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...]
Hawks’ Mike Scott hammers fast-break poster dunk on Wizards’ Bradley Beal
Hawks' Mike Scott hammers fast-break poster dunk on Wizards' Bradley Beal Is it too late to name the Atlanta Hawks' bench Eastern Conference Player of the Month, too? Because holy cow, Mike Scott: [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The Hawks' reserve forward will take all the 100, muscle, flame, skull, bomb and heartbreak emojis you have, please and … [Read more...]
Anthony Vasquez seeks MLB return two years after brain surgery
Anthony Vasquez seeks MLB return two years after brain surgery The Philadelphia Phillies offered no guarantees when they signed Anthony Vasquez to a minor league contract on Tuesday, but just the fact the now 28-year-old left-hander has an opportunity to live his dream again is both a minor miracle and a remarkable comeback story. In November of 2012, less than three months after Vasquez … [Read more...]
The Hawks’ whole starting five is January’s Eastern Conference Player of the Month
The Hawks' whole starting five is January's Eastern Conference Player of the Month Add one more bit of January history for the Atlanta Hawks: The NBA announced Wednesday evening that the entire Atlanta starting five — center Al Horford, power forward Paul Millsap, small forward DeMarre Carroll, shooting guard Kyle Korver and point guard Jeff Teague — has been named the Eastern Conference … [Read more...]
Please welcome back Ricky Rubio and his super fun passes
Please welcome back Ricky Rubio and his super fun passes The Minnesota Timberwolves currently own one of the worst records in the NBA, but they have plenty of reason to celebrate. Fan favorite point guard and ostensible team leader Ricky Rubio returned Monday night after more than two months on the shelf with a fairly serious injury that was initially diagnosed as a high ankle sprain and … [Read more...]