Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: DeGrom Delivers Matt Harvey may be the Dark Knight, but Jacob deGrom was the Mets' knight in shining armor on Thursday. Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @Nate_Grimm on Twitter. DeGrom, attempting to stop a seven-game losing streak, shut out the Brewers on Thursday en route to a 2-0 victory. The right-hander struck out seven over eight scoreless innings, allowing just … [Read more...]
Brandon Phillips makes insane behind-the-back toss to start double play
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Dallas Mavericks select Satnam Singh, first Indian-born player in draft history
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Celtics first-round pick Terry Rozier jumped into a pool after getting drafted
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Timberwolves select Karl-Anthony Towns with No. 1 pick in NBA draft – USA TODAY
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2015 NBA Draft picks – Boston Globe
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Ty Lawson, blowing smoke after Nuggets draft Emmanuel Mudiay: ‘I’m going to Sacramento, bro’
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LSU football picks up Key enrollee – NOLA.com
LSU football picks up Key enrollee - NOLA.com Arden Key has finally unlocked the NCAA clearinghouse process. The four-star defensive end from Lithonia, Georgia, one of the prized catches in LSU's 2015 recruiting class, has been greenlighted to enroll at the start of the fall semester, according to LSU football sports information director Michael Bonnette. Key wanted to enter summer school with 17 … [Read more...]
Awkward NHL Awards interviews (pt. 2): Benn, Subban, Ovechkin, Letang, Ekblad, Doughty, Bergeron
Awkward NHL Awards interviews (pt. 2): Benn, Subban, Ovechkin, Letang, Ekblad, Doughty, Bergeron LAS VEGAS - In Part 1 of our series, we learned man-child Johnny Gaudreau has not gambled despite being 21, Peter Laviolette wants to be a jockey for a Kentucky Derby winner, and I'm no match for Colin Hanks and his eloquent crushing of my Ducks fandom. We also learned Carey Price thinks Jamie … [Read more...]
Nationals starting pitchers set franchise record for scoreless innings
Nationals starting pitchers set franchise record for scoreless innings Everyone knew the Washington Nationals would have one of the best starting rotations in the league coming into the season, but no one expected this. The starting pitchers set a new franchise record Thursday, tossing 41 1/3 straight scoreless innings over the last couple starts, according to Jacob Emert of MLB.com. The … [Read more...]