Mizzou says DL Harold Brantley "in good condition" following car accident Missouri defensive lineman Harold Brantley is “in good condition and recovering nicely” following a Sunday car accident, the school said in a release Monday morning. According to Rex Sharp, Missouri’s associate athletic director for sports medicine and head athletic trainer for football, Brantley suffered a fractured … [Read more...]
Sources: Man City OK ?50m Sterling bid
Sources: Man City OK ?50m Sterling bid ESPNFC's Mark Donaldson and Craig Burley discuss alternative options for Manchester City after their latest bid for Raheem Sterling is rejected. Manchester City's hierarchy have given the green light for the club to make a £50 million offer for Liverpool and England star Raheem Sterling, sources have told ESPNFC. City have already seen two bids rejected … [Read more...]
Sources: Wade, Heat to address contract issues
Sources: Wade, Heat to address contract issues Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Brian Windhorst Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books 0 Shares Print Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat are planning to meet within the next week to address … [Read more...]
Report: Former MLB player Darryl Hamilton killed in apparent murder-suicide
Report: Former MLB player Darryl Hamilton killed in apparent murder-suicide Darryl Hamilton, an ex-baseball player who was working as an MLB Network analyst, is dead after an apparent murder-suicide at his Houston-area home, the Houston Chronicle is reporting. The bodies of Hamilton and Monica Jordan, with whom Hamilton had a young child, were found Sunday and publicly indentified Monday. … [Read more...]
Picking the best team to win this year's College Football Playoff – FOXSports.com
Picking the best team to win this year's College Football Playoff - FOXSports.com People love drafts. People love college football. But you don't often see a draft involving college football. Until now. In looking ahead to the 2015 season, FOX Sports college football writers Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman decided to hold a draft of the nation's best players. Note: This is not a fantasy … [Read more...]
Danny Ferry reflects on his departure from Atlanta, following his ‘totally inappropriate’ comments
Danny Ferry reflects on his departure from Atlanta, following his 'totally inappropriate' comments The Atlanta Hawks and Danny Ferry are officially done. The chief architect of the team that compiled the best record in the Eastern Conference last season is out as the head personnel chief, following a season spent in purgatory following the leak of his re-telling of racist comments directed … [Read more...]
Ferry exits as Hawks GM with 'mixed emotions'
Ferry exits as Hawks GM with 'mixed emotions' Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior Writer Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News 0 Shares Print Danny Ferry, who officially stepped down as general manager of the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, told ESPN he has mixed emotions about leaving the team, but is relieved that he and the franchise can … [Read more...]
Report: Pete Rose bet on baseball as a player
Report: Pete Rose bet on baseball as a player A new report claims Pete Rose bet on baseball as a player. (USATSI) As recently as April 23 of this year, Pete Rose denied that he ever bet on baseball as a player. However, a report by ESPN's Outside The Lines offers evidence that Rose, who for years denied betting on baseball as a manager before finally admitting as much, did indeed bet on games in … [Read more...]
Rex Ryan tells of breaking brother Rob’s nose and ankle in a fight
Rex Ryan tells of breaking brother Rob's nose and ankle in a fight We know enough about former NFL coach Buddy Ryan and his two football-coaching sons Rob and Rex to know that there must have been some wild times in that household. Like the time that Rex broke Rob's nose with a punch and his ankle wrestling around in a beer-fueled fight right before Super Bowl XX. In an excellent story by … [Read more...]
Michigan State replenishes backcourt by landing five-star wing
Michigan State replenishes backcourt by landing five-star wing The last time Michigan State secured a commitment from an elite prospect, center Caleb Swanigan changed his mind soon afterward and eventually signed with Purdue. The Spartans are hoping their latest commitment yields a better outcome. Josh Langford, a 6-foot-6 guard from Madison, Ala., committed to Michigan State on Monday … [Read more...]