The Daily Dose: Dose: Bosh & KD hurting Friday, February 20, 2015 There were 37 players traded on Thursday and many more who saw a boost in value because of a traded teammate. Some of these include Reggie Jackson (Pistons starting point guard), Rudy Gobert (goodbye, Enes Kanter), Isaiah Thomas (Celtics), Isaiah Canaan (now the starter in Philly?) and Jarrett Jack (stayed put). Other guys, like … [Read more...]
DeAndre Jordan threw a dunk in on Marco Belinelli
DeAndre Jordan threw a dunk in on Marco Belinelli Shorter defenders still make the same mistake after all these years. If DeAndre Jordan is preparing to dunk on your face, it's a safe bet to get out of the way. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The Clippers center added another dunk to his ever-growing list of highlights in the third quarter of … [Read more...]
Chris Bosh admitted to Miami hospital for lung tests
Chris Bosh admitted to Miami hospital for lung tests Miami Heat All-Star Chris Bosh has been admitted to a Miami-area hospital to undergo tests on his lungs, according to a team spokesman via reports. Bosh had previously dealt with abdominal discomfort during All-Star Weekend but continued with his planned vacation after the festivities and events in New York. Joseph Goodman of the Miami … [Read more...]
Nadal not great, but makes quarterfinals on clay in Rio (Yahoo Sports)
Nadal not great, but makes quarterfinals on clay in Rio (Yahoo Sports) Rafael Nadal kept rolling in his first clay-court of the season with a 7-5, 6-3 victory on Thursday over fellow Spaniard and friend Pablo Carreno Busta to reach the quarterfinals of the Rio Open. No. 4 Fabio Fognini of Italy advanced, beating Pablo Andujar of Spain 6-3, 6-2. Women's top seed Sara Errani of Italy also … [Read more...]
Tiger Woods out of Honda Classic; will he play Arnold Palmer Invitational?
Tiger Woods out of Honda Classic; will he play Arnold Palmer Invitational? Apparently Tiger Woods still isn't tournament-ready. In an announcement that surprised exactly no one, Woods will not be participating in the upcoming Honda Classic. "I'd like to play The Honda Classic – it's a tournament in my hometown and it's important to me – but I won't be there unless my game is … [Read more...]
Vinokourov resigns as Almaty bid ambassador (Reuters)
Vinokourov resigns as Almaty bid ambassador (Reuters) Former cyclist Alexander Vinokourov has stepped down as ambassador for the Almaty 2022 winter Olympics bid, officials said on Friday, after questions about the 2012 Olympic champion's doping past were raised. Vinokourov, one of the most famous Kazakh athletes, won stages at most major races and the gold medal at the London Olympics but … [Read more...]
Young reaches another quarterfinal; Nishioka joins him (Yahoo Sports)
Young reaches another quarterfinal; Nishioka joins him (Yahoo Sports) Yoshihito Nishioka, a 19-year-old from Japan, became the first teenage qualifier to reach the quarterfinals of the Delray Beach Open since his countryman, Kei Nishikori, won the title as an 18-year-old in 2008. Nishioka advanced Thursday with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Australian Marinko Matosevic to set up a quarterfinal … [Read more...]
Henry coaching at Arsenal, Wenger reveals
Henry coaching at Arsenal, Wenger reveals [unable to retrieve full-text content]Thierry Henry has been coaching Arsenal's youth players, Arsene Wenger has confirmed … [Read more...]
Inside NHL.com’s revolutionary new features, stats
Inside NHL.com’s revolutionary new features, stats Imagine hockey stats that span a century, allowing you to compare an NHL player’s offensive output in 2015 with that of an NHL player from 1925. Imagine having the ability to search NHL stats to find something as specific as the number of times a 6-foot Latvian center has scored a game-tying goal on a Tuesday. Imagine the perfect marriage … [Read more...]
Report: Chargers, Raiders joining forces on shared stadium bid in L.A.
Report: Chargers, Raiders joining forces on shared stadium bid in L.A. AFC West rivals, the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders, both frustrated with their home-city stadium situations, have decided to join forces on a Los Angeles stadium bid in case things don't work out in their current digs, according to an incredible report from the Los Angeles Times' Sam Farmer. The Chargers and … [Read more...]