Philadelphia 76ers – Boston Celtics livestream May 16, 2012
NBA, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 19:00 pm ET
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Philadelphia 76ers – Boston Celtics livestream May 16, 2012
NBA, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 19:00 pm ET
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The Tigers asked Jose Valverde to finish a 10-6 game against the White Sox on Thursday, but he was forced to leave with two outs due to lower back tightness.
Valverde retired the first two batters he faced before giving up a single to Paul Konerko and a double to A.J. Pierzynski. He left mid-at-bat while Alex Rios was up.
“His lower back tightened up, and we had to get him out of there,” Tigers manager Jim Leyland said after the game.
Valverde, who was a perfect 49-for-49 saving games in 2011, hasn’t shown last year’s form at any point this season. He entered the day with a 4.60 ERA and a 13/11 K/BB ratio in 15 2/3 innings. He had also blown two of his nine save chances.
If Valverde has to miss additional time, either Octavio Dotel or Joaquin Benoit would close in his place. Dotel got the save today despite giving up a two-run single after Valverde left.
Tromsø IL vs Strømsgodset IF livestream 16.05.2012
Norwegian Premier League, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 12:00 pm ET
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Posted by Mike Florio on May 15, 2012, 3:40 PM EDT
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Last week, Jacob Bell walked away from the NFL after eight seasons. But he now admits to Peter King of SI.com that, if Bell were due to earn big money this year, he likely would have kept playing.
Under the deal Bell signed in 2008 with the Rams, he was due to earn $6 million in 2012. Instead, he was going to make $825,000, the veteran minimum for a ninth-year player with the Bengals.
And so King was direct with Bell: “If you were on your previous contract with the Rams, due to make $6 million this year, would you have retired?”
“That’s a very good question,” Bell replied. “And therein lies the problem. How can you say when you’re being offered so much money, the kind of money that can secure your future, to play football? So of course it played a role.”
It’s the magnitude of the cash that keeps plenty of guys in the game. “I guarantee you if you asked every player in the NFL if they’d do it for $500,000 a year, a lot of them would do something else,” Bell said.
That’s not entirely accurate. Plenty of young players are on the small side of 500 large, but they’re still lining up in droves to play.
Still, the game could see more guys like Jacob Bell walk away once the big money dries up — if, of course, they’ve saved enough of it so that they don’t need to play for $825,000 or $500,000 or whatever they can get.
Watch New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils Live 5/16/2012
NHL Stanley Cup playoffs 2012, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 20:00 pm ET
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Helsingborg vs Kalmar Live Stream 5/16/2012
Allsvenskan, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 13:00 pm ET
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I watched Chien-Ming Wang‘s latest minor-league rehab start yesterday on MLB Network and thought he looked pretty good in throwing eight innings at Triple-A, but not surprisingly the Nationals aren’t ready to welcome him back from the disabled list yet.
For one thing Wang allowed four runs on 11 hits, which isn’t great even if a lot of that damage came late in the game when he was wearing down. For another thing Ross Detwiler has pitched well enough to remain in the rotation as the fifth starter and unless the Nationals decide to send him back to the bullpen anyway there isn’t any room for Wang in the rotation.
All of which is why manager Davey Johnson announced last night that Wang would make at least one more rehab start before potentially returning. At most he can continue rehabbing until May 27, at which point the 30-day window closes, so a decision will need to be made very soon either way.
Like me, Johnson watched Wang’s start on television and came away fairly impressed, telling Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post that the right-hander “looked good to me” and “that was a big step in the right direction.”
Universidad de Chile v Libertad Asuncion livestream 16.05.2012
Copa Libertadores, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 18:30 pm ET
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v Odd Grenland live stream 16.05.2012
Norwegian Premier League, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 14:00 pm ET
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