ESPN Brings Betting Talk To The Mainstream - NPR 4:42Download This year's ESPN NCAA basketball coverage did not shy away from talking about the ordinarily sensitive topic of betting as much as it has in the past. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Walk into a bar or spend some time in an airport and there's a good chance ESPN is on TV. … [Read more...]
Bruins trade Dougie Hamilton to Flames for draft picks – CBSSports.com
Bruins trade Dougie Hamilton to Flames for draft picks - CBSSports.com Dougie Hamilton is now a member of the Calgary Flames. (USATSI) When the Boston Bruins traded Phil Kessel to the Toronto Maple Leafs back in 2009 for a pair first round draft picks and later used them to select Tyler Seguin and Dougie Hamilton, it was expected those two players would be the cornerstones of their organization … [Read more...]
Former Wake Forest QB Tyler Cameron transfers to FAU
Former Wake Forest QB Tyler Cameron transfers to FAU Florida Atlantic got a boost at quarterback Friday with the transfer of Tyler Cameron. The former Wake Forest QB will join the Owls in 2015. As a graduate transfer, he's immediately eligible and he graduated early so he'll have two years to play in Boca Raton. “Tyler is intelligent and made use of his athletic ability to earn a degree from … [Read more...]
Connor McDavid vs. Jack Eichel: Is a hot dog a sandwich? (Puck Daddy Mini-Doc)
Connor McDavid vs. Jack Eichel: Is a hot dog a sandwich? (Puck Daddy Mini-Doc) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The NHL Draft is scheduled for Friday night at the BB&T Center, home of the Florida Panthers. Going No. 1: Connor McDavid, to the Edmonton Oilers. Going No. 2 will be Jack Eichel, to the Buffalo Sabres. These two young stars will be forever linked thanks to this draft. It's an instant … [Read more...]
Umpire Andy Fletcher attempts to charge mound against Jon Lester
Umpire Andy Fletcher attempts to charge mound against Jon Lester It's not uncommon to see a pitcher get into a fight with an umpire during a game. It is uncommon to see an umpire charge the pitcher's mound during one of those arguments. That's precisely what happened to Jon Lester during the Chicago Cubs game Thursday. At the start of the second inning, Lester walked A.J. Ellis on seven … [Read more...]
Mayweather-Pacquiao boosts casino winnings above $1 billion (The Associated Press)
Mayweather-Pacquiao boosts casino winnings above $1 billion (The Associated Press) Huge crowds and high rollers in Las Vegas for the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight helped Nevada casinos make more than $1 billion off gamblers in May. Nevada Gaming Control Board statistics released Friday show a 3.3 percent year-over-year increase in May. The bump came despite the loss of a Strip … [Read more...]
Armstrong still plans to ride part of Tour route: BBC (Reuters)
Armstrong still plans to ride part of Tour route: BBC (Reuters) Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong is still planning to court controversy by riding part of the Tour de France route next month for charity, according to a BBC report. The American will join former England footballer Geoff Thomas and a team of amateurs, who are aiming to raise one million pounds ($1.57 million) for Cure … [Read more...]
Listen to Soccer Morning live from 9-10:15am ET with Sam Kelly
Listen to Soccer Morning live from 9-10:15am ET with Sam Kelly Today’s Soccer Morning features an interview with Argentine soccer expert Sam Kelly. Kelly (@HEGS_com) will discuss tonight’s Argentina against Colombia game in the Copa America quarter-finals, as well as discussing other Copa America-related topics. You can listen to Soccer Morning … Continue reading → Today’s Soccer Morning … [Read more...]
Max Scherzer chasing elusive history in first start following no-hitter
Max Scherzer chasing elusive history in first start following no-hitter Your browser does not support iframes. Call it the understatement of the year, but Max Scherzer is on a roll. The Nationals ace pitcher, of course, is coming off back-to-back starts in which he threw a no-hitter against the Pirates, and a one-hit, 16 strikeout gem against the Brewers. Over those two starts his line reads … [Read more...]
Sandberg resigns from post as Phillies manager
Sandberg resigns from post as Phillies manager Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg has resigned from his post, the club announced Friday. Sandberg, 55, ended up taking over as Phillies manager when Charlie Manuel stepped down in August of 2013 and was then named full-time manager before the season concluded. In parts of three seasons and 278 games as skipper, Sandberg has a 119-159 record. "It's not an … [Read more...]