Stanley Cup Playoffs Daily Picks: Red Wings, Lightning meet in Game 7 - CBSSports.com The Detroit Red Wings and Tampa Bay Lightning meet in Game 7 Wednesday night. (USATSI) Welcome to the Stanley Cup Playoffs Daily Picks, where CBS hockey writers Chris Peters and Adam Gretz get you ready for every game every day of the postseason and share their predictions for each. Detroit Red Wings vs. Tampa … [Read more...]
Doc Rivers decries ‘brutal calls’ against Clippers in Game 5 loss to Spurs
Doc Rivers decries '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 they worked so … [Read more...]
Niklas Kronwall disagrees with Game 7 suspension, but accepts it
Niklas Kronwall disagrees with Game 7 suspension, but accepts it TAMPA – Niklas Kronwall stayed on the ice long after his teammates Wednesday morning. He knew he couldn’t play Wednesday night in Game 7 of the Detroit Red Wings’ first-round playoff series with the Tampa Bay Lightning because of his suspension for charging Nikita Kucherov. But he hoped they’d win without him, and he wanted to … [Read more...]
Owner names top thoroughbreds after European soccer clubs (The Associated Press)
Owner names top thoroughbreds after European soccer clubs (The Associated Press) Two of the great passions in Kaleem Shah's life are horse racing and soccer. His colt Bayern, named for the Bayern Munich soccer club, was one of last year's standout 3-year-olds, winning the Haskell Invitational and the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic. Shah turned again to the German Football Association for … [Read more...]
Floyd Mayweather vs. Bob Arum: not your normal rivalry (Yahoo Sports)
Floyd Mayweather vs. Bob Arum: not your normal rivalry (Yahoo Sports) Top Rank CEO Bob Arum and Floyd Mayweather were once on the same team, but Saturday they'll be rivals. … [Read more...]
BLS Roundtable: Which player would you least like to face in a brawl?
BLS Roundtable: Which player would you least like to face in a brawl? It's still April, but we've already seen a number of brawls, or near-brawls, this season. Yordano Ventura and Brett Lawrie were a feud, Ventura and Mike Trout were a thing and Ventura and Adam Eaton nearly came to blows. Ventura has been pretty active thus far, basically. [There's still time to sign up for Yahoo Sports … [Read more...]
One block from Camden Yards, bar attempts Orioles viewing party
One block from Camden Yards, bar attempts Orioles viewing party Orioles officials closed the stadium on Wednesday, hosting the first unattended game in Major League Baseball history. The move was intended to keep fans away as protests continue in the surrounding area. The decision has been tough on businesses near the stadium. Donald Kelly, owner of Pratt St. Ale House (located about one … [Read more...]
2015 NFL Draft: 5 Bold Predictions – Dante Fowler follows QBs off board – CBSSports.com
2015 NFL Draft: 5 Bold Predictions - Dante Fowler follows QBs off board - CBSSports.com If the NFL Draft was predictable, it wouldn't continue to be the fastest-growing niche event in sports. The volatility of the draft, especially the first round, is what makes mock drafts the most visited pages on the internet each spring and drives television ratings for the draft higher than World Series … [Read more...]
Arsenal-Chelsea game nets 997,000 viewers on NBCSN
Arsenal-Chelsea game nets 997,000 viewers on NBCSN This past Sunday’s Premier League top-of-the-table clash between Arsenal-Chelsea averaged 979,000 viewers to rank as the fourth most-watched BPL match in US cable history. Top TV markets for Arsenal vs Chelsea on NBCSN 1 Washington DC 2 New York 3 Miami … Continue reading → This past Sunday’s Premier League top-of-the-table clash between … [Read more...]
Romandie specialist Albasini wins 2nd stage to lead overall (The Associated Press)
Romandie specialist Albasini wins 2nd stage to lead overall (The Associated Press) SAINT-IMIER, Switzerland (AP) -- Tour of Romandie specialist Michael Albasini of Switzerland won the second stage Wednesday in a sprint finish to take the overall lead. … [Read more...]