Thaddeus Young shows Andrew Wiggins how rookie hazing is done Rookie hazing is an established part of NBA life, but it's hard not to think that everyone is going about it all wrong. While most teams go with fairly complicated schemes like making guys wear pink backpacks and take care of little baby dolls, it's so expected that it's hard to imagine anyone gets too embarrassed by it. Wouldn't … [Read more...]
MLB Network special to reveal Top 50 prospects for 2015
MLB Network special to reveal Top 50 prospects for 2015 With the hope of a new season also comes renewed excitement about the future of baseball and those who could become the game's next household names. That will be the focus of MLB Network this Friday night when they air a one-hour special revealing MLB.com's Top 50 prospects for the 2015 season. MLB.com’s annual ranking of the best young … [Read more...]
Kyrie Irving scores career-, NBA-season-high 55 points to lead LeBron-less Cavs past Blazers
Kyrie Irving scores career-, NBA-season-high 55 points to lead LeBron-less Cavs past Blazers You know that old saying, "It's not how you start, but how you finish that matters?" Well, Kyrie Irving started by missing his first seven shots on Wednesday night, contributing one lonely technical free throw through the first 10-plus minutes of the Cleveland Cavaliers' meeting with the Portland … [Read more...]
George Gervin wants an asterisk on Klay Thompson’s single-quarter scoring mark
George Gervin wants an asterisk on Klay Thompson's single-quarter scoring mark Nearly a week later, Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson's insane, record-breaking 37-point third quarter in Friday's game vs. the Sacramento Kings is still one of the most talked about stories in the NBA. Thompson's performance was mind-boggling, reconfiguring many ideas of what a player can accomplish over … [Read more...]
Brewers’ reliever Will Smith interviews unsuspecting fans (Video)
Brewers' reliever Will Smith interviews unsuspecting fans (Video) Being a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball is a tough job with an even tougher reality. Sooner or later, every fan will be able to place your face to your name, and more times than not it will be something negative that creates that connection. Despite sharing a name with one of the world's most popular actors and … [Read more...]
Irving torches Blazers for 55, clutch 3 in win
Irving torches Blazers for 55, clutch 3 in win ');ad_counter++}; Kyrie Irving scores 55, leads Cavs to 8th win in row minus LeBronAssociated PressKyrie Irving Drains Game-WinnerVIDEO PLAYLIST CLEVELAND -- Kyrie Irving scored a career-high 55 points, breaking the arena record while LeBron James watched from the bench and leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to their eighth straight win, 99-94 over the … [Read more...]
Kobe has surgery, expected out 9 months
Kobe has surgery, expected out 9 months Updated: January 28, 2015, 8:35 PM ET ESPN.com news services EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Kobe Bryant is officially done for the season after having surgery to repair his torn right rotator cuff Wednesday. The Los Angeles Lakers also made it official that their superstar doesn't believe his career is finished. Bryant is expected to need nine months to … [Read more...]
White Sox acquire Gordon Beckham, may move Dayan Viciedo
White Sox acquire Gordon Beckham, may move Dayan Viciedo Despite a series of high impact moves this offseason, Chicago White general manager Rick Hahn isn't ready to set his opening day roster just yet. On Wednesday, he was back to work, signing free agent second baseman Gordon Beckham to a one-year, $2 million deal. The somewhat surprising signing comes less than six months after Hahn … [Read more...]
LeBron out against Blazers for sprained wrist
LeBron out against Blazers for sprained wrist CLEVELAND -- Cavaliers forward LeBron James sat out Wednesday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers with a sprained right wrist. James suffered the injury in the final seconds of the third quarter of Cleveland's 103-95 win in Detroit on Tuesday when he tumbled over Pistons guard Jodie Meeks and broke the fall with his hands. James received an … [Read more...]
Kobe Bryant undergoes shoulder surgery, likely ready for next season
Kobe Bryant undergoes shoulder surgery, likely ready for next season When Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant announced that he would undergo surgery to repair the torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder, the question wasn't if he would miss the rest of this season — that was a given — but whether he would return in time for opening night of the 2015-16 campaign that tips off next fall. We … [Read more...]