Irving returns from knee injury to start Game 4 ESPN.com news services 0 Shares Print CLEVELAND -- Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving started Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals after missing two games with a sore left knee. Irving sat out Cleveland's wins in Games 2 and 3 with tendinitis. He tested the knee during the morning shootaround and again before tip-off. The … [Read more...]
Dwight Howard won’t be suspended for Warriors-Rockets Game 5
Dwight Howard won't be suspended for Warriors-Rockets Game 5 The Houston Rockets and their fans are breathing sighs of relief on Tuesday night. NBA president of basketball operations Rod Thorn announced that Dwight Howard's flagrant foul-1 from Monday's Game 4 victory over the Golden State Warriors will stand as called, and will not be upgraded to a flagrant-2. As a result, the Rockets … [Read more...]
Kyrie Irving returns for Cavs-Hawks Game 4, will start with minutes limit
Kyrie Irving returns for Cavs-Hawks Game 4, will start with minutes limit LeBron James will have some help in the Cleveland Cavaliers lineup as they try to complete a sweep of the Atlanta Hawks in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. As tweeted by Yahoo's own Marc Spears shortly before Tuesday's tip, All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving has been made active and will start Game 4 after … [Read more...]
Howard avoids Game 5 suspension after review
Howard avoids Game 5 suspension after review Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books 0 Shares Print After review, the NBA elected not to suspend Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, the league announced Tuesday. Dwight Howard will not be suspended for Game … [Read more...]
Hawks' Korver will undergo surgery on ankle
Hawks' Korver will undergo surgery on ankle Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN Staff Writer Close NBA writer for ESPN.com since 2008 Former contributor and editor at NPR 0 Shares Print CLEVELAND -- Atlanta Hawks guard Kyle Korver will have surgery on his right ankle on Wednesday afternoon in New York. Korver injured the ankle in the third quarter of Atlanta's Friday Game 2 loss to the … [Read more...]
The Cowboys’ gamble at running back could have a ripple effect
The Cowboys' gamble at running back could have a ripple effect Last year, the Dallas Cowboys rode running back DeMarco Murray to a 12-4 record and had Dez Bryant's fourth-down catch in Green Bay held up, who knows how far they could have gone? So the template was set. The Cowboys could run the ball, control the clock, keep their defense off the field and make sure Tony Romo wasn't asked to … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Giro d’Italia points classification after stage 16 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia points classification after stage 16 (Reuters) May 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Points Classification Giro d'Italia after Stage 16 on Tuesday 1. Elia Viviani (Italy / Team Sky) 119 2. Giacomo Nizzolo (Italy / Trek) 114 3. Nicola Boem (Italy / Bardiani Valvole) 109 4. Sacha Modolo (Italy / Lampre) 91 5. Alberto Contador (Spain / Tinkoff - Saxo) 86 6. Philippe Gilbert … [Read more...]
Conor Daly to replace James Hinchcliffe in Detroit (The Associated Press)
Conor Daly to replace James Hinchcliffe in Detroit (The Associated Press) Conor Daly will replace James Hinchcliffe for this weekend's doubleheader in Detroit. Daly will drive the No. 5 for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports at Belle Isle Raceway on Saturday and Sunday. Hinchcliffe has been hospitalized since suffering a life-threatening leg injury during a crash practicing for the Indianapolis … [Read more...]
Ken Hitchcock believes he has ‘the tools and the expertise’ to still guide Blues
Ken Hitchcock believes he has 'the tools and the expertise' to still guide Blues Have the St. Louis Blues gone from a team with Stanley Cup aspirations to one that just wants to make the playoffs? Probably not, but the opening messaging of Ken Hitchock’s news conference, announcing the coach had been re-upped for a year by the Blues had that weird kind of feel. “I know there’s going to be … [Read more...]
N.C. A&T’s Tarik Cohen makes another incredible backflip catch (Video)
N.C. A&T's Tarik Cohen makes another incredible backflip catch (Video) North Carolina A&T running back Tarik Cohen is at it again. We highlighted Cohen’s incredible athleticism in a post last week, but he managed to one-up himself in a video he posted to his Instagram account on Tuesday afternoon. Catching passes while doing backflips has apparently become the new cool thing for college … [Read more...]