has helped the membership grow to be the one one within the prime flight to make a revenue.

“You need to personal your individual floor, that is completely key,” continued Durkin. “You want to entice supporters to pay via the gates and the third is that secondary earnings via different elements of the enterprise.

“It is placing that alongside the rugby and constructing a squad that can be profitable and that is not simple, it is a juggling act.”

The Pirates household

On the age of 41 Alan Paver remains to be registered as a participant for the Pirates

Paver, whose robust Yorkshire accent has not been blunted by 16 years in Cornwall, added: “In a short time all of the gamers realise that we’re a household on the finish of the peninsula.

“What you discover is they are not making an attempt to flee right here, it isn’t like ‘it is three o’clock, we’re going dwelling’. They actually really feel comfy right here within the setting and with a small quantity of useful resource we’re in a position to do large issues right here.”

And it isn’t simply home windows and sofas that individuals have mucked in with.

“It is not unusual for us to have loads of hand-me-down washing machines and fridge freezers,” Paver joked.

“Each every now and then one thing will go lacking and one of many younger lads has needed to promote it for his evening out or no matter.

“It’s enjoyable, it is groundhog day as a result of after they come it is the identical issues again and again, ‘how do I register with a physician?’, for the foreigners ‘I want a checking account’ and for the fellows coming down with the household ‘how do I get my sofa up these tiny little cottage steps?'”

View on the season forward

Bristol had been promoted again to the Premiership final season with two video games of the season left to play and received 31-29 on the Mennaye final September

The results of the Championship in most seasons in a foregone conclusion – the group relegated from the highest tier the season earlier than inevitably bounces straight again. Solely Exeter in 2010, London Welsh in 2012 and Bristol in 2016 have bucked the pattern.

How can the Pirates do in a league the place London Irish would be the robust favourites and well-financed Ealing appear to be their greatest rivals?

“It is simply steady enchancment for us, placing a league standing on it might be silly due to damage and the supply of dual-registered gamers,” says Welshman Cattle.

“However we have got core of boys, we all know with invoice of well being we are able to compete with most groups within the Championship, if not each group.

After a fourth-placed end final season, Paver is a little more candid.

“I do assume we’re able to possibly going a place higher,” he stated. “I feel that if we get it proper firstly of the season we may carry momentum via.

“There isn’t a doubt that we’re going to hit a tough spell. However we all know what that is like mentally and we all know tips on how to get out of that, so if we get in a tough scenario we all know precisely what to do, we have got the expertise.”

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Juggernaut Index, No. 29: The last days of Flacco

The end of the Flacco era is upon us. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

If, as some believe, the state of U.S.-British relations has worsened in recent months, then we all know who to blame: Joe Flacco.

Flacco’s dreadful performance last season against Jacksonville at Wembley Stadium damaged the reputation of American quarterbacking on an international stage and brought shame to the city of Baltimore. He was breathtakingly bad that day, completing only eight of 18 pass attempts for 28 yards, zero touchdowns and two interceptions. He somehow averaged just 1.56 yards per attempt, the third lowest single-game Y/A ever produced by a QB who attempted 18 or more passes. The game was a coming out party for the Jaguars defense, but it was also the death rattle of Flacco’s eliteness.

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By the end of the season, Flacco’s numbers were abysmal: 16 games, 3141 yards, 18 TDs, 13 INTs, 5.72 Y/A, 196.3 YPG. He didn’t pass for 300 yards or three TDs in any game, which seems ridiculous in the current era. Tom Savage, Jay Cutler and Mike Glennon all produced 300-yard performances last year. Jacoby Brissett gave us two.

We shouldn’t fail to mention the fact that Flacco’s receiving corps was horrid last season, and the opening week injury to Danny Woodhead was a minor disaster. But there’s no dressing up No. 5’s year as anything other than a flaming wreck. He’s averaged less than 7.0 Y/A in four of the past five seasons. Flacco cannot be drafted in fantasy leagues of standard size and configuration. If you happen to play in an AFC North-only league (which no one does), your top draft day priority should be to avoid Flacco. Even if the man delivers a bounce-back season at age 33, you have to consider the modest level to which he’d be bouncing. He’s never finished as a top-10 fantasy QB. There’s no significant upside here.

The Ravens drafted a dynamic young dual-threat quarterback back in April, so Flacco’s eleventh season in Baltimore might very well be his last.

