they still work in the pentagon who a lot of us n.b.a. players with commentary actually used to be good at that. time with these people you know some of these people are really you know and at one part of it says something he was a good player to listen somebody is guys not so good it is i think it it is kind of creating and i think jesse made a really good point there it's more about entertainment than getting you know information out and getting people talking than been bringing the viewer something to chew on. and tyrrell it's also carrying the water for the government's position these are all people that are pro-war they're the people that fight they go the generals and all that stuff well what do you think they're going to give you for a position they're going to come in and give you the expertise of taking us to war rather than the other way that's very true well i want to thank my panel debate dee watkins. and of course jesse ventura always a pleasure having you guys watching the hawks thank you so much for coming on today thank you my ple

the need because they're supposed to bring an expertise level like you would say have a former n.b.a. player on if you are going to. you know but it's just you make a good point brett is in many of these guys now clouding yeah because he's making a great point because there are people i mean they're not like related to network so we see people like larry wilkerson who's a great truth teller who's been in those positions who will call out the establishment maybe see 5 percent of these general cia guys who end up on the mainstream networks and you only see about 5 percent of them ever actually standing up to what the status quo is they're just giving the same talking points it's like they still work in the pentagon who a lot of those n.b.a. players with commentary actually used to be good at that. and so i mean these people are you know some of these people are really you know at one part of it says something he was a good player to listen somebody is guys now so it is i think it is kind of creating and i think jesse made a really good point there it's more about entertainment than getting you

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n.b.a.'s eastern conference player finals for the first time in eighteen years the bucs ended the celtic season on wednesday with eight hundred sixteen to ninety one blowout win in game five and had to cawnpore lead again with twenty points eight rebounds and eight assists the bucs will play either toronto or philadelphia. bigger racine. who will move. in the other two so you know i love the. plan about for ourselves and for the team but. the whole city not support nurses it's amazing. over in the west the golden state warriors kevin durant limped out of game five against the houston rockets the two time reigning and repeat got a cough strain in third quarter even without him the warriors battle to eight hundred for ninety nine when clay thompson made twenty seven points to help him over the line they lead the series three two. with. the san jose sharks have set up a meeting with decent louis blues in the n.h.l. western conference finals the sharks captain joe prevails returned from a gruesome head injury to score a goal and an assist in the first period that helped the sharks three three to tw

n.b.a. playoffs and the milwaukee bucks have squared the series against the boston celtics yes that's gone but it was the standout player for the bucs with twenty nine points in front of a home crowd as they went on to win by twenty one the seven game series is now locks that one of peace with game three coming up on friday in boston elsewhere the golden state warriors beat the houston rockets to go to up in this series. is great. but i noticed your stay humble. gave three on the road now you know every game is going to get tougher and seven seven they keep playing. just one out and hope you get good three. well it's playoff time in the n.h.l. to show was the stuff this time as they shots he scored the first half of his career and leads him to victory i was with the colorado avalanche the final score was four two means the sharks now only two one in their western conference semifinal series in full is thursday. over in ohio the columbus blue jackets beat

n.b.a.'s eastern conference player finals for the first time in eighteen years the bucs ended the celtics season on wednesday with a hundred sixteen to ninety one flow out when the game five younus to cawnpore the lead with twenty point eight rebounds on dates assess the bucs will now play either detroit to raptors or the philadelphia seventy six is. while you're in the west the golden state warriors kevin durant's limped out of game five against the houston rockets the two time reigning m.v.p. got a card straight in the third quarter even without him the warriors battled to eight hundred four to ninety nine when play thompson made twenty seven points to help him over the line for a lead the series three two you learn how to treat. your skill the news out there and what you saw on the fourth quarters so you know what you're going to have to see going forward you know. there would have to find a way olympic organizers have opened the ticket lottery for next year's games in tokyo with b.m.x. one of the events of it in twenty twenty japan's top rider remote nakamura showed off his skills at the cer

