NBA AM: Other Lotto Picks Who Disappointed - Basketball Insiders Please enable Javascript to watch this video Embiid Not the Only Lottery Pick to Disappoint News came out on Thursday that the No. 3 overall selection in the 2014 NBA Draft, Joel Embiid, would miss a second full season following another surgery on his bad foot. The Greg Oden comparisons are only getting louder, but as few career … [Read more...]
Former Oklahoma State RB Tyreek Hill gets three years probation
Former Oklahoma State RB Tyreek Hill gets three years probation Former Oklahoma State running back Tyreek Hill pleaded guilty Friday to punching and choking his pregnant girlfriend in December. He received three years of probation. The probation, which includes a completion of anger management and domestic violence awareness courses, is part of a plea deal. If Hill, 21, completes his … [Read more...]
Contract extension puts Pepe in line to reach 10 years at Real Madrid
Contract extension puts Pepe in line to reach 10 years at Real Madrid Four days after announcing Sergio Ramos’ new deal, Real Madrid has confirmed the team’s other starting center back, Pepe, will also stay put. Extending a contract that was set to expire in June, the Portugal international has agreed to a deal which will run through the 2016-17 season, giving the 32-year-old a change […] … [Read more...]
Ball Don’t Five: Top 5 Great Teams That Never Won a Title
Ball Don't Five: Top 5 Great Teams That Never Won a Title As we continue to work our way through the endless summer between the Finals and Opening Night, we'll pause each Friday to briefly consider and count down some NBA-related topic of note. We like starting lineups and round numbers, so we'll run through a handful of items each week. With a nod to our friends at Dr. Saturday, welcome to … [Read more...]
Inside Baseball: MLB's hottest seats; more notes
Inside Baseball: MLB's hottest seats; more notes Eight general managers have been fired, released or vacated their positions within the past 15 months, and the likelihood is that one or two more will go before the year's up. Many of the departed executives were seemingly doing well, too. One was in the middle of a positive, productive rebuild, another won 98 games last year and another made … [Read more...]
Arrieta picks up 15th win, Cubs pound Braves 7-1 – FOXSports.com
Arrieta picks up 15th win, Cubs pound Braves 7-1 - FOXSports.com Updated Aug 21, 2015 at 12:39a ET CHICAGO (AP) Jake Arrieta had no desire to tout his high win total or his place in the NL Cy Young Award race. All that mattered to him was the Cubs stopped their recent skid. Arrieta pitched six scoreless innings for his major league-leading 15th win, and Anthony Rizzo and Addison Russell … [Read more...]
Matthews’ excellent adventure; Hockey Moms on TV; Yakupov and McDavid (Puck Headlines)
Matthews' excellent adventure; Hockey Moms on TV; Yakupov and McDavid (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected]. • Marian Hossa hanging with some neighbors and his buddy … [Read more...]
Yankees will wear special caps honoring Andy Pettitte for his number retirement
Yankees will wear special caps honoring Andy Pettitte for his number retirement The New York Yankees will immortalize two legends from their Core Four this weekend, as both Jorge Posada and Andy Pettitte have their numbers retired at Yankee Stadium. Posada's ceremony is Saturday and Pettitte's day is Sunday. The other half of the Core Four — Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera — their days are … [Read more...]
August 21 MLB DFS Picks: Get Your Beef Welly On – SportsGrid
August 21 MLB DFS Picks: Get Your Beef Welly On - SportsGrid Michael Leone 11:39 am, August 21st, 2015 August 21 MLB DFS Picks and Analysis It’s another exciting night in MLB DFS as both DraftKings and FanDuel are offering six figure prize pools! Drew Dinkmeyer of the DailyRoto Daily Fantasy Rundown shares some picks and analysis to help get you started with your lineups. Welington … [Read more...]
Louisville, Indiana agree to a three-year series beginning in 2016
Louisville, Indiana agree to a three-year series beginning in 2016 Two national powers separated by a mere 100 miles will renew their regional rivalry next year. Indiana and Louisville jointly announced Friday that they've agreed to a three-year series that will begin with a neutral-court matchup on Dec. 31, 2016 at Banker's Life FIeldhouse in Indianapolis. The Cardinals and Hoosiers will … [Read more...]