Lamar Jackson is going to be a fantasy monster

If you were even semi-aware of college football over the past two years, then you’re already well aware of Jackson’s talent. He was a thrilling player at Louisville; his performance last season was in many ways better than his Heisman-winning play in 2016. Jackson possesses rare rushing ability, routinely delivering game-changing plays from both designed runs and scramble situations. He’s a blur. He ran for over 100 yards in 10 of his 13 games last season and reached 300 passing yards six times.

Jackson wasn’t exceptionally accurate at Louisville, but his completion percentage improved each season (59.1 in 2017) and he averaged 8.3 Y/A for his career. He actually had the lowest velocity reading among QBs who threw at the combine (49 mph), yet concerns about arm strength never appear on his scouting reports. His average depth of target was among the highest in his draft class per Pro Football Focus (12.0) and his deep passing stats aren’t discouraging.

Lamar Jackson has what it takes to be a fantasy star. Dynasty leaguers, you want him. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Jackson will be a fantasy star the moment he takes the field. He is, right now, the most gifted rushing quarterback in the NFL. (No disrespect intended to Cam Newton.) Jackson demands a full-time defensive spy, which of course creates advantages for his receivers. Even if he’s no better than a mediocre passer when he debuts, he’s a lock to deliver starting-quality fantasy numbers thanks to his his rushing talent. Jackson is the top rookie QB on my board for dynasty purposes, no question.

Flacco’s name is still atop the depth chart for the Ravens, so there’s zero urgency to rush Jackson onto the field. He’ll have time to develop under OC Marty Mornhinweg, a coach who’s worked with some of the most skilled dual-threat quarterbacks in league history, including Mike Vick and Steve Young. Simply put, Jackson landed in a terrific situation in terms of his long-term development. Baltimore is already putting Flacco and Jackson on the field together, searching for ways to get the ball in the rookie’s hands. In Jackson’s best years, he should be something like a combo QB2/RB2. He’s a highlight machine.

Let’s meet the retooled Ravens receiving corps

Mike Wallace, Jeremy Maclin and Benjamin Watson are out; Michael Crabtree, John Brown, Willie Snead and a pair of rookie tight ends are in. This is an astonishing level of turnover, which means it’s probably doomed to failure. Continuity is a big deal in the NFL. Still, it’s hard to blame this team for blowing up the receiving corps, because it was a fantastically unproductive group last season. (Big assist to Flacco.) Wallace’s 748 receiving yards led all Ravens. No player on this team caught more than four TD passes. The best thing we can say about the Ravens’ 2017 passing game is that we’ll never have to see it again.

Crabtree is a clear upgrade over every receiver Baltimore had on the roster last season, and he enters camp as the team’s unrivaled No. 1. He caught 25 TD passes over the past three years in Oakland, twice finishing as a top-20 fantasy wideout. It wouldn’t be much of a shock if he saw 130-140 targets in the season ahead, and, with a workload like that, he’d likely produce WR2-ish numbers. Crabtree figures to be the most reliable member of this receiving corps. At his current ADP (66.6, WR27), he seems like a fair bargain.

Brown is a terrific vertical threat with a 1000-yard season on his resume, but, as most of you know, a sickle-cell condition has limited his availability. When he’s right, he’s a dangerous receiver. It’s tempting to recommend Brown only as a best-ball option, but that’s a bit too dismissive. He’s a very good player when fully functional and he’s pretty much always available in the final round in redraft formats. Brown is far from the worst flier you can take; he was a 65-1003-7 player three years ago, and he’s only 28.

Snead is coming off a value-crushing season, limited by both suspension and injury. Like Brown, he peaked in 2015, working with a better QB than he’ll be dealing with in 2018. Snead will play the slot and function as the third receiving option for a team that isn’t likely to deliver more than two ownable pass-catchers.

Rookie tight end Hayden Hurst seemed like a semi-intriguing fantasy option when Baltimore selected him in the first round, but his appeal quickly dimmed when the team added Oklahoma’s Mark Andrews in Round 3. Andrews caught 62 balls for 958 yards and eight spikes in the Sooners’ Tecmo offense last season, outproducing Hurst by a wide margin (44-559-2). Neither player is likely to achieve fantasy relevance in 2018. Tight end isn’t a spot where we expect rookies to thrive. Dynasty drafters, you want Miami’s Mike Gesicki over both Hurst and Andrews.

