What will make or break the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning? Ben Bishop and the Tampa Bay Lightning were 3-0 against Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers during the regular season. The great thing about the Stanley Cup Playoffs is that those stats are thrown out and it boils down to who’s going to be the better team over a maximum of seven games. We all know the Tampa-New York … [Read more...]
Saturday Dose: Dose: Advancement Day
Saturday Dose: Dose: Advancement Day Saturday, May 16, 2015 Hawks advance to Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 44 seasons of basketball. Game 6 between the Atlanta Hawks and the Washington Wizards was a hard fought battle from start-to-finish, but in the end, Atlanta emerged victorious by a margin of three points. Jeff Teague was the leader down the stretch, but like most Hawks’ … [Read more...]
Irving uncertain for conference finals opener
Irving uncertain for conference finals opener Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com Close Cavs and NBA writer for ESPN.com Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14 and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09 Syracuse University graduate 0 Shares Print INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- Kyrie Irving's status for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday … [Read more...]
Playoff panel's Long rebukes Saban on bowls
Playoff panel's Long rebukes Saban on bowls Jeff Long says the playoff hasn't hurt interest in other bowls. (USATSI) When asked what he learned from the first season of the College Football Playoff, Nick Saban said this week said "I learned what I feared the most would happen." "All the attention, all the interest would be about the four teams in the playoffs," he said, "which is exactly what … [Read more...]
‘Sting like a butterfly’: Holyfield jabs Romney for charity (The Associated Press)
'Sting like a butterfly': Holyfield jabs Romney for charity (The Associated Press) Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and five-time heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield squared off in the ring at a charity fight night event in Salt Lake City. Romney, 68, and Holyfield, 52, sparred, if you could call it that, for just two short rounds Friday before Romney ran away … [Read more...]
Vautier taking over for Davison in Indy 500 qualifying (The Associated Press)
Vautier taking over for Davison in Indy 500 qualifying (The Associated Press) Dale Coyne Racing is making a driver switch for Indianapolis 500 qualifying Saturday. The team is putting Tristan Vautier in the No. 19 car, which had been driven by James Davison of Australia. Team spokesman Trevor Moore said the switch was made because Davison was scheduled to race in Canada this weekend. … [Read more...]
Lukas right at home in stakes barn with Mr. Z at Preakness (The Associated Press)
Lukas right at home in stakes barn with Mr. Z at Preakness (The Associated Press) D. Wayne Lukas long ago reached the age where it's acceptable to sleep in, play a round of golf on a weekday afternoon or take a cruise to the Caribbean. Lukas was sitting at the Pimlico Stakes Barn on Saturday morning, wearing his trademark boots and 10-gallon hat around nine hours before he was slated to … [Read more...]
Injured Contador retains Giro lead after mountain test (The Associated Press)
Injured Contador retains Giro lead after mountain test (The Associated Press) Alberto Contador's dislocated shoulder stood up to the mountain test as he retained the overall lead through eight stages in the Giro d'Italia on Saturday. Contador, injured in a fall on the final sprint on Thursday, was clearly in pain at times on the 186-kilometer (116-mile) leg from Fiuggi to Campitello Matese, … [Read more...]
The 10-man rotation, starring Allen Iverson’s story and the challenge of telling it
The 10-man rotation, starring Allen Iverson's story and the challenge of telling it A look around the league and the Web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C: Eye on Basketball and espnW. Zach Harper and Sarah Spain on "Iverson," a new documentary on … [Read more...]
Joe Namath gets results from hyperbaric chamber treatments for concussions
Joe Namath gets results from hyperbaric chamber treatments for concussions Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath doesn't remember ever suffering a concussion or going through concussion protocol. Such terms didn't exist 40 years ago. In Namath's playing days, they called a concussion “getting their bell rung,” as he recalls. Not much was known about concussions or the long-term … [Read more...]