[[Greg Oden and Mike Conley: 'bigs are one of the greatest of all time "might have]]

In 2008, Greg Oden (Getty photo) played his first NBA season with Portland

New York - It was supposed to be his. Awards and prizes, nine figure deal. In fact, Oh, Mike Conley was not always possible place in the NBA's elite. But if it has been prepared, it's Greg Oden, Conley's AAU team, his high school team, his college teammate, a great center hyped expectations that his career was derailed by injuries.

"It certainly was not planned that way," Conley said workspace. "Everyone will tell you, the guy who all the NBA teams, All-Star appearance should be. I think that at that time he took one of the best bigs stay healthy. It's funny how things shape out there."

Oden has resurfaced in recent weeks, Ohio State, Thad Matta 7 feet annually on staff to help out as a student assistant at the campus. At the age of 28, he said last week that his playing days are over. Last season, but he never fully recovered from his injury-ravaged body was fought through a couple of tour in China. Last summer, Oden said Conley; His body is failing him, a baby on the way, it's time to basketball was behind him.

"He understood his body, and he understands my position," Conley said. "I think having a child opened her eyes. It was her understanding that the main thing in my family. I do it with your kids play with them to get down on his knees, and they walk around with the risk of not being able to run does not seem to . it had to be the right time. I said to him, 'you better believe. "Nevertheless, I am with him. "

Greg Oden and Mike Conley always been the corner. (Getty photo)

Greg Oden and Mike Conley always been the corner. (Getty photo)

Oden and Conley disbelief at the sound of the fall is still unclear. This was Greg Oden. Middle school, Conley watched Oden to overcome the opposition of the UK circuits. High School in Indianapolis, Oden Lawrence North to three straight state championship was the backbone of the team. Ohio State, Oden Shaquille O'Neal, Bill Russell as the best prospect to emerge as a dominant axis is trying to become a defender. In 2007, was drafted first overall by the Portland, but missed because of injury 2007-08 season.

Together, the NBA dreamed - and professional sports, toys, and their ability will allow. Conley, it's a suped--up Range Rover was; For Oden, Conley says it is the world's largest collection of DVDs. At the end of the season, a career best NBA Grizzlies Conley rewarded with a record five-year, $ 153 million contract; Oden, meanwhile, has a complex life at the beginning of the next stage.

"It's all she saw was difficult to go through," Conley said. "He's a fighter, though. He is motivated. He's always trying to improve himself. His friend, the way I was trying to get together with him as. It is always to support me as well was great. He was calling, texting, always trying to play. We could always, when he is going through the transition tried to stay as close as it was. "

Oden is a good place Conley insists. Gave him some peace for his decision to stop playing. "Finally found some ground," Conley said. "Every aspect of a lot of things for him, and has not changed. He is excited to Ohio State for their chance."

In many ways, Conley often wonders what may have happened. Recently, Shane Battier 2014, when Oden, making his final NBA in a four-on-four drill will come up against LeBron James went to a summer practice in mind. For one day, Oden Oden athletic year was dangerous. Battier said: "It was like sitting on the rim of the basketball gods, the Titans Clash of it, I had never seen anything like it ..."

Philadelphia Memphis preseason play. Joel Embiid, Sixers' first hit repeatedly sounded the center of Conley. Conley fluidly Embiid how to move, how comfortable he began to look at the defensive play. The only comparison he could come up with. "I thought, 'He looks like Greg,' Conley said." This is the same person. Greg seeing what it was like. You just know that if he stayed in the league, he would have been a heck of a player. "

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{{Donna Brazile hacked emails from CNN show after she ties the Clinton campaign has been debated question}}

Donna Brazile chair of the Democratic National Committee and longtime contributor to CNN quietly cut ties with emails published by Wikileaks on charges of violating the Cable News Network revealed that he and Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary campaign, advance during a town hall debate hosted, the question was on CNN.

According to a spokesperson of the network, CNN Brazile's resignation was accepted on October 14.

Email revealed that Brazile - a contributor to CNN in July as outgoing DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, whose role after he was suspended for took office. - A question that Flint, Mich CNN, Clinton posed in front of a democratic debate will be shared with the Clinton campaign, in March, and Columbus, Ohio, and within a week in front of a CNN Town Hall.

Brazile networks provide the questions in advance, declined sharply debated.

"CNN is no question, or the material in advance of a town hall debate, a list of participants, meetings Brazile any background information or have access to," spokeswoman Lauren Pratapas, said in a statement. "When we were in a CNN contributor What we have learned about our relationship with the Clinton campaign is completely uncomfortable."

