NBA Draft preview: Sam Dekker, Isaiah Austin talk draft hopes and dreams (podcast) Grandstanding: A Yahoo Sports podcastSubscribe via iTunes or via RSS feed It's NBA Draft time, the finest pro sports draft of them all (sorry, NFL). It's a time for wheeling and dealing, a time when teams' hopes and futures can be secured or crumble based on one pick. This time around, we've got two NBA … [Read more...]
Last place Red Sox lose Hanley Ramirez and Dustin Pedroia to injury
Last place Red Sox lose Hanley Ramirez and Dustin Pedroia to injury The Boston Red Sox nightmare season might be about to get even worse. In a win over the Orioles on Wednesday night the Red Sox lost two key players to injury, Hanley Ramirez and Dustin Pedroia. Ramirez left with a bruised left hand and Pedroia with right hamstring tightness. Both players are undergoing testing Thursday and … [Read more...]
Tour organizers change 2015 route after landslide (The Associated Press)
Tour organizers change 2015 route after landslide (The Associated Press) Tour de France organizers have changed the route of the 20th stage of this year's race following a landslide in the French Alps. At 110.5-kilometers (68.6-miles), the length of the Alpine stage between Modane and l'Alpe d'Huez remains unchanged, but the famed Col du Galibier is no longer part of the race program. … [Read more...]
Manchester United shouldn’t pay ridiculous money for Sergio Ramos
Manchester United shouldn’t pay ridiculous money for Sergio Ramos Manchester United are reportedly interested in signing Sergio Ramos from Real Madrid, with their opening bid believed to be in the region of £30 million. For United to land their target, this offer will likely need to be increased to around … Continue reading → Manchester United are reportedly interested in signing Sergio … [Read more...]
Peyton Manning provides kind gesture to family of boy killed by drunk driver
Peyton Manning provides kind gesture to family of boy killed by drunk driver One can only imagine how much mail Peyton Manning gets, asking for this or that. Those who know him say it's common for him to respond personally, whether it be to a random wedding invitation or something more serious. In March, Logan Brown was killed by a drunk driver. He was 15, and a big Manning fan from … [Read more...]
Luke Ridnour just joined his fourth team (and counting) in a 24-hour span
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...]