Stephen Curry's got a pretty simple offensive decision-making process While watching Stephen Curry do the voodoo that he does so well — which, on Wednesday night, included the incineration of the Dallas Mavericks' defense to the tune of a season-high 51 points, with 26 coming in a third quarter that somehow isn't the most impressive frame that a Golden State Warriors guard's had in the last … [Read more...]
Will baseball return to the Olympics? We’ll know in 2016
Will baseball return to the Olympics? We'll know in 2016 A decision about baseball’s place in future Olympic Games will be made in August 2016, just before the start of the Rio Games in Brazil. Baseball and softball have been off the Olympic program since the 2008 Beijing Games but have been making a hard push to be reinstated for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The International Olympic … [Read more...]
Curry scores 51 to rally Warriors past Mavs
Curry scores 51 to rally Warriors past Mavs ');ad_counter++}; Stephen Curry scores 51 to rally Warriors from 22 down vs. MavsAssociated PressCurry's Big Game Propels WarriorsVIDEO PLAYLIST OAKLAND, Calif. -- In the midst of his highest-scoring performance ever at home, Stephen Curry figured he'd call a play for someone else. Instead, teammate Draymond Green looked him and shouted, "Get 50." No … [Read more...]
The Daily Dose: Curry Tops Night of Big Lines
The Daily Dose: Curry Tops Night of Big Lines Thursday, February 05, 2015 The Big Numbers section in today’s Dose is insane. Russell Westbrook’s pinball breaking machine line was only the third best line of the night if we ignore the turnovers, because Hassanity rules and Stephen Curry dribbles a basketball like it’s a yo-yo. So while there weren’t a bunch of buzzer beaters nobody got hurt … [Read more...]
Westbrook matches career-best 45 in win
Westbrook matches career-best 45 in win ');ad_counter++}; Russell Westbrook matches career-best 45 as Thunder down PelicansAssociated PressWestbrook's 45 Leads ThunderVIDEO PLAYLIST NEW ORLEANS -- The way Russell Westbrook saw it, Wednesday night's game at New Orleans was a must win. The Thunder had lost four of their past six and were missing forward Kevin Durant -- out with a sprained left big … [Read more...]
Stephen Curry goes for 51, 26 in 3rd as Warriors come back vs. Mavs
Stephen Curry goes for 51, 26 in 3rd as Warriors come back vs. Mavs It has been very hard to steal any thunder from Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry this season, but teammate and fellow Splash Brother Klay Thompson managed to do so when he set a new NBA record with 37 points in a single quarter. While Curry remains the MVP favorite and will receive a heap of attention at … [Read more...]
2 Heat players briefly forget how inbounding works late in loss to Wolves
2 Heat players briefly forget how inbounding works late in loss to Wolves Sometimes, in the midst of a hard-fought, tightly contested battle, you can lose sight of things. Details slip past you. Things you get right 99 times out of 100 somehow go awry. It happens to all of us, at one time or another. Unfortunately for Norris Cole and Hassan Whiteside, it happened on Wednesday night. To both … [Read more...]
Russell Westbrook ties career-best 45 points with Durant out again
Russell Westbrook ties career-best 45 points with Durant out again The conventional wisdom says that Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook relishes every opportunity he gets to be his team's first option. There are issues with this line of thinking — he gets plenty of chances to shoot whether Kevin Durant is active or in street clothes — but it is accurate to say that the lone-wolf … [Read more...]
Two Cuban players defected during Caribbean Series
Two Cuban players defected during Caribbean Series Two players representing Cuba at the Caribbean Series in Puerto Rico have defected, according to USA Today's Jose Ortiz. Veteran shortstop Dainer Moreira and pitcher Vladimir Gutierrez, who won rookie of the year in the Cuban league last season, reportedly left the team after returning to their hotel on Tuesday night. Two anonymous Cuban … [Read more...]
Report: Cubs ‘kicking the tires’ on free agent James Shields
Report: Cubs 'kicking the tires' on free agent James Shields With the finish line of James Shields' winter long free agency finally in sight, it appears we have a late entry into the race who could end up acquiring his services. According to David Kaplan of Comcast Sports Net in Chicago, the Chicago Cubs are currently "kicking the tires" on signing the 33-year-old right-hander now that his … [Read more...]