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...]
Ben Bishop scores spectacular own goal (Video)
Ben Bishop scores spectacular own goal (Video) Anyone know if the Tampa Bay Rays are looking for a designated hitter? If so, we've got someone great in mind, and he's probably going to be available soon. Who is this person, you ask? None other than Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender, Ben Bishop. Detroit's Joakim Andersson fired the puck in on net just after crossing the blueline. The shot hit … [Read more...]
Quotes: Ed Marynowitz Roundtable Session – PhiladelphiaEagles.com
Quotes: Ed Marynowitz Roundtable Session - PhiladelphiaEagles.com ED MARYNOWITZ: Morning, everyone. Appreciate you guys coming down. It's been a busy offseason for you guys and us, so looking forward to answering questions. Fire away. Q. This is another poor safety class. Why is it so hard to find good safeties coming out of college? Really NFL-ready safeties? For a team like yours and the scheme … [Read more...]
Capitals win Game 5, put Islanders on brink of elimination
Capitals win Game 5, put Islanders on brink of elimination The Washington Capitals took a 3-2 series lead on the New York Islanders Thursday night after a decisive 5-1 victory in Game 5. This sets up an interesting Game 6 on Saturday where a Washington win would not only eliminate the Islanders, but also close out Nassau Coliseum for good. For the fourth time in the series, the Islanders … [Read more...]
Not again! Royals brawl with White Sox leads to five ejections
Not again! Royals brawl with White Sox leads to five ejections Your browser does not support iframes. The Kansas City Royals can't seem to avoid trouble this season. They were at it again Thursday, this time taking on the Chicago White Sox. [There's still time to sign up for Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball] Things started in the bottom of the seventh inning. With two outs, White Sox … [Read more...]
Happy Hour: Danica, prize money, and the beginning of our driving career
Happy Hour: Danica, prize money, and the beginning of our driving career Throughout the week you can send us your best questions, jokes, rants and just plain miscellaneous thoughts to [email protected] or @NickBromberg. We'll post them here and have a good time. Welcome to this week's Happy Hour, where we're still getting used to the news that there will be a hydrogen-fueled pace … [Read more...]