UFC 162 Silva vs. Weidman Medical Suspensions: Anderson Silva is included

The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman medical suspensions to MMAWeekly.com on Monday.

Most of the suspended fighters that includes UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva have short-term suspensions. However, Kazuki Tokudome could be out until Jan. 3, 2014 because of an orbital blowout fracture to his right eye.

UFC 162 took place last Saturday, July 6, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Chris Weidman knocked Anderson Silva out in the night’s main event, to capture the UFC middleweight championship.


UFC 162 Medical Suspensions:

Anderson Silva: Suspended until Aug. 21 with no contact prior to Aug. 6.

Charles Oliveira: Suspended until Aug. 6 with no contact prior to July 28.

Tim Boetsch: Suspended until Aug. 6 with no contact prior to July 28.

Dennis Siver: Suspended until Oct. 5 with no contact prior to Sept. 5.

Kazuki Tokudome: Must have right orbital blowout fracture cleared by an Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor or ophthalmologist or he is suspended until Jan. 3, 2014. He faces a minimum suspension until Aug. 21 with no contact prior to Aug. 6.

Dave Herman: Suspended until Aug. 21 with no contact prior to Aug. 6.
Rafaello Oliveira: Suspended until Aug. 21 with no contact prior to Aug. 6 due to left knee pain.

Seth Baczynski: Suspended until Aug. 6 with no contact prior to July 28 due to right eyebrow and nose lacerations.

David Mitchell: Must have post-concussion clearance from a sports medicine doctor and faces a minimum suspension until Oct. 5 with no contact prior to Sept. 5.

Aaron Hernandez jerseys still selling hot on eBay

Because of his recent troubles the NFL has stopped selling Aaron Hernandez jerseys, and the Patriots offers a replacement jersey for those who want to exchange it.

However, on eBay fans who listed Hernandez jerseys since he was charged with first-degree murder have been able to profit from it.

John Lamothe, a Patriots fan told he Boston Globe he was shocked to get $289 for a Hernandez jersey he put on eBay last week.

“I thought about giving it to Goodwill, but I didn’t think anybody would want it,” Lamothe said. “I thought I might get $15 for it.”

Lynn L’Heureux, who paid $100 for a Hernandez jersey, has seen the bidding reach $127 so far.

“I can’t think of any reason why people would want it,” L’Heureux said. “They might think it will go up in value later on, and maybe it will, but I’m not interested. I just don’t want it in my possession. I want to use the money to buy a jersey that reflects my pride in the Patriots.”

Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce traded to Brooklyn Nets

The Brooklyn Nets and the Boston Celtics have agreed in principle to trade future Hall of Famers Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce after Garnett agreed to waive his no-trade clause.

Garnett waived his no-trade clause after the Nets agreed to fully guarantee the $12 million owed him for the 2014-15 season, the third year of his contract. Prior to the agreement, the Nets could have bought out Garnett for $6 million.

Garnett approve the deal so he can join his close friend, Pierce, in Brooklyn where they could play for longtime rival Jason Kidd.

The trade can't be made official by the NBA until July 10.

The trade comes with a heavy cost for the Nets: They face a luxury-tax bill of nearly $80 million. Their payroll will be close to $100 million.

Nets will send Gerald Wallace, Kris Joseph, the expiring deal of Kris Humphries and three future first-round picks (2014, '16 and '18) to the Celtics.

Celtics guard Jason Terry joins Garnett and Pierce in the package going to the Nets, sources said. The Nets also will send back Reggie Evans and do a sign-and-trade involving Keith Bogans, a source said.

Chicago Blackhawks wins Stanley Cup title

BOSTON — The Chicago Blackhawks are the NHL champions, their players never quit and they always believe that they will win.

When the Blackhawks needed a goal to get them started in Game 6, their leader Toews scored it. When they needed a late goal to keep their hopes alive, he set it up with a perfect centering feed to Bryan Bickell, starting a stretch of two Chicago goals in 17 seconds.

Toews did it all 48 hours after he was injured enough that team officials wouldn't let him play in the third period, even though Toews insisted he could. Quenneville said Toews had his "bell rung" in Game 5, which is hockey speak for suffering concussion-like symptoms.

Toews scored at 4:24 of the second period to tie the score after Chris Kelly had given Boston a 1-0 lead in the first period.

Late in the third period, the Bruins claimed a 2-1 lead on Milan Lucic's goal. Again it was Toews coming to the rescue, setting up Bickell with a perfect feed across the goalmouth. It was Toews' fifth point in the last three games since he was reunited with his favorite linemate Patrick Kane. Toews was plus 5 in those games.

It was as if the Blackhawks ran the table in this abbreviated 48-game season. They launched the regular season with a league-record 24 consecutive games of not losing in regulation. They finished by winning the President's Trophy as the league's No. 1 team.

Full Story here: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2013/06/24/chicago-blackhawks-stanley-cup-champions-defeat-boston-bruins/2454481/

LA Clippers and Boston Celtics finally agreed on Doc Rivers trade

For weeks the circus of the on and off then on again LA Clippers and Boston Celtics trade rumors about Doc Rivers have been dominating sport news, now they have finally agreed in principle on a deal that will send Coach Doc Rivers to Los Angeles Clippers, according to NBA executives who were not authorized to speak publicly on the situation.

In return,the Clippers will send the Celtics a first-round pick in 2015. The sticking point had been that the Clippers wanted the draft pick to be lottery protected, but the Celtics ended up getting their wish as the pick will be unprotected.

The Clippers will continue the contract of Doc Rivers with Boston, which has three years and $21 million left on it.

The earlier proposed deal that would send Doc Rivers and forward Kevin Garnett to the Clippers in exchange for center DeAndre Jordan and two first-round picks would have violated the collective-bargaining agreement, which doesn't allow a team to trade players in a deal "involving coaches' contracts."

