How do you solve a problem like the Portland Thorns? When the National Women’s Soccer League was conceived, one team stood out for being the only club at the time to be affiliated with a Major League Soccer side. The Portland Thorns fell under the same umbrella as owner Merritt Paulson’s Timbers and would share front office staff and facilities. […] When the National Women’s Soccer League … [Read more...]
Week 4 Expert College Football Picks – 247Sports.com
Week 4 Expert College Football Picks - 247Sports.com (Photo: Gary A. Vasquez, USA TODAY Sports)Last week, the SEC took center stage with two of