DeMarcus Cousins Punches Patrick Beverley in Stomach (Video)

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has suspended Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins for one game and fined him $20,000 for punching an opposing player and verbally abusing an official in a game earlier this week. Cousins has been suspended for punching Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley in the stomach with 9:44 remaining in the first quarter of the Kings' 129-103 loss on Tuesday night in Sacramento.While the punch was not punished during the game, you can see why it earned the attention of the league. At the same time, the act might not have deserved a suspension on its own. Although "punch" is probably the best word for the strike, Cousins doesn't exactly take a full swing at Beverley — he hits him as the Rockets guard cuts through the lane. It's not a light blow, but players have avoided ejections for less.He has been fined for verbally abusing a game official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following an ejection with 8:21 remaining in the third quarter. Cousins, who leads the team in scoring (22.3 points per game) and rebounding (11.5 per game), will serve his suspension on Friday when the Kings visit the Los Angeles Lakers.

Deja Hall True Colors The Voice 2014 Blind Auditions

Deja Hall sings “True Colors” by Cindi Lauper on The Voice 2014 Season 6 premiere episode on February 25, 2014.Deja Hall got two-char turn from coaches Shakira and Blake Shelton. Here’s what the judges have to say about her performance.Shakira complimented the singer on her “beautiful and angelic” voice, while Blake made his bid to be Deja’s coach by reminding her that he won The Voice in Season 4 with (at-the-time) 16-year-old Danielle Bradberry."The Voice" Season 6 (2014) kicked off on Feb. 24, 2014 with an enthralling medley performance by the four judges- Blake Shelton, Shakira, Usher and Adam Levine- and Day 1 of blind auditions. On the first night of the show, three performances- Christina Grimmie, Biff Gore and Bria Kelly- got all the four chairs turned. Out of 11 artists, eight were elected by the judges to be on their team. "The Voice" Season 6 (2014) blind auditions continued on second night of its week 1. Read full article to find out what happened on "The Voice" Season 6 (2014) Episode 2 Day 2 of Blind Auditions.He sang a dance song then and the coaches told him to get away from that music. He sings “A Song For You” by Donny Hathaway and he sounds amazing. Blake, Adam and Shakira hit their buttons right away. Usher waits until the end, but it is a four-chair turnaround for Delvin this time around! Adam said he has become 20 times the singer and he didn’t recognize his voice it was that good. Blake said he is blown away and wants to know how he fixes his hair. Shakira swears she will take him to the top of this competition. The coaches are fighting for him and it is hilarious and why I love this show! Delvin chooses Team Adam and another four-chair victory for him!He was followed by a teen artist named Deja Hall. She is a 16-year-old artist from San Antonio. She sang Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" and impressed three judges on the panel- Shakira, Blake and Usher- to eventually turn their chairs.Last was 28-year-old Cary Laine who chose "The Voice" as a platform to launch her music career. With her The Band Perry's "Better Dig Two" rendition she gave the second four-chair turn performance on ""The Voice" Season 6 (2014) Episode 2.

Angels hitting coach injured catching the ceremonial first pitch (Video)

Angels hitting coach Don Baylor appeared to seriously injure his knee or ankle catching the ceremonial first pitch from retired slugger Vladimir Guerrero before Monday night’s Angels game. That's not good. Guerrero, after making his toss, tried to help Baylor to his feet, but it's clear he was indeed injured. He remained on the ground until Vlad got to him and then tried to stand up on his own, when his leg buckled again. He was helped off the field in what was supposed to be his first game with the Angels. The extent of the damage is unclear, but the latest news from the Angels has Baylor at UCI Medical Center having his right leg examined.

Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann Full Fight UFC 170

UFC 170 takes place Saturday night and will feature a main fight of Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann in what should be an explosive night in the Octagon. Tonight's event will take place from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, with UFC Fight Pass Prelims starting at 7 p.m. ET. Fox Sports 1 Prelims will start at 8 p.m. ET, and the Main Card will have a start time of 10 p.m. ET after those fights.The night's co-main event is a strange one, indeed. While Daniel Cormier has the star power to comfortably fill a headliner's role, injury replacement Patrick Cummins is hardly a household name. With just four pro fights to his credit, the promotional newcomer is certainly jumping headfirst into the fire.In the main event, UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will try to retain her title against Sara McMann. Daniel Cormier will try to spoil the UFC debut of Patrick Cummins in the co-main event.

Canada stuns U.S. women to win gold medal

Russia – For the fourth straight Winter Games, the Canadian women won Olympic hockey gold, this time with one of the most stunning rallies in the history of the sport. Marie-Philip Poulin, who earlier sparked a third-period rally for Canada, scored from the left circle past goalie Jessie Vetter with 11:50 left in overtime, giving Canada the 3-2 win, its 20th straight Olympic victory, its fourth straight gold medal and leaving their arch rivals Team USA stunned.Meanwhile, Jessie Vetter made 28 stops for the Americans, while captain Meghan Duggan and Alex Carpenter scored. Szabados kept the Canadians in it early with an 11-save first period, including key saves on an American power play two minutes into the game. One of her biggest saves came from a shot from the point from Anne Schleper that got through traffic and briefly bounced around the goal before controlling it.At the other end, Vetter wasn’t tested a whole lot, but she had to be sharp to stop Jennifer Wakefield after American defenceman Megan Bozek bobbled the puck in front of her net late in the period.Though Canada outshot the Americans 8-5, the second period featured a similar theme of the Americans controlling the play.And with 55 seconds remaining in regulation, they pulled even as Poulin – who scored both goals in the Canadians’ 2-0 gold medal win over the U.S. four years ago in Vancouver – lit the lamp. The game then went to overtime, which featured a series of penalties that left the Canadians with an eventual 5-on-3 advantage. At the 8:10 mark, Poulin struck again and zipped a quick shot into the net.The heroine of Vancouver became the heroine of Sochi.

Ahn Wins gold Medal in Sochi Olympic in 5,000 Relay

Russia -- led by speed skating superstar Victor Ahn -- set a new Olympic record in winning gold in the men's 5,000m relay on Friday in front of a vociferous home crowd in Sochi.Viktor Ahn led Russia to Olympic gold in the 5,000-meter relay Friday, giving the short track star a record-tying eighth career medal.He joined Semen Elistratov, Vladimir Grigorev and Ruslan Zakharov in winning Russia's fifth short track medal in Sochi. With eight laps to go, Ahn took over the lead for good from American J.R. Celski. Born in South Korea, Ahn became a Russian citizen in 2011.The home nation's four-man team crossed the line in 6min 42.100sec. The United States were second (6:42.371) while China took bronze (6:48.341).

USA's Shiffrin Wins Women's Slalom Gold Medal

American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin, with the poise of someone 10 years older and the talent level of perhaps only herself, successfully made history Friday night at the Sochi Olympics.Shiffrin, 18, of Eagle-Vail, Colo., won the gold medal in the women's slalom, beating, among others, a trio of legendary skiers – 29-year-old Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany, 30-year-old Tina Maze of Slovenia, and 32-year-old Marlies Schild of Austria. Shiffrin had one notable run-in with a gate on her final run but powered through to finish with a time of 51.92 seconds that was enough to get her the gold. Kathrin Zettel of Austria won the bronze, while defending slalom winner Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany finished in fourth.It's nerve-racking. It just is," she said. "She seemed in a good place when she went up there. But nerves are funny. You can be fine the next second and awful the next second. You never know when it's going to creep in there. You can't let it creep in there."She also said her daughter benefited from her earlier race in Sochi - a giant slalom, in which Shiffrin finished fifth. Looking back on it she was super happy how she did," her mother said. "And then she heard (U.S. teammate and super-combined bronze medalist) Julia Mancuso was throwing her some kudos and saying, 'Good for that kid for doing that, for skiing well on that course.' And I think that was really good for her to hear. For sure, that was a confidence booster.