n.b.a. told drake he needs to stop sideline antics which include giving massages to the raptors' coach, for two reasons, because the playersd it distracting and it will come back to hurt him when he runs for president some day. you have to be careful of that, drake. ( laughter ) i know an easier way that the n.b.a. can solve the problem. because you have to understand, right now, drake is in rapper mode. that's what rappers do. on the sidelines, you guys suck, yeah, you, all that! it's distracting players. all you have to do is switch drake back to r&b mode and he'll calm down. say something he doesn't like. drake, did rihanna ever call you back? and he will be like, i don't want, i don't want to talk about the pain, you guys can play your game -- ( laughter ) some people will just say drake is just enjoying the games, but there are times when it's too much. would i be lucky enough to sit court side, you don't see me acting a fool when they score because they don't score. that the not the point. ( laughter ) i don't act like i'm on the team. i have boundaries, people. i have boundaries. ( laughter ) finally, facebook is ba

points little dream and a threat though poland's franchise player reminding everyone why he's one of the best three point shooters in the n.b.a. . denver however got the triples when it mattered the most will barton sinking two buckets from beyond the uk in the final three minutes was up and when they went five points ahead with one minute remaining it was all but over. so much. murray delivering the coup de gras his eleventh successful shot from the free throw line feeling a one sixteen to one twelve wins and handing portland their first home loss of the postseason me if you say ok the teams now had to denver for game five with the series very much a life so hell malice al-jazeera. after winning last month's london madsen in the game is already looking ahead to his next talent after narrowly missing out in two thousand and seventeen the kenyan world record holder is planning another bid to become the first man to run a mass in under two hours david stokes what was. done is done is done in my dream in fifty nine point four seconds sixty five years since roger bannister did what many thought it. possible and run the mile in le

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points lilah dream ain't a threat though portland franchise player reminding everyone why he's one of the best three point shooters in the n.b.a. . denver however got the triples when it mattered the most will barton sinking to buckets from beyond the uk in the final three minutes was up and when they went five points ahead with one minute remaining it was all but over. so i mari delivering the coup de gras his eleventh successful shot from the free throw line feeling a one thick steam to one twelve wins and handing portland their first home loss of the postseason yes yes that was the teams now head to denver for game five with the c.v. very much alive so he'll malice al-jazeera. while the transfer routes is also leveled by a series against the philadelphia seventy six is sue all koala starting with a double double as they recorded i want to once a ninety six road win. we took showers there with their. first big. very nice warming team and. we got to make them pay and we mr bush arsenault. well manchester city manager pep guardiola says the premier league is that sufis competition he's experienced as a manager his team play le

n.b.a. finals they eliminated the milwaukee bucks in a close shootout at home on saturday and game 6 star player quiet leonard scored 27 points with women kyle lowry with 17 final score 11094 the rafters will take on the golden state warriors at the end of the much. time dear my career 30 years 7 years here. raise one guy you know we were given opportunity left we didn't really get a little lucky for me you know to savor the moment but. you know i'm not satisfied you know our goal is to win. the championship you know we still keep getting better and plugging away as you can imagine toronto turned into a giant fan zone 1000 celebrated on the streets all across canada on line the raptors and lynyrd were world wide trends canada basketball tweeted saying they're now more than a hockey country. tennis a 2nd grand slam of the year is underway in paris but already a top seed has tumbled out of the french open world number 5 angele kerber is out the 3 time grand slam winner was dominated by world number $81.00 anastasia pulled up over of russia the only major kerber hasn't won is the french open and wi

n.b.a. finals they eliminated the milwaukee bucks in a close shoot out home on saturday in game 6 star player collier leonard scored 27 points with women kyle lowry with 17 final score 100 to 94 the raptors will take on the golden state warriors at the end of the month. is taking a lot of time gear my career 30 years 7 years here. raise one guy for a while you know we were given opportunity left and we didn't really get a little lucky for me you know savor the moment but. you know i'm not satisfied you know our goal is to to what we did when india change the championship you know we still keep getting better in plugging away but as you can imagine toronto turned into a giant fan zone 1000 celebrated on the streets all across canada online the raptors and worldwide trends canada basketball tweeted saying that they're now more than a hockey country. tennis the 2nd grand slam of the year is underway in paris roger federer has returned to the french open after 3 years and he's leading at lorenzo so they go in their 1st round match federer has taken the 1st 2 sets. but a top seeded top seed rather

