Phillies give Chad Billingsley opportunity to bounce back Philadelphia is the place where Chad Billingsley will get his opportunity to show he can still pitch in the big leagues. According to MLB.com's Todd Zolecki, the former Dodger signed a one-year deal with the Phillies that guarantees him $1.5 million and includes a number of performance-related bonuses. The last two seasons haven't … [Read more...]
Three Atlanta Hawks lead 2015 NBA All-Star reserves
Three Atlanta Hawks lead 2015 NBA All-Star reserves Get ready to voice your opinions of the deserving and snubbed. The squads for the 2015 All-Star Game in New York City have been set. The 14 All-Star reserves from the Western and Eastern Conference were announced Thursday night in a pregame special on TNT. This list of players follows the 10 starters revealed last week. Coaches from each … [Read more...]
The Lakers will hand out Pau Gasol shirts to fans on Thursday. Pau plays for the Bulls now.
The Lakers will hand out Pau Gasol shirts to fans on Thursday. Pau plays for the Bulls now. Nearly seven years ago to the day, Pau Gasol was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers from the Memphis Grizzlies. His presence immediately put the Los Angeles Lakers over the top in a killer Western Conference – the team made it to the Finals in his first half-season, and after a full training camp with … [Read more...]
Astros Triple-A team bringing back famed ‘Tequlia Sunrise’ jerseys
Astros Triple-A team bringing back famed 'Tequlia Sunrise' jerseys Baseball teams are romancing the past this week. Consider the Seattle Mariners' nice-looking new alternate jerseys and the San Diego Padres' announcement that they'll go retro with late '80s brown pinstriped uniforms for five games. One of the other more iconic retro jerseys is coming back for 2015 too — and it's one people … [Read more...]
Jayson Werth will serve five days in jail, but only on weekends
Jayson Werth will serve five days in jail, but only on weekends Jayson Werth went to court Thursday in Virginia, pleaded guilty to a reckless driving charge and was sentenced to an already-agreed-upon five days in jail. The good news for Werth: He'll be able to serve his jail time when it best fits his schedule, on the weekends. Werth, the Washington Nationals' starting left fielder, was … [Read more...]
Splash Brothers Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are haircuts now
Splash Brothers Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are haircuts now All-Star starting nods, universal praise for record-setting quarters, repeated acknowledgement as the sweet-shooting sparks behind the best team in the NBA ... these are all fine enough indicators of the degree to which Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have become household names and ascendant NBA stars. The truest signpost of … [Read more...]
The Breakdown: Unibrow Down, Not Out
The Breakdown: Unibrow Down, Not Out As mentioned in Tuesday’s uneventful Dose the potential for a massive Big Wednesday loomed large and boy did that turn out to be correct. Kyrie Irving and LaMarcus Aldridge both advanced their reputations in massive nights, Anthony Davis gave everybody a good scare and Tom Thibodeau is suddenly on the outs in Chicago. The Sixers won a game, the Hawks … [Read more...]
5-on-5: Who should make All-Star cut?
5-on-5: Who should make All-Star cut? ');ad_counter++}; Updated: January 29, 2015, 2:49 PM ET ESPN.com Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers. … [Read more...]
Nats’ Werth pleads guilty, gets 5 days in jail
Nats' Werth pleads guilty, gets 5 days in jail Free-agent pitcher Brandon Beachy delays contract decisionby Sean d'Oliveira | CBSSports.com (1:31 pm ET) Free-agent pitcher Brandon Beachy has decided to delay his decision on which team he'll pitch for in 2015, his agent told FOXSports.com. The former Braves pitcher is recovery from Tommy John surgery and wants to wait until closer to spring … [Read more...]
Cubs win: Kris Bryant named baseball’s top prospect by ESPN
Cubs win: Kris Bryant named baseball's top prospect by ESPN Things continue to look up for the once sad-sack Chicago Cubs. After a successful offseason of revamping in which they acquired big names like Jon Lester and Miguel Montero, the club and its fans have something else to look forward to – the No. 1 prospect, and top farm system, in all of baseball. That’s according to ESPN baseball … [Read more...]