Watch Celtics' Terry Rozier make the world's most disgusting sandwich Boston Celtics first-round pick Terry Rozier is a bit of an oddball. His surprise selection on draft night inspired a fully clothed leap into a swimming pool, yet that is just the tip of the weirdness iceberg for the active combo guard. In addition to being afraid of squirrels, Rozier enjoys partaking in what sounds like … [Read more...]
Nuggets' Lawson to enter alcohol treatment
Nuggets' Lawson to enter alcohol treatment ESPN.com news services 0 Shares Print DENVER -- Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson won't face DUI charges in California and Colorado until completing a 30-day residential treatment program, a Denver judge ruled Friday. The troubled point guard attended a pretrial hearing Friday in Denver, in which his lawyer said Lawson enters treatment … [Read more...]
Live: Follow all Friday's best as MLB resumes
Live: Follow all Friday's best as MLB resumes The four-day All-Star break is finally over. Don't get me wrong, the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game are fun in their own way, but I'm ready for the beautiful monotony of day-in, day-out baseball to return. It's time for the dog days of summer. Right before the break, the Angels overtook the Astros for first place in the AL West. Their lead is … [Read more...]
Charges dropped against dismissed Utah CB Dominique Hatfield
Charges dropped against dismissed Utah CB Dominique Hatfield The robbery charges against recently dismissed Utah cornerback Dominique Hatfield were dropped on Thursday. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the state filed a motion to drop the charges because “new evidence has been received and examined that casts doubt on the defendant’s guilt of the crimes as alleged in the original … [Read more...]
Jet dryer driver in Juan Pablo Montoya 2012 Daytona 500 crash dies
Jet dryer driver in Juan Pablo Montoya 2012 Daytona 500 crash dies The man who was driving the jet dryer that Juan Pablo Montoya crashed into at the 2012 Daytona 500 has died. Duane Barnes was 55. He died Tuesday and had worked for Michigan International Speedway for 27 years. "Our condolences are with Duane's family and friends," Michigan International Speedway president Roger Curtis said … [Read more...]
Diante Garrett sneaks in a pump-faked FT for Bulls Summer League squad
Diante Garrett sneaks in a pump-faked FT for Bulls Summer League squad Professional athletes look for any advantage they can take, even when it's not clear exactly how it will help. At the highest levels of a sport, every inch matters — such ideas are ingrained in the culture. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Nevertheless, I really do not know why … [Read more...]
Braves extend manager Fredi Gonzalez, so he’s not on the hot seat after all
Braves extend manager Fredi Gonzalez, so he's not on the hot seat after all The Atlanta Braves continue to eye the future and let the present tick along with a shrug. The club announced Friday that it has extended manager Fredi Gonzalez's contract through the 2016 season with an option for the all-important 2017 season. The Braves' spanking new stadium opens in 2017 and there's been a belief … [Read more...]
Who the heck is Danny Willett and how is he the clubhouse leader of the the British Open?
Who the heck is Danny Willett and how is he the clubhouse leader of the the British Open? ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Early-tournament major leaderboards are like going to a class reunion of people two grades below you. You recognize a couple of the names, sure, but there are many more unfamiliar ones that may as well have parachuted in from Pluto ... or South Yorkshire, as the case may be. … [Read more...]
Armstrong return for charity casts shadow on Tour de France (The Associated Press)
Armstrong return for charity casts shadow on Tour de France (The Associated Press) The Tour de France is on in southern France. With the Tour still trying to emerge from the shadow of his doping-rife era, when he won seven Tours then was stripped of the titles, Armstrong's presence was welcomed by some in the peloton, but openly criticized by more, particularly for taking the spotlight away … [Read more...]
American Pharoah may face less than stellar field in Haskell (The Associated Press)
American Pharoah may face less than stellar field in Haskell (The Associated Press) OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) -- Triple Crown winner American Pharoah may have an easy time of it in the $1 million Haskell Invitational in two weeks, with a less than stellar field starting to take shape. … [Read more...]