Derrick Rose ascends to previous form as Chicago takes a 3-0 series lead Away from the glare, away from the attention, and away from his hometown, Derrick Rose went back to playing like Derrick Rose on Thursday. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The Bulls guard notched his highest scoring total in three years and his highest playoff scoring total in … [Read more...]
Pacquiao planning to skip MGM arrival in sign of displeasure (The Associated Press)
Pacquiao planning to skip MGM arrival in sign of displeasure (The Associated Press) Manny Pacquiao isn't feeling much love for the hotel where he will fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in boxing's richest fight ever. Pacquiao plans to skip a Tuesday ceremony at the MGM Grand marking formal fighter arrivals, an event that has been standard at the hotel for major championship fights. Pacquiao is … [Read more...]
Listen to Kyle Martino and Stefan Szymanski on World Soccer Talk Radio live from 9-10pm ET
Listen to Kyle Martino and Stefan Szymanski on World Soccer Talk Radio live from 9-10pm ET Tonight’s World Soccer Talk Radio features a blockbuster lineup as we have NBC’s Kyle Martino as well as Soccernomics co-author Stefan Szymanski scheduled to be on the live show. Martino returned last week from England where he was part of … Continue reading → Tonight’s World Soccer Talk Radio … [Read more...]
Cavs hold Celtics at bay again, move within a win of 1st-round sweep
Cavs hold Celtics at bay again, move within a win of 1st-round sweep The young Boston Celtics have held their own as massive underdogs against the contending Cleveland Cavaliers in their first-round playoff series. Unfortunately, that succession of moral victories still has the Celtics one loss from being swept out of the postseason. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all … [Read more...]
Five ejected after Royals-White Sox rumble
Five ejected after Royals-White Sox rumble Jeff Samardzija (left) makes a move for Lorenzo Cain (center) but will miss. (USATSI) Umpires ejected five players in the bottom of the seventh Thursday night, including Yordano Ventura of the Royals and Chris Sale of the White Sox — both starting pitchers — after a bench-clearing fight at U.S. Cellular Field. White Sox pitcher Jeff Samardzija, along … [Read more...]