by sloppyvinyl | Nov 26, 2018 | Entertainment
Sunday’s episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, the mother of three reflected on her “wild” years during a conversation with Scott Disick and Kendall Jenner
“You went to Disney and you were all high or something — or Six Flags,” said Disick, 35. “I didn’t know you got high,” said Jenner, 23.
“I got married on ecstasy. The first time,” Kardashian West, 38, said of her wedding to music producer Damon Thomas in 2000. She continues, “I did ecstasy once and I got married,” she continued. “I did it again, I made a sex tape. Like, everything bad would happen.”
As no surprise to Disick and Jenner were shocked to have learned that about the Kardashian.
“You were high on ecstasy when you made that sex tape?” Disick asked of the 2003 sex tape Kardashian West starred in with Ray J, which went public in 2007 and catapulted her into fame.
“Absolutely. Everyone knows it,” Kardashian West responded. “Like, my jaw was shaking the whole time”.
“I just can’t believe that that was you,” Jenner marveled.
“I still can do crazy things,” Kardashian West insisted.
“Kendall, honestly, has no clue,” she added later. “I definitely went through a wild phase, I would say in my late teens. I’m not like that anymore. But I still have fun — don’t get it twisted, I’m always the life of the party.”
by sloppyvinyl | Nov 26, 2018 | SPORTS
Fizdale Gets Win In Revenge Game
David Fizdale downplayed his return to Memphis on Sunday night against a team he coached just last season, but everyone knew heading in this game was personal.
Everyone including the New York Knicks.
The New York Knicks outlasted the Memphis Grizzlies 103-98 on Sunday night at the FedExForum to win their third consecutive game.
Enes Kanter led the New York Knicks with yet another 20-20 game as he finished with 21 points and a career-high 26 rebounds in a monstrous performance.
Tim Hardaway Jr. would score a team-high 22 points in his 38 minutes of action.
Grit and grind are two things that the Memphis Grizzlies pride themselves in. It comes as no surprise that’s also a blueprint for success for David Fizdale as a head coach, who’s team outmuscled the defensive-minded Grizzlies on their home floor.
The New York Knicks used a third quarter surge that saw them outscore Memphis 35-19 to gain the edge in a game they trailed by nine points at the half.
Memphis would claw their way back to the lead late in the fourth quarter thanks to Marc Gasol (27 points, eight rebounds), and Mike Conley (23 points, 11 assists), but New York would be the team to finish strong.
Emmanuel Mudiay would score on a highlight reel slam dunk over Grizzlies’ guard Garrett Temple for an and-1 opportunity which he would convert to give New York a 97-93 lead with 1:35 remaining.
The Knicks would come up huge on defense thereafter, with Trey Burke and Noah Vonleh recording critical shot blocks on consecutive possessions to turn back the host Grizzlies. Free throws by Emmanuel Mudiay, Trey Burke and Frank Ntilikina would seal the victory for New York.
The New York Knicks (7-14) have put together their best string of games this season over the past week.
It first began by pushing the Portland Trail Blazers to the limit at Madison Square Garden in a close defeat before stunning the Boston Celtics the next night in Boston, winning at home vs the New Orleans Pelicans, and now a victory on the road vs a formidable Memphis Grizzlies team.
New York made up for a 37 percent shooting night by out-rebounding Memphis 56-41 and at the free throw line as they shot 27-for-32 compared to 11-for-19 for Memphis.
Energy and effort, a key to the New York Knicks success, it’s redemption for coach David Fizdale, who a season after leading Memphis to the playoffs was fired 15 games into the 2017-18 season.
The New York Knicks will look to continue their winning ways when they visit Little Caesars Arena to face the Detroit Pistons.
What are your thoughts on the New York Knicks victory on Sunday night? Leave your comments below!
by sloppyvinyl | Nov 26, 2018 | SPORTS
Nets Blow Lead, Game In Stinging Defeat
With the addition of Jimmy Butler to the roster, the Philadelphia 76ers figured out the puzzle they couldn’t in their last visit to Brooklyn.
In a come-from-behind effort, the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 127-125 on Sunday night at the Barclays Center to hand Brooklyn their third straight loss.
In a true heart breaker, Jimmy Butler sunk the Brooklyn Nets late with a game-winning step-back 3-pointer over Rondae Hollis-Jefferson with 0.4 seconds remaining in the game.
Butler finished the game with 34 points and 12 rebounds. Joel Embiid would add 32 points, 12 rebounds and four assists.
The Brooklyn Nets couldn’t keep the Philadelphia from using a wild rally in the fourth quarter to steal a game that appeared for a long while to be there’s.
Brooklyn led by as many as 20 points in this one and 19 in the second half as they could do no wrong on offense or defense.
The Brooklyn Nets offense dominated the Philadelphia 76ers through three quarters, shooting well over 57 percent from the field, but the team bottomed out late.
Turnovers hurt as they lost that battle 16-9. They also were out-shot at the free throw line, as Philadelphia went 27-for-33 while Brooklyn finished 15-for-20.
D’Angelo Russell scored a season-high 38 points while adding eight rebounds and eight assists, but his amazing performance was all for naught.
