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The most important rule was that if Garnett felt the need to cuss, he needed to hit the “cuss button.” This isn’t some imaginary thing, there is an actual in-studio button that he’s supposed to hit when he feels a curse coming on. MORE: Enjoy the top 50 plays of Garnett’s career Look at it in action here: But when Garnett was in the process of responding to a Twitter user Thursday night, the cuss button was a little late to react....

Over the course of the future Hall of Famer’s two decades in the NBA, he did just about everything physically and mentally to have an advantage over his opponents. Don’t believe it? Just listen to Clippers guard J.J. Redick. MORE: Garnett blaming AAU for “killing” NBA game is simply wrong Redick says Garnett, who was hired this season by the Clippers as a consultant, told him he learned how to talk on the court without getting winded by watching Beyonce....

Thanks to his win in the Hollywood Casino 400, Harvick moved up a spot in the standings to third with six races remaining in the Chase. More importantly, he cut 14 points into his deficit as he now sits 25 points behind series leader Matt Kenseth. "We are just having fun," Harvick said. "Everybody wrote us off at the beginning of the year, especially from a media standpoint. We are just going to go do our thing and hopefully keep doing it quietly and have fun at it....

In a radio interview Monday, Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR’s chief racing development officer, pointed to drivers who parked at the end of pit road during group qualifying, remarking in part: “Part of you says, ‘Are we doing this on purpose to get rid of it?’” Harvick responded Wednesday on his “Happy Hours” show on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio when asked how the qualifying format could be fixed: “Well, one way is not to air your dirty laundry on the radio....

Thing is, Cardinals coach Rick Pitino told ESPN.com said the junior guard likely won’t be playing in games until this coming January at the earliest. "I don't think Kevin will step on the court early in the season," Pitino said. "He will just start playing basketball in October. He'll start working out. He's almost completely healed, but he hasn't stepped on the court since last March, so it's going to take some time....

If not for anything else, this game has shown that Spain are not so invincible after all. If a team is willing to press incessantly instead of just sitting back and wait for the Spanish players to come forward, then they can create more chances and score goals. Portugal did exactly that, albeit the end product was missing. If the chances were converted, it would have been Portugal that would have gone through to the final instead of Spain....

Keys hit a superb 41 winners in the all-American clash to book a final showdown with Svetlana Kuznetsova, who produced a dominant performance to see off world number two Ashleigh Barty 6-2 6-4 in Cincinnati. Kenin saved set point in the opener against Keys before battling back from 5-2 down to 5-5, only for the world number 16 to claim back-to-back games and avert a tiebreak at the WTA Premier event....

During a Monday news conference in Moscow, the UFC champion revealed that he is open to settling his dispute with Conor McGregor once and for all after the two were involved in an altercation following their Oct. 6 bout at UFC 229. “Everything is possible,” Nurmagomedov said, via The Associated Press. “Just as McGregor and I feuded, so we could reconcile.” Join DAZN and watch more than 80 fight nights a year...

Khawaja produced the highlight in Adelaide as the hosts got India’s danger man and captain Kohli for just three on Thursday. Fielding at gully, Khawaja dived to his left and hung onto a stunning one-handed catch after Kohli pushed at a somewhat wide delivery from Pat Cummins to leave India at 19-3. “I stuck my hand out and it stuck. It’s nice when they do stick,” the 31-year-old, who endured an interrupted preparation after his brother was arrested, told Fox Sports during the tea break....

The third day of action in Guwahati saw the young athletes slug it out for state glory across various sports such as Athletics, Archery, Gymnastics, Table Tennis and Kabaddi among others. On Sunday, Guwahati will witness action across several various sporting arenas as the football and cycling events kick-off for the first time. Football action begins at the LNIP, Sonapur ground with two matches to get the ball rolling in Guwahati....

But there were several surprises–and a couple coups-when the run-down was revealed at 5:38 a.m. PST on the most eagerly anticipated morning of the year in the entertainment world. First of all, no one had predicted so much sweetness for “Chocolat.” In fact, it was widely discussed that Miramax-the studio behind “Shakespeare in Love” and “Life Is Beautiful”-would likely not have a film up for Best Picture. (Miramax has had movies in the running nine of the last 10 years....

Durant and Cousins were evaluated Thursday by the team’s medical staff and both are making progress, though they aren’t ready to play, according to a team release. Golden State expressed optimism that both stars will return at “some point” in the NBA Finals, which begin May 30 and could run through June 16 if the series goes seven games. The team’s statement added that Durant and Cousins will be re-evaluated Wednesday....

When asked Friday at All-Star Weekend if players should be part of the voting for the league’s top individual awards, Durant took a strong stance. MORE: Durant’s KD7 Aunt Peal shoe | Durant gets law degree in three days “I think (the) media gets too much power to vote on stuff like that, quite frankly. I don’t think you really know a lot about (who should win) as much we know about it,” Durant said, via ESPN....

The 2013-14 NBA MVP is tired of talking about his injuries — he’s ready to let his game do the talking. In fact, he doesn’t even want to be questioned about it. “I told myself I’m not going to answer that question no more,” Durant said via ESPN after his team’s 1 00-88 win over the Mavericks on Tuesday night . SN NBA PREDICTIONS: One pick for Durant to reclaim his MVP | Who makes it out of the West?...

Draymond Green said on “Conan” Tuesday night that after Durant wore his Rio gold to the Redskins-Steelers game Monday night, he and several teammates had to intervene. MORE: 25 best stars to change teams in their primes “K.D. had his on at the Monday Night Football game and we still have our group chat on and we talked about him like ‘Dude, give it a break. Put it up somewhere....

Kevin Durant wants to own an NFL team. MORE: 2015-16 NBA predictions | Durant’s 2016 free agency prospects The 2014 NBA MVP admitted as much Thursday afternoon during an appearance on Matthew Berry’s Fantasy Focus podcast (via the Oklahoman). “It’s a passion of mine. I’d definitely love to own a team hopefully one of these years towards the end of my career," Durant said. “So I follow it a lot....

That means Garnett also wants nothing to do with any plans the franchise may have to retire his No. 21 jersey. “I don’t do business with snake motherf—ers. I try not to do business with openly snakes or people who are snake-like,” Garnett said in a Q&A with The Athletic’s Shams Charania published Tuesday (subscription required). MORE: The time a young KG talked trash to Michael Jordan A Garnett jersey in the Target Center rafters would be a slam dunk otherwise....

The Nets veteran doesn’t want people to be shocked that he can still soar for dunks. In Monday’s game against the Kings, Garnett ran the fast break and caught an alley-oop from Sergey Karasev resulting in a crowd eruption. It’s just a subtle reminder that the 38-year-old can still get up there. MORE: All-time NBA leading scorers | Rose thinks Bulls can make championship run | NBA championship odds...

Greene made a lasting impression wherever he went in a pro football career that included playing stints with the Rams, Steelers, Panthers and 49ers and coaching stops with the Packers and Jets. The Rams, Steelers and Panthers in particular made poignant statements. The Pro Football Hall of Fame, where Greene was inducted in 2016, felt the loss deeply, too. SN AT HALL OF FAME IN ‘16: Greene’s HOF speech kicked ass, much like he did...