Marcus Semien has five hits, seven RBIs though two spring games Your browser does not support iframes. It's our duty to remind you that spring training stats mean little in the grand scheme of things. They're a small sample size collected against mostly inexperienced minor leaguers and fringe major leaguers battling it out for the final open spots on the 25-man roster. Little is to be truly … [Read more...]
Marc Gasol hits game-winner to send Grizzlies past Rockets in controversial finish
Marc Gasol hits game-winner to send Grizzlies past Rockets in controversial finish The Memphis Grizzlies needed a win. They'd lost three of their past four games, they were coming off a dispiriting home defeat to the Utah Jazz and they were dealing with some intra-squad static surrounding a reported practice altercation between guards Tony Allen and Nick Calathes that led to a one-game … [Read more...]
The Daily Dose: Westbrook & Davis Aren't Human
The Daily Dose: Westbrook & Davis Aren't Human Thursday, March 05, 2015 Russell Westbrook owners dodged a bullet when his facial injury cost him just one game, so anything he did in last night’s game would have been fine for most. Having already crossed the unreal 40-10-10 threshold the last time out, last night I joked that he could go for 50-10-10 because they’re playing the Sixers and … [Read more...]
LeBron: Got to protect myself a little more
LeBron: Got to protect myself a little more TORONTO -- After being the recipient of a second flagrant foul in his past three games, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James said he might have to take matters into his own hands in the future. "Maybe I got to protect myself a little bit more, too," James said after the Cavs' 120-112 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Toronto center … [Read more...]
Westbrook scores 4th straight triple-double
Westbrook scores 4th straight triple-double ');ad_counter++}; Russell Westbrook hits career highs in points (49), boards (16) in OT winAssociated PressWestbrook Records Triple-Double In Thunder's OT WinVIDEO PLAYLIST OKLAHOMA CITY -- Russell Westbrook donned a mask and played like a superhero. The All-Star Game MVP set career highs with 49 points and 16 rebounds, and added 10 assists for his … [Read more...]
Spring Training Daily: ST Daily: A-Rod Returns
Spring Training Daily: ST Daily: A-Rod Returns Thursday, March 05, 2015 After all the drama, controversy, and tabloid headlines, a weird thing happened Wednesday afternoon at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida: Baseball player Alex Rodriguez played in a baseball game. Crazy, right?With his year-long PED suspension behind him, Rodriguez was back in pinstripes Wednesday for his first game … [Read more...]
Tyler Zeller’s game-winning buzzer-beating layup pushes Celtics past Jazz
Tyler Zeller's game-winning buzzer-beating layup pushes Celtics past Jazz Wednesday night's matchup between the Boston Celtics and surging Utah Jazz featured 47-plus minutes of so-ugly-only-a-mother-could-love-it offense, but man, did those last few seconds make up for it. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Boston held an eight-point lead after an … [Read more...]
Marcus Semien already has five hits, seven RBIs in two spring games
Marcus Semien already has five hits, seven RBIs in two spring games Your browser does not support iframes. It's our duty to remind you that spring training stats mean little in the grand scheme of things. They're a small sample size collected against mostly inexperienced minor leaguers and fringe major leaguers battling it out for the final open spots on the 25-man roster. Little is to be … [Read more...]
Russell Westbrook drops fourth straight triple-double four days after facial surgery
Russell Westbrook drops fourth straight triple-double four days after facial surgery Russell Westbrook didn’t have to return this early, but Russell Westbrook couldn’t seem to help himself on his way toward making a very Russell Westbrook-like return. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard came back just four days after undergoing surgery to repair a fracture in his right cheek to score a … [Read more...]
Kevin Durant on his injury-plagued 2014-15: ‘I’m not packing it in at all’
Kevin Durant on his injury-plagued 2014-15: 'I’m not packing it in at all' Kevin Durant cannot return too early from treatment on his right foot. He is absolutely putting his career in danger if he rushes back to play on a foot that is causing him pain, as the sort of fracture that Durant suffered last fall could line him up for a lifetime of pain and endless breaks if he takes shortcuts … [Read more...]