Steve Nash On Decision To Retire Steve Nash On Decision To Retire ');ad_counter++}; Publish Date: Today, 12:33 PM ETDuration: 03:13This 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...]
Two-time MVP Nash announces retirement
Two-time MVP Nash announces retirement Updated: March 21, 2015, 2:59 PM ET By Baxter Holmes | ESPNLosAngeles.com After a 19-year NBA career in which he twice won MVP honors, tallied the third-most assists in league history and assured his place in the Hall of Fame as one of the greatest point guards ever to play the game, Steve Nash formally announced he is walking away from the game … [Read more...]
Chris Sale watched every ‘Breaking Bad’ episode while resting foot injury
Chris Sale watched every 'Breaking Bad' episode while resting foot injury Injured Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale had a lot of time on his hands recently after suffering an avulsion fracture of his right foot back on Feb. 27. It was three weeks of non-baseball activities to be exact, which to a baseball player can feel like a three-year prison sentence. Fortunately for Sale, he made a wise … [Read more...]
Cubs ace Lester: No worries about arm fatigue
Cubs ace Lester: No worries about arm fatigue Angels' Cory Rasmus out 6-8 weeks due to core muscle injuryby Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (1:59 pm ET) Angels pitcher Cory Rasmus will miss 6-8 weeks due to a core muscle injury, which will require surgery, according to MLB.com. Rasmus was getting the opportunity to stretch out as a starter this spring, but he was likely headed for a bullpen … [Read more...]
Off to the races: Angels hit four triples in one inning
Off to the races: Angels hit four triples in one inning Your browser does not support iframes. Allow us to look beyond the caveat of "it's only spring training" and simply marvel at the odds-defying accomplishment of the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. In a span of five batters during the third inning, Erick Aybar, C.J. Cron, Johnny Giavotella and Collin Cowgill each tripled against … [Read more...]
Saturday Dose: Dose: Rookie Madness
Saturday Dose: Dose: Rookie Madness There were some wild fantasy stories on Friday night including a triple-overtime thriller in Brooklyn and a crazy three-point barrage from Alexey Shved in Philadelphia. Russell Westbrook had yet another triple-double while Kemba Walker showed signs of his old self. But the young guns came to play as well including the likes of rookie standouts Elfrid Payton … [Read more...]
Westbrook's 9th triple-double propels OKC
Westbrook's 9th triple-double propels OKC ');ad_counter++}; Russell Westbrook posts another triple-double as Thunder beat HawksAssociated PressWestbrook, Thunder Topple HawksVIDEO PLAYLIST OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Thunder keep losing players and finding ways to win. Hours after Oklahoma City learned it might be without reigning MVP Kevin Durant for the rest of the season, Russell Westbrook had … [Read more...]
Derrick Williams posterizes Bismack Biyombo with a vicious dunk
Derrick Williams posterizes Bismack Biyombo with a vicious dunk Sacramento Kings forward Derrick Williams made his reputation as a prospect at Arizona during the 2011 NCAA Tournament, dunking all over Duke and other schools on his way to being selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the second overall-pick in that June's draft. Williams hasn't been incredibly successful as a pro, but … [Read more...]
Thunder use big 4th quarter run to overtake Hawks, grab huge win
Thunder use big 4th quarter run to overtake Hawks, grab huge win Friday was not an especially good day for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who announced that reigning MVP Kevin Durant has ceased basketball activities and could miss the remainder of the season due to persistent soreness in his right foot. While OKC has done well in relying on do-everything point guard Russell Westbrook in midst of … [Read more...]
Joc Pederson thrown out after ball hits Alamodome catwalk
Joc Pederson thrown out after ball hits Alamodome catwalk The Alamodome in San Antonio was not designed to accommodate baseball, which makes it all the more interesting — and outstanding — that the Texas Rangers have been scheduling annual exhibition games there since 2013. Due to the configuration of the building, which was originally built to attract a professional football franchise to … [Read more...]