Cavs' James after loss: 'Not a very good team' CLEVELAND -- After falling down by as many as 27 points en route to a 103-80 blowout loss on Sunday to the Detroit Pistons -- a team that came into the game with the fourth-worst record in the league -- LeBron James did not sugarcoat the current state of the Cleveland Cavaliers. "We're not a very good team," James said after the defeat dropped … [Read more...]
Nowitzki keys Mavs’ rally to put away Thunder
Nowitzki keys Mavs' rally to put away Thunder DALLAS, TX -Â December 28: Rajon Rondo #9 of the Dallas Mavericks goes for the lay up against the Oklahoma City...(Photo by Danny Bollinger/NBAE via Getty Images)Team Stat Comparison OKCDALPoints 107 112 FGM-FGA 45-90 (.500) 39-88 (.443) 3PM-3PA 5-14 (.357) 10-31 (.323) FTM-FTA 12-21 (.571) 24-28 (.857) Rebounds (Offensive-Total) 14-53 … [Read more...]
Lakers add rookie forward Black off waivers
Lakers add rookie forward Black off waivers Updated: December 28, 2014, 9:19 PM ET By Marc Stein | ESPN.com The Los Angeles Lakers have claimed rookie forward Tarik Black off of waivers. The Lakers on Sunday secured the rights to Black, who was let go Friday by the Houston Rockets when Houston needed to clear roster room to sign Josh Smith. "He's a big, physical string kid who's very … [Read more...]
Cavs pummeled by Pistons in 23-point defeat
Cavs pummeled by Pistons in 23-point defeat ');ad_counter++}; Pistons knock down 17 3-pointers, to blow out Cavs in ClevelandAssociated PressLeBron Struggles In LossVIDEO PLAYLIST CLEVELAND -- Brandon Jennings scored 25 points, and the Detroit Pistons used an 18-0 run in the second quarter to roll past the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-80 on Sunday. It was Cleveland's second blowout loss at home in … [Read more...]
Rafael Furcal faces latest injury setback — a torn hamstring
Rafael Furcal faces latest injury setback — a torn hamstring To say the past few years of Rafael Furcal's career have been plagued by injury would be an understatement. Since 2007, the now 37-year-old shortstop has only topped 100 major league games played twice (150 in 2007 and 121 in 2012), and five times he's appeared in 50 games or less. His health really bottomed out over the past two … [Read more...]
Penn State hero occupied Derek Jeter’s locker at Pinstripe Bowl
Penn State hero occupied Derek Jeter's locker at Pinstripe Bowl With the 2015 MLB season still over three months away, the changing of the guard at shortstop for the New York Yankees is not yet official. In the meantime, a pair of college football games have been played at Yankee Stadium, which means two players have had the honor of occupying the former Yankees' captain's locker post … [Read more...]