With Isiah leading Liberty, WNBA players union to monitor MSG work environment The union that represents WNBA players weighed in Thursday on James Dolan's recent decision to hire Isiah Thomas as the new president of the New York Liberty. The statement issued by Evie Goldstein, director of operations for the Women's National Basketball Players Association, makes it clear that the … [Read more...]
Troy Tulowitzki says he will not demand a trade from the Rockies
Troy Tulowitzki says he will not demand a trade from the Rockies Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki will not ask the team to trade him, according to the Denver Post. Reports surfaced earlier in the week saying Tulowitzki would meet with his agent Thursday to discuss the possibility of a deal. While Tulo confirmed the meeting took place, he stressed that he's not going to demand a … [Read more...]
Judging who should and shouldn’t have been asked to attend the NBA draft lottery
Judging who should and shouldn't have been asked to attend the NBA draft lottery The NBA’s draft lottery takes place on Tuesday, May 19. Representatives of the 14 NBA teams that will take part in the lottery were announced on Thursday, and as tends to happen, several mistakes were made. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Minnesota Timberwolves Who they … [Read more...]
Houston Rockets at L.A. Clippers Free Pick and Betting Lines
Houston Rockets at L.A. Clippers Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 62-30 L.A. Clippers host the 61-29 Houston Rockets in Game 6 of a Western Conference semifinals series on 5/14/2015 at STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA; Tipoff is at 10:30 PM ET. Betting Odds Point Spread: Clippers -8.5 Over/Under Total Line: 219.5 In Game 5 in Houston the Rockets beat the Clippers 124-103 and covered the … [Read more...]
Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Seattle Sounders Free Pick and Betting Lines
Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Seattle Sounders Free Pick and Betting Lines. The Vancouver Whitecaps host the Seattle Sounders tomorrow in MLS play. Time: 7 PM EST Saturday May 16th 2015 BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia Wagering Odds Match Odds: Vancouver +120 / Seattle +225 Over/Under: 2.5 goals Last Match: Vancouver played to a 1-1 draw with Edmonton and Seattle lost to Columbus 3-2 … [Read more...]
Cycling-Contador dislocates shoulder in Giro crash, still leads (Reuters)
Cycling-Contador dislocates shoulder in Giro crash, still leads (Reuters) (Adds details of injury, Contador quotes) May 14 (Reuters) - Alberto Contador's Giro D'Italia hopes suffered a blow when the overall leader dislocated his shoulder after being involved in a high-speed pile-up at the end of the 183-km sixth stage on Thursday. The Spaniard hit the deck during a mass sprint to the … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Giro d’Italia mountain classification after stage 6 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia mountain classification after stage 6 (Reuters) May 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Mountain Classification Giro d'Italia after Stage 6 on Thursday 1. Jan Polanc (Slovenia / Lampre) 15 2. Pavel Kochetkov (Russia / Katusha) 15 3. Davide Formolo (Italy / Cannondale) 14 4. Edoardo Zardini (Italy / Bardiani Valvole) 14 5. Diego Ulissi (Italy / Lampre) 12 6. Sylvain Chavanel … [Read more...]
Manchester United will challenge on all fronts next season, says Ed Woodward
Manchester United will challenge on all fronts next season, says Ed Woodward Manchester United executive vice chairman Ed Woodward has reiterated the club’s stance that it will financially back manager Louis van Gaal during this summer’s transfer period. According to the club official, the goal is to arm the Dutch boss with … Continue reading → Manchester United executive vice chairman Ed … [Read more...]
Washington Nationals at San Diego Padres Free Pick and Betting Lines May 14, 2015
Washington Nationals at San Diego Padres Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 18-17 San Diego Padres play host to the 19-16 Washington Nationals tonight in MLB action on the grass of Petco Park, May 14, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 10:10PM EST. Wagering Odds Moneyline: Padres -120/Nationals +110 O/U Total: 6.5 Pitching Matchup Doug Fister (R) W/L 2-1 WHIP 1.25 ERA 2.87 Tyson Ross … [Read more...]
Patriots’ stupid ‘deflator’ explanation overshadows its takedown of Wells’ report
Patriots' stupid 'deflator' explanation overshadows its takedown of Wells' report The New England Patriots' response to Ted Wells' report on deflate-gate will be boiled down to one regrettable line, one that generated a few cheap LOLs on social media and made many people ignore about 18,000 or so interesting words elsewhere in the team's rebuttal that ripped holes in Wells' report. In the … [Read more...]