Alex Collins was a notable bright spot for Baltimore’s offense last season. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Alex Collins is legit

The one positive development for Baltimore in an otherwise awful excursion to London last season was the emergence of Alex Collins at running back. He rushed nine times for 82 yards that day, leapfrogging Terrance West in the team’s backfield hierarchy. Collins was released by the Seahawks at the end of the preseason and signed to the Ravens’ practice squad a week before the opener. He was barely clinging to a spot in the league when Woodhead’s injury and West’s struggles created an opportunity. He would finish the season with 1160 scrimmage yards and six TDs on 235 touches.

Collins ranked second among all NFL backs in breakaway runs last season (16) according to Player Profiler, behind only Kareem Hunt, and he finished ninth in evaded tackles (76). He was pretty damn good. Collins isn’t exceptionally fast by NFL standards, but he was a hard-charging and decisive runner last year, gaining every inch available to him. Baltimore’s offensive line graded well last year, despite the injury-related absence of six-time Pro Bowler Marshal Yanda.

Collins, to me, seems like a relative steal at his draft price (ADP 34.8, RB19). Buck Allen is not a serious threat — he hasn’t averaged more than 3.9 YPC in any season — and Kenneth Dixon is simply fighting for a job. Dixon missed the entire 2017 season due to suspension and knee surgery. Collins is this team’s unchallenged lead back entering camp.

Baltimore’s defense led the NFL in takeaways last season (34) and ranked sixth in points allowed (18.9 PPG), so this D/ST is a draft-worthy fantasy asset. The Ravens will open the season with a home matchup against Buffalo and then a road game at Cincy, giving this D extra appeal. Linebacker C.J. Mosley delivered a career-high 132 tackles last year, so he remains an upper-tier IDP.

2017 Offensive Stats & Ranks

Points per game – 24.7 (ninth in NFL) Pass YPG – 189.4 (29) Rush YPG – 116.0 (11) Yards per play – 4.6 (31) Plays per game – 65.9 (9)

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NBA notebook: Lakers will reportedly pass on LiAngelo Ball

It appears LaVar Ball faces an uphill battle getting his son LiAngelo a roster spot with the Los Angeles Lakers.

UCLA basketball player LiAngelo Ball listens at a press conference at UCLA after flying back from China where he was detained on suspicion of shoplifting, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

LiAngelo, the younger brother of Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball and middle of three basketball-playing Ball brothers, worked out for Los Angeles on Tuesday. In the aftermath of the workout, the Lakers have no interest in drafting LiAngelo or signing the 19-year-old to play for their G League team, the South Bay Lakers, according to a report from USA Today Sports.

The 6-foot-5 LiAngelo said recently that he wanted to join his brother, the No. 2 overall pick in last summer’s NBA draft, on the Lakers. LaVar, the patriarch of the Ball family, has said previously all three of his sons, including 16-year-old LaMelo, would be playing for the Lakers in 2020.

LiAngelo left UCLA during his freshman season for a Lithuanian professional league following his shoplifting arrest on a team trip to China. LiAngelo averaged 12.6 points per game for Vytautas Prienu this season.

—Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love cleared concussion protocol and started Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors.

Love missed almost all of Games 6 and 7 of the Eastern Conference finals following a head-to-head collision with Boston Celtics rookie Jayson Tatum in the first quarter on Friday. Love was re-evaluated Saturday before the decision to hold him out of Sunday’s Game 7, though he traveled with the team to Boston and attended the game.

Jeff Green started in Love’s place against Boston and totaled 19 points and eight rebounds in Game 7. Love, 29, is averaging 13.9 points and 10.0 rebounds per game in the postseason.

—The Philadelphia 76ers and head coach Brett Brown agreed to a contract extension through the 2021-22 season, the team announced.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Brown had one season remaining on his current contract, making his new deal a three-year pact. Philadelphia went 52-30 in the regular season, the most wins for the franchise in a season since 2000-01.

Brown joined the 76ers in 2013, leading the team to its first postseason berth in six seasons this year. In the playoffs, the No. 3 seed Sixers cruised past the Miami Heat in the first round before being eliminated by the second-seeded Boston Celtics in five games in the second round.

—The National Basketball Players Association named Dr. William D. Parham its first director of mental health and wellness.