n.b.a. playoffs and the milwaukee bucks have squared their series against the boston celtics yanis and was the standout player for the bucs of twenty nine points in front of a home crowd as they went on to win by twenty one a seven game series is now locked at one apiece with game three coming up on friday in boston elsewhere the golden state warriors beat used to rockets to go to the basement. and i will even if i'm old school coming up again later ryssdal all right peter thank you very much and thank you for joining me for the news hour here on al-jazeera there is much more news to come so we're going to hand you over very shortly to our colleagues in london in the meantime keep it here. it's all too familiar. innocent lives ended in an instant. then grief anger and the debate around firearms but for survivors and families of the four then reality often changes forever. faultlines investigates the long lasting trauma inflicted on communities the aftermath mass shootings in america on al-jazeera. we have a news gathering team here that is second time out there all over the world and they do a fantastic job a

points lillard remained a threat though portland franchise player reminding everyone why he's one of the best three point shooters in the n.b.a. . denver however got the triples when it mattered the most will barton thinking two buckets from beyond the up in the final three minutes was up and when they went five points ahead with one minute remaining it was all but over. so i mari delivering the coup de gras his eleventh successful shot from the free throw line feeling a one sixteen to one twelve winds and handing portland their first home loss of the postseason. yes that was the teams now head to denver for game five with the c.v. very much alive so he'll malice al-jazeera. they transair ups's have also level best series with the philadelphia seventy six is still not one now co i learned starting with a double double that recorded a one zero one ninety six road when. we took shots there were their best big technicians their very swarming team and. we got to make them pay and we mr bush us tonight. after winning last month's london marathon charity is already looking at his next challenge after narrowly missing out in twenty

n.b.a. playoffs and the milwaukee bucks have squared the series against the boston celtics yana says it's a combo was the standout player for the box with twenty nine points in front of a home crowd as they went on to win by twenty one a seven game series is now locked up one apiece with game three coming up on friday in boston. it's playoff time in the n.h.l. to chill with the star for the sun is a shot see school the first playoff trick of his career it's only them to victory over the colorado avalanche the final score was four two that means the sharks now only two one in their western conference semifinal sameas game four is thursday in denver and over an hour higher the columbus new jackets beat the boston bruins to one very ungenerous school first and not to shine got the second the blue jackets now leave the series two one going forward we played thursday again in ohio all right that is all useful for now it's back to rob thanks very much indeed that's it for me rob matheson for this news hour i'm going to be back in a moment with more of the day's news but. i really want to get down to the nitty gritty the reali

bethpage on saturday he sits ahead of a group of 4 players including world number one dustin johnson because looking for his 4th major in 2 years. defending n.b.a. champions a golden state warriors have moved to within one game of the season's finals steph curry led a 2nd half blitz as the warriors came from behind to beat the portland trail blazers 110-1099 curry had $36.00 points and dreaming green also notched up a triple double it gives the warriors a free nothing lead in the best of 7 western conference finals if they win game 4 on monday golden state will reach the finals for a 5th season in a row. dante wilder has successfully defended his w.b.c. heavyweight title for the 9th time and he did it with a 1st round knockout of dominic brazil the mandatory challenger lasted just 137 seconds it takes his career record to 41 wins and 40 knockouts. everyone will. lose time sir no the book goes in this is. for you know none of the senior citizens so go for the ball in the wind gust in the nose the right. former f one world champion fernando alonzo's in danger of missing out on this year's indianapolis 500 alonzo who won them all last year and has

