PGA Tour hooks up golf-crazed 4-year-old with Rory, Spieth Fatheads Gavin Nalepa loves golf. He's been playing since he was 1 year old. He knows Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth like I knew He-Man, as Saturday (and Sunday) morning (and afternoon) superheroes. So when it came time for his fourth birthday party, the Ohioan wanted the world Nos. 1 and 2 to come to his party. Unfortunately, they … [Read more...]
Love has shoulder checked, OK'd for Cavs travel
Love has shoulder checked, OK'd for Cavs travel 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 -- Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love can travel with the team for the remainder of the postseason … [Read more...]
Dodgers TV mess should be helped by Charter buying Time Warner Cable
Dodgers TV mess should be helped by Charter buying Time Warner Cable Charter Communications has agreed to acquire Time Warner Cable for $55.33 billion, a mammoth move that has real-world ramifications outside of baseball. But since baseball is our biz here on The Stew, this news means one thing to us: the messy situation involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and Time Warner might finally get … [Read more...]
Kentucky will pay top assistant Kenny Payne lavishly to stay put
Kentucky will pay top assistant Kenny Payne lavishly to stay put Thanks to an annual salary that has ballooned to nearly $8 million per year, John Calipari has priced himself out of the market for many NBA gigs because all but the most lucrative ones would require him accepting a pay cut. Now the Kentucky coach's top assistant is in a similar position in terms of landing a head coaching job … [Read more...]
Arsene Wenger complains about summer soccer schedule
Arsene Wenger complains about summer soccer schedule Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hit out at FIFA’s international summer schedule and believes the move to start the new Barclays Premier League season a week earlier in August was “the wrong decision”. Like many top-flight clubs across Europe, Arsenal … Continue reading → Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hit out at FIFA’s international … [Read more...]
Russell Wilson misses first day of OTAs to attend funeral with Jimmy Graham
Russell Wilson misses first day of OTAs to attend funeral with Jimmy Graham Both quarterback Russell Wilson and newly acquired tight end Jimmy Graham were absent from the first day of the Seattle Seahawks’ organized team activities on Tuesday, but it wasn’t for the usual contract-related reasons players often miss OTAs. According to multiple reports, Wilson accompanied Graham to Miami, … [Read more...]
Two Rockets fans struggle through an awful game of tic-tac-toe
Two Rockets fans struggle through an awful game of tic-tac-toe No NBA franchise has been as closely aligned with the rise of advanced statistical analysis as the Houston Rockets, a thoroughly modern organization built on the precepts promoted by Sloan Sports Analytics Conference co-founder and general manager Daryl Morey, and embodied in the layup/free-throw/3-pointers-generating offensive … [Read more...]
Here’s Slam Dunk champ Zach LaVine alley-oop-dunking footballs
Here's Slam Dunk champ Zach LaVine alley-oop-dunking footballs We briefly break this Tuesday morning from thoroughly covering the Eastern and Western Conference finals to recommend that you spend one minute watching Zach LaVine, spring-heeled Minnesota Timberwolves guard and reigning Slam Dunk Contest champion, alley-oop-dunking footballs: [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams … [Read more...]
OU Sports: Sooners DB possibility picks Auburn – Tulsa World (blog)
OU Sports: Sooners DB possibility picks Auburn - Tulsa World (blog) NORMAN – Blake Countess, an All-Big Ten defensive back at Michigan who graduated and decided to play his final season elsewhere, announced Tuesday he was headed to Auburn. That’s a bit of a blow to Oklahoma, since Countess had planned to visit Norman this weekend according to SoonersIllustrated.com. Subscription required We … [Read more...]
Even weddings aren’t immune to Urban Meyer’s photobombing
Even weddings aren't immune to Urban Meyer's photobombing Urban Meyer spent Memorial Day taking in one of his favorite pastimes — photobombing. Yes, America’s favorite photobombing coach was at it again this past weekend, tainting a picture with a blushing bride. For gosh sake, you'd think master photobomber could shut it down at a WEDDING! @OSUCoachMeyer @AmyHalpin @Nicki_07 … [Read more...]