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Kyler Murray Wants $15 Million From A’s To Stick With Baseball
KYLER MURRAY
If Kyler Murray is going to stick with baseball, he’s going to make the Oakland A’s pay.
Murray and the A’s are set to meet on Sunday to discuss his professional future.
Murray wants $15 million guaranteed from Oakland oth- erwise he will enter the NFL Draft. The A’s put themselves in this situation by selecting Murray No. 9 overall in the MLB Draft, and then letting Murray play football in the fall for Oklahoma.
Naomi Osaka Graces Cover Of TIME Ahead Of The Australian Open
NAOMI OSAKA
US Open champion Naomi Osaka looks focused on the cover of TIME magazine this month.
According to TIME, the 20 year old Japanese No.1 will be the face of their Jan. 21 issue, and the cover story will feature an in-depth profile based on an interview conducted in the De- cember offseason.
Osaka – who was born to a Haitian father and Japanese mother – recalls what it was like growing up on Long Island in New York, her family’s later move to Florida, and how her richly diverse background im- pacted her road to having a professional tennis career.
In addition to hearing from the sports star, readers will also gain some insight from Osaka’s father, Leonard, and her sister, Mari, on what’s changed – and what hasn’t – since her shocking and contro- versial win against Serena Williams.
The Knicks Finally
BEAUTY UNLIMITED
TOYA
This week’s Beauty Unlimited feature is Toya. Aspiring to be the best she can be, Toya is not afraid to be daring, and is willing to make the sacrifices necessary to be successful. Toya has a beauty that the camera doesn’t need to capture, because it flows naturally. This young lady is highly motivated and eager to make a name for herself in the modeling industry. Congratulations to Toya as this week’s Beauty Unlimited feature.
Saw The Complete
Kevin Knox Show
Tampan and New York Knicks rookie Kevin Knox didn’t peter out this time. Fast first quarters and sluggish fin- ishes had been a Knox pat- tern.
In Sunday’s matinee, it was all Knox, all the time as he registered a career-high 31 points on an efficient 12-of-23 shooting, including 4-of-9 from 3. He notched 13 points in the first half and piled on 18 more in the final two quar- ters during a 44-minute ex- plosion.
Improving his stamina, coach David Fizdale said, was the key.
“We stress conditioning to him a lot,” Fizdale said after the Knicks’ second-half come- back against the Sixers fell short in a 108-105 Garden loss. “We’ve been trying to build his tank up to be this guy that can play big minutes and really perform through- out the game. I thought tonight was the first time in the second half he didn’t fade when he started off with a double-figure first half. He ac-
KEVIN KNOX
tually scored more in the sec- ond half. That’s a big step.”
Knox, 19, was a plus-11 and became the sixth youngest player in NBA his- tory to score at least 30 points. Kobe Bryant, Devin Booker, Kevin Du- rant, Jaren Jackson and LeBron James were younger.
“Great guys to be company with,” Knox said. “I know it’s my career high, but it shows I have a lot of room to improve. I’m only 19. I want to keep getting better and keep learn- ing every single year. It’s cool to see but I’m still trying to get that win.”
After Celeb Outcry, Judge Rules
High School Basketball Player
Maori Davenport Can Play
Just in time for Friday’s game, a judge has rule that Maori Davenport, the Ala- bama high school basketball player who was suspended for a USA Basketball accounting error.
Last June, the Charles Henderson High School sen- ior participated in the 2018 FIBA Americas U18 Champi- onship as part of the USA Basketball team and they took home the gold. USA Bas- ketball sends out payments to players who compete on its behalf, according to SB Na- tion and sent her the $857 payment. Davenport and her parents asked the Hen- derson High School basket- ball coach if it was okay to accept the payment and they were told it was fine to cash the check because all the players received payment. The AHSSA ruled that Dav- enport’s acceptance of the check makes her ineligible to play in her senior year be- cause it was a violation of the amateur rule.
The case caused many to
Maori Davenport and her mother on Good Morning America.
cry foul in support of the 6’4 forward senior who they said should be defending her school’s state championship this year, but instead she is on the sidelines.
ESPN analyst Jay Bilas made it his personal mission to help Davenport out of what he views as an unfair sit- uation. Once he became aware of the circumstances of Davenport’s suspension, he has regularly used his plat- form to advocate on her be- half.
Davenport also had sup- port from superstar NBA players like Chris Paul and DeMarcus Cousins.
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