Warriors GM Myers voted executive of year Associated Press 0 Shares Print OAKLAND, Calif. -- Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers won the NBA's executive of the year award Friday after assembling a roster that rolled to a franchise-record 67 wins and earned the league's top playoff seed. Myers received 13 first-place votes and 82 total points from a panel of fellow … [Read more...]
American Pharoah owner Ahmed Zayat is living the dream, but still looking for Derby glory (Yahoo Sports)
American Pharoah owner Ahmed Zayat is living the dream, but still looking for Derby glory (Yahoo Sports) Zayat, who was raised Jewish in Egypt, has found success in America and has come painfully close to winning the Kentucky Derby. … [Read more...]
2015 NFL Draft results: Fantasy football fallout for first round quarterbacks – SB Nation
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(Video) Wild-Blackhawks, Lightening-Canadians NHL Playoffs Odds, Preview, Pick – SportsBlog.com (blog)
(Video) Wild-Blackhawks, Lightening-Canadians NHL Playoffs Odds, Preview, Pick - SportsBlog.com (blog) [embedded content] [embedded content] The NHL playoffs second round continues tonight with the Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks as well as the Tampa Bay Lightening vs. Montreal Canadians. Chicago is a 135 favorite at home in Game 1 with a total of 5. Sixty-one percent of bettors are taking … [Read more...]
Derby long shots anyone? We’ve got your horse right here! (The Associated Press)
Derby long shots anyone? We've got your horse right here! (The Associated Press) Hoping to unearth a Kentucky Derby winner at a price? Favorites Orb and California Chrome came through the past two years, and 5-2 top choice American Pharoah could make it three in a row Saturday. … [Read more...]
Baseball and hockey come together in Washington Capitals locker room
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Playoff Beard Watch 2015: Five NHL face forests to watch in Round 2
Playoff Beard Watch 2015: Five NHL face forests to watch in Round 2 (Ed. Note: We're proud to welcome back two of our favorite bloggers, Chuck and Pants from What's Up, Ya Sieve?, to the Puck Daddy fold as they author our NHL Playoff Beard Watch, which tracks the best and worst follicle growth in the postseason.) By Chuck and Pants from What's Up, Ya Sieve? Here's a look at some of the … [Read more...]
Latest Twitter photo proves there’s nothing Roy Halladay can’t do
Latest Twitter photo proves there’s nothing Roy Halladay can’t do Roy Halladay is making a case for the title of Most Interesting Man in the World. Now into the second year of his retirement, the former Blue Jays and Phillies pitcher who was also an All-Star, Cy Young winner, and perfect-game thrower is continuing to find interesting new hobbies. His latest Twitter post shows just how he’s … [Read more...]
Arsene Wenger: Jose Mourinho shows a lack of respect
Arsene Wenger: Jose Mourinho shows a lack of respect Arsene Wenger accepts things can get a "bit heated" between rival managers, but feels Jose Mourinho showed a lack of respect when the Chelsea boss said 10 years without winning the title must be "very boring" for Arsenal supporters. Some … Continue reading → Arsene Wenger accepts things can get a "bit heated" between rival managers, but … [Read more...]
Stanley Cup Playoff Preview: 12 things about Blackhawks vs. Wild
Stanley Cup Playoff Preview: 12 things about Blackhawks vs. Wild Both the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild needed six games to advance out of Round 1, leaving the Nashville Predators and St. Louis, respectively, behind. Now it’s like an old-timey Norris Division match-up, if only the Wild had the franchise history of the North Stars… So are the Blackhawks in the middle of another … [Read more...]