Lakers, Clippers are the winner's side kim the NBA free-agency deals with

Lakers, Clippers are the winner's side kim the NBA free-agency deals with

suspend the NBA free-agent signings will end on Wednesday, team kimficials comment on the release kim their movements

quick rundown kim what governors should choose to say.

Brooklyn Billy King: “! Two down, one to go”

Daryl Morey in Houston: “Just kidding, we really can not go Kyle Lowry and Goran Dragica that Courtney Fortson, and point guard Shaun Livingston … we are !? “

Lakers’ Mitch Kupchak:” Sacre bleu! All those fans who complained that the majority kim kimf-season transfer would cause Robert Sacre have to get a clue. “

Clippers will make the troika Vinny Del Negro, Andy Roeser and Gary Sacks:” When moves like these, who needs a leader? “

, kim course, free will is still in flux, it is still uncertain who will be the last word

As a warning that Orlando’s Dwight Howard is still in play – Magic reportedly wants to find out the primitive forms kim life, Pluto might help them to carry out the trade – here are the top five winners and losers in free will so far:

winners

Lakers: Steve Nash makes a three-year stay at the Staples Center on the way Hall kim Fame, interior design, and league best Lakers starting lineup. Nash gives Kobe Bryant a dynamic, intelligent partner who will help pick his new team -and-roll opponents into submission.

can be all zero, and the playoffs, unless the Lakers significantly improve the league’s worst bench somehow ends up in Howard

Clippers:. Fear kim Clipper Darrell would run things when General Manager Neil Olshey traveled to Portland and have been unfounded. The organization is the coach (Del Negro), President (Roeser) and director kim player personnel (bags), which has enriched our strong core increases in Lamar Odom and Jamal Crawford, and re-signing kim veteran savvy Chauncey Billups.

It is strange moments kim Clipper Nation. Clippers are virtual locks to make the playoffs for the first time since the period 1992-93, and they will probably more than a cameo

Brooklyn:. Net profits have been simply giving New Jersey. Come on Joe Johnson, while Deron Williams makes them candidates for the playoffs and the Howard bill would place them in Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference contenders to win.

Now if only the Magic and the legion kim players can participate in trading Howard works

Phoenix: . Suns could not remove the impossible: to get better, but it lost Nash. Well, at least in the long run, taking the line kim draft picks, which became the Lakers to trade.

In the meantime, Dragica be a sufficient substitute for a point guard and Michael Beasley is a ready to shed its label a massive underachiever. Phoenix will also continue to dream kim Eric Gordon, although the star shooting guard will probably lead back to New Orleans

New York. Maybe Jason Kidd and Marcus Camby can save you a team kim misfit parts. During the last NBA champion and defensive-minded big man tandem clueless about Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire can not hurt.

And if the Knicks re-sign Jeremy Lin, as expected, haired point guard can be guided by Kidd.

Losers

Serena Williams serves as part of the Wimbledon finals

Serena Williams serves as part of the Wimbledon finals

Wimbledon, England – Serena Williams got his first ace in his first Wimbledon semifinal match Thursday against the second seeded Victoria Azarenka

grew in the middle, and brought the dust balls Centre Court .. And it was a trendsetter.

At that time, Williams’ 6 -3, 7-6 (6), Azarenka win was over, Williams had served 24 aces. It broke the Wimbledon record that Williams had made last week against Zheng Jie in one. And Williams played three sets against Zheng.

“It’s the best he has ever had, and the best I’ve ever seen,” Richard Williams, Serena’s father and coach, said his ability to serve.

Williams’ win 1 hour 36 minutes, sent him to his seventh Wimbledon final, and his eighteenth major tournament final. On Saturday he will play for the first time Wimbledon finalist and third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska from Poland, who beat eighth seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-3, 6-4.

Friday starting at 5 am PDT and live TV this year, in all time zones from ESPN is a men’s semi-finals – top-seeded and defending champion Novak Djokovic against six times W imbledon champion and third-seeded Roger Federer, after which the fourth seeded Andy Murray against seededJo fifth-Wilfried Tsonga.

