Pre-Finals break to set record if Warriors clinch Marc Stein, ESPN Senior Writer Close • Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com• Began covering the NBA in 1993-94• Also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics 0 Shares Print OAKLAND, Calif. -- If the Golden State Warriors can close out the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, they will clinch the longest shared layoff … [Read more...]
NASL’s ties with indicted President of Traffic Sports USA Aaron Davidson run deep
NASL’s ties with indicted President of Traffic Sports USA Aaron Davidson run deep The North American Soccer League (NASL) began life as a breakaway league from the United Soccer Leagues (USL). Several of the higher-profile professional clubs sought a team-owned league they could manage themselves. The driving force in this move away from … Continue reading → The North American Soccer League … [Read more...]
NFL pass rusher has unusual hobby: Competing in dog shows
NFL pass rusher has unusual hobby: Competing in dog shows This offseason, Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end George Johnson has been engrossed in film study. It isn't film from last season, when he had six sacks with the Detroit Lions, or even clips from other defensive ends around the NFL. Johnson has his DVR set for something entirely different than football. He watches dog shows. It may … [Read more...]
Looking ahead to Game 5: Rockets at Warriors
Looking ahead to Game 5: Rockets at Warriors Previously, on “Warriors against Rockets” … It was a typical NBA “backs against the wall” game that would have come off to annoying script had it not been so entertaining. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] We’re working in the Western Conference, here, where Houston had to claw its way toward the second seed … [Read more...]
Michigan's Peppers can't 'eat right' on stipends
Michigan's Peppers can't 'eat right' on stipends Jabrill Peppers appeared in three games for Michigan last season. (247Sports) Add another name to the list of college athletes unhappy with how much food their stipend checks can buy -- or rather, how much it can't. Michigan sophomore defensive back and former five-star recruit Jabrill Peppers tweeted Tuesday evening that he was … [Read more...]
The Daily Dose: Dose: The Perfect Element
The Daily Dose: Dose: The Perfect Element Wednesday, May 27, 2015 A lot of folks think that diamonds come from coal, but in reality diamonds are forged many layers beneath where coal can be found. The comic book hero Superman had a lot to do with this myth as he would regularly smash the little briquettes into shiny objects of affection. Coal, containing the carbon that makes a diamond, has … [Read more...]
Carlos Correa sent his latest home run out of the stadium
Carlos Correa sent his latest home run out of the stadium Your browser does not support iframes. Make some room Giancarlo Stanton, Carlos Correa is also capable of crushing baseballs clear out of the stadium. The Houston Astros' top prospect, and the No. 1 prospect in all of baseball depending on who you ask, hit his latest home run for Triple-A Fresno on Tuesday and it was a no-doubter. … [Read more...]
Callaspo reconsiders, Dodgers deal back on
Callaspo reconsiders, Dodgers deal back on Pirates' Sean Rodriguez to make third start at first baseby Ruben Palacios | Staff Writer (10:58 am ET) The Pirates will start Sean Rodriguez at first base for the third time this season when they face the Marlins on Wednesday. Rodriguez is hitting .264/.278/.396 with two home runs and four RBI in 53 at-bats this season. He will bat seventh in the … [Read more...]
Mourinho mocks Chelsea rivals
Mourinho mocks Chelsea rivals Led by Jose Mourinho Chelsea won their fifth Premier League title in 2015. Jose Mourinho mocked the critics of Chelsea's substance-over-style approach with a tongue-in-cheek speech at the club's end of season awards dinner on Tuesday night. The self-proclaimed Special One has previously admitted the Blues opted for a more pragmatic approach to matches as they closed … [Read more...]
Colin Kaepernick has social media faux pas, jokes about Houston flooding
Colin Kaepernick has social media faux pas, jokes about Houston flooding If nothing else, Tuesday's unfortunate joke should teach San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to be a little more careful on social media, especially when it comes to a tragic event. Kaepernick posted an unfunny and pretty regrettable joke to his Instagram account about the floods in Houston. He referenced … [Read more...]