With Blazers reeling after Game 1 loss, questions abound about LaMarcus Aldridge's future Portland Trail Blazers fans weren't feeling particularly good on Monday, coming off a dispiriting loss in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series that saw the Memphis Grizzlies physically dominate their favorite squad from the opening tip in a bracing continuation of their regular-season struggles … [Read more...]
Woman hit by foul ball at Pirates game raises questions about fan safety
Woman hit by foul ball at Pirates game raises questions about fan safety A scary scene unfolded in the crowd during Monday’s Cubs-Pirates game when a woman was hit in the head with a foul ball in the second inning. The game was halted for 23 minutes as she received medical attention, and the good news is that the unidentified woman was reported to be conscious and alert as she was … [Read more...]
KC's Herrera gets 5 games for purpose pitch
KC's Herrera gets 5 games for purpose pitch Orioles outfielder Delmon Young with good matchup Tuesdayby Brandon Wise | CBSSports.com (3:55 pm ET) Orioles outfielder Delmon Young has a solid track record against starting pitcher Mark Buerhle. Young has a career .396/.429/.660 slash line in 53 at-bats against Buerhle, who starts Tuesday for Toronto. Young will bat fifth Tuesday for Baltimore. … [Read more...]
Texas Rangers Arizona Diamondbacks Free Pick and Betting Odds
Texas Rangers Arizona Diamondbacks Free Pick and Betting Odds. The 5-8 Texas Rangers head into the 7-6 Arizona Diamond Backs to play this 1st of a 3 game series on the Grass at Chase Field April 21, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 9:40PM EST. Wagering Odds Moneyline: Texas +128/Arizona -138 O/U Total: 9 Pitching Matchup NICK MARTINEZ (R) ERA: 0.00 W/L: 2-0 CHASE ANDERSON (R) ERA: … [Read more...]
Dallas Mavericks Houston Rockets Free Pick and Betting Odds Game 2
Dallas Mavericks Houston Rockets Free Pick and Betting Odds. The 50-32 Dallas Mavericks head into the 56-26 Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center tonight April 21, 2015 for this 2nd in a 7 playoff series. Tip-off time is scheduled for 9:30PM EST. Wagering Odds Point Spread: Rockets -6.5 O/U Total: 215 The Dallas Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki played like a star on Sunday night but unfortunately … [Read more...]
Are Pittsburgh Penguins in meltdown or is ice cream bowl half-full?
Are Pittsburgh Penguins in meltdown or is ice cream bowl half-full? Perhaps not since “have another donut, you fat pig” has a bizarre food-related non-sequitur entered the collective conscious of hockey fans. After the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Game 3 loss to the New York Rangers on Monday night, kindly old GM Jim Rutherford decided to let off some steam at the expense of Rob Rossi, caustic … [Read more...]
Drake Group refutes benefits of Big Ten’s ‘year of readiness’ proposal
Drake Group refutes benefits of Big Ten's 'year of readiness' proposal In response to the Big Ten’s 12-page paper detailing the benefits of freshmen ineligibility in football and men’s basketball, the Drake Group published a paper of its own that opposed the notion that a redshirt year would benefit student-athletes academically. “Research indicates that athletes who did not compete were … [Read more...]
Tommy Wiseau, star of ‘The Room’, presents his Stanley Cup Playoff bracket
Tommy Wiseau, star of 'The Room', presents his Stanley Cup Playoff bracket LOS ANGELES – Puck Daddy needed a celebrity to help pick the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Someone with enough edge and chutzpah to make the tough decisions. Fortunately, the right guy fell right into our laps, thanks to the good people of RiffTrax who said Tommy Wiseau, the creative mastermind of “The Room,” the most … [Read more...]
2015 NFL schedule: It’ll be Bears at Packers on Thanksgiving night
2015 NFL schedule: It'll be Bears at Packers on Thanksgiving night It's NFL Schedule Release Day, a bona fide holiday around many parts, and we have unwrapped our first of 256 presents. The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers will continue the best rivalry in the NFL with a showdown on Thanksgiving night, as reported by Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com. Yes, please. (Demovsky also wonders if that … [Read more...]
And now, ‘Deep Thoughts,’ with Zach Randolph
And now, 'Deep Thoughts,' with Zach Randolph After hitting a home run back in January with "Tiny Lee" — a brief, apropos-of-nothing, Courtney Lee-starring co-opt of the 1992 "Saturday Night Live" skit "Tiny Elvis" — the Memphis Grizzlies have decided to return to the "SNL" well. Behold, noted giver and jackin' dude Zach Randolph in the role we never knew he was born to play: Jack Handey, the … [Read more...]