Manu Ginobili was as creative as ever in win over Clippers There is a longstanding NBA argument in which one side calls the San Antonio Spurs boring and the other contends that there is beauty to be found in a higher form of basketball craft. Yet this disagreement often seems to miss one pretty obvious point — that Manu Ginobili, four-time champion, plays with the sort of creativity and … [Read more...]
Vince Carter turns back the clock, dunks on Rudy Gobert
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Harden pours in 44 as Rockets bury Blazers
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Parker returns as Spurs top Clips, snap skid
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Harden Leads Rockets Past Blazers
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Lakers’ Scott forming plan to ease Kobe’s load
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LeBron James Jr. already has a must-watch highlight mix
LeBron James Jr. already has a must-watch highlight mix The talents of LeBron James are pretty well established. The nearly 30-year-old four-time MVP has been blessed with elite natural abilities like strength and athleticism and has also developed a genius-level understanding of the sport. As with many incredibly successful people, it's sometimes difficult to differentiate between his … [Read more...]
Coach: Fans won’t forgive after Love’s leap
Coach: Fans won't forgive after Love's leap Updated: December 22, 2014, 8:10 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS -- When the Minnesota Timberwolves walk into Quicken Loans Arena on Tuesday night to face the Cleveland Cavaliers, they will be staring their former franchise player right in the face for the first time since he was traded last summer. Kevin Love has moved on after six … [Read more...]
College football bowl betting: Odds and more for 5 bowls before Christmas – SB Nation
College football bowl betting: Odds and more for 5 bowls before Christmas - SB Nation Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports Marshall vs. Northern Illinois highlights a group of bowls taking place early this week. The BYU Cougars and Memphis Tigers meet in the Miami Beach Bowl at 2 p.m. ET on Monday, Dec. 22. Allowing only 17.1 points per game on defense this season, Memphis finished the year ranked … [Read more...]
Don’t be an idiot: NFL picks against the spread, Week 16 – SB Nation
Don't be an idiot: NFL picks against the spread, Week 16 - SB Nation Gambling on the NFL based on transitive properties is completely pointless. The Jaguars covered against the Ravens who beat the Dolphins who beat the Patriots who crushed Cincinnati who lost to the Browns who lost to the Jaguars. Every year you can make a diagram of the parity in the NFL and when you toss in gambling against the … [Read more...]