Brazile campaign events, including the recent presidential debate, Yahoo news has appeared as a guest on the live coverage, but the game was not provided.

Brazile did not respond to a request for comment.

Twitter by WikiLeaks exposed the e-mail is sent to the media about his previous statements. ( "It is well that Russia has. And they're doing it," Brazile Oct 11) Please CNN he has thanked his former colleagues.

He Philadelphia Democratic National Convention, July 25, 2016 (Lucy Nicholson / Reuters) View photo can participate in CNN credentials will be removed Brazile

It July 25, 2016 (Lucy Nicholson / Reuters) CNN's credibility in Philadelphia can participate in the Democratic National Convention will be deleted Brazile

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The main feature of the Cable News Network wind political activists. But CNN hardness, Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump's former campaign manager has been criticized, he is still employed by the Republican candidate was to be paid $ 20,000 per month.

Trump in June, before the operation, Lewandowski probably speaking openly about a nondisclosure agreement he signed with the candidate that would prevent. Political opinion, the real estate mogul a $ 1.2 million contract offer from Harper Lewandowski managing to write a book about his experience caused to burp less.

CNN chief Jeff Zucker August Lewandowski defended hiring.

"Now that we have because we hired Corey general election, I think, it's the voice of CNN, which are supported Republican candidates are really important," Zucker told Variety. "It is very hard to find. Our competitors try to hire him."

"In fact, I think he did a great job," added Zucker. "He came in the limelight because he was too big and had a relationship with the media. As a result, people are going to be more serious."

Brazile first-hand impression of being seen within a broader discussion.

On Sunday, he cut his hateful message recipients to send online alerts, and public campaigns expressed fatigue.

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***TV ratings on Sunday night as the NFL and MLB beats a big win***

NFL in "The Walking Dead" rating can not be beat here and there, but to win the head-to-head against an NFL game is rare to go.

Major League Baseball should be feeling pretty good today.

According to sports daily, the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians in World Series Game 5 Austin carp is a giant posted 15.3 overnight rating, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys best "Sunday Night Football" matchup are beating. Sunday night NFL game drew a 11.6 rating. It was a crack. According to Sports Media Watch, the "Sunday Night Football" as the beat is the first time since the 2011 World Series.

Not that it was a bad NFL matchup. Competition in the market, usually because the rating is not very good, before the NFC East and NFC East games. Cowboys likely will improve the game's biggest television draw in a thrilling overtime won the match 6-1. This is probably the best season for the NFL game, prime time was playing, especially. But it can not beat the perfect storm of MLB.

Indians to win their first championship since 1948, the Cubs, who have not won the World Series since 1908, and a World Series since 1945. The best ratings in years, a lot of fun trying to draw was not. The Cubs won the first game at Wrigley Field in 71 years they won the World Series, play tomorrow.

If you have a matchup against you it will be hard to beat no matter if it's the NFL. No matter the cause, but it is out of the beams, which are down to the NFL this season as just another topic of discussion will matter.

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***The huge 14-pound lobster fisherman: great things in my life, "I saw***

Tristin Loescher criticism from fishermen in Bermuda Marine Sanctuary storm Nicole was fishing for gray snapper one night, and instead, a large, later discovered 14 pounds of shrimp.

"I never in my life seen anything this big," Loescher, the lobster has been diving for nearly 15 years, InsideEdition.com said. "I think in my life I will see the biggest."

Due to their size, the lobster Loescher, 30 or 40-year-old is expected to be added.

Her huge, Loescher gear considering whether to take some pictures before the presence of a local aquarium bemused.

But since he was fishing at night, aquariums are closed, and did not answer his calls.

"Ever see something that size before," Loescher said: "I decided that it was better to go back home, he came from."

Prison, he returned to the water, and one and a half hours before look back lobster power went swimming with the creature, and retire.

Facebook, why Loescher, despite questions about the animals will be released, he said, because of his size he never meant to eat lobster.

Between 1 and 3 pounds of weight in lobsters.

About 14 pounds, some commentators even his age is difficult to estimate because of the meat, and can be almost useless.

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[[NLCS Game 3: Dodger Cubs take the lead in the series, shutting out]]

A week ago we were not even questioned that if enough pitching to advance through the Los Angeles Dodgers NLDS. They lead the National League Championship Series pitching that was the same one. Rich Hill six scoreless innings, Dodgers behind 6-0 in the series, he will be looking to take full control of the game 3 Game 4 on Wednesday came out with the win.

Dave Roberts with his bullpen to push the right buttons. 1 to put behind him a rough game with a scoreless seventh inning and Joe Blanton. Dayton closer Kenley Jansen, who with two outs in the eighth before giving way to ask them to boycott the light remains.

