Ex-Duke guard Rasheed Sulaimon denies sexual assault allegations Three months after he was dismissed from Duke and three weeks after he watched his former teammates celebrate winning a national championship without him, Rasheed Sulaimon finally broke his public silence. The ex-Duke guard conducted an interview with ESPN.com on Wednesday in which he denied that he had committed sexual assault … [Read more...]
NFL draft picks briefed on domestic violence, sex crimes – Yahoo Sports
NFL draft picks briefed on domestic violence, sex crimes - Yahoo Sports Chicago (AFP) - The NFL Draft gets under way on Thursday with the next generation of American football stars undergoing mandatory domestic violence and sexual assault education prior to the event for the first time in history.All of the 28 prospects attending the draft in Chicago have received the same 45-minute … [Read more...]
Bowlsby says Big 12 moving toward title game
Bowlsby says Big 12 moving toward title game IRVING, Texas — Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby entered the College Football Playoff meetings this week seeking definitive answers on how much a 13th game helped Ohio State get picked over Baylor and TCU. Bowlsby ended Wednesday with as close of a statement as he has ever made that the Big 12 will add a conference championship game. Bowlsby wouldn't … [Read more...]
The Dallas Mavericks? Gone till November.
The Dallas Mavericks? Gone till November. This might be too easy, but it’s also too accurate. This, from the Dallas Morning News’ Eddie Sefko, is the Dallas Mavericks’ season: According to multiple sources, Rondo did not receive a playoff share as the Mavericks divided up $208,940, their portion as a team that competed in the first round, but did not advance. […] We're not talking about … [Read more...]
Alcides Escobar leaves game after being hit in the face with a pitch
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...]