In his role, Parham will oversee the development and management of the newly launched NBPA Mental Health and Wellness Program designed to assist all members of the union in addressing any mental health challenges or issues they face.

During the current NBA season, Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan opened up about his bouts with depression and Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love wrote about his experience with panic attacks and anxiety. Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue discussed before the start of the NBA Finals his absence from the bench, which was caused in part by anxiety.

—All-Stars DeMar DeRozan and Joel Embiid headline the rosters for this year’s NBA exhibition in the South African capital of Pretoria on Aug. 4, the league announced.

DeRozan, of the Toronto Raptors, will lead a Team World roster that includes Dallas Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes, San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay, Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton, Los Angeles Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari and Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside.

Embiid, a native of Cameroon, will play alongside Philadelphia 76ers teammate Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu, Orlando Magic center Bismack Biyombo and guard Evan Fournier, New Orleans Pelicans forward Cheick Diallo and Raptors forwards Serge Ibaka and Pascal Siakam on Team Africa. Full rosters will be announced at a later date.

—Field Level Media

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NBA notebook: Lakers will reportedly pass on LiAngelo Ball

It appears LaVar Ball faces an uphill battle getting his son LiAngelo a roster spot with the Los Angeles Lakers.

UCLA basketball player LiAngelo Ball listens at a press conference at UCLA after flying back from China where he was detained on suspicion of shoplifting, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

LiAngelo, the younger brother of Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball and middle of three basketball-playing Ball brothers, worked out for Los Angeles on Tuesday. In the aftermath of the workout, the Lakers have no interest in drafting LiAngelo or signing the 19-year-old to play for their G League team, the South Bay Lakers, according to a report from USA Today Sports.

The 6-foot-5 LiAngelo said recently that he wanted to join his brother, the No. 2 overall pick in last summer’s NBA draft, on the Lakers. LaVar, the patriarch of the Ball family, has said previously all three of his sons, including 16-year-old LaMelo, would be playing for the Lakers in 2020.

LiAngelo left UCLA during his freshman season for a Lithuanian professional league following his shoplifting arrest on a team trip to China. LiAngelo averaged 12.6 points per game for Vytautas Prienu this season.

—Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love cleared concussion protocol and started Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors.

Love missed almost all of Games 6 and 7 of the Eastern Conference finals following a head-to-head collision with Boston Celtics rookie Jayson Tatum in the first quarter on Friday. Love was re-evaluated Saturday before the decision to hold him out of Sunday’s Game 7, though he traveled with the team to Boston and attended the game.

Jeff Green started in Love’s place against Boston and totaled 19 points and eight rebounds in Game 7. Love, 29, is averaging 13.9 points and 10.0 rebounds per game in the postseason.

—The Philadelphia 76ers and head coach Brett Brown agreed to a contract extension through the 2021-22 season, the team announced.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Brown had one season remaining on his current contract, making his new deal a three-year pact. Philadelphia went 52-30 in the regular season, the most wins for the franchise in a season since 2000-01.

Brown joined the 76ers in 2013, leading the team to its first postseason berth in six seasons this year. In the playoffs, the No. 3 seed Sixers cruised past the Miami Heat in the first round before being eliminated by the second-seeded Boston Celtics in five games in the second round.

—The National Basketball Players Association named Dr. William D. Parham its first director of mental health and wellness.

In his role, Parham will oversee the development and management of the newly launched NBPA Mental Health and Wellness Program designed to assist all members of the union in addressing any mental health challenges or issues they face.

During the current NBA season, Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan opened up about his bouts with depression and Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love wrote about his experience with panic attacks and anxiety. Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue discussed before the start of the NBA Finals his absence from the bench, which was caused in part by anxiety.

—All-Stars DeMar DeRozan and Joel Embiid headline the rosters for this year’s NBA exhibition in the South African capital of Pretoria on Aug. 4, the league announced.

DeRozan, of the Toronto Raptors, will lead a Team World roster that includes Dallas Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes, San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay, Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton, Los Angeles Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari and Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside.

Embiid, a native of Cameroon, will play alongside Philadelphia 76ers teammate Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu, Orlando Magic center Bismack Biyombo and guard Evan Fournier, New Orleans Pelicans forward Cheick Diallo and Raptors forwards Serge Ibaka and Pascal Siakam on Team Africa. Full rosters will be announced at a later date.

—Field Level Media

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