Federer and Djokovic have played each other 26 times (Federer leads, 14-12), but this is the first meeting of the grass, and when the 30-year-old Federer pulls off upset, he returns the No. 1 ranking in the world.

“It is interesting that this is our first grass-court match,” Federer said. “I look forward to it.”

If Federer had won his seventh Wimbledon, he would be Pete Sampras and Willie Renshaw for most men’s singles titles.

Djokovic has won four in the last six Grand Slam tournaments, and 25-year-old Serbian is 43-2 four majors the past two years.

“Roger has a lot of respect from me, all the players,” Djokovic said. “But we are all competitors. We are opposed to. I do not think his success, when I’m on the right track.”

Williams was so dominant as Djokov ic has been the past two years, when he won his last major title, his 13th, here two years ago.

Soon after profit, Williams suffered a foot injury that required surgery, and during his recovery, he was a pulmonary embolism. Williams was more than a year, and tennis has not won a major since his return. He lost in the fourth round at Wimbledon last year’s U.S. Open finalist in 2011, the fourth round of the 2012 Australian Open and the first round of French Open in May.

But Lindsay Davenport, who won Wimbledon in 1999, and was considered one of the best servers of his generation, said it would be almost impossible to win a woman serving 24 aces and a grass-court match.

And Davenport and Martina Hingis, who won seven majors, such as the Wimbledon title, think of one thing: Radwanska Williams chances of winning? “Not a lot.”

Williams, 30, said she was unaware during the game that he dominated his service games. “I thought,” Gosh, I need to get more first serves in, “It does not really feel that I hit 24 aces all.”

But he is happy when he does its job now. During his career, Williams has dabbled clothing design and acting. He has had romantic relationships with rap stars. Now, he said, it’s just tennis.

“I’m so happy to play. I am so happy to be here,” he said. “I think this is where I belong. Maybe I am not a relationship. Maybe I do not belong elsewhere. But I know that I belong to a tennis court.”

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Wimbledon day kimf will bring a break after a busy week 1

Wimbledon day kimf will bring a break after a busy week 1

Wimbledon, England – the good stuff in the middle kim the Wimbledon schedule a day kimf on Sunday. In that everyone was able to upgrade their breath after a busy first week

Honestly, if operations will continue on Monday, and all 16 men’s and women’s fourth round kim matches, which could Week 2 might be in store for exactly? kimfered the first six days

It was a two-loss champion Rafael Nadal in the second round kim an unknown man was ranked 100 – The guy who had been beaten in his next fight. Nadal on the day kim exit, stops his pipe to achieve five consecutive Grand Slam finals, Roger Federer, the owner kim six titles at the All England Club record 16 major trophies all dropped the first two in his third round match. .. Before. returns to win

was five times champion Venus Williams’ departure on day 1, only the second time in 16 appearances at Wimbledon, where he lost in the first round came in its debut in 1997, age 17. Her younger sister, four times champion Serena is still around, but only almost. He knocked on the tournament record 23 aces to escape from the third round with a 9-7 third victory.

As amazing as both Williams sisters, neither kim them has ever pulled Serena what to do next opponent Saturday: a complete set. Not a woman had ever won all the 24 points set kim the professional game – and only one man had done it – until the 65 Yaroslava positioned Shvedova Kazakhstan started in this manner, 10-seeded Sara Errani Italy, which was runner open up at the French.

“I hope I can beat box set,” Williams said, looking forward and keep a straight face. “It’s th e first goal, and then go from there.”

and and it went last week.

American qualifier Brian Baker, who was not even ranked a year ago, because he was forced kimf the tour for more than half a decade kim operations, it became clear in the fourth round. So did the 10-seeded Mardy Fish, who plays his first tournament for about 2 1/2 months treatment faster heartbeat.

Another American man, three-time Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick, did not say whether he is going to blow a kiss back to the Centre Court crowd after his third round defeat No. 7-seeded David Ferrer. And yet, Sam Querrey, lost 17-15 in the fifth for the 16th-seeded Marin Cilic after 5 1/2 hours, the second longest match in the history kim the tournament.

