Luke Ridnour just joined his fourth team (and counting) in a 24-hour span Luke Ridnour entered the 2015 NBA offseason having played for five teams in his 12-year NBA career. One of those teams, the Milwaukee Bucks, featured him twice. That novelty was kind of canceled out by the fact that one of the other teams, the much-missed Seattle SuperSonics, doesn’t exist anymore. [Follow Dunks Don't … [Read more...]
2015 NBA draft tracker
2015 NBA draft tracker Draft day has arrived, and it figures to be a busy one. Who's making a late climb up draft boards? Will the Los Angeles Lakers take Jahlil Okafor or D'Angelo Russell with the No. 2 pick? Or make a bigger splash by trying to trade for Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins? Follow all the news leading up to and during Thursday's 2015 NBA draft at Barclays Center in … [Read more...]
Live updates: The best of Thursday MLB games
Live updates: The best of Thursday MLB games Thursday action in Major League Baseball isn't full, but it's close. We've got 11 games on tap. Plenty of fun ones, including the struggling White Sox sending rookie Carlos Rodon to the hill against the Tigers in mantinee action. The Cubs look to take three of four from the Dodgers with Jon Lester on the hill. The Oakland A's are sending Sonny Gray to … [Read more...]
New York Yankees at Houston Astros Free Pick and Betting Lines June 25, 2015
New York Yankees at Houston Astros Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 42-32 Houston Astros play host to the 39-33 New York Yankees in MLB action tonight on the grass of Minute Maid Park, June 25, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 8:10PM EST. Betting Odds Moneyline: Astros -157/Yankees +147 O/U Total: 7 Pitching Matchup Adam Warren (R) W/L 5-4 WHIP 1.21 ERA 3.62 Dallas Keuchel (L) … [Read more...]
How Steve Yzerman won the 2015 NHL GM of the Year Award
How Steve Yzerman won the 2015 NHL GM of the Year Award Steve Yzerman may not have won the Stanley Cup last week, but he’ll end this season with some hardware after taking home the 2015 NHL General Manager of the Year. "It’s been a lot of work," said Yzerman. "A lot of decisions. A lot of changes, player wise, personnel wise, our staff wise. We’ve done a lot of different things. Some things … [Read more...]
Bob Bowlsby says Big 12 expansion not favored by majority
Bob Bowlsby says Big 12 expansion not favored by majority Not long after Oklahoma president David Boren reiterated his desire for the Big 12 to get back to 12 teams, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said he didn't feel Boren's sentiments were the majority. “We talk about membership at every meeting,” Bowlsby told the Dallas Morning News. “I think our presidents individually have their own … [Read more...]
Win irons personally played by Ben Hogan in an eBay auction
Win irons personally played by Ben Hogan in an eBay auction Ben Hogan found the secrets of golf in the dirt. Now you can bid for a set of the instruments the Hawk used to dig out those secrets. A set of irons Hogan personally used in the 1980s is now up for auction on eBay. They can be all yours, right now, for the meager price of $35,000. The irons have been put up for auction by a man … [Read more...]
German Kittel ruled out of Tour de France (Reuters)
German Kittel ruled out of Tour de France (Reuters) German sprinter Marcel Kittel will not take part in the Tour de France after failing to fully recover from a virus, his Giant-Alpecin team said on Thursday. "The team decided that Kittel's basic fitness is still not sufficient to compete in the Tour de France," the Dutch team said in a statement as they unveiled their nine-man squad for … [Read more...]
Billy Horschel, USGA exec. director Davis hash out Open issues
Billy Horschel, USGA exec. director Davis hash out Open issues Billy Horschel had no problem letting the world know what he thought of the greens at Chambers Bay in last week's U.S. Open. He didn't like them, primarily because he thought they were poorly conditioned, lacked grass, rolled at inconsistent speeds and mitigated a good putter's skill. However, he wasn't proud of the way he … [Read more...]
Lady Cecil to quit as horse-racing trainer, sell stables (The Associated Press)
Lady Cecil to quit as horse-racing trainer, sell stables (The Associated Press) One of the most famous names in British horse racing will disappear at the end of the season, after the wife of the late Henry Cecil announced plans to retire as a trainer and sell her stables. Jane Cecil has held the trainer's license at Warren Place stables in Newmarket since the death of her husband in June … [Read more...]