Sources: Bulls retain PG Brooks on 1-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 Free-agent guard Aaron Brooks is headed back to the Chicago Bulls, according to league sources. Aaron Brooks is staying in Chicago next season. Mike DiNovo/USA TODAY … [Read more...]
Bucks prez repeats relocation threat, invokes Seattle, Vegas if arena funding not approved
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Cardinals send rookies on a pre-game Wrigleyville coffee run
Cardinals send rookies on a pre-game Wrigleyville coffee run No, those weren't diehard St. Louis Cardinals fans who walked into a Starbucks near Wrigley Field in full uniform Tuesday. Those were actual members of the St. Louis Cardinals sent on a coffee run in their baseball gear. Why? Because they're rookies, of course. Let's scope it out, thanks to these photos from Derrick Goold of the … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour de France mountain classification after stage 4 (Reuters)
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Power rankings: John Deere Classic
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Froome and Sky in perfect place after tricky Tour stages (Reuters)
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Andretti Autosport signs Justin Wilson for rest of season (The Associated Press)
Andretti Autosport signs Justin Wilson for rest of season (The Associated Press) Michael Andretti is giving Justin Wilson another shot. Andretti Autosport announced Tuesday that the 36-year-old Englishman has been hired for the final five races of the IndyCar season and will again drive the No. 25 car. Wilson competed in two races with Andretti's team earlier this year in the same car. … [Read more...]
Defending U.S. Women’s Open champ Wie making drastic swing change
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Kevin Garnett will return to the Minnesota Timberwolves for two (!) more seasons
Kevin Garnett will return to the Minnesota Timberwolves for two (!) more seasons When the Minnesota Timberwolves dealt for Kevin Garnett in February, bringing him back to Minnesota after trading him in 2007 and nearly 19 years after drafting him, it was assumed he would be a late-season novelty piece. A spindly bit of nostalgia to not only help tutor the team’s younger players (some of whom … [Read more...]
Report: Packers won’t release TE Andrew Quarless despite arrest
Report: Packers won't release TE Andrew Quarless despite arrest A few days after Green Bay Packers tight end Andrew Quarless was arrested for discharging a firearm in public, the team has reportedly made a decision about his status moving forward. According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN, the Packers have “no plans to release” Quarless, who is entering his sixth season with the franchise. Quarless … [Read more...]