Offseason Beat: Is it October Yet? There’s just a little more than a couple of months before the NBA season starts back up, but you know that news around the NBA is slow when the biggest headline of the week was Kobe Bryant presenting a banner to Taylor Swift at the Staples Center. I’ve been keeping myself from going insane by doing some mock drafts on Yahoo Sports and contributing to our awesome … [Read more...]
Rutgers’ cold tub dance party makes its triumphant return (Video)
Rutgers' cold tub dance party makes its triumphant return (Video) “Club Ice” made its triumphant return to Rutgers over the weekend. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football: Sign up and join a league today!] Instead of the usual post-practice session in the cold tub, for a second year in a row, the Scarlet Knights brought in a DJ and strobe lights to bring the atmosphere to a new level. Glow sticks, … [Read more...]
Rodgers: Firmino has Sanchez's aggression
Rodgers: Firmino has Sanchez's aggression Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says summer signing Roberto Firmino shares a "lot of similarities" with Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez despite their different physical attributes. Rodgers had sought to sign Sanchez from Barcelona in the summer of 2014 after seeing Luis Suarez move in the opposite direction, but the Chile international preferred a move to … [Read more...]
Justin Wilson critical, in a coma after head injury at Pocono (Updated)
Justin Wilson critical, in a coma after head injury at Pocono (Updated) IndyCar driver Justin Wilson suffered a severe head injury Sunday afternoon at Pocono Raceway when he was hit in the head by debris from Sage Karam's car after Karam crashed. As of 9 p.m. ET, the IndyCar Series said he's in a coma and in critical condition at an Allentown, Pennsylvania, hospital. Wilson was airlifted … [Read more...]
Russia fined for leaving ice during Canadian anthem, being big babies
Russia fined for leaving ice during Canadian anthem, being big babies After losing to a star-studded Canadian team – including nemesis Sidney Crosby, forever the Joe Montana to Ovechkin’s Dan Marino – Russia’s IIHF world championships team had two choices: Stand there respectfully as the Canadian anthem played, like teams do in dozens of other tournaments each season; or leave the ice like … [Read more...]
Is Randy Moss legitimately thinking about an NFL comeback?
Is Randy Moss legitimately thinking about an NFL comeback? Everyone thinks they can make a comeback. But maybe people might believe Randy Moss if he tried. Moss showed up at the joint practices of the New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots the other day in his native West Virginia, backed Tom Brady in the deflate-gate things and hinted he might be interested in playing in the NFL one … [Read more...]
Dunk History: Shawn Kemp, Alton Lister and how memory works
Dunk History: Shawn Kemp, Alton Lister and how memory works As the summer wears on, with training camps and preseason play still off in (what feels like) the distant future, we turn our attention to the past. Join us as we while away a few late-summer moments recalling some of the most scintillating slams of yesteryear, the most thunderous throwdowns ever to sear themselves into our … [Read more...]
Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals Free Pick and Betting Lines August 24, 2015
Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 75-48 Kansas City Royals play host to the 62-61 Baltimore Orioles in MLB action on the grass of Kauffman Stadium, August 24, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 8:10PM ET. Betting Odds Moneyline: Orioles +121/Royals -131 O/U Total: 8 Pitching Matchup Ubaldo Jimenez (R) W/L 9-7 WHIP 1.33 3.97 Kris Medlen (R) W/L … [Read more...]
Colorado Rockies at Atlanta Braves Free Pick and Betting Lines August 24, 2015
Colorado Rockies at Atlanta Braves Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 53-71 Atlanta Braves play host to the 49-73 Colorado Rockies tonight in MLB action on the grass of Turner Field, August 24, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:10PM ET. Betting Odds Moneyline: Rockies +116/Braves -126 O/U Total: 7 Pitching Matchup Jorge De La Rosa (L) W/L 7-5 WHIP 1.40 ERA 4.50 Julio Teheran ® W/L … [Read more...]
Detroit Tigers at Cincinnati Reds Free Pick and Betting Lines August 24, 2015
Detroit Tigers at Cincinnati Reds Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 51-71 Cincinnati Reds play host to the 59-64 Detroit Tigers tonight in MLB action on the grass of Great American Ball Park, August 24, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:10PM ET. Betting Odds Moneyline: Tigers +113/Reds -123 O/U Total: 9 Pitching Matchup Buck Farmer (R) W/L 0-2 WHIP 1.86 ERA 8.39 Keyvius Sampson (R) … [Read more...]