Estrada loses perfect-game bid in eighth inning For the second time in as many starts, Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada brushed up against history. In Wednesday's game against the Rays at Tropicana Field, Estrada was perfect through 7 1/3 innings before allowing an infield single to Logan Forsythe -- a soft roller to third baseman Josh Donaldson that Forsythe barely beat out. The Blue Jays … [Read more...]
The Lakers could shake up the NBA draft, but the team’s rebuilding has a long way to go
The Lakers could shake up the NBA draft, but the team's rebuilding has a long way to go To call the Los Angeles Lakers’ decision on Thursday’s NBA draft night the most important of its post-championship rebuild would be stretching things. For one, the team’s last championship took place half a decade ago, and this isn’t exactly some quick turnaround. Secondly, the team will most assuredly … [Read more...]
ESPN Teams with DraftKings as Exclusive Daily Fantasy-Sports Partner – Variety
ESPN Teams with DraftKings as Exclusive Daily Fantasy-Sports Partner - Variety ESPN and DraftKings reached an exclusive pact making the startup the official daily-fantasy sports offering across the sports giant’s platforms. The fantasy-sports biz — in which players compete against each other by picking virtual teams, based on real players — is a huge and growing category. In 2014, 42 million fans … [Read more...]
A well-traveled team has gone miles to build up the Travelers Championship
A well-traveled team has gone miles to build up the Travelers Championship It's hard for a PGA Tour event to distinguish itself. There are the majors. There's Major Lite: The Players. There are four World Golf Championships. There's Memorial and Bay Hill. Then there are the four FedEx Cup playoff events. All offer big purses and prestige. Several offer a guaranteed paycheck just for showing … [Read more...]
Tom Brady reportedly came off well during appeal testimony
Tom Brady reportedly came off well during appeal testimony The Appeal Hearing of the Century came and went and the one thing that seemed certain never came to pass: There was almost no information leaked out to the media in the aftermath. Details of Tom Brady's hearing on Tuesday, which had about 10 hours of testimony according to the NFL, were fairly scarce as of late Wednesday morning. … [Read more...]
Live Blog: The best of Wednesday's MLB action
Live Blog: The best of Wednesday's MLB action Welcome to the Eye. It is here that we'll be building out a monster of a daily recap post throughout the day and night. We'll have recaps, injury news, rumors, fun stuff and a look ahead to Thursday. Park it here or just come back in the morning, to each his or her own. As for Wednesday, we've got a full slate with five day games included. The … [Read more...]
Offseason rumor mill: FA updates and more
Offseason rumor mill: FA updates and more Patrick Sharp is one of the top trade candidates on the market this year. (USATSI) There is already a lot of chatter regarding possible trade candidates and unrestricted free agents ahead of the NHL Entry Draft, which begins on June 26. That means it's time to fire up the rumor mill to keep you up to date on all of the latest speculation, reports and … [Read more...]
Agent: Ellis to opt out of contract with Mavericks
Agent: Ellis to opt out of contract with Mavericks Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Chris Broussard Close NBA analyst Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Formerly at the New York Times, 1998-2004 Covering the NBA since 1995 0 Shares Print … [Read more...]
Source: Ridnour joins Griz in trade with Magic
Source: Ridnour joins Griz in trade with Magic ESPN.com news services 0 Shares Print The Orlando Magic on Wednesday traded guard Luke Ridnour to Memphis for the rights to Latvian forward Janis Timma, a source told ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard. Timma was the Grizzlies' second-round pick in the 2013 NBA draft. Ridnour averaged 4.0 points and 2.0 assists while playing 47 games … [Read more...]
The Hawks’ new uniforms are here, with triangles and ‘volt green’ for all
The Hawks' new uniforms are here, with triangles and 'volt green' for all We've known for a while that the Atlanta Hawks were planning to unveil new uniforms before June's 2015 NBA draft in time for the 2015-16 season, and we'd already seen a couple of leaked images giving us a sense of what they might look like — first the triangular patterns and green accents on the leaked Christmas Day … [Read more...]