Riley Curry during dad Stephen's NBA championship photo shoot: 'It's my turn' Riley Curry might have been a little bit sleepy on Tuesday night when it came time to celebrate the fact that her dad, NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry, and his teammates on the Golden State Warriors had just won the 2014-15 NBA championship. But if you think she was going to stay on the sidelines as dear old … [Read more...]
Alex Rodriguez grievance deadline put on hold by league, MLBPA
Alex Rodriguez grievance deadline put on hold by league, MLBPA The next phase in the looming drama between Alex Rodriguez and New York Yankees has been put on hold, according to an Associated Press report. Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have agreed to push back the deadline for A-Rod to file a grievance against his current employers for their refusal to outright pay … [Read more...]
Chambers Bay’s Lone Fir is a symbol of survival
Chambers Bay's Lone Fir is a symbol of survival UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. -- Find your way out of the former gravel pit that is now U.S. Open host Chambers Bay and you'll find yourself shrouded in the shade of a million conifers. They're everywhere. You can't miss them. But if you look around the Puget Sound-adjacent course, you'll find just one: the Lone Fir. The 40-foot-tall tree sits just … [Read more...]
Warriors rediscover their love of the ‘CoCo’ for post-championship singalong
Warriors rediscover their love of the 'CoCo' for post-championship singalong Way back in the long, long ago of November 2014, the Golden State Warriors took to celebrating their victories — and even in the long, long ago, there were quite a few of them, as the Dubs didn't collect their third defeat until mid-December — with in-flight full-squad renditions of O.T. Genasis' "CoCo," a very … [Read more...]
Warriors return home to cheers after title win
Warriors return home to cheers after title win Associated Press 0 Shares Print OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Golden State Warriors are back in the Bay Area as NBA champions for the first time in 40 years. With more than 100 team employees in yellow and blue shirts cheering them outside a private terminal, the Warriors were welcomed back to Oakland on Wednesday with the Larry O'Brien Trophy … [Read more...]
Kentucky’s top recruit Skal Labissiere logs off social media for most of summer
Kentucky's top recruit Skal Labissiere logs off social media for most of summer If only all of us could be as committed as Skal Labissiere, Rivals' No. 1 player and Kentucky's top signee. By committed, I mean not waking up and scrolling through Instagram, poking people on Facebook all day, and feeling the constant itch to check Twitter and Snapchat. Labissiere, swore off all of it, social … [Read more...]
Toronto runner-up Filippi fined $5,000 by IndyCar (The Associated Press)
Toronto runner-up Filippi fined $5,000 by IndyCar (The Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- IndyCar officials fined Toronto runner-up Luca Filippi $5,000 for violating the series' rule on fuel capacity last weekend. … [Read more...]
The Puppetmaster: Meet the man who controls this most unique U.S. Open
The Puppetmaster: Meet the man who controls this most unique U.S. Open UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — In a moment of candor, USGA executive director Mike Davis had an epiphany like Keanu Reeves' Neo when he realized the true nature of the Matrix. "Whatever the par is, in some ways, is irrelevant," Davis said Wednesday on the eve of the 115th U.S. Open at Chambers Bay. For so long, the USGA has … [Read more...]
Expert picks: The 115th U.S. Open Championship
Expert picks: The 115th U.S. Open Championship It's time to go on record. On the eve of the 2015 U.S. Open, we know as much as we will about host Chambers Bay and the 156 players vying for the year's second major championship. So, who's going to win this thing on Sunday? Well, here's what we think: Pat Forde: Dustin Johnson – Horses for courses, and Johnson could American Pharoah the field … [Read more...]
Championship unveils schedule for 2015/16 season
Championship unveils schedule for 2015/16 season QPR will start life outside of the Premier League with a short trip across London to Charlton. Chris Ramsey has been tasked with restoring Rangers' top-flight status and he will start his bid to do so at The Valley on … Continue reading → QPR will start life outside of the Premier League with a short trip across London to Charlton. Chris … [Read more...]