Mark Cuban on his beloved Rockets, save James Harden: 'That’s not a very good team' As it always is with Mark Cuban, there is a little bit of truth here, there’s a bit of bluster and there’s a righteous, knowing dig. Just in time for the 2015 playoffs, with Cuban’s Dallas Mavericks set to take on the James Harden-led Houston Rockets, Cuban was asked to give his personal scouting report on … [Read more...]
Top 5 must-see soccer games on TV this weekend
Top 5 must-see soccer games on TV this weekend There have been a host of burgeoning sides in European soccer this season and a lot will face difficult litmus tests this weekend. In Spain, England and Italy, various emerging outfits have come to the fore in the second half of … Continue reading → There have been a host of burgeoning sides in European soccer this season and a lot will face … [Read more...]
White Sox lose in ninth after failing to challenge a blown call at second
White Sox lose in ninth after failing to challenge a blown call at second The Chicago White Sox dropped a tough one Friday against the Detroit Tigers, losing on a walkoff single in the ninth inning. While any walkoff loss is demoralizing, this one probably hurts more than usual. That's because the whole situation could have been prevented. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball: Sign up and join a … [Read more...]
Fan yells ‘You suck’ at Kris Bryant after his third strikeout
Fan yells 'You suck' at Kris Bryant after his third strikeout One person in attendance Friday at Wrigley Field for Kris Bryant's first MLB game — we hesitate to call this dude a Chicago Cubs fan — had already grown sour of Bryant by the fifth inning. Bryant notched his third strikeout of the game, waving at a cutter from James Shields. The Cubs had runners at second and third base, so the … [Read more...]
Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: Best MLB Position Player Picks for Friday, April 17 – Bleacher Report
Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: Best MLB Position Player Picks for Friday, April 17 - Bleacher Report Matt York/Associated Press There should be a lot of high-scoring daily fantasy baseball games Friday night since some of MLB's big-time aces are toeing the rubber, including Clayton Kershaw ($12,600), Max Scherzer ($11,700) and Corey Kluber ($9,800). In order to squeeze those big-ticket items … [Read more...]
NBA Playoff Preview and Predictions: New Contenders Emerge – New York Times
NBA Playoff Preview and Predictions: New Contenders Emerge - New York Times By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN April 17, 2015 When the Cleveland Cavaliers announced that they had made a trade for the All-Star forward Kevin Love, pairing him with the returning LeBron James, one of the worst teams in basketball became a championship contender. Amid the “Coming Home” hoopla, someone forgot to tell the … [Read more...]
Crawford moves up with shot at WBO junior welterweight title (The Associated Press)
Crawford moves up with shot at WBO junior welterweight title (The Associated Press) Terence Crawford went to Scotland to win the WBO lightweight title, then defended it twice in his Nebraska hometown. Now the undefeated Crawford is moving up to the next class, and in his first fight of 2015 takes on Thomas Dulorme for the vacant WBO junior welterweight title Saturday night. ''I feel like I … [Read more...]
Matt Kenseth’s son to run Xfinity race at Chicago for JGR
Matt Kenseth's son to run Xfinity race at Chicago for JGR A second Kenseth will be in a car for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2015. Ross Kenseth, the son of 2003 Sprint Cup Series champion Matt Kenseth, will drive the team's No. 20 car in the Xfinity Series race at Chicago on Saturday, June 20. "Ross has been working really hard to try to get a good opportunity," Matt Kenseth said Friday. "Certainly, … [Read more...]
Dixon, Kanaan fastest at opening Long Beach practice round (The Associated Press)
Dixon, Kanaan fastest at opening Long Beach practice round (The Associated Press) LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Chip Ganassi Racing Team teammates Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan have the fastest times through the first round of practice at the Grand Prix of Long Beach. … [Read more...]
2 weeks before Mayweather-Pacquiao, not a ticket to be seen (The Associated Press)
2 weeks before Mayweather-Pacquiao, not a ticket to be seen (The Associated Press) Don't expect to snag a $1,500 nosebleed ticket - or any other ticket - at the box office for the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Just two weeks before the bout, tickets for the most anticipated fight in recent times have yet to go on public sale, with the two camps and the MGM Grand … [Read more...]