Indians teammates prank Jose Ramirez, park his car on the field Cleveland Indians shortstop has a habit of parking his car wherever he wants at the team's spring facility. That's fine when you're a 10-year veteran, but not when you've only received 249 career at-bats in the majors. Ramirez may have learned his lesson Thursday after finding his car in an unusual parking spot. It's a … [Read more...]
Randy Wittman and the Washington Wizards seem to be sick of one another
Randy Wittman and the Washington Wizards seem to be sick of one another Over a four-day stretch that began last Friday, the Washington Wizards lost road games to the Los Angeles Clippers, the Sacramento Kings, and the Golden State Warriors by a combined 68 points, and the NBA barely blinked. The team’s coaching staff and players may have gone sullen, and the team’s fan base may have lost its … [Read more...]
‘Frustrated’ or not, LeBron James, Kevin Love and the Cavs seem to fit awful well
'Frustrated' or not, LeBron James, Kevin Love and the Cavs seem to fit awful well The Cleveland Cavaliers destroyed the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, slicing and dicing the NBA's third-stingiest defense to the tune of 111 points, 30 assists on 43 made field goals and 14 3-pointers, rolling up a 29-point lead on the road against the second-best team in the Western Conference. The … [Read more...]
Timofey Mozgov, backward jersey and all, is a natural commercial pitchman
Timofey Mozgov, backward jersey and all, is a natural commercial pitchman To be honest, I don't even know why a Cleveland-area business would try to get LeBron James, Kyrie Irving or Kevin Love to appear in its commercials. I mean, Timofey Mozgov is sitting right there, and he is so good at it, especially when "it" includes swatting a plate of food to the ground: The full run of the … [Read more...]
2015 NBA Front Office Rankings: Top coaches
2015 NBA Front Office Rankings: Top coaches ');ad_counter++}; Originally Published: March 26, 2015 ESPN.com This 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...]
Tim Duncan wins $100 bet by making rare 3 in Spurs’ win over Thunder
Tim Duncan wins $100 bet by making rare 3 in Spurs' win over Thunder Tim Duncan's been an awful lot of things in his illustrious 18-year career — an NBA champion (five times), an All-Star (15 times), the league's Most Valuable Player (two times), the NBA Finals' Most Valuable Player (three times), an All-NBA selection (14 times, including 10 first-team nods), an All-Defensive Team pick (14 … [Read more...]
The Breakdown: Breakdown: Schedule Central
The Breakdown: Breakdown: Schedule Central The fantasy playoffs are here and a 13-game slate is ripe for all sorts of madness because there are so many angles that owners can take. Leagues have thinned out, waiver wires are plentiful, category runs trump overall valuations, and shutdown season controls all. On that note, I hope that fantasy game operators notice a somewhat troubling (and … [Read more...]
MLB 2015: Five of the best over/under bets
MLB 2015: Five of the best over/under bets The baseball season is nearly upon us, and that means previews, predictions and prognosticators are out in full force. We here at The Stew are already in the process of pushing out our division previews, and we'll have more preview content coming over the next week or so. Another place that pushes out projections is Vegas. There, you can legally … [Read more...]
Victorino: I never said to trade Betts for Hamels
Victorino: I never said to trade Betts for Hamels Royals OF Alex Rios out at least two games with thumb injuryby Igor Mello | CBSSports.com (11:56 am ET) Royals outfielder Alex Rios is expected to sit out at least two games due to a jammed thumb, according to MLB.com. Rios lost the last month of the 2014 to the same thumb injury. He is hitting .333/.349/.619 with three home runs in 42 spring … [Read more...]
Red Sox sluggers Ortiz, Napoli return to lineup
Red Sox sluggers Ortiz, Napoli return to lineup Victorino blasts radio hosts for implying he wants Betts tradedby Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (10:53 am ET) Red Sox outfielder Shane Victorino was not a happy man Thursday. Victorino spent time with the media Thursday lashing out at sports radio hosts Michael Felger and Tony Massarotti for suggesting Victorino was advocating trading top … [Read more...]