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England are lucky Rooney's suspension got reduced to 2 games only. They missed him like hell against France today...

Sci-fi icon Ray Bradbury dies at 91 http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/06/06/ray-bradbury-obit.html One of my favorite authors. RIP.

Saw it on Mtv yesteray.. bath salts suck. <_<

So do I. Boston fans annoy the Shaliq outta me!

Russia is on a 15-gm unbeaten streak after their 4-1 win yesterday. Was surprised to see half-Ethiopian Theodor Gebre Selassie defend the Czech Republic... globalization. And WTF?! Denmark up 1-0?!! :o

Bird's not the only one: Hibbert would prefer to stay in Indiana INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Roy Hibbert wants to keep playing basketball in Indiana, and the Pacers intend to make their All-Star center happy. It will just come down to dollars and sense. "Of course this isn't going to be his last time in Indy, he's not going anywhere," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said with a smile shortly Thursday before playing in the Caroline Symmes celebrity softball game, which benefits the Indiana Children's Wish Fund. Hibbert is one of six Indiana players who could become a free agent July 1, and at 7-foot-2, he could become one of the hottest commodities on the market. http://www.nba.com/2012/news/06/07/pacers-hibbert.ap/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2

Popovich: Unraveled Spurs 'reached our limit' Posted Jun 7 2012 7:09PM SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Injuries weren't a factor for once. Neither was depth. The San Antonio Spurs finally were healthy, and had the supporting talent and even the momentum of a historic winning streak crafted at the perfect time to become NBA champions again. And it still wasn't enough. "I thought this was definitely our time. Our time to get back to the finals. Our time to push for another championship," Spurs forward Tim Duncan said. "That was our singular goal, and obviously, it ends here." He meant this season. But it might also be a deeper truth. On Thursday, coach Gregg Popovich passed on speculating what's next after the Duncan era-Spurs possibly saw their championship window close shut -- for real this time. Duncan, who is 36 and now without a contract, has suggested this year that he is leaning toward returning for at least a 16th season, but there are no guarantees. The Spurs were up 2-0 on Oklahoma City and appeared to be a lock for the NBA Finals, before the young and hungry Thunder finished a stunning turnaround Wednesday night to win the Western Conference. Full Story

The Shaq-tue of Liberty!

Sick skills. WNBA, watch out!!

No Extension For Tyreke Evans? HANG TIME PLAYOFF HEADQUARTERS – Could Tyreke Evans go from Rookie of The Year to not even receiving a contract extension on his rookie deal from the Sacramento Kings? It appears so. Three years into his career, Evans has shown flashes of All-Star potential, but he’s also been moved from the point guard position he played during his rookie season. A career 18.2-point scorer, Evans saw his job as starting point guard eventually go to rookie Isaiah Thomas this season. Evans did start 61 of 63 games this season, but was in an off-guard position once Thomas took the point guard reins. Now comes word, via Jason Jones of the Sacramento Bee, that Evans will probably not get a contract extension from the franchise this summer when he becomes eligible for one. Once thought to be the future face of the franchise, Evans has ceded that position to DeMarcus Cousins. With the fifth pick it the Draft, the Kings are expected to take a player that could actually make Evans, and others, expendable: That is a precipitous fall from grace for Evans. Whether it is deserved or not is another question. The Kings have had a tumultuous ride since he was drafted. And there was a time when the play of Evans was one of the few bright spots. To see him in this place now is a bit strange to say the least. Source

Gibson believes Rose will be even better than before Bulls forward Taj Gibson talks about Derrick Rose as he recovers from a torn ACL, as well as his upcoming participation with the USA Select Team and his offseason focus Despite playing some of his best basketball of the season in the playoffs, Taj Gibson uses words like “hurt” and “pain” when looking back on the Bulls’ first round series, words to which fans in Chicago can certainly relate. But Gibson, speaking at BMO Harris Bank headquarters in downtown Chicago on Thursday, expressed optimism about what lies ahead for the Bulls, choosing words like “positive,” “better” and “opportunity.” For starters, he’s been in touch with Derrick Rose, who underwent surgery to repair his torn ACL on May 12, on several occasions. And he likes what he’s seen, as well as what he’s heard from Derrick himself. “I’ve seen him at the Berto a lot,” said Gibson, who was on hand to help BMO Harris Bank reach its goal of assembling 2,000 Red Cross comfort kits, of Rose. “He’s been pushing it and I saw him push through a lot of pain early. I look forward to seeing our team take that energy and use it as a positive. Because every day, he’s yelling and he’s screaming from putting in so much effort trying to get his knee back. We need to see how much pain he’s going through and feed off it, put it in our daily lives. I think he’s doing great. I think he’s improving quicker than people have expected him to improve. He’s in there every day and he’s pushing it to the limits every time I see him. I think he’ll come back even better than he was before.” As for where Gibson believes Rose is at mentally, consistent with what others have gathered, the young point guard’s spirits remain high. While the team put on a good face following Rose’s injury, it was ultimately a challenge that proved too difficult to overcome. But Gibson believes he and his teammates are willing and able to embrace moving forward knowing Rose will likely miss the first few months of the 2012-13 season. Source

If you take a closer look, you'll see that's actually 1.2!!

