{"id":37440,"date":"2011-04-21T11:13:41","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T18:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=37440"},"modified":"2023-02-07T06:55:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T14:55:11","slug":"april-21st-2011-gossip-headlines-gambling-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/sports\/april-21st-2011-gossip-headlines-gambling-news\/","title":{"rendered":"April 21st 2011: Daily Sports News \u2013 Gossip \u2013 Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Water Cooler \u2013 April 21st, 2011<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Here we go with today\u2019s sports water cooler talk. Here, you won\u2019t just find the straight news; you\u2019ll find the stuff everyone is talking about \u2013 the ice breakers, the\u00a0Twitter Sports Picks<\/a> and topics\u2026well, basically all the stuff you discuss at the water cooler. <\/p>\n

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#1.\t 785 Hawks \t92%
\n#2.\t 735 Heat\t 83%
\n#3.\t 65\t Sharks\t77%
\n#4.\t 961 Phillies\t 77%
\n#5.\t 304\t Voodoo\t75%
\n#6.\t 79\t Kings\t 70%
\n#7.\t 737 Mavericks\t68%
\n#8.\t 954\t Cardinals\t67%
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\n#10.\t 952 Reds\t 63%<\/p>\n

Sports News – NBA news: Kevin Love to win Most Improved; Oliver Miller arrested; Brandon Roy \u201churt\u201d by benching<\/strong>

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NBA news: Kevin Love to win Most Improved<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Not surprisingly, Kevin Love is on the verge of being named the NBA\u2019s Most Improved Player for 2010-11. Last season, the Timberwolves forward averaged 14 points and 11 rebounds. This year, he exploded to 20.2 points and a league-leading 15.2 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n

Former NBA player Oliver Miller, now 41 years old, has been arrested and charged with assault. The nine-year league veteran is accused of pistol-whipping a man during a cookout at his Maryland home Sunday.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s happened to Brandon Roy? The three-time All-Star\u2019s knees have left him a shadow of his former self this season. In Portland\u2019s Game-1 loss to Dallas, he scored two points on 1 of 7 shooting in 26 minutes. In Game 2 on Tuesday, he played just eight minutes, scoring no points, and wound up benched. He said \u201cI\u2019d be lying if I said I wasn\u2019t a little hurt\u201d and that he fought back tears.<\/p>\n

MLB news: Logan Morrison, Aaron Hill have MRIs; Percentage of black players drops<\/strong><\/p>\n

Florida Marlins blue-chipper Logan Morrison was off to a sizzling start in 2011, riding a 10-game hitting streak and batting .327 with four homers. But it looks like he\u2019ll be on the shelf for the foreseeable future. Morrison injured his left foot leaving the batter\u2019s box during a groundout on Tuesday. He\u2019s awaiting the result of his MRI.<\/p>\n

Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Aaron Hill has been sent for an MRI of his own. He\u2019s day-to-day with hamstring tightness \u2013 probably because he\u2019s already equalled his single-season career high in stolen bases with six through just 16 games.<\/p>\n

The percentage of black players in Major League Baseball is on the decline once again. On Opening Day 2011, just 8.5 per cent of the league was comprised of black players \u2013 the lowest number since 2007. Interestingly, the sport overall still receives a top grade for racial diversity, largely because of its Latino presence. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

NHL news: Jeff Carter injures knee<\/strong><\/p>\n

During Buffalo\u2019s series-tying, 1-0 win over Philadelphia last night, Flyers forward Jeff Carter collided knee-on-knee with Sabres defender Tyler Myers. Myers appeared to take the worst of it but returned to the game. Carter seemed fine at first but, in the end, he\u2019s in worse shape. He left the game. It\u2019s being called a \u201clower-body injury\u201d for now.<\/p>\n

NFL news: Mallett\u2019s agent denies \u201cpartying\u201d rumors<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wow \u2013 it seems no one wants to play for the Carolina Panthers next year. Elite quarterback prospect Ryan Mallett of Arkansas skipped his official visit with the Panthers yesterday after he was rumored to be out late the previous night partying.<\/p>\n

J.R. Carroll, one of Mallett\u2019s agents, insisted that Mallett wasn\u2019t partying. Carroll was \u201cpretty sure Ryan was really, really sick. He told me he was sick the night before. And I know Ryan wasn\u2019t out late [that] night. I know that for sure. He\u2019s not an idiot.\u201d<\/p>\n

NCAA basketball news: The Kentucky trio declares for the NBA draft<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ouch. Kentucky suffered a blow last season when John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Eric Bledsoe entered the NBA draft. After the freshmen like Brandon Knight, Terrence Jones and DeAndre Liggins arrived this past season, however, everything looked good for the Wildcats.<\/p>\n

Maybe not. All three have declared for the 2011 NBA draft after just one season.<\/p>\n

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