Vlade Divac says Shaquille O'Neal was really strong, not talented Centers Vlade Divac and Shaquille O'Neal spent many nights battling against each other in the late '90s and early '00s during their time with the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers, respectively, so it would seem safe to assume that both former rivals know each other's strengths, weaknesses, and tendencies pretty well. … [Read more...]
Knicks surprise Spurs in OT behind Shved
Knicks surprise Spurs in OT behind Shved ');ad_counter++}; Alexey Shved, Langston Galloway help Knicks stun Spurs in OTAssociated PressKnicks Stun Spurs In OTVIDEO PLAYLIST NEW YORK -- Alexey Shved scored 21 points and made the key defensive play in overtime, and the New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-100 on Tuesday night. Spurs have trouble with ... the Knicks?Since January of 2001 … [Read more...]
Error-prone Serena Williams makes quarters at Indian Wells (Yahoo Sports)
Error-prone Serena Williams makes quarters at Indian Wells (Yahoo Sports) Struggling with her serve and a rash of errors, Serena Williams overcame a slow start to beat Sloane Stephens 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2 in the fourth round at the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday, extending her winning streak to 14 matches. Williams committed 52 unforced errors and had nine double faults to go with 13 aces and 31 … [Read more...]
Warriors' Thompson (ankle) out 7-10 days
Warriors' Thompson (ankle) out 7-10 days OAKLAND -- Golden State Warriors All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson is expected to miss between a week and 10 days with a sprained ankle, according to coach Steve Kerr.Thompson sprained the ankle on a drive in the third quarter of Monday night's 108-105 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Thompson remained in the game for more than three … [Read more...]
Bruce Bochy says Giants ‘not even close to being ready’ for opening day
Bruce Bochy says Giants 'not even close to being ready' for opening day The wins and losses don't matter much in spring training, which is why on record alone, we wouldn't be too worried about the defending champion San Francisco Giants. They're 4-12, tied for the most spring losses in all of baseball. This part, however, heightens concerns somewhat: Manager Bruce Bochy said Tuesday after … [Read more...]
2015 NFL Draft: Who Are the Top 8 Late-Round Prospects? – Bleacher Report
2015 NFL Draft: Who Are the Top 8 Late-Round Prospects? - Bleacher Report Butch Dill/Associated Press We're now in the homestretch of NFL draft season. With about six weeks until the big day, you've probably heard enough about the top 100 players in the class. The way the draft is covered is almost like a reverse pyramid. About half of the content throughout the year is based around the … [Read more...]
Tony Stewart’s horrible start continues after crashing at Phoenix
Tony Stewart's horrible start continues after crashing at Phoenix Kurt Busch made his first start of the season on Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. He's three spots higher in the points standings than his Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Tony Stewart. Yes, that's how poor the beginning of 2015 has been for the three-time champion. Already in the worst three-race stretch of his career … [Read more...]
Commissioner Adam Silver: It’s ‘premature’ to worry about 2017 work stoppage
Commissioner Adam Silver: It's 'premature' to worry about 2017 work stoppage There's been no shortage of sharp rhetoric and square-off positioning between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association in recent months. Seemingly every league issue that comes up for discussion — the existence of a salary cap, the further limits that maximum contracts and the rookie wage scale put on … [Read more...]
MLB is eliminating paper All-Star ballots and our childhood weeps
MLB is eliminating paper All-Star ballots and our childhood weeps When the news broke Tuesday that MLB would be getting rid of its paper All-Star ballots starting with the 2015 season, I was momentarily transported to being a 10-year-old kid sitting inside Oakland Coliseum with a pencil in my hand. As Bloomberg reports, MLB told clubs last week in an internal memo that paper All-Star … [Read more...]
Rangers' Darvish has Tommy John operation
Rangers' Darvish has Tommy John operation Matt Wieters goes hitless in return to Orioles lineupby Shawn Krest | CBSSports.com (4:55 pm ET) Matt Wieters returned to the Orioles lineup, at catcher, on Tuesday. Wieters is returning from Tommy John surgery. He'd worked at catcher in B-squad games and served as designated hitter for the O's. Starting behind the plate and batting fifth in the … [Read more...]