BDL 25: What the hell will the Dallas Mavericks even look like? The NBA offseason has brought many changes to rosters, coaching staffs, and the list of championship contenders. As we draw closer to opening night, it's time to move our focus from the potential impact of each offseason event and onto the broader issues that figure to define this season. The BDL 25 takes stock of, uh, 25 key … [Read more...]
Kiké Hernandez wore a banana suit to rally Dodgers during their 14-inning win
Kiké Hernandez wore a banana suit to rally Dodgers during their 14-inning win The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants played some weird baseball Monday — 14 innings that stretched past midnight local time. When the Dodgers scored the winning run, on an Adrian Gonzalez single that made the score 5-4 at close to 1 a.m., some early risers on the East Coast were starting their days. … [Read more...]
2015 NFL predictions: It's Denver over Philly in Super Bowl 50 – NOLA.com
2015 NFL predictions: It's Denver over Philly in Super Bowl 50 - NOLA.com Hard to believe, but we're a little more than a week away from the opening kickoff of the 2015 NFL season. With that, just about everyone who thinks they know anything about football has made it clear who they think is going to win the Super Bowl. Well, not only do I not want to be left out, but I am looking forward to … [Read more...]
Targets and Touches: Late-Round Targets: AFC
Targets and Touches: Late-Round Targets: AFC Everyone loves to discuss fantasy lottery tickets. Regardless of how confident you are in your late round mining abilities, there is a strong likelihood that some of the picks you make will simply implode on your bench and not pan out. To put it simply: it’s hard to nail picks in the late rounds. It’s easy to say this in hindsight, but Justin Hunter … [Read more...]
MLB denies reinstatement of 'Shoeless' Joe
MLB denies reinstatement of 'Shoeless' Joe Supporters of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson hoped commissioner Rob Manfred would re-open Jackson's case for reinstatement, but it's not going to happen. In a letter sent in July to the curator of the Joe Jackson Museum in Greenville, S.C., Manfred told Arlene Marcley that Jackson's status won't change. Marcley made an announcement on the museum's … [Read more...]
Report: George O’Leary wants to become UCF’s full-time AD
Report: George O'Leary wants to become UCF's full-time AD Central Florida coach George O’Leary wants to be the school’s athletic director, according to a report in USA Today. O’Leary, 69, was named the interim athletic director in June and is willing to step down as football coach to assume athletic director duties full time. According to USA Today, which spoke to two people close to the … [Read more...]
Power rankings: Deutsche Bank Championship
Power rankings: Deutsche Bank Championship The FedExCup playoff moves to its second leg with the Deutsche Bank Championship, the PGA Tour's only tournament that runs from Friday to Monday, coinciding with Labor Day. Jason Day is looking for his third consecutive win after taking The Barclays by six shots. Jordan Spieth, who lost his world No. 1 ranking after missing the cut in New Jersey, … [Read more...]
Real Madrid returns fire, blames Manchester United for collapse of de Gea deal
Real Madrid returns fire, blames Manchester United for collapse of de Gea deal Real Madrid have defended their conduct over the failed bid to sign David de Gea and accused Manchester United of holding up the deal. United and Madrid had agreed a deal worth £29 million for the sale of De Gea to the Bernabeu, with Keylor Navas heading in the other […] Real Madrid have defended their conduct … [Read more...]
Marek Vs. Wyshynski Podcast: Islanders architect Bill Torrey on Al Arbour
Marek Vs. Wyshynski Podcast: Islanders architect Bill Torrey on Al Arbour LISTEN HERE! [And if that doesn't work, try here.] It's a Tuesday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski beginning at noon ET/9 a.m. PT, and we're talking about the following and more. Special Guest Star: Bill Torrey, Islanders GM great, on the late Al Arbour. • Making 2015-16 NHL predictions. Oh joy. • NHL Free Agency! • … [Read more...]
Marshawn Lynch randomly appears on Evine Live to sell Skittles
Marshawn Lynch randomly appears on Evine Live to sell Skittles Marshawn Lynch loves his Skittles, and somehow ended up doing a five-minute segment on cable TV's Evine Live to sell them. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football: Sign up and join a league todayl] Yep, at a little after 11 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, Lynch was on the air hawking candy like this was some normal occurrence for one of the … [Read more...]