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...]
Stephen Curry makes wish come true for 10-year-old fan with inoperable brain tumor
Stephen Curry makes wish come true for 10-year-old fan with inoperable brain tumor Before he kicked off another long NBA season with the Golden State Warriors' Media Day session on Monday, defending NBA champion Stephen Curry took some time out to share a few moments with a special fan embroiled in a fight more grueling than anything the league's reigning Most Valuable Player will face on … [Read more...]
Cavs coach taking 'business' approach to season
Cavs coach taking 'business' approach to season Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books 0 Shares Print INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- After a turbulent first season as Cleveland Cavaliers coach, David Blatt issued a new mantra Monday as he got ready to open training camp. The Cleveland Cavaliers … [Read more...]
Fresno State QB Ford Childress ‘likely’ out for the year
Fresno State QB Ford Childress 'likely' out for the year The hits keep coming for Fresno State quarterbacks. Junior Ford Childress – the third quarterback to start this season for the Bulldogs – suffered an “internal injury” during Saturday’s loss to San Jose State. According to the Fresno Bee, Childress had surgery Sunday morning is “likely to miss the rest of the season.” “Sometimes when … [Read more...]