Padres squarely in postseason hunt with addition of James Shields Take a seat and kick up your feet, A.J. Preller. Your work here is done. Or is it? While the San Diego Padres first-year general manager could have rested on his transactions at several points this offseason and considered it a success, he never has. In fact, Preller has done nothing but work since taking the job in August, … [Read more...]
Padres agree to four-year contract with Shields
Padres agree to four-year contract with Shields Padres, James Shields agree on four-year dealby Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com (2:08 am ET) CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman confirms a report the Padres have agreed on a four-year deal with pitcher James Shields. The deal was first reported by SB Nation would include an option for a fifth season, and worth between $72 million and $78 million, according to … [Read more...]
McCabe: UD Jesuit basketball no longer one-dimensional – Detroit Free Press
McCabe: UD Jesuit basketball no longer one-dimensional - Detroit Free Press Buy Photo Detroit U-D Jesuit's Cassius Winston(Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier DFP)Buy Photo Cassius Winston scored 33 points against Saginaw Arthur Hill on Saturday night but, seriously, what else is new? The 6-foot junior guard has been lighting up everyone this season, so why should Arthur Hill, ranked No. 5 at the time, … [Read more...]
Dean Smith was as progressive away from the court as on it
Dean Smith was as progressive away from the court as on it The angriest any of Dean Smith's players ever remember seeing him was after a big victory 46 years ago. As North Carolina players celebrated a win at South Carolina, an angry Gamecocks fan followed Tar Heels standout Charles Scott off the floor and called the ACC's first black star "a big black baboon." "Coach Smith got so upset … [Read more...]
The Whole-In-One: A round-up of important golf news in one post
The Whole-In-One: A round-up of important golf news in one post Some weeks are really busy for golf, meaning some stories you should know about don't get the full Devil Ball Golf treatment. In an effort to keep you in the know, we'll sometimes round-up important golf news from the week that was in something we'll call Whole-In-One. Patrick Rodgers is on his way to the PGA Tour. The Stanford … [Read more...]
Alpine skiing-Bank’s downhill pain, Hirscher’s gain (Reuters)
Alpine skiing-Bank's downhill pain, Hirscher's gain (Reuters) By Steve Keating BEAVER CREEK, Colorado, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A crash in a downhill is never a good thing but Ondrej Bank's pain was a stroke of good fortune for Austria's Marcel Hirscher who won the gold medal in the super combined at the alpine ski world championships on Sunday. Instead of leaving the Austrian outside the top 30 … [Read more...]
Jason Day wins Farmers Insurance Open, back on track toward goals
Jason Day wins Farmers Insurance Open, back on track toward goals When Jason Day won the WGC-Accenture Match Play almost a year ago, most everyone -- including Day -- expected the victory would mean a big step toward the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking. Unfortunately, soon after, Day took a big step back, losing much of 2014 to a thumb injury. The 27-year-old got right just in … [Read more...]
Birdlover wins Wishing Well Stakes at Santa Anita (The Associated Press)
Birdlover wins Wishing Well Stakes at Santa Anita (The Associated Press) ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Birdlover led all the way to win the $75,000 Wishing Well Stakes for older fillies and mares by a half-length Sunday at Santa Anita. … [Read more...]
Henrik Lundqvist on vascular injury: ‘It could have been worse’
Henrik Lundqvist on vascular injury: 'It could have been worse' When the New York Rangers announced that star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist would be out with what was termed a “vascular” injury, internet search engines for Rangers fans and hockey scribes fired up. What did this mean? It was indeed quite vague after all. We now know, and it’s a scary situation for Lundqvist who was hit in the … [Read more...]
The Daily Dose: Dose: Down Goes Blake Griffin
The Daily Dose: Dose: Down Goes Blake Griffin Monday, February 09, 2015 Blake Griffin’s surprising elbow surgery was the story of the day on Sunday, and vaulted Spencer Hawes into must-own territory. And Boogie Cousins won one for his team. Monday’s Dose catches you up on what you missed while you were watching golf, or doing something productive in the great outdoors. You can follow me on … [Read more...]