Happy Hour: The Confederate flag and television coverage Throughout the week you can send us your best questions, jokes, rants and just plain miscellaneous thoughts to [email protected] or @NickBromberg. We'll post them here and have a good time. It has not been a slow week in terms of feedback. The role of the Confederate flag in NASCAR has generated a lot of responses from y'all. … [Read more...]
Sources: Aldridge, Lakers meet for second time
Sources: Aldridge, Lakers meet for second time Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior Writer Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News 0 Shares Print The Los Angeles Lakers got a second chance to impress their top free-agent target, LaMarcus Aldridge, on Thursday night in a meeting that lasted about 90 minutes and focused entirely on basketball, … [Read more...]
Sources: Matthews, Mavericks strike 4-year deal
Sources: Matthews, Mavericks strike 4-year deal Marc Stein, ESPN Senior Writer Close • Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com• Began covering the NBA in 1993-94• Also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics 0 Shares Print Portland Trail Blazers free-agent swingman Wesley Matthews has committed to sign with the Dallas Mavericks later this month, according to league sources. Matthews has … [Read more...]
Braves defeat Max Scherzer on controversial walk-off single
Braves defeat Max Scherzer on controversial walk-off single Take a look around the league with Big League Stew's daily wrap up. We'll hit on all of the biggest moments from the day that you may have missed, while providing highlights, photos and interesting stats. The Atlanta Braves managed to do something few teams have done this season: They registered a victory against Washington … [Read more...]
10 College Football Players Who Will Reach Elite Status in 2015 – Bleacher Report
10 College Football Players Who Will Reach Elite Status in 2015 - Bleacher Report Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports With the amount of coverage that college football gets nowadays, it's hard to imagine there are potential superstars who go unnoticed heading into a season. But every year, it happens, and before you know it, a relative unknown player has suddenly risen to elite status. At this time … [Read more...]
Cycling-Africans ready to embellish Tour landscape (Reuters)
Cycling-Africans ready to embellish Tour landscape (Reuters) By Martyn Herman UTRECHT, Netherlands, July 3 (Reuters) - When five African cyclists stood on a podium in Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum in front of Rembrandt's masterpiece The Night Watch this week Douglas Ryder probably pinched himself. On Saturday, 50km down the road in Utrecht, nine men kitted out in the distinctive black and white … [Read more...]
Nani set for Fenerbahce medical
Nani set for Fenerbahce medical ESPN FC's Janusz Michallik and Alexis Nunes question what went wrong with Nani as he is heading to Fenerbahce. Fenerbahce have announced Nani will undergo a medical with the club on Sunday ahead of a proposed transfer from Manchester United. Nani, 28, spent last season on loan at Sporting Lisbon -- the club he joined United from in 2007 -- as part of the deal … [Read more...]
Injury Analysis: NFL Injury Prediction
Injury Analysis: NFL Injury Prediction Sports Injury Predictor has partnered with Rotoworld in 2015 to give you an even greater chance of winning your league this coming season. As a quick introduction we have an algorithm that figures out which players are more likely to get injured in the coming season. We’re going to isolate some of the riskier high value players as well as point out who the … [Read more...]
Report: Wes Matthews to join Dallas Mavericks on four-year deal
Report: Wes Matthews to join Dallas Mavericks on four-year deal One of the more intriguing situations of the 2015 free-agency season appears to be near a resolution. David Aldridge reported late Thursday night that injured unrestricted free agent shooting guard Wesley Matthews, most recently of the Portland Trail Blazers, has agreed in principle to a four-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks. … [Read more...]
Free-agent roundup: Day 2 brings Wade resolution and Aldridge adjustments
Free-agent roundup: Day 2 brings Wade resolution and Aldridge adjustments In case you missed these reports ... • The biggest news of the day found Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade, a surprise free agent after opting out of his contract Monday, coming back to the club at one year for $20 million. That's a hefty price for a 33-year-old guard without much three-point prowess, but Wade has sacrificed … [Read more...]