Report: Yanks offer Stadium for A-Rod apology If Alex Rodriguez can apologize here, he can apologize anywhere. (USATSI) The New York Yankees want to lessen the obnoxious and intrusive impact of Alex Rodriguez apologizing for Biogenesis at spring training by having him instead do a press conference at Yankee Stadium before the club gathers officially at Tampa, Fla. That's the word from the New … [Read more...]
Tigers’ Verlander doing early bullpen sessions
Tigers' Verlander doing early bullpen sessions Tigers' Justin Verlander throwing bullpen sessions ahead of campby Brandon Wise | CBSSports.com (11:17 am ET) Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander is already throwing two bullpen sessions a week in preparation for spring training. Which, for Verlander, is not all that uncommon. Except, last season, Verlander could not do so, because he was still … [Read more...]
Andrew Wiggins wins BBVA Rising Stars MVP as World beats USA, 121-112
Andrew Wiggins wins BBVA Rising Stars MVP as World beats USA, 121-112 NEW YORK — Barclays Center seems to agree with Andrew Wiggins. The first time he was here, back in June, the Cleveland Cavaliers made him the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft and, just as important, he earned top marks in the unofficial rookie fashion show. For his second trip, in November, after the blockbuster … [Read more...]
Wiggins leads World by U.S. in Rising Stars
Wiggins leads World by U.S. in Rising Stars Updated: February 14, 2015, 12:39 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK -- Andrew Wiggins scored 22 points, Rudy Gobert added 18 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots, and the World team beat the U.S. 121-112 on Friday night in the Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star weekend. Wiggins, the No. 1 pick from Canada who plays for Minnesota, was … [Read more...]
Andrew McCutchen says baseball is freezing out lower-income kids
Andrew McCutchen says baseball is freezing out lower-income kids In a powerfully written piece published by the Players' Tribune on Friday, Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen became the latest person to share his perspective on Little League's decision to strip Jackie Robinson West of their United States championship, as well as the underlying issues and obstacles that … [Read more...]
Durant: Players need more say in MVP vote
Durant: Players need more say in MVP vote NEW YORK -- Kevin Durant, the NBA's reigning Most Valuable Player, thinks the league's annual awards should include players in the voting process. Durant said during his NBA All-Star media session with reporters that the players should be the ones with the power to decide who wins awards such as MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved and … [Read more...]
Mo’ne Davis puts Kevin Hart in the spin cycle at Celebrity Game
Mo'ne Davis puts Kevin Hart in the spin cycle at Celebrity Game The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game is typically not a particularly good showcase for quality basketball. At its best, it's an opportunity to see if a handful of famous people can play without embarrassing themselves. It's a contest best viewed with Twitter at hand and a willingness to make jokes. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on … [Read more...]
Players union reps unanimously reject NBA’s ‘cap smoothing’ proposal
Players union reps unanimously reject NBA's 'cap smoothing' proposal NEW YORK — Player representatives to the National Basketball Players Association on Friday unanimously rejected a league proposal to gradually phase in the massive increase of revenues from the league's new $24 billion broadcast rights deal, an idea referred to as "cap smoothing" that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver had … [Read more...]
Thorpe: Ranking rookies and sophomores
Thorpe: Ranking rookies and sophomores No Star Rising Higher Than WigginsDavid Thorpe watches rookies and sophomores excessively, and says that while it's a stretch to call many of these players stars, he's fired up about Andrew Wiggins. On paper, the Rising Stars game of rookies and sophomores looks like a blowout, if indeed the players perform as they have all season. The World roster features … [Read more...]
James Dolan is not sorry about his inappropriate email to angry fan
James Dolan is not sorry about his inappropriate email to angry fan A terrible season for the New York Knicks got just a little bit worse this week when it was revealed that owner James Dolan had responded to an email from an angry season-ticket holder in very inappropriate fashion. There is not much to say beyond what our Kelly Dwyer offered Monday, but the short story is that Dolan held … [Read more...]