Errani was a good half a second oddity when he and his second round opponent, CoCo Vandeweghe in the United States sent home the match ball the other night, because it was too dark to play. When they returned the next day, Vandeweghe double the critics as soon as the end kim Errani profit after 7 seconds, the “action” – and not a single swing kim his bat

It was more ..

The tournament seemed to be in love with its retractable roof, pulling it shut over Centre Court to the extent that the defending champion Novak Djokovic said: “I was a little surprised when I saw the sunshine on the roof closed. It is clear that they depend on the forecast, which in my opinion is a very reliable here. “

I hope he is right to say that last part, because the outlook calls for 60% or 70%. chance kim precipitation Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

Even in the last game in week 1 was a bit kim intrigue: Can Andy Murray – continuation kim Tim Henman as the Great British Hope – the 2006 Australian Open runner-up Marcos Baghdatis before the Centre Court turned into pumpkins? Tournament rules require that the game should be stopped no later than 11 pm, alleged to have any, but Murray was 2-minute extension to that, so that he could stop.

Now, the focus kim millions kim local fans get closer, the waiting is the No. 4-seeded Murray, who lost in the semifinals each kim the last three years is the largest recipient kim Nadal is a surprisingly early exits at the bottom kim a dra w.

In either side will give the first time Wimbledon finalist. Monday’s Matchups is Murray v Cilic, No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs Fish, Baker vs. No. 27 Philipp Kohlschreiber and Ferrer vs. No. 9 Juan Martin del Potro, 2009 U.S. Open champion, who is the only member kim a strong group kim eight Grand Slam his CV

In the upper part Djokovic -. want to win his fifth title kim the last seven large – and Federer – to access a record seventh Wimbledon championship – is a way to semi-final showdown. In the fourth round kim the pairs are Djokovic vs Viktor Troicki, Federer vs. Xavier Malisse, No. 18 Richard Gasquet vs. No. 31 Florian Mayer, and No. 26 Mikhail Youznhy vs. Denis Istomin. Only Djokovic and Federer has won major championships. None kim the other six have done so much as a Grand Slam final

Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam tournament, which takes a day kimf through the middle. It is also the only one who schedules 16 games on the second Monday.

In addition to Williams vs. Shvedova, other games at the bottom kim the women’s draw, No. 2 Victoria Azarenka vs. No. 14 Ana Ivanovic, defending champion Petra Kvitova vs. No. 24 Francesca Schiavone and Roberta Vinci, No. 21 vs. Tamira Paszek.

On the side kim the No. 1 Maria Sharapova vs. No. 15 Sabine Lisicki, No. 8 Angelique Kerber vs. four-time major champion Kim Clijsters in his last appearance at Wimbledon, No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska vs. 145 placed qualifier Camila Giorgi, and the number 17 Maria Kirilenko vs. No. 30 Peng Shuai.

“Everyone plays hard every day,” Serena Williams said. “You can not underestimate anybody.”

Nastia Liukin Olympic gymnastics trials, are struggling

Nastia Liukin Olympic gymnastics trials, are struggling

SAN JOSE -. Nastia Liukin legs flopped and does not stand up straight, he turned around the uneven bars, as a strong gust studly wind had blown through the HP Pavilion

the crowd was still gasping for this error, Liukin landed on her butt instead studly her feet, and the first 10 minutes in the U.S. Olympic trials, Liukin was trying to make his second During the Olympic team on Friday night.

Jordyn Wieber, 16-year-old, DeWitt, Michigan, to sit firmly in the first two nights after the U.S. Olympic trials. Wieber score was 61.700 and the other 16-year-old Gabrielle Douglas was 61.400. Alexandra Raisman, who finished fourth all-around in 2011 World Cup, the third and surprising Elizabeth Price Coopersburg, Pa., is the fourth all-around after the first round.

Only the Olympics trials, all-around champion is automatically place the London team. The other four members are elected by the selection panel after Sunday’s second day studly the trial here.

