Matt Cooke placed on waivers by Wild; buyout coming? The NHL’s buyout period began on Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET and runs until 5 p.m. ET June 30th. One player who won’t be getting bought out? Vincent Lecavalier of the Philadelphia Flyers. One who likely will be is Matt Cooke of the Minnesota Wild. Via TSN’s Ryan Rishaug and Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, Cooke has been placed on waivers with … [Read more...]
Waiver Wired: Waiver Wired: Take Taijuan
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Badgers football: UW picks up commitment from 3-star linebacker – Madison.com
Badgers football: UW picks up commitment from 3-star linebacker - Madison.com Griffin Grady fell in love with the University of Wisconsin during a visit back in April. His unofficial trip to Madison on Wednesday was simply to solidify his first impressions. This time, the three-star linebacker from Dublin, Ohio, committed to the Badgers’ coaching staff before leaving. “I had a pretty good idea (I … [Read more...]
Green, Lee, Ezeli celebrate Warriors win with massive 15-liter champagne bottle
Green, Lee, Ezeli celebrate Warriors win with massive 15-liter champagne bottle After early-series struggles, Draymond Green capped a star-making season with a triple-double in a championship-clinching Game 6. After being left behind in the Golden State Warriors' race to the future with Green at the four, David Lee reminded people he could still play, helping spark a mid-series shift in the … [Read more...]
Doc Rivers appears to suggest Donald Sterling squelched several great Clipper trades
Doc Rivers appears to suggest Donald Sterling squelched several great Clipper trades The ‘Doc Rivers is a fine coach, but Doc Rivers is also a terrible general manager’-summation has been out there for so long, mostly because it is provable, that we were almost certain to hear some backlash at some point. You just knew that some contrarian would eventually come out to defend Rivers’ moves as … [Read more...]
Astros GM Luhnow denies using same password
Astros GM Luhnow denies using same password For the first time Wednesday night, Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow addressed elements of a New York Times' report that front-office employees of the St. Louis Cardinals broke into Houston's internal database and leaked sensitive information some time in 2014. Luhnow paints a slightly different picture of himself and the Astros than the one … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour de Suisse classification after stage 6 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour de Suisse classification after stage 6 (Reuters) June 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Tour de Suisse after Stage 6 on Thursday 1. Thibaut Pinot (France / FDJ) 22:16:51" 2. Geraint Thomas (Britain / Team Sky) +42" 3. Simon Spilak (Slovenia / Katusha) +50" 4. Domenico Pozzovivo (Italy / AG2R) +55" 5. Miguel Angel Lopez (Colombia / Astana) +1:07" 6. Jakob Fuglsang … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour de Suisse stage 6 results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour de Suisse stage 6 results (Reuters) June 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Tour de Suisse (Wil - Biel, 193.1 km) on Thursday 1. Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Tinkoff - Saxo) 4:34:43" 2. Juergen Roelandts (Belgium / Lotto) ST 3. Alexander Kristoff (Norway / Katusha) 4. Jempy Druecker (Luxembourg / BMC Racing) 5. Daniele Bennati (Italy / Tinkoff - Saxo) 6. Mark Cavendish … [Read more...]
Why Arsenal is finally ready to mount a title challenge
Why Arsenal is finally ready to mount a title challenge While Arsenal capped off the season again with its second consecutive FA Cup trophy, the main question on many fans’ minds is whether Arsene Wenger finally has the club set on mounting a serious title challenge for the upcoming season. … Continue reading → While Arsenal capped off the season again with its second consecutive FA Cup … [Read more...]
CM Punk gives ‘embarrassing’ Hulk Hogan one more Stanley Cup smackdown
CM Punk gives ‘embarrassing’ Hulk Hogan one more Stanley Cup smackdown CM Punk, former WWE champion and current MMA contender, is one of the Chicago Blackhawks’ most vocal celebrity puckheads. That included his war of words with Tampa Bay Lightning supporter and wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, who snarked that the Blackhawks “are in a whole lot of trouble, they should take their puck 'punk' … [Read more...]