Offseason Low Down: Revisiting FA Predictions Ron Burgundy was right. That escalated quickly. NFL free agency came and went in the blink of an eye. A few more signings will trickle in (we’re rooting for you, Michael Crabtree), but most of the heavy lifting has already been done. With things slowing down, now seems like as good a time as any to revisit my free agent predictions. Antonio … [Read more...]
Lakers hit 50-loss mark; fifth time for franchise
Lakers hit 50-loss mark; fifth time for franchise ');ad_counter++}; Lakers drop 50th with loss to Jazz, hitting mark for second straight yearAssociated PressHayward Leads Jazz Past LakersVIDEO PLAYLIST LOS ANGELES -- The Utah Jazz overcame plenty of adversity to beat the Los Angeles Lakers, whose injury-placed season reached historic proportions. Gordon Hayward scored 22 points, Trey Burke added … [Read more...]
Spring Training Daily: ST Daily: A Pagan Ritual
Spring Training Daily: ST Daily: A Pagan Ritual Friday, March 20, 2015 Angel Pagan played just 96 games last season, missing 45 games from mid-June to early August with a back strain. Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @Nate_Grimm on Twitter. The ailment ended his season before the Giants' title run, with Pagan undergoing surgery in late September to repair a bulging disc and narrow the nerve canal in … [Read more...]
MLB to start every game on season’s final day at the same time
MLB to start every game on season's final day at the same time Looking to add even more excitement to race for the postseason, Major League Baseball has announced a scheduling change they hope will do just that. Every game on the regular season's final day will start at the same time. The 2015 season ends Sunday, Oct. 4, and first pitch is set for 3 p.m. ET in all 15 games across MLB. … [Read more...]
Phillies ‘aren’t going to score a lot of runs’ says Ruben Amaro Jr.
Phillies 'aren't going to score a lot of runs' says Ruben Amaro Jr. The fall from perennial contender to cellar-dweller has been precipitous for the Philadelphia Phillies. After being the class of the National League for a half-decade, they've suffered through losing seasons each of the past two years. These comments from general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. certainly don't inspire any reason to … [Read more...]
The Daily Dose: Dose: Big-Game James drops 50
The Daily Dose: Dose: Big-Game James drops 50 Friday, March 20, 2015 While I’m an NBA guy, I was kind of thankful it was a slow night in the Association, so I could watch the NCAA Tournament all day and night. It was a great day of college hoops and I even had Georgia State in one of my brackets. Back in the NBA, James Harden dropped 50 points on the Nuggets, Anthony Davis didn’t play, and … [Read more...]
D’Angelo Russell has the talent and drive to carry Ohio State
D'Angelo Russell has the talent and drive to carry Ohio State PORTLAND — Before D'Angelo Russell attempted to clinch his team's NCAA tournament opener at the free throw line Thursday evening, Ohio State coach Thad Matta called the freshman over some for last-second instructions. "He told me to just get one," Russell recalled. "I told him I'd get two." [DraftKings: Free $25,000 March Madness … [Read more...]
Cursed San Francisco 49ers suffer yet another linebacker loss
Cursed San Francisco 49ers suffer yet another linebacker loss The San Francisco 49ers are cursed. That's got to be it at this point. After the firing of head coach Jim Harbaugh, the 49ers have undergone a series of dramatic changes, including a slew of free-agent departures and the retirement of linebackers Patrick Willis and Chris Borland. Now they can add injury to insult with the news … [Read more...]
Harden's First Career 50 Point Game
Harden's First Career 50 Point Game Harden's First Career 50 Point Game ');ad_counter++}; Publish Date: Today, 11:35 PM ETDuration: 01:12This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers. … [Read more...]
Pelicans' Davis out after shootaround injury
Pelicans' Davis out after shootaround injury Updated: March 20, 2015, 12:49 AM ET ESPN.com news services PHOENIX -- New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis rolled his left ankle during the team's shootaround and missed the team's 74-72 loss to the Phoenix Suns Thursday night.The loss dropped New Orleans a game behind Oklahoma City for the eighth playoff spot in the Western … [Read more...]