Danny Ferry reflects on his departure from Atlanta, following his 'totally inappropriate' comments The Atlanta Hawks and Danny Ferry are officially done. The chief architect of the team that compiled the best record in the Eastern Conference last season is out as the head personnel chief, following a season spent in purgatory following the leak of his re-telling of racist comments directed … [Read more...]
Ferry exits as Hawks GM with 'mixed emotions'
Ferry exits as Hawks GM with 'mixed emotions' Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior Writer Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News 0 Shares Print Danny Ferry, who officially stepped down as general manager of the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, told ESPN he has mixed emotions about leaving the team, but is relieved that he and the franchise can … [Read more...]
Report: Pete Rose bet on baseball as a player
Report: Pete Rose bet on baseball as a player A new report claims Pete Rose bet on baseball as a player. (USATSI) As recently as April 23 of this year, Pete Rose denied that he ever bet on baseball as a player. However, a report by ESPN's Outside The Lines offers evidence that Rose, who for years denied betting on baseball as a manager before finally admitting as much, did indeed bet on games in … [Read more...]
Rex Ryan tells of breaking brother Rob’s nose and ankle in a fight
Rex Ryan tells of breaking brother Rob's nose and ankle in a fight We know enough about former NFL coach Buddy Ryan and his two football-coaching sons Rob and Rex to know that there must have been some wild times in that household. Like the time that Rex broke Rob's nose with a punch and his ankle wrestling around in a beer-fueled fight right before Super Bowl XX. In an excellent story by … [Read more...]
Michigan State replenishes backcourt by landing five-star wing
Michigan State replenishes backcourt by landing five-star wing The last time Michigan State secured a commitment from an elite prospect, center Caleb Swanigan changed his mind soon afterward and eventually signed with Purdue. The Spartans are hoping their latest commitment yields a better outcome. Josh Langford, a 6-foot-6 guard from Madison, Ala., committed to Michigan State on Monday … [Read more...]
Cycling-Dane Sorensen admits doping early in career (Reuters)
Cycling-Dane Sorensen admits doping early in career (Reuters) (Adds detail, quotes) COPENHAGEN, June 22 (Reuters) - Former Danish champion road cyclist and Tour de France rider Nicki Sorensen has admitted doping during the early part of his career. It was my own decision to do it." Sorensen, four-times Danish national road race champion between 2003 and 2011, retired last year and … [Read more...]
Strike Zone: Projecting Second-Half Saves
Strike Zone: Projecting Second-Half Saves Today’s column will be a little different than usual. I wanted to look at each team’s closing situations with 90 games to go and trade season almost upon us. There are some notes included with the column as well, but each team section is solely a glance at the saves mix. American League Closers Baltimore: Zach Britton has demonstrated that last year was … [Read more...]
What We Learned: What is Cam Talbot actually worth?
What We Learned: What is Cam Talbot actually worth? (Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend’s events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it. The New York Rangers have made it quite clear that, due in large part to their current cap crunch, the … [Read more...]
The ‘Ballers’ premiere shows again that Hollywood can’t get football right
The 'Ballers' premiere shows again that Hollywood can't get football right Every sport has a Hollywood classic. Even hockey has one, with "Slap Shot." Every sport except football, that is. As HBO trotted out the cliched "Ballers" series premiere, we were all reminded again that even though football has been America's most popular sport for decades now, Hollywood has never gotten big-time … [Read more...]
Dwight Howard attends vigil honoring Charleston shooting victims: ‘It just broke my heart’
Dwight Howard attends vigil honoring Charleston shooting victims: 'It just broke my heart' Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard traveled to Charleston, S.C., on Friday to attend a vigil honoring the memories of the nine members of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church who were shot dead last Wednesday. Police say that a white gunman was welcomed into a bible study at the historic … [Read more...]