Alcides Escobar leaves game after being hit in the face with a pitch Your browser does not support iframes. Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar left Wednesday's game after being hit in the face with a pitch. [There's still time to sign up for Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball!] The sequence took place in the fifth inning, with Danny Salazar on the mound. On the sixth pitch of the … [Read more...]
Report: Wolves' Wiggins to be named top rookie
Report: Wolves' Wiggins to be named top rookie Associated Press 0 Shares Print MINNEAPOLIS -- Andrew Wiggins started his NBA career at the front of his rookie class. He finished his first season there, too. The Minnesota Timberwolves' forward will be named rookie of the year on Thursday, a person with knowledge of the announcement told The Associated Press on Wednesday night. … [Read more...]
Random Recap: The 2005 UAW-Ford 500
Random Recap: The 2005 UAW-Ford 500 Dale Jarrett snuck ahead of Tony Stewart before the caution flag waved on the final lap to win the UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega. The race was extended two laps because of a crash and Jarrett restarted fourth, behind leader Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman and Stewart. He was fourth as the field headed into the tri-oval on the penultimate lap when Stewart made a big … [Read more...]
The NBA will probably do something about the intentional fouling rules. Should they?
The NBA will probably do something about the intentional fouling rules. Should they? Following Tuesday night’s slate of NBA action, it’s probably fair to assume that we might be in the final throes of the NBA’s “Hack-a-[Whomever]” era. It was slow while it lasted, from about 2000 until 2015 (with a brief and hilarious blip in 1997), and nobody will miss it when it’s gone. [Follow Dunks Don't … [Read more...]
Doc Rivers fined $25K after decrying ‘brutal calls’ against Clippers in Game 5 loss to Spurs
Doc Rivers fined $25K after decrying 'brutal calls' against Clippers in Game 5 loss to Spurs You can certainly understand the Los Angeles Clippers feeling frustrated after losing Game 5 of their first-round playoff series against the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. It was their second loss in three games at Staples Center in this postseason, as they squandered the home-court advantage … [Read more...]
Orioles, White Sox prepare for bizarre fan-less game in Baltimore
Orioles, White Sox prepare for bizarre fan-less game in Baltimore BALTIMORE — “Does anyone know if the mascot works today?” Orioles manager Buck Showalter asked a room full of reporters in a pre-game press conference unlike any other ever held in the history of Major League Baseball. For when Showalter’s Orioles take on the Chicago White Sox at 2:05 p.m. ET at Camden Yards, they’ll do … [Read more...]
Spanish Football Association denies knowledge of Real Madrid transfer ban
Spanish Football Association denies knowledge of Real Madrid transfer ban The Spanish Football Association (RFEF) has denied knowledge of a FIFA-imposed two-window transfer ban on Real Madrid for irregularities in the signing of youth players, according to Marca. Late Tuesday, it was reported by Cadena SER that Real Madrid and Atletico … Continue reading → The Spanish Football Association … [Read more...]
Former NFL linebacker Aaron Maybin has first-hand look at Baltimore unrest
Former NFL linebacker Aaron Maybin has first-hand look at Baltimore unrest A few months ago Aaron Maybin, a first-round pick in the 2009 NFL draft, was a passenger in his own vehicle, driving through downtown Baltimore. His cousin was behind the wheel and the two young men were on their way to Maybin’s home, not far from the downtown area – the scene of riots that have gripped this nation … [Read more...]
The Top 25 1st-Round Picks If College Football Held a 2015 Draft – Bleacher Report
The Top 25 1st-Round Picks If College Football Held a 2015 Draft - Bleacher Report Ann Heisenfelt/Associated Press The NFL draft is this weekend, which is always an interesting time as a college football fan. The NFL fan in us, if it exists, wants the best players possible to land on our favorite teams. The college football fan in us, though, has watched these players grow over the past three … [Read more...]
Rockets fire social media head day after tweet
Rockets fire social media head day after tweet Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com Close Calvin Watkins covers the Houston Rockets and the NBA for ESPN.com. He joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. He's covered the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers as well as colleges, boxing and high school sports. 0 Shares Print The Houston Rockets fired social media manager Chad Shanks on Wednesday, a … [Read more...]