The Daily Dose: Dose: Bulldozed Thursday, May 28, 2015 I hope you have a fun trip or a lot of work coming up this week. Thursday was the first of seven days we’ll be deprived of NBA basketball. We’ve also seen the last NBA game on Wednesday or Saturday. As you could expect, it was a fairly quiet news day for the players. On the other hand, the inevitable news came down in Chicago. The Bulls … [Read more...]
Player Analysis: Minute Adjusted Age Explained
Player Analysis: Minute Adjusted Age Explained Thursday, May 28, 2015 The most obvious way to calculate the age of any given Premier League squad is to look at the roster and take a straight average of the players that you find on their roster. This is certainly not an inappropriate way to evaluate but it has some obvious flaws. If the club lists a number of young players who never actually … [Read more...]
Report: Dwyane Wade could be ready to leave the Miami Heat
Report: Dwyane Wade could be ready to leave the Miami Heat Few active NBA players are as associated with their franchises as Dwayne Wade is with the Miami Heat. Since they selected him with the fifth pick of the 2003 draft, the now 33-year-old future Hall of Famer has won three titles, made eight All-NBA teams, and generally been one of the best players in the league. Beyond those … [Read more...]
In honor of the Scripps Spelling Bee, here are our favorite MLB names
In honor of the Scripps Spelling Bee, here are our favorite MLB names The Scripps National Spelling Bee begins Thursday, and we know all of you are going to watch. The Scripps Bee has basically become our country's fifth-biggest sport by now. Admit it, though, the main reason you watch the Bee is because you love to see the reactions from the kids when they lose. This probably makes you a … [Read more...]
Report: Big 12 to sanction schools who show ‘controversial’ replays
Report: Big 12 to sanction schools who show 'controversial' replays A day after the Big 12 said it was going to punish schools whose fans storm the field, the conference is reportedly going to crack down on another practice and punish schools who repeatedly show 'controversial' replays in-stadium. Part of the Big 12's new sportsmanship policy: Schools can be subject to penalty if they show … [Read more...]
Will Power reflects on near-victory at Indy 500 (The Associated Press)
Will Power reflects on near-victory at Indy 500 (The Associated Press) Will Power can still revisit in his mind the last few seconds of the Indianapolis 500. Teammate Juan Pablo Montoya was within sight, but not within reach. ''It just happened the way it was meant to happen.'' Power settled for a second-place finish at Indy, and now it's time for the defending series champion to turn his … [Read more...]
Artic North takes Belmont Park feature (The Associated Press)
Artic North takes Belmont Park feature (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) -- Artic North rallied up the rail to beat Global Strike by a half-length Thursday in the $80,000 allowance feature on the turf at Belmont Park. … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Giro d’Italia stage 18 results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia stage 18 results (Reuters) May 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Giro d'Italia (Melide - Verbania, 170 km) on Thursday 1. Philippe Gilbert (Belgium / BMC Racing) 4:04:14" 2. Francesco Bongiorno (Italy / Bardiani Valvole) +47" 3. Sylvain Chavanel (France / IAM Cycling) +1:01" 4. Matteo Busato (Italy / Southeast) 5. Amael Moinard (France / BMC Racing) 6. David De … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Giro d’Italia mountain classification after stage 18 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia mountain classification after stage 18 (Reuters) May 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Mountain Classification Giro d'Italia after Stage 18 on Thursday 1. Steven Kruijswijk (Netherlands / LottoNL) 92 2. Benat Intxausti (Spain / Movistar) 91 3. Mikel Landa (Spain / Astana) 73 4. Carlos Betancur (Colombia / AG2R) 68 5. Simon Geschke (Germany / Giant) 53 6. Giovanni Visconti … [Read more...]
Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks force Game 7 with powerful performance
Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks force Game 7 with powerful performance The war of attrition in the Western Conference Final has been a battle of two different types of strengths: Anaheim’s depth versus Chicago’s skill and survivalist instinct. The Blackhawks are so good in big moments and important games. It’s when they’re at their best. They proved this yet again in Game 6, riding an … [Read more...]