Other candidates are Byron Scott and Brian Shaw, they both had conversations with the Clippers regarding the parameters of a contract following meetings with Donald Sterling last week. Clippers was pushing for Scott by talking to his representative but, I guess CP3 really like Doc Rivers to be his coach.

Miami Heat beat San Antonio Spurs 88 - 95, Back to back NBA Champions!

Lebron James led the Miami Heat to it's consecutive championships. With 40 seconds to go in the fourth Tim  Duncan had the chance to tie the game to 90 but missed the lay up. Then LeBron James makes a 20-foot jumper from the right wing to make it 88-92 with 27.9 seconds to go for a four point Miami lead.

In the dying seconds, Manu Ginobili turned the ball over again and Tim Duncan foul Lebron. Ginobili killed the Spurs chances to come back in the fourth with his sloppy plays and killer turn-overs.

 

James, 28, is once again the Finals MVP after he scored 37 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and took control of the game during the final minutes before ultimately prevailing over the Spurs in Miami, 95-88. James was the catalyst when it counted the most with the Heat clinging to a two point lead with 30 seconds left.

James nailed a jumper to make it 92-88 with 27.9 seconds left on the clock. Moments later he stole the ball and was fouled in the process. James, often dubbed King James, hit both foul shots to put Miami up six with 23.5 seconds remaining. The sea of Miami Heat fans, all dressed in white, began celebrating as the clock ticked down to zero.

Dwyane Wade scored 23 points and won his third NBA title. Shane Battier had 18 on six 3-pointers.

Duncan had 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Spurs, but missed a shot and follow attempt right under the basket with about 50 seconds left and the Spurs trailing by two.

Kawhi Leonard hit a 25-foot three point jumper to bring the Spurs to within two, but that's as close they would get in the final two minutes of the game before Battier nailed a three and James took over from there.

Spurs player Tony Parker was just 3-for-12 with 10 points, four assists while Manu Ginobili had 18 points.

San Antonio

Starters	Pos	Min	FG	3Pt	FT	+/-	Off	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	BS	BA	PF	Pts
Tony Parker	G	36:33	3-12	0-0	4-4	-4	0	0	4	2	3	0	2	1	10
Danny Green	G	36:27	1-12	1-6	2-2	0	1	5	0	2	2	1	1	3	5
Tim Duncan	C	43:10	8-18	0-0	8-8	+2	4	12	2	3	4	1	1	4	24
Kawhi Leonard	F	45:00	8-17	1-4	2-4	-8	4	16	0	2	1	1	0	2	19
Manu Ginobili	F	35:04	6-12	2-5	4-4	+6	0	3	5	4	0	0	0	4	18

Bench	Min	FG	3Pt	FT	+/-	Off	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	BS	BA	PF	Pts
Totals		31-82	6-19	20-22		12	43	13	14	12	3	4	19	88
Percentages		.378	.316	.909		Team Rebounds: 7
Gary Neal	26:26	2-7	1-3	0-0	-7	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	5
Boris Diaw	12:41	2-2	1-1	0-0	-18	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	5
Tiago Splitter	4:17	1-2	0-0	0-0	-6	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2
Cory Joseph	0:22	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DeJuan Blair	DNP - Coach's Decision
Matt Bonner	DNP - Coach's Decision
Nando De Colo	DNP - Coach's Decision
Tracy McGrady	DNP - Coach's Decision

Miami

Starters	Pos	Min	FG	3Pt	FT	+/-	Off	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	BS	BA	PF	Pts
Mario Chalmers	G	40:18	6-15	1-7	1-4	+9	0	0	2	4	2	0	1	3	14
Dwyane Wade	G	38:48	11-21	0-0	1-2	-2	1	10	1	4	1	2	1	0	23
Chris Bosh	C	27:46	0-5	0-1	0-0	+1	3	7	2	2	0	1	1	5	0
LeBron James	F	45:00	12-23	5-10	8-8	+8	3	12	4	2	2	0	0	2	37
Mike Mille	F	19:18	0-5	0-4	0-0	-5	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	0

Bench	Min	FG	3Pt	FT	+/-	Off	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	BS	BA	PF	Pts
Totals		36-82	12-32	11-16		11	43	14	16	8	4	3	19	95
Percentages		.439	.375	.688		Team Rebounds: 11
Shane Battier	28:42	6-8	6-8	0-0	+12	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	18
Ray Allen	19:54	0-4	0-2	0-0	+6	0	4	4	3	0	0	0	2	0
Chris Andersen	18:37	1-1	0-0	1-2	+11	3	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	3
Udonis Haslem	1:37	0-0	0-0	0-0	-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Joel Anthony	DNP - Coach's Decision
Norris Cole	DNP - Coach's Decision
Juwan Howard	DNP - Inactive
James Jones	DNP - Coach's Decision
Rashard Lewis	DNP - Coach's Decision
Jarvis Varnado	DNP - Inactive

Miami Heat vs San Antonio Spurs Game 7 2013 Finals

It's either a Heat repeat, or a Spurs fifth title. The Spurs after the gut-wrenching loss as a team can have to become just the fourth club to win a Game 7 of the NBA Finals on the road.

The teams trudged back to the arena Wednesday, some 12 hours after the Heat pulled out a 103-100 overtime victory in Game 6 to even the series. The Spurs, five points ahead with 28 seconds left in regulation, had to fight off fatigue and heartbreak, insisting neither would linger into Thursday.

By far the best game of this series, Game 6 immediately took its place among the best finishes in finals history, with everything from James' triple-double to Allen's tying 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in regulation.

Let the batte begins! Game 7: Jun 20 9:00pm EDT @MIA (TV: ABC)