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Bulls trade Butler to Timberwolves
And look no further than what IN are going through right now for what being "patient" gets you with a star on a middling team. We've decided to make the change and rebuild this roster. He gives Thibodeau the tough-minded scorer and hard-nosed defender that he has been searching for to complement a promising young core in Minnesota. While not a great 3-point shooter like the Wolves need, Butler still averaged career highs in points (23.9), rebounds (6.2) and assists (5.5) in his sixth season.
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Mexico recovers to beat NZ 2-1 in fiery Confed Cup game
It could have been 2-0 in the 50th if not for Russian Federation goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev , playing his 100th worldwide game, and his acrobatic one-handed save to keep out Andre Silva's header. "That was one of the key factors and I think we totally outclassed our opponents in the second half". "If I was a big team in world football and we were taken right to the edge by a smaller team like New Zealand there's a certain amount of discomfort there and big pressure", he said.
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen fastest in both Azerbaijan Grand Prix practice sessions
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) - Red Bull driver Max Verstappen posted the fastest time in the first practice session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Friday. McLaren are the only team yet to score a point this season and their relationship with Honda is now at an all-time low. Verstappen then went side on into the Turn 1 barriers within sight of the chequered flag, sustaining rear-end damage to his auto.
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Nuggets trade back, pick up versatile power forward, 24th pick
The 6-foot-10 forward was the No.12 pick in the 2015 draft that came out of the University of Kentucky and is a traditional big man that is the ideal modern day power forward with the way he can shoot the ball. Bradley averaged 7.1 points and 5.1 rebounds as a freshman on the NCAA champion Tar Heels. Mitchell's first pre-draft workout was with the Jazz, where he said he can play either guard position.
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Bayern threaten suitors over Lewandowski talks
However, his losses in both the Champions League and DFB-Pokal final in consecutive seasons to Bayern Munich suggested that he had yet to reach a club at the top of world football and he, like Mats Hummels and Mario Gotze, chose to move to his side's biggest rivals.
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Ireland keen on Test date with England at Lord's in 2019
The granting of Test status will fulfil a lifelong ambition for the likes of legendary batsman Ed Joyce, who is playing on in expectation of a treasured first Test cap. They have also featured at the last five Twenty20 World Cups, but have only progressed past the group stages on one occasion in five attempts. It's been nearly two decades since Bangladesh became the last country to be granted Test status .