The Miami Heat return home for Game 6 of the Finals in need of a win. A loss and the Spurs could claim this year’s NBA title.Read the full original article…

Carolina Panthers wideout Steve Smith is thinking about life after football.Read the full original article…

New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride talked about the state of the Giants offense and the players involved in it for 2013.

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This was an amazing goal by Patrice Bergeron, I guess you can’t blame some for wanting to watch Bergeron and Jaromir Jagr go to work to score the second goal for the Boston Bruins…

@HBAdventure That’s harsh…
— Eric J. Burton (@goon48) June 18, 2013

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New York Jets going back to attack defense with Rex Ryan back in charge and Mike Pettine with the Buffalo Bills. The Jets were aggressive on defense in 2009 under Rex Ryan and are going back to that formula.Read the full original article…

Dennis Seidenberg interviews in a camo Army Rangers jacket, not quite the LeBron look (h/t @gopherstate) http://t.co/pvGVHIDrJU
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) June 18, 2013

Tap of the stick to @gopherstate and @cjzero.. ..

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This is a recap of an HBO doubleheader from June 15, 2013. The bouts were Terrence Crawford/Alejandro Sanabria and Mikey Garcia/Juan Manuel Lopez.Read the full original article…

The box score will read, Zdeno Chara pass to Jaromir Jagr who fed Patrice Bergeron with a beautiful cross ice pass. Bergy waited until he saw an opening and then shot and then shot the puck past Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford.

#Bruins lead faceoff battle 29-13. Bergeron/Kelly a combined 24-5. Handzus/Kruger/Bolland a combined 1-20.
— Nicholas W. Goss (@NicholasGoss35) June 18, 2013

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Sports Illustrated claimed 2 days ago that Appel has already signed for 6.34 mill (according to Jim Callis) but Jeff Luhnow stated publically about 10 minutes ago that the Astros are not begenning any serious negotiations with Appel and Boras until after this coming Sunday. I guess that Callis either has a source inside the Astros FO or he is guessing based on what 7 of the other top 10 have already signed for.

Last year, I wrote that he was a fool to gamble with 3.4 mill, seeing as how he would be a senior without any leverage this year, but his gamble paid off. He will certainly be getting a lot more than 3+ mill IF he signs with the Astros, and he will, because he has nowhere else to go, and if he were to go to the indys, he would have to just re-enter the draft next year.