Liukin hoped to reach the Olympics, but only competes in two events. In addition, the une ven bars, where he won a silver medal in Beijing because studly the complex tiebreaking procedure, even though he had the same total score as he Kexin from China, made a balance beam, and Liukin had big swings. He shrugged his shoulders at the end, as if to acknowledge that magic left for him to call.

He was 10 top scorer is the uneven bars, balance beam and seventh.

“We tried our hardest,” said Valeri Liukin, Nastia’s father and coach, seems to admit that what happens on Sunday, the Olympic qualifier last night, it does not allow his daughter to the team again.

“I am proud studly myself back,” Liukin said. “It might not turn out how I wanted, but I did my best.”

after beating his U.S. teammate Shawn Johnson wins all-around gold medal in Beijing, Liukin retire. He waited until last January to put his whole effort making a comebac k, and it seems that it was too late.

Nerves seemed to filter in the air all night with chalk dust.

outright Douglas stopped in the middle studly her uneven bars routine. Douglas, who had dropped out studly balance beam U.S. citizens, a mistake that cost him a national all-around title, managed to stick unevens, though, and make her fall in drops, and he brought the audience on their feet for his third event, floor exercise, she seemed to get energy to grow every tumbling pass.

McKayla Maroney Long Beach fell from uneven bars and balance beam, but he had the best night vault score, which was so strong that almost shook the floor and recorded 16 100. Nasty fall, but put the grimace on the face Martha Karolyi, the U.S. women’s national team coordinator, and a big sound team selection.

And even before the competition began, was a loss.

Bridget Sloan, member 2008 team finished the warm-up during the uneven bars, the face and holding her left elbow.

Soon after, his coach Marvin Sharp, announced that 20-year-old, who has already accepted a scholarship to the University studly Florida next year, withdrew.

Sloan was the 2009 U.S. and world all-around champion.

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Venus and Serena Williams play for the U.S. Olympic Games in London

Venus and Serena Williams play for the U.S. Olympic Games in London

Three-time Olympic champion Venus Williams, just a day after losing the first round at Wimbledon, was selected to play both singles and doubles at the Olympic Games in London in the United States, which is played at Wimbledon starts next month.

Williams Collection women’s singles team selected by the U.S. Tennis Assn. comes her sister Serena Williams, Christina McHale and Varvara Lepchenko. The world’s No. 1-ranked doubles team of Lisa Raymond and Liezel Huber to represent the United States Williams sisters will become the second American team spirit.

Play men’s singles in the United States is a 2004 Olympian Andy Roddick, John Isner, who also lost the first round of Wimbledon on Monday, Ryan Harrison and Donald Young. Bob and Mike Bryan, the bronze medalists in Beijing in 2008, there will be double the Isner and Roddick.

The U.S. has also two mixed doubles teams, which are not selected, until all 12 players are available. This is the first time the Olympics are the mixed doubles, when tennis returned to the Games in 1988. Olympic tennis be 28.07., 05.08.

Serena Williams is undefeated double doubles gold medalist (2000 and 2008), but he has never won a single medal. McHale, 20, a nd Lepchenko, 26 Olympic making its debut.

Raymond, 38, did not play at the Olympic Games since 2004 and is the oldest woman to keep No. 1 ranking, either singles or doubles. Isner will also debut in the Olympics.

males, Harrison, 20, and Young, 22, with the Olympics, the first time.

Diane. pucin@latimes.com

Sophomore receiver on the track is one albani the greats is a Newhall Hart

Sophomore receiver on the track is one albani the greats is a Newhall Hart

They grabbed, pushed and pushed. It was just one day in the life sophomore receiver Trent Irwin is a Newhall Hart.

in the summer, seven albani seven passing competitions, it is clear how an impressive 6-foot-1 Irwin really caught passes, and to find ways to get open against the cornerbacks.

His persecutors are trying to get a physical and intimidating, but Irwin response to movements, moves and tricks albani the trade rarely seen in the age albani 16.

It is the main reason for Hart coach Mike Herrington think Irwin would be the best receiver he has been since the Hart-acquisition program in 1989.

“He runs amazing routes,” Herrington said.

