UMass basketball recruiting: Breein Tyree picks Ole Miss; ESPN says Miami is ... - MassLive.com It's come down to the 11th hour for the University of Massachusetts basketball team in its pursuit of several highly-touted class of 2016 recruits. Already, we've seen one player decide not to pick UMass. As you know, top-100 recruit DeJon Jarreau and his 3-star high school teammate Brison Gresham are … [Read more...]
Mixed martial arts promotion sues New York State over ban (Reuters)
Mixed martial arts promotion sues New York State over ban (Reuters) By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - The leading mixed martial arts promotion company on Monday filed a federal lawsuit challenging New York State's law banning its events, the latest effort in a longstanding battle to bring the combat sport to the state. In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, Zuffa LLC [ZUFFA.UL], … [Read more...]
Sangmoon Bae plays in last U.S. PGA Tour event before military conscription
Sangmoon Bae plays in last U.S. PGA Tour event before military conscription Sangmoon Bae wrapped up his PGA Tour season on Sunday with his final round at the Tour Championship, and it's going to be the last time we see the Korean in the United States for almost two years. Bae, who finished T-18 at East Lake, is heading home to South Korea to play on the International team in the Presidents … [Read more...]
Leafs radio team to call road games from studio
Leafs radio team to call road games from studio When the Toronto Maple Leafs play road games during the 2015-16 season, their radio announcers will be calling the games from a studio in Toronto instead of the various press boxes around the NHL. The move comes as a result of new general manager Lou Lamoriello banning all TV and radio broadcasters from the team charter flight. That news was first … [Read more...]
Bryce Harper’s half-hearted punishment is just another sign of Nats dysfunction
Bryce Harper's half-hearted punishment is just another sign of Nats dysfunction It might be easy to forget, considering all the drama surrounding Jonathan Papelbon, Bryce Harper and their dugout fight on Sunday, but the Washington Nationals did in fact have a baseball game scheduled for Monday. First pitch against the Cincinnati Reds was at 3:05 p.m. ET and Harper wasn't in the lineup. At … [Read more...]
Justin Forsett makes appearance on All-Bust Fantasy Lineup for Week 3
Justin Forsett makes appearance on All-Bust Fantasy Lineup for Week 3 Among other novelties in this week’s All-Bust lineup, we have our first repeat appearance of 2015, the worst fantasy output of any defense/special teams this season and one Cowboy who sorely misses Tony Romo. Let’s dive into a week that on the surface featured few upsets, yet yielded plenty of surprising individual … [Read more...]
Ex-Tennessee coach Donnie Tyndall finds work at an NAIA school
Ex-Tennessee coach Donnie Tyndall finds work at an NAIA school Even though the NCAA has accused Donnie Tyndall of committing a handful of severe rules violations, the former Tennessee and Southern Mississippi coach still has managed to find work in college athletics. Tyndall was hired Monday by Tennessee Wesleyan College as an associate athletic director. He will work for the NAIA school on … [Read more...]
Reports: Tony Stewart to retire after 2016
Reports: Tony Stewart to retire after 2016 Three-time Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart will reportedly retire after the 2016 season. Motorsport.com first reported the news that Stewart, 44, is set to vacate the No. 14 car and Clint Bowyer will take over in 2017. Stewart's retirement would come a year after another icon's departure. Jeff Gordon is retiring from driving full-time after … [Read more...]
Tight end Eric Ebron still believes his Detroit Lions are ‘great’ (they aren’t)
Tight end Eric Ebron still believes his Detroit Lions are 'great' (they aren't) Following a 24-12 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday night, Detroit Lions tight end Eric Ebron maintains his team is "great." While it might seem like Ebron doesn't realize the Lions are 0-3, he does. This is what he told the Detroit Free Press after corralling four catches for 61 yards in defeat on Sunday: … [Read more...]
Gregg Popovich stuns NBA TV reporter with fake-surly interview
Gregg Popovich stuns NBA TV reporter with fake-surly interview San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is best known for two things — serving as one of the best coaches in basketball history and giving notoriously surly and terse interviews to media members. The latter has become part of the five-time champion's charm, to the point where it can be disappointing when he answers a question … [Read more...]