Spencer Dinwiddie had a big night, tying his career-high with 31 points, hitting 11 of his 15 shot attempts while adding five assists off the bench.
Brooklyn was outscored 38-23 in the fourth quarter and Russell struggled to find his groove late for Brooklyn, despite an impressive overall showing.
Brooklyn was looking to bounce back from two consecutive defeats by getting back to their identity and staying within it.
They did for three quarters, but after a second half implosion at home, they are now 0-2 during their four-game homestand.
The Brooklyn Nets will return to the court on Wednesday night when they host the visiting Utah Jazz at the Barclays Center.
What are your thoughts on Brooklyn’s stunning loss on Sunday night? Leave your comments below!
by sloppyvinyl | Nov 25, 2018 | SPORTS
Bivol Wins Easily In Atlantic City
As Dmitry Bivol continues his quest for light heavyweight supremacy, veteran and experienced foes like the one he faced on Saturday will be in his way of doing so.
In a fight that may bring detractors and make opposing light heavyweights feel less fear in facing him down the road, Bivol dominated, but not in typical Bivol fashion.
Dmitry Bivol (15-0, 11 KOs) defeated Jean Pascal (33-6-1, 20 KOs) by unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Mark G. Etess Arena in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino to retain his WBA title.
Two judges scored the fight 119-109 while one judge scored it 117-111, all in favor of Dmitry Bivol.
In a performance that was more of a display of Bivol’s tactical brilliance, the Russian kept Pascal on the back foot early and often with the jab and the threat of his blinding hand-speed in the light heavyweight division.
At times he would open up with a sharp combination of punches, working well with the left hook against Pascal, who tried to counter throughout the fight.
It was a rough night for Jean Pascal, who couldn’t find the range and would grow increasingly frustrated with Bivol’s tactics, standing flat footed at times with his hands down as a ploy to get the champion to come in so he could counter.
Wild overhand rights and bull rushes by Pascal were easily snuffed out by Bivol, who continues to show defensive prowess and mannerisms beyond his years.
The most action-packed round of the fight would be the eighth round, which saw a desperate Pascal, down big on the scorecards, for broke after landing a right hand shot on Bivol.
He chased Bivol around the ring with wild shots, but soon found himself getting chased with thudding combinations by Bivol against his guard. Pascal would end the round with a flurry.
Pascal would come on late, but never seemed to do enough besides show a good chin to take the punches from a fighter who suddenly doesn’t look as frightening as advertised.
It wouldn’t take much for Bivol to breeze to a decision victory, as he was easily the more active fighter throughout the night and utilized his jab as such.
Bivol landed 217 out of 678 total punches (32%), landing 127 out of 287 power punches (44%). Pascal would land only 60 out of 357 total punches (17%), and throughout the fight landed a grand total of six jabs.
A hard fight to watch at times due to the dullness in action or lack thereof, Bivol’s second title defense is also his second straight victory by decision after only going the distance twice in his first 13 career fights.
Questions of his punch power may surface now after allowing a 36-year-old who’s suffered significant damage in the past to Sergey Kovalev and others to make it through 12 rounds with him.
From a fan’s perspective, Bivol fought a true boxer’s fight, perhaps showing the world he’s much more than a intimidating knockout machine that can blister his opponents with punch speed seen at 147 pounds, not the 175-pound weight class he’s currently in.
A fight down the road with IBA and WBO title holder Eleider Alvarez may happen in 2019 as neither fighter has ever backed down from a challenge, and if so, who wouldn’t want to see that bout?
What are your thoughts on Dmitry Bivol’s victory on Saturday night? Leave your comments below!
by sloppyvinyl | Nov 25, 2018 | SPORTS
Move Over Chiefs-Rams
The game kept going and going. And after a while the fans at College Station began to yawn, but never were they restless.
In the Game of the Year in college football, the Texas A&M Aggies outlasted the LSU Tigers in a 74-72 seven overtime thriller on Saturday night at Kyle Field.
Kellen Mond threw a touchdown pass to Quartney Davis to tie the game before hitting Kendrick Rogers for a two-point conversion to give Texas A&M a wild victory over their SEC rivals.
The two-point conversion took place after a pass interference penalty on the LSU Tigers on the first attempt and a false start by Texas A&M on the offensive line.
This game went back and forth, with Kellen Mond and Joe Burrow combining for a whopping 12 total touchdowns. Joe Burrow would throw for three and run for three while Kellen Mond threw a career-high six touchdown passes.
The craziness that at first began with Kellen Mond’s last gasp touchdown throw to Quartney Davis with no time left in regulation to tie the game at 31-31 would just be the beginning of a fantastic football game that will be remembered as one for the ages.
Both defenses were tired and gassed and each offense took advantage of that as 10 touchdowns were scored in overtime.
No. 7 ranked LSU, who fell to 9-3 on the season, were one of the top defensive teams in the nation coming in while the No. 22 ranked Texas A&M Aggies were a potent offensive team, but never 74 points potent (I mean…how many teams are?!?)
This game, which saw a combined 1,017 total yards by both teams, is the highest scoring in FBS history. The game also tied the FBS record for most overtimes in a game.
What are your thoughts on this Game of the Year thriller? Leave your comments below!