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NBA Draft Live Blog
Welcome to the party. With the lottery portion of the draft nearly complete I'll be taking you the rest of the way in the live blog....
Young Money Is A Buck
10. Brandon Jennings, Compton via Italy. Forget all the hating, Jennings can play. The Bucks get him at a great spot, although they don't have a whole lot of talent surrounding him....
DeMar Derozan Heads North of the Border, Up Canada Way
9. Toronto Raptors: DeMar Derozan, USC I assume Skeets is happy, because his team landed one of the draft's most enticing players. Derozan can fly and he'll probably put some asses in the seats....
Knicks Settle For Jordan Hill, Knicks Fans Boo
8. New York Knicks: Jordan Hill, Arizona But hey, screw Knicks fans, right? Hill has the potential to develop into a stud, and with David Lee's future with the team in question this fills one of their needs....
The Warriors Take Stephen Curry, Knicks Fans Boo
7. Golden State Warriors: Stephen Curry, Davidson And to be honest, the Warriors probably just did the Knicks a favor....
Jonny Flynn Is All About the 'Mid Coast'
6. Minnesota Timberwolves: Jonny Flynn, Syracuse. Minnesota is stocking up on point guards, and why not? Rubio isn't ready to come in and lead the team for 30 minutes a night, but that's Flynn's specialty....
Rubio Is A Wolf
5. Minnesota Timberwolves: Ricky Rubio, SpainPeople are going to love Ricky Rubio, even if he is stuck in Minnesota. Rubio may be small, and he'll probably be invisible defensively, but he's going to be a lot of fun to watch....
The Kings Get It Right
4. Sacramento Kings: Tyreke Evans, Memphis. A great pick for the Kings who went with the best player available....
The Thunder Go With Harden
3. Oklahoma City Thunder: James Harden, Arizona State. Stuart Scott is feeling the bow tie. Oh, and James Harden is a pretty good fit for the Thunder. He is an efficient offensive player and his game is NBA ready....
Thabeet Takes His Balls to Memphis
2. Memphis Grizzles Hasheem Thabeet, UConn It's just the second pick of the draft and David Stern's voice is already cracking. It's his Bar Mitzvah all over again! As for Thabeet, he looks tall and shiny....
Blake Griffin Is A Clipper
1. Los Angeles Clippers: Blake Griffin, Oklahoma. Okay, so the pick hasn't been announced yet, but it's not exactly a secret....
Barnes Bears Down At Bethpage
Former US Amateur champion and University of Arizona star Ricky Barnes set the 36 hole US Open scoring record at -8 following the second round 65 he completed in this morning's favorable conditions....
Goodnight, Ricky Hatton
Well that didn't take long. Slightly under two rounds, actually before Manny Pacquiao dropped Ricky Hatton for the third and final time....
Noah Declared 'Undead', Cleared to Play Tonight
The best first round series anyone can remember concludes tonight as Chicago travels to Boston for Game 7. Contrary to some earlier speculation, "Garquatch" will not be suiting up....
Mine That Bird Wins the Derby, Pays 50-1
Calvin Borel has done it again. The Cajun jockey who rode Street Sense to a surprising victory two years ago has won again, this time in stunning fashion aboard long shot Mine That Bird....
Mayweather Knows How to Upstage a Fight
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been un-retired for less than a day and he's already busy promoting his comeback fight. He'll fight Juan Manuel Marquez in July, the winner gets tonight's victor. Awesome. [MLive]...
In A New Twist, Juicing Won't Be Allowed At the Derby
This year Kentucky Derby horses will be subject to post-race drug testing in an effort to help regulate the sport. Now they'll never come in under two minutes. [Steroid Nation, TSB]...
Cowboys' Practice Bubble Collapses
The air-supported dome on the Dallas Cowboys practice facility collapsed this afternoon. Several people were trapped and four have been sent to the hospital. Players and coaches are reportedly safe. [DMN, MartyBTV]...
The Dolphins Will Play In Landshark Stadium
In an effort to turn Dolphin Stadium into the world's largest Margaritaville. Although it's not expected to draw nearly as many people as the bar's other locations. [Miami Herald]...
Boras Bares All For Playboy
Well not really, but he did answer Playboy's 20 questions (okay, 19 out of 20 to be accurate). Topics include road beef and selling Manny on LA as the new Cleveland....