Quiz: Can you figure out teams in NHL Emoji Season Preview? For the last month, we've previewed the 2014-15 NHL season, team by team, with the usual attention paid to transactions and positions and other important stuff. But to sum up the previous season, and preview this season, we also used some goofy shorthand: EMOJIS, those little pictures you pop into text messages to amuse your mom. … [Read more...]
NFL Draft Watch: Which non-quarterbacks could crack the top 5 picks?
NFL Draft Watch: Which non-quarterbacks could crack the top 5 picks? If the No. 1 pick in the 2015 NFL draft is not a quarterback, it could be one of two prized lineman prospects. One on each side of the ball. The bottom three teams in the Week 4 Shutdown Corner power rankings are all teams that appear to be set (or moderately set) for the present and/or future at quarterback — the … [Read more...]
Wilt Chamberlain becomes first NBA player ever to appear on U.S. postage stamp (Photos)
Wilt Chamberlain becomes first NBA player ever to appear on U.S. postage stamp (Photos) It's been a long time coming, and now the honor's here — the legendary Wilt Chamberlain will appear on a commemorative postage stamp issued by the United States Postal Service, the first of its kind ever to feature an NBA player. The movement to feature the Hall of Fame big man on a stamp began some six … [Read more...]
Could Jimbo Fisher’s opinion on JaMarcus Russell be hurting Jameis Winston’s draft stock?
Could Jimbo Fisher's opinion on JaMarcus Russell be hurting Jameis Winston's draft stock? When JaMarcus Russell was at LSU, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher was his offensive coordinator. While it's been more than seven years since Russell was taken No. 1 overall in the 2007 NFL draft, is there a chance Fisher's opinion of Russell could hurt the evaluation of Florida State QB Jameis Winston … [Read more...]
Horse trainer Doug O’Neill suspended by New York (The Associated Press)
Horse trainer Doug O'Neill suspended by New York (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) -- Southern California-based trainer Doug O'Neill has been suspended 45 days and fined $10,000 by the New York State Gaming Commission after one of his horses tested positive for a banned substance after a race at Belmont Park in June 2013. … [Read more...]
Russell Wilson speaks out on domestic violence: ‘I’m just a recovering bully’
Russell Wilson speaks out on domestic violence: 'I’m just a recovering bully' When we think about Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, we think about how fantastic he is on the field and his over-the-top innocent persona off the field. Wilson is well aware that's how he is viewed, and used that to make a point about domestic violence in The Players' Tribune, Derek Jeter's new … [Read more...]
The New Orleans Pelicans’ new home court features a pair of giant pelican silhouettes (Photo)
The New Orleans Pelicans' new home court features a pair of giant pelican silhouettes (Photo) Sure, it's only been a year since the New Orleans Hornets' rebrand as the New Orleans Pelicans led to the introduction of a brand new bird-focused home-court design, but in this fast-paced, ever-changing world — Twitter! Snapchat! Iggy Azalea! — that might as well be a decade. In the interest of … [Read more...]
Billy Beane stands by Yoenis Cespedes trade even after A’s collapse
Billy Beane stands by Yoenis Cespedes trade even after A's collapse General manager Billy Beane would do the Yoenis Cespedes trade all over again. He didn't use those precise words with the Oakland Athletics media on Wednesday, but certainly that was the gist in John Shea's column for the San Francisco Chronicle. The A's lost to the Royals on Tuesday night in the American League wild-card … [Read more...]
Florida LB Jarrad Davis is not impressed with Tennessee freshman RB Jalen Hurd
Florida LB Jarrad Davis is not impressed with Tennessee freshman RB Jalen Hurd Tennessee true freshman running back Jalen Hurd leads the Vols with 328 yards on 72 carries through four games. Despite the solid 4.6 yards per rush average and a career high 119 yards in his SEC debut over the weekend against Georgia, Florida sophomore linebacker Jarrad Davis is not impressed. "He's physical. … [Read more...]
Nadal reaches China Open quarters, criticizes ball (Yahoo Sports)
Nadal reaches China Open quarters, criticizes ball (Yahoo Sports) BEIJING (AP) -- Rafael Nadal is back in form on the tennis court - and in his sharp-tongued critiques of the ATP tour. … [Read more...]