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Rocky River Girls End Butler’s Win Streak, Take Southwestern 4a Title

... on Friday, February 17, 2017. Rocky River defeated Butler 56-34. Jeff Siner __link__. Jeff Siner __link__. Order Reprint of this Story. ↑East Burke: Cavs girls going into playoffs on a big roll. East has won 14 straight, including Friday’s 86-55 win over Kings Mountain in the South Mountain Athletic 2 A/3 A championship. Josie Hines had 19 and Kieran Smith 15 for East Burke (23-3). ↑Rocky River girls: Ended Butler’s 16-game win streak with a 62-37 win in the Southwestern 4 A tournament championship. ↑Ardrey Kell girls: beat South Meck to win the So Meck 8 conference championship. Knights have had seven straight season with at least 20 wins. Deniyah Lutz had 14 to lead Ardrey Kell to 42-39 win Friday. A’Lea Gilbert led South with 13. ↑Tolonda Rose, Hickory Ridge: Coach of unbeaten regular-season, conference tournament champs named South Piedmont coach of the year. Rose led her team to its first regular-season and tournament championship in the school’s 10-year history. Friday’s Top Performers. Dazia Lawrence, Mallard Creek: 23 points, six rebounds and four steals in ...

Queens Of The Stone Age, Tegan And Sara, Win Butler + More React To The Muslim Ban

... complete with a link to an article about it. “Outraged. Terrified. Shame on anyone who supports this.” Butler noted that “Steve Jobs’ father was Syrian and he was adopted in to an American family. This is absolute madness and completely against American interest.”. While Queens of the Stone Age didn’t single out the ban, they did say of Trump, “This man is a shallow, inept, multi-bankrupt declaring, narcissistic, narrow minded, out of touch, objectifying, barf inducing, fascist, clown penis… who also happens to be re-stup-redicu-lame. ‘The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.’― Edmund Burke.”. Trump’s action even prompted those who don’t normally publicize their views to speak out. “I try to keep my politics off of twitter,” wrote Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 , “but the ban on refugees is disgraceful. Please refer to the Statue of Liberty. I love you all.”. Some went a little further than writing. Best Coast appeared to taking ...

L.c.'s Wideman Posts Double-double In Butler Win

... have gotten its season back on track. "It was good to see our guys make some shots," coach Chris Holtmann said. "Right now what we're trying to do is improve and grow and chip away at some of our weak areas.". For St. John's (12-15, 6-8), it was a miserable night. The Red Storm needed almost 5 minutes to make their first basket and nearly 8 minutes before anyone grabbed a meaningful rebound. They were outrebounded 24-8 in the first half. That combination was just too much. St. John's trailed 21-7 with 12:19 left in the first half, watched the deficit expand to 39-25 after a 7-0 Butler run and 54-35 at the half. Butler didn't allow the Red Storm to get closer in the second half despite giving up 20 points to Federico Mussini and 18 to Shamorie Ponds. "I just give Butler credit," coach Chris Mullin said. "They ...

Jimmy Butler Dominates By Getting To The Line In Win Over Raptors

... who missed four of the past five games because of right heel pain, continues to show that the biggest area of improvement in his game is his ability to get to the line any time he wants. "When you're shooting 2-for-10 from the field, I think you better find a way to get to the free throw line," he said after the game. "But you know, other than that, everybody has a different way of changing the game. Whether you're guarding, rebounding, passing, getting loose balls, taking charges, getting to the free throw line is the only way to win.". Jimmy Butler had 19 points, 12 assists, four steals and two rebounds against the Raptors on Tuesday. Mike Di Novo/USA TODAY Sports. Tuesday's performance marked the eighth time this season that Butler has attempted at least 15 free throws in a game, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. Butler ranks behind only Michael Jordan in accomplishing that feat most during a season in Bulls history. His 12 assists also tied a career high. "There's multiple ways to help win games," Butler said. "I'm ...

Bleacher Report Staff's 2017 Nba All-star Weekend Predictions

...  Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban—but it actually does apply to the Skills Challenge. The players who win are generally those who care and don't just go through the motions while navigating the course. Joel Embiid, who never seems to do anything halfway, would've been the pick if his knee hadn't knocked him out of the running. And Nikola Jokic, his replacement from the Denver Nuggets , isn't quick enough with the ball in his hands. After Karl-Anthony Towns became the first non-guard to take home the prize in 2016, this coveted trophy will be transferred back to someone with smaller stature. In fact, it's the player with the league's tiniest frame who will reign supreme. This is a season in which Isaiah Thomas possesses unending motivation, and that should carry over to this latest national stage. He has to prove he can dominate more than the fourth quarter, and he'll do so while also redeeming himself for his loss to Towns in ...

Celtics Say Ref Handed Bulls Win

... was added to the clock, and Butler calmly drained two free throws. Celtics big man Al Horford would miss a potential winning jumper a few moments later as time expired. "I'm one of the best defenders in this league," Smart said. "I played great defense right there - I know I did. I moved my feet, I did everything right, my head was up. I got punished for playing good D I guess.". Butler was steadfast that Smart hit his elbow as he put up the shot. "A foul's a foul," Butler said after the game. "He hit my elbow. I don't care what nobody says. I think I'm making it if he don't alter it like that.". "People are going to say, 'Oh, he didn't foul him.' But he did," Jimmy Butler said of Marcus Smart. "So at the end of the day they made the right call.". Jeff Haynes/Getty Images. Butler said he was still hoping the shot went in. "But we ran it the way we were supposed to," ...