TMI, Von: Denver Broncos have a fart tax, and Von Miller pays up a lot Von Miller is apparently quite prolific on the field and also in the Denver Broncos' meeting rooms, where he is the champion of passing gas. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football is back: Sign up for a league today!] You never quite know in which direction an athlete's media session will go, and Miller's took us down a rabbit … [Read more...]
Mark Cuban is cool with Dirk Nowitzki playing for Germany in Eurobasket 2015
Mark Cuban is cool with Dirk Nowitzki playing for Germany in Eurobasket 2015 Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has long opposed allowing NBA players to compete for their home countries, even telling ESPN.com's Marc Stein in the wake of Paul George's injury on Team USA this past summer, "teams take on huge financial risk so that the IOC committee members can line their pockets." So, one … [Read more...]
Longest season-ticket holder sells Game 1 seats
Longest season-ticket holder sells Game 1 seats Darren Rovell, ESPN.com Sports Business reporter Close ESPN.com's sports business reporter since 2012; previously at ESPN from 2000-06 Appears on SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com and with ABC News Formerly worked as analyst at CNBC 0 Shares Print Gary Liss has been a Golden State Warriors season-ticket holder longer than anyone … [Read more...]
A-Rod’s cousin Yuri Sucart gets seven months in jail for Biogenesis case
A-Rod's cousin Yuri Sucart gets seven months in jail for Biogenesis case While Alex Rodriguez is free to swing his bat for the New York Yankees and chase home run No. 666 — he's one away, folks — his cousin and longtime personal assistant is headed to jail. Yuri Sucart was sentenced to seven months in jail Thursday morning for his part in the Biogenesis case, the largest PED scandal in … [Read more...]
Taxpayers to split cost of new Bucks arena
Taxpayers to split cost of new Bucks arena Associated Press 0 Shares Print MADISON, Wis. -- Taxpayers would foot half the cost of a new $500 million arena for the Milwaukee Bucks under a financial deal that would rely on current and former team owners for the rest, Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday. Walker, a likely presidential candidate, has argued for months that it will cost the … [Read more...]
New book claims Allen Iverson was drunk during ‘talking about practice’ rant
New book claims Allen Iverson was drunk during 'talking about practice' rant While this may sound like an episode of "Drunk History," I can assure you it's not. According to excerpts from Kent Babb's new book, "Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson," the former Philadelphia 76ers star was intoxicated for what is probably the most memorable press conference in … [Read more...]
Waiver Wired: Waiver Wired: Dance With Lance
Waiver Wired: Waiver Wired: Dance With Lance It hasn't taken long for Joey Gallo to slug his way into our hearts. After becoming the first player in Rangers history to hit a home run in each of the first two games of his career, the 21-year-old is already owned in 65 percent of Yahoo leagues. While the original expectation was that Gallo would be sent down to Triple-A when Adrian Beltre returns … [Read more...]
Texas president is in favor of beer sales at football games
Texas president is in favor of beer sales at football games Beer sales at Texas football games could be happening fairly soon. New UT president Greg Fenves wants to sell beer at football games, saying "I do support beer sales at football games" during his first new conference. Fenves also said that the sale of alcohol "enhances the fan experience, and makes coming to the Longhorn games more … [Read more...]
Computer: American Pharoah will win the Triple Crown (Yahoo Sports)
Computer: American Pharoah will win the Triple Crown (Yahoo Sports) Predicteform.com's model shows American Pharoah is "the clear favorite, just over 50 percent likely to win the race." … [Read more...]
Advocaat agrees to be Sunderland boss
Advocaat agrees to be Sunderland boss Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat admits his side needs a major overhaul and says he will make his decision whether to stay at the club or not 'as soon as possible'. Sunderland manager Dick Advocaat couldn't help but shed some tears as his side drew with Arsenal and clinched survival in the Premier League. Dick Advocaat has confirmed that he has agreed to … [Read more...]