To me - Game 6 vs Celtics (45-15-5). One of his best postseason games (if not his best).

Rooting for Poland/Czech Rep. today! LOL! C. Ronaldo is worth = Greece + Denmark + Poland + Ireland (natl' teams).

Favorite De Niro '70's Movie? - The Godfather Part II Favorite Robert De Niro Comedy? - Meet the Fockers Favorite De Niro '80's Movie? - The Untouchables Favorite RDN '90's Movie - Part I: (1990 - '93)? - Goodfellas Favorite De Niro '90's Movie - Part II: ('94 - '97)? - Heat Favorite De Niro Movie: 1998 - 2001? - Men of Honor (Honrable mention: 15 Minutes; Analyze This) Favorite De Niro Movie: 2002 - '07? 1. Showtime 2. Analyze That 3. Meet the Fockers Favorite De Niro Movie: 2008 - Present? - Freelancers

Makes sense (BTW, for some reason, I thought it's 10+).

Finally!!!

^ +1 Rep. Also, love the 'Top 5 Referrers' feature!!

Yes, but it depends mainly on: 1) The future of Harden and Ibaka; 2) Kobe's health; 3) Mitch Kupchak's moves.

Favorite Robert De Niro Movie? Favorite De Niro Comedy? Top 5?

Why don't you change only the one you might use on other sites (to promote our new board's name), and keep the original name here? Anyway, in before 'OTR-Player' became 'DH-Player': http://i.imgur.com/uOADc.png ^ I'll miss 'OTR' on those...

'Move' of the year.

Japanese dock torn off in tsunami floats to beach in Oregon A large dock that floated ashore on a beach in Oregon was torn loose from a port in Japan by last year's tsunami and drifted across thousands of miles of Pacific Ocean, a state official said on Wednesday. "This is a very clear threat," said John Chapman, a research scientist at Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon, where the dock washed up early Tuesday. "... It's incredibly difficult to predict what will happen next." http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/World/74rah805e/Japanese-dock-torn-off-in-tsunami-floats-to.htm http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/60747000/jpg/_60747002_60746994.jpg Officials worry about creatures on tsunami dock When the tsunami hit the northern coast of Japan last year, the waves ripped four dock floats the size of freight train boxcars from their pilings in the fishing port of Misawa and turned them over to the whims of wind and currents. One floated up on a nearby island. Two have not been seen again. But one made an incredible journey across 8,050 kilometers of ocean that ended this week on a popular Oregon beach. Along for the ride were hundreds of millions of individual organisms, including a tiny species of crab, a species of algae, and a little starfish all native to Japan that have scientists concerned if they get a chance to spread out on the West Coast. A dozen volunteers scraped the dock clean of marine organisms and sterilized it with torches Thursday to prevent the spread of invasive species, said Chris Havel, spokesman for the state Department of Parks and Recreation, which is overseeing the dock's fate. The volunteers removed a ton and a half of material from the dock, and buried it above the high-water line, Havel said. Biologists have identified one species of seaweed, known as wakame, that is native to Japan and has established in Southern California but has not yet been seen in Oregon, he said. While scientists expect much of the floating debris to follow the currents to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an accumulation of millions of tons of small bits of plastic floating in the northern Pacific, tsunami debris that can catch the wind is making its way to North America. In recent weeks, a soccer ball washed up in Alaska, and a Harley Davidson motorcycle in a shipping container was found in British Columbia, Canada. How the dock float — 165 tons of concrete and steel measuring 20 meters long, 5.8 meters wide and 2.1 meters high — turned up on Agate Beach, 1.6 kilometer north of Newport, was probably determined within sight of land in Japan, said Jan Hafner, a computer programmer in the University of Hawaii's International Pacific Research Center, which is tracking the 1.5 million tons of tsunami debris likely floating across the Pacific. That's where the winds, currents and tides are most variable, due to changes in the coastline and the features of the land, even for two objects a few meters apart, he said. Of particular concern was a small crab that has run wild on the East Coast, but not shown up yet on the West Coast, and a species of algae that has hit Southern California, but not Oregon. The starfish, measuring about 7.6 centimeters across, also appears to be new to US shores. Once the dock float got into the ocean, it was pushed steadily by the prevailing westerly winds, and the North Pacific current. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/06/08/officials-worry-about-creatures-tsunami-dock.html