Of course, Dodgers against Jake Arrieta fault of their own need something. They are only in the last two games against Arrieta managed a total of two hits, four runs and serving as an icebreaker Corey Seager, the third one went through with the RBI. Two-run homer and Yasmani Grandal Dodgers and Justin Turner will add three single shots.

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• Rich Hill NLDS during the uneven performance since stepped up their game. On September 10, the veteran left-hander after six innings, his deep drive and at that time, he said, in a 30-pitch second inning and never appeared on the labor side, Chris Bryant Cubs were limited to two singles. He was brilliant.

• Core loss in the first innings Seager postseason, a pair of home runs and a run-scoring double NLDS included. He said that in the first innings on Tuesday with a single 5 to 8 has been improved, but also to expand his horizons by knocking in the first run of the game with a run-scoring single in the third innings. Seager finished with three hits in the game.

• Yasmani Grandal postseason with seven strikeouts and frustrating at-bat of the game 2-for important positions to -19. He flips the script, a two-out, two-run homer against Jake Arrieta led the Dodgers will start to improve.

• Dodger Stadium, hitter after throwing his last start last August, expectations were too high for the return of Jake Arrieta. It did not go as expected. Arrieta was completely shredded, though, he was not all that fast. The five-plus innings, Seager and coming Grandal four runs with his two biggest mistakes made.

• Jason Heyward Joe Maddon interesting lineup for Game 3. Jorge Solar has been launched on a couple of decisions made. It did not go well, solar 15 सितम्बर a month and three days ago, to those keeping score remained hitless. Solar also a routine fly ball before missing the cutoff man (which is) Dexter Fowler home plate to collide with a long throw fought to defend. Heyward, we're guessing that it will work here.

Given his recent movements against Jake Arrieta how important it was to get entails some confidence against him in Los Angeles. Corey Seager single in the first inning to help open the door, and then it knocked his third-inning RBI. And at that moment the rest of the Dodgers you can really feel settled.

Cubs offense will break the funk? In addition to the two big innings, Cubs lineup has not exactly lit the world on fire during the postseason. Now they are in a terrible recession that saw them close out games in a row, is steeped in. Will be the hardest step up.

Dodgers 'pitching excellence and the Cubs' current struggle for a little more perspective.

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{{Week 7 of the NFL rankings: Cowboys demands respect they deserve}}

Cowboys another flawless victory for the United States today, the result of the jump rankings, but they are still under-appreciated? Lambeau Field Green Bay Packers 3-1 on the road and then the Cincinnati Bengals 14-point thumping at home to Dallas for an absolute black took their show. Dallas has taken 10 against Bengal in the rankings, but they still had the lowest one-loss team. Now the league's longest winning streak is tied for the best record caught and second, despite having won two other Top 10 teams drove to fifth overall. "5. Dallas Cowboys: It's amazing that in one way between Prescott handwringing

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***Bella Thorne 'Playboy' makes debut***

19-year-old actress and her red curly hair, high-waisted pants and David Bowie, "an ode to the '70s with the back of a red jacket looks like Vixen is printed on. Playboy earlier this year to stop publication of nude photos, Thorne, yet sexy image shows a lot of her curves - and how he defends "love the skin."

"It's a woman's sexiness in this effort to try to cover by pulling shame, but I love a woman who's skin. I love my skin, and I love the girls skin, skin, I'm talking about love, "he declared in the November issue. "You are very confident to show their bodies, are then. Believe. That is, you have to focus on yourself all the time, especially when you are among those who really can be difficult are trying to change, but I'm someone else. I'm really in love for me living is not going to change. "

Incidentally, in 2015, Pamela Anderson naked in Playboy cover the fall of last year, Thorne, her 20-year-old son, Brandon Lee was dated.

The former Disney star sexy photo sharing on social media also opens up about her ,, despite critical comments. "I'm not fed up with social media. I understand it, but people how my film, I'm too edgy to comment on are very curious, and I like how they looked," she explains. "It's a lot of it, that do." So I told them, 'f ** k stopped. " "

Tyler Posey her boyfriend standing in underwear is just a few days, and her Playboy pictures, Thorne, before the release of social media, it is important to express yourself, which is why she opened up about ET. "I'm an open book," he said. "But I think that my fans enjoy the most about me, they feel like they really know me. They know me, they are really f ** king."

His post as he crossed the line of what is written, in addition to Thorne quipped, "I guess I'm not pooping as always, the lines are still 'very far' not learned. always after me to get me makes people are pooping. you know what I tell them? ... I do not give af ** k! "

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