Warriors' Steve Kerr caps remarkable rookie season with NBA championship Thirteen months ago, Steve Kerr had a choice to make. Two job offers sat on the table in front of him: head east to join one of his former coaches and mentors, newly installed president of basketball operations Phil Jackson, in attempting to turn around the New York Knicks, or stay on the West Coast to take over a … [Read more...]
Angry birds: Orioles smash eight home runs in rout of Phillies
Angry birds: Orioles smash eight home runs in rout of Phillies Take a look around the league with Big League Stew's daily wrap up. We'll hit on all of the biggest moments from the day that you may have missed, while providing highlights, photos and interesting stats. The Baltimore Orioles offense wasn't messing around Tuesday against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Orioles smashed eight home … [Read more...]
Iguodala first MVP not to start every Finals game
Iguodala first MVP not to start every Finals game Ethan Sherwood Strauss, ESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN.com Contributes to ESPN's TrueHoop blog Hosts TrueHoop TV Live 0 Shares Print CLEVELAND -- Golden State forward Andre Iguodala was named MVP of the NBA Finals following the Warriors' 105-97 clinching win Tuesday night, becoming the first player … [Read more...]
Offseason Low Down: Bills Fantasy Preview
Offseason Low Down: Bills Fantasy Preview Bills Year in Review2014 Pass Attempts Rank: 13th (579)2014 Rush Attempts Rank: 20th (402)2014 Total Offensive Plays Rank: 16th (1,020)2014 Yards Per Play Rank: 28th (5.0)Projected Starting LineupQB: Matt CasselRB: LeSean McCoyWR: Sammy WatkinsWR: Robert WoodsWR: Percy HarvinTE: Charles ClayLT: Cordy GlennLG: Richie IncognitoC: Eric WoodRG: John MillerRT: … [Read more...]
Las Vegas likes Cavs as winner of 2016 Finals
Las Vegas likes Cavs as winner of 2016 Finals David Purdum, ESPN Staff Writer Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 0 Shares Print Cheer up, Cleveland -- the Cavaliers are the clear-cut favorites to win next year's championship. The Golden State Warriors outlasted the depleted Cavaliers on Tuesday, clinching this year's championship with a … [Read more...]
Andre Iguodala named 2015 NBA Finals MVP in a deserving, unlikely honor
Andre Iguodala named 2015 NBA Finals MVP in a deserving, unlikely honor Golden State Warriors wing Andre Iguodala did not enter the 2015 NBA Finals as a favorite, or even much of a figure of consideration, for the series' MVP award. The 11-year vet did not start a single game prior to the Finals after moving to the bench to make way for Harrison Barnes this preseason and projected to impact … [Read more...]
Golden State downs Cleveland in Game 6, wins the 2014-15 NBA championship
Golden State downs Cleveland in Game 6, wins the 2014-15 NBA championship The NBA’s best team fulfilled its promise in Game 6 of the 2015 NBA Finals on Tuesday, making good following a series of preseason risks that would have doomed many similarly-talented squads. The Golden State Warriors won the 2014-15 NBA title with a 105-97 victory in Cleveland behind its typical end-to-end, team play. … [Read more...]
The Phillies put Jeff Francoeur on the mound and all hell broke loose
The Phillies put Jeff Francoeur on the mound and all hell broke loose On the one hand, Philadelphia Phillies fans were probably bummed to lose Tuesday's game against the Baltimore Orioles 19-3. On the other hand, they got to see outfielder Jeff Francoeur take the mound. It's always entertaining when a position player takes the mound, but this was something else entirely. With the Phillies … [Read more...]
World Soccer Talk Radio (6.16.15) Phil Schoen interview about Copa America
World Soccer Talk Radio (6.16.15) Phil Schoen interview about Copa America Listen to the latest episode of World Soccer Talk Radio featuring an interview with Phil Schoen. During the episode, beIN SPORTS’ lead commentator discusses how Copa America is going so far, previews of upcoming games, what it’s been like working … Continue reading → Listen to the latest episode of World Soccer Talk … [Read more...]
Festus Ezeli’s tough and-one putback dunk aids big Warriors run
Festus Ezeli's tough and-one putback dunk aids big Warriors run The Golden State Warriors decision to go very, very small in Game 4 of the NBA Finals changed their fortunes against the Cleveland Cavaliers, allowing the best team of the 2014-15 season to find its form after a slow start to the series. Starting center Andrew Bogut, an All-Defensive Second Team selection, is now out of the … [Read more...]