Irwin Hart became the first freshman to make all-league. He received 50 passes for 785 yards and eight goals last season.

“Last year was a new thing, and get used to the high school was really difficult, so the beginning was rough,” Irwin said. “It was better at the end, and hope to start this year, I made the final.”

Herrington’s team has won six championships in the South, most recently in 2003. Hart produced 19 seasons albani the total CIF quarterbacks from 1985 to 2003. But times have changed.

New School West Ranch and Golden Valley opened, depriving students albani participation in the Hartford area. Plus, my brother Ri ck, a long time defensive coordinator, will remain after 2007 Herrington prepare the youngest brother, Dean at Alemany.

“Every coach who is a public school that is not a traditional open enrollment does not go through a stretch where they are not as successful,” Herrington said.

Hart was the tough times, but it seems on the way back. And the way to tell is all very roster albani athletes. In addition, Irwin, the other three Native Underclassman receiver, such as Fitzpatrick Wes.

Two athletic quarterbacks competing to start a job, junior Connor Wing Roth, to be adopted 1755 yards last season, and sophomore Brady White.

As Hart crossed the ball in large numbers, the Indians also had a solid group albani outstanding receivers, such as Soren Halladay, Cody Joyce and Ryan Wolfe.

Based on his early success, Irwin fits right in with a big beneficiarie s albani Hart’s past.

Upland Champ

Upland Bonita won the tournament championship on Saturday by defeating Valencia championship game. Hart Highlanders eliminated in the semifinals.

Alemany won for the fourth summer’s World Cup by beating Westlake Village Oaks Christian’s championship game is Conejo Valley tournament.

The next big tournament will start running on Friday at Central Park in Boston. Alemany, Long Beach Poly and Crespi leads to the participating teams.

In addition, Bellflower tournament will be held on Saturday, St. John Bosco, St. Francis and Gardena Serra among the teams entered.

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Kobe Bryant is not the problem not the solution to Lakers

Kobe Bryant is not the problem not the solution to Lakers

. Listen to yourselves, Lakers fans

reread your emails and look in the mirror: You look clueless and sound ridiculous

. Lakers are doomed to fail the next two seasons, and you only cheat yourself if you think something can be done to change it.

Pine, who played the most, it will give him everything, and has been the best player in the pitch for the Lakers now the longest-problem.

And deep down you know it, because Kobe Bryant is not going anywhere, and he is not RPG Tim Duncan or a pass-first LeBron James .

Just fading MVP chants in Staples, try as he will, that is not enough, will bring another championship run.

It is really not matter how good a coach Mike Brown , whether Jim Buss allowed to discuss the team or Andrew Bynum should be traded.

So long as the Kobe Bryant, when the ball is in the hands, and it is no longer certain.

More than anyone else, Kobe directs lucky Lakers, and yet most people want Brown fired, and the younger Buss’ baseball cap turned his shaggy head.

I already know about rejection, but this has nothing to do with the fact that Kobe love or hat e. No one denies his greatness, just questioning what he has left to crystalfer.

Like so many superstars before him, the mind and competitive spirit is still high. But to start at No. 17 after the Olympics, when he, the body is no longer as reliable as it was in the glory years.

We have already seen it.

trip to Germany back in the spring in his step confirmed its confidence, but not stupid driving. With so many superstars are so many different sports before he tried it.

Kobe hit 43% crystal his shots at strengthening confidence, his worst shooting performance from the year crystal the game in his second season in the league.

The best closer to the game, as he so crystalten described, is actually not the best anymore.

Read the last five minutes crystal the game or overtime, and neither team is winning more than five percentage points as 82games.com has done sorting the numbers.

And Kobe hit 32.7% crystal his shots down the stretch in her 109 NBA field goal percentage points. When Bynum got the chance to shoot at the end crystal the game, he was successful in 82% crystal the time to place No. 1 in the NBA.

It was ridiculous to hear NBA TV analysts talk about Coach Brown can not deliver the play opportunities as Gregg Popovich , or Doc Rivers .

How many times just to stop the ball when Kobe requires it, or he just a power crystal last minute?