UMaine athletes receive academic honors
University of Maine scholar-athletes Jesse Orach (cross country), Shannon O’Neil (cross country/track) and Liz Wood (women’s basketball) have been honored as Presidential Student-Athletes at the America East Conference..
Orach of Gorham has a 3.95 in chemical engineering, O’Neil of Milan, New Hampshire, recorded a 3.98 in communication sciences and disorders while Wood of Catlett, Virginia, totaled a 3.95 in biology (pre-med).
The award recognizes graduating student-athletes who compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher as an undergraduate student and graduated this spring.
Student-athletes must also have received their undergraduate degree in the academic year they are honored and have attended their institution for a minimum of two years.
Broncos’ Talib was intoxicated when shot
Cornerback Aqib Talib of the Denver Broncos was released from the hospital Monday after being shot in the lower right led Sunday morning in Dallas.
Talib said he was at a park and intoxicated when the shooting occurred, local ABC-affiliate WFAA reported on Monday, despite earlier reports stating the incident took place during a fight at a strip club.
“Everything was a blur and I was too intoxicated to remember what happened,” Talib told police, according to WFAA’s Rebecca Lopez.
Talib was treated for the gunshot wound at nearby Medical City Dallas Hospital, per WFAA. Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak said the injury was minor and required stitches and minor medical cleanup. He is expected to make a full recovery.
The eight-year veteran is entering his third season with Denver, totaling 97 tackles (15 assists) and four interceptions in 30 games with the team.
Curry says no to Olympics, will rest knee
Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry will not play in the 2016 Rio Olympics to let his right knee heal.
Curry told USA Basketball that he will skip the Olympics this summer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
“It’s an incredible honor to represent your country and wear ‘USA’ on your chest, but my primary basketball-related objective this summer needs to focus on my body and getting ready for the 2016-17 NBA season,” he said.
Curry, the reigning two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, has missed four games during the Warriors’ current postseason run because of a sprained right knee.
Curry sprained his right MCL in Game 4 of the first-round series against the Houston Rockets. Curry also sprained his right ankle in Game 1 of the first round and bruised his right elbow in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.
NBA Finals continue strong ratings
The 2016 NBA Finals through two games have the second-highest ratings ever, according to overnights released from Nielsen on Monday.
The Golden State Warriors-Cleveland Cavaliers rematch on ABC is averaging a 12.4 metered market rating.
Sunday night’s Game 2 — the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers by 33 points, 110-77 — generated an 11.8 overnight rating, tying it for the third-highest rated NBA Finals Game 2 ever on ABC. Game 1 was the most watched opener in 15 years with a 13.1 overnight rating.
Game 2 peaked with a 13.2 rating from 9-9:15 p.m. ET and again from 10-10:15 p.m. The San Francisco and Cleveland markets both had a 32.1 overnight rating.
Game 2 also was the third-most watched NBA game ever on WatchESPN. It generated 43,234,000 total minutes streamed, 875,000 unique viewers and an average minute audience of 267,000.