NBA commish favors larger All-Star rosters Updated: February 1, 2015, 7:02 PM ET By Marc Stein | ESPN.com NBA commissioner Adam Silver told ESPN Radio on Sunday that he favors expanding All-Star rosters from their current limit of 12. On the first day of his second year in charge of the league, Silver added that "this is going to be the year where we have to make those decisions" in … [Read more...]
MLB Network goes behind the scenes of Hall of Fame election day
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Joe Kelly boldly predicts he’ll win AL Cy Young in 2015
Joe Kelly boldly predicts he'll win AL Cy Young in 2015 Confidence is a key to success in all of life's endeavors, but there's a different level of confidence that's required to be a successful pitcher in Major League Baseball. Good news, Boston Red Sox fans, it appears that starter Joe Kelly has that confidence and then some. The 26-year-old right-hander, who was acquired from the St. Louis … [Read more...]
Zack Greinke sounds unimpressed by Dodgers’ offseason moves
Zack Greinke sounds unimpressed by Dodgers' offseason moves With Andrew Friedman taking over as president of baseball operations and a more sabermetric-based front office in place, the Los Angeles Dodgers have been among the most aggressive teams in MLB this offseason. Aggressive, however, does not necessarily mean effective. There have been plenty of voices out there questioning just how … [Read more...]
Sources: Rockets fear Howard out for ‘weeks’
Sources: Rockets fear Howard out for 'weeks' Updated: February 1, 2015, 12:18 AM ET By Marc Stein | ESPN.com The Houston Rockets are bracing for the loss of Dwight Howard for at least a month due to persistent trouble with his right knee, according to league sources. Sources told ESPN.com that the Rockets, while confident that Howard has enough time to bounce back for the … [Read more...]
Love Wins In Minnesota Return
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Sunday Daily Dose: Dose: A Night of Reunions
Sunday Daily Dose: Dose: A Night of Reunions Sunday, February 01, 2015 On the night Kevin Love returned to Minnesota, it was Rookie of the Year favorite Andrew Wiggins who stole the show. In Detroit, the Pistons greeted Josh Smith and the Houston rockets with a loss and grabbed their first win since Brandon Jennings’ ruptured Achilles in the process. Let’s get right into it on an 11-game … [Read more...]
Wolves coach upset by spoof of Love return
Wolves coach upset by spoof of Love return MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Timberwolves' promotional video "#TheReturn," a spoof of the Cleveland Cavaliers' visit being all about Mike Miller's return to the Target Center rather than Kevin Love's, was meant to be a joke, but Flip Saunders isn't laughing. "I was not aware of the video a lot of people are talking about," Saunders, the Wolves' … [Read more...]
Love Booed In Return To Minnesota
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Waiver Wired: Wired: Top NBA Pickups Week 15
Waiver Wired: Wired: Top NBA Pickups Week 15 Games Played for Week 15 4 Games: ATL, BOS, BRK, CHA, CLE, DAL, DET, GSW, LAC, MEM, MIL, MIN, NOP, OKC, ORL, PHI, PHX, POR, SAC, TOR, UTA, WAS 3 Games: CHI, DEN, HOU, IND, LAL, MIA, NYK, SAS Follow me on Twitter by clicking here! Point Guards Jordan Clarkson - Lakers 11 percent owned in Yahoo! leagues – JC has scored 18 points in back-to-back … [Read more...]