Giants' Matt Duffy plays video games with a giant cat named Skeeter Any baseball player can understand the value of having strong teammates. While it pays to have reliable allies on the field, San Francisco Giants infielder Matt Duffy knows the importance of having good teammates off the field. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball: Sign up and join a league today!] Duffy spends his free time … [Read more...]
Mayweather: Fans will have to decide if fight worth $99.95 (The Associated Press)
Mayweather: Fans will have to decide if fight worth $99.95 (The Associated Press) Floyd Mayweather Jr. says fans will have to decide for themselves whether it's worth $99.95 to pay to watch his fight with Manny Pacquiao at home. ''From the matchup it seems like an exciting fight,'' Mayweather said Tuesday. ''When I mentally picture the fight, to me it looks like it's going to be a very … [Read more...]
Cycling-Wiggins to tackle Hour record on June 7 (Reuters)
Cycling-Wiggins to tackle Hour record on June 7 (Reuters) Bradley Wiggins will try to beat the Hour record at the London Velodrome on June 7, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Wednesday. Wiggins, Britain's most decorated Olympian with seven medals, four of them gold, and the nation's first Tour de France winner said it would rank as one of his greatest achievements. "The Hour … [Read more...]
Wawrinka eases into 3rd round at Monte Carlo Masters (Yahoo Sports)
Wawrinka eases into 3rd round at Monte Carlo Masters (Yahoo Sports) Stan Wawrinka's title defense at the Monte Carlo Masters got off to a solid start Wednesday with 6-1, 6-4 win over Juan Monaco in the second round. The seventh-seeded Swiss, who won his maiden Masters tournament last year at the Country Club, won 15 of the first 20 points and broke twice to build a 5-1 lead before serving … [Read more...]
Arsenal to open Walcott deal talks – reports
Arsenal to open Walcott deal talks - reports The ESPN FC crew sound off on Arsene Wenger's comments that Theo Walcott may not be in the best "state of mind" after playing out of position with England. Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright says he wants to see out of favour Theo Walcott stay at the club, amid speculation he could be involved in a swap deal for Liverpool's Raheem Sterling. Arsenal … [Read more...]
Danica Patrick: I’d say yes if Ricky Stenhouse proposed
Danica Patrick: I'd say yes if Ricky Stenhouse proposed If Ricky Stenhouse Jr. popped the question to Danica Patrick, he's not going to get a "no" answer. In a taped interview with Darrell Waltrip during Fox's prerace coverage of Saturday's Sprint Cup Series race at Texas, Waltrip asked about the answer to a possible proposal. Patrick said she would say "yes." And then when his brother, … [Read more...]
What do you think of the Cleveland Browns’ new uniforms?
What do you think of the Cleveland Browns' new uniforms? The Cleveland Browns made a huge spectacle of their uniform unveiling, and rightfully so (even though some pictures got out on social media). The new look is a lot different, considering the Browns' uniforms haven't changed too much since they first entered the NFL. Here they are: Cleveland Browns release NEW 2015 uniforms #BrownsUnis … [Read more...]
NBA Playoff Picture: One night remains with so much left to decide
NBA Playoff Picture: One night remains with so much left to decide The final day of the NBA regular season is upon us, nearly six months since the San Antonio Spurs received their 2014 title rings on opening night. However, we're not especially close to figuring out the eight first-round playoff series set to begin this weekend. Only one matchup has been set — the East's No. 2 Cleveland … [Read more...]
Paul Pierce questions Nets and opines on many more teammates
Paul Pierce questions Nets and opines on many more teammates Paul Pierce made news in the summer of 2013 when he accepted and welcomed a trade from the Boston Celtics, the only team he had known in his NBA career, to the Brooklyn Nets. The idea was that Pierce and Kevin Garnett would help the Nets compete for a championship — instead, they struggled to the sixth seed in a top-heavy East, … [Read more...]
Jae Crowder’s tough winner lifts Celtics over Raptors, locks up 7 seed
Jae Crowder's tough winner lifts Celtics over Raptors, locks up 7 seed The first matchup of the 2015 NBA Playoffs has officially been set. With a dramatic 95-93 win over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night, the Celtics locked up the No. 7 seed in the East. They can now plan for a first-round matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the only series decided heading into the final day of the … [Read more...]