n.b.a. finals they eliminated the mole was he but close shootout at home on saturday in game 6 star player. school 27 points with wing man car lowery contravening 17 final score 194 the raptor will take on the golden state warriors the 1st batch of betsy's will be on 1st day. of motown gear my career 30 years 7 years here. rancher one guy for a while you know we were given opportunity laughter we didn't really get a little lucky for me you know savor the moment but. you know i'm not satisfied you know or goes to to a. chair bridge championship which will keep him better employed and work. as you can imagine toronto turned into a giant fan zone 1000 celebrated on the streets all across canada on line the raptors while a nickel worldwide trains held a basketball tweeting that they are now moved in just a hockey country. the u.s. is showcasing one of motor racing's most prestigious events a little later that's the indianapolis $500.00 axes christian bale and matt damon the honorary starters for the race the 2 are starring in a racing movie coming out in november but although they've played the

n.b.a. playoffs the houston rockets beating reigning champions golden state to level the western conference semifinal series it suits last season's most valuable player netted six times from beyond the three point line he finished with a game high thirty eight points golden state still don't close the full silly game into overtime but the usually reliable kevin durant's and steph going to both lie and drug chances. are you still feel that unorthodox a one win away from their first appearance in the eastern conference final since two thousand and one the participate in the boston celtics one thirty one wants to go three one series lead. now straight a's biggest rugby star is your file has been found guilty of breaching the players' code of conduct over homophobic social media posts his contract was terminated by repeal. strongly in april after he tweeted that hello whites gay people at the request of the herring which finished earlier on tuesday after four days a three person panel still to decide his punishments. donald trump described tiger woods as a true legend as he presented him with the presidential medal of freedom at the white house with his

n.b.a. playoffs the houston rockets beating running champion's golden state to level the western conference semifinal series that suits last season's most valuable player netting six times from beyond the three point line he finished with a game high thirty eight points going state still won close to force in the game into overtime the usually reliable kevin durant's and steph curry both great chances final score one twelve one a white's houston. also winning on monday the fox taking a three one lead over the boston celtics in the semi so held maalik as the action. yonathan to call people in the middle where people knew the winning game would root include the brink of the eastern conference finals. was i. but daring at the possible three one deficit it was boston claim on one course that started with a. kyrie irving mickey eleven of his twenty three points in the first shot i. think that's when both three were at their best and they took the two point advantage into the break i want but just like in previous games the third quarter is when the winning team have stepped it up on this occasion was no different milwaukee seizing the lead with a thirty thr

n.b.a. playoffs the houston rockets beating reigning champions golden state to level the western conference semifinal series at sea wall last season's most valuable player netting six times from beyond the three point line he finished with a game high thirty eight points or golden state still going close to forcing the game into overtime the usually reliable kevin durant's and steph curry great chance his final score one twelve so i want to write houston. loci parks also winning on monday the park's taking a three one laid over the boston celtics in the eastern. reports. yonathan tend to complement the milwaukee bucks view that winning game four with ruben could the brink of the eastern conference finals was i. but daring with the possible three one deficit it was boston playing on home court that started the. kyrie irving making eleven of his twenty three points in the first shot i. think that's when both three were at their best and they took the two point advantage into the break if. you want but just like in previous games the third quarter is when the winning team have stepped it up on this occasion was no different milwaukee seizing the lead with

players in sports have not. in 2017 the president publicly criticized quarterback colin kaepernick for kneeling during the national anthem. that same year the reigning n.b.a. champions, the golden state warriors, said they would boycott the white house visit. president trump claimed hedi nivited them, prompting and, a visit by the 20 superbowl champions, the philadelphia eagles, was canceled, after of number er plsaid they would not attend. itt's explore this divide a bit deeper, not onlythe red sox today, but how some athletes are responding to president trump more broadly. kevin blackistone is a national orts columnist for the "washington post," a regular contributor to espn, and professor of journalism at the univsity of maryland. thanks so much, kevin, for being here. there is a rlit here. so sox players showed up to the white house, others chose not to come. at does it say about whatand these sports events at the white house have become und president trump? >> well, you know, just when president trump was elected, i did a video column over at "the washington post" about this very issue, aboa the trdition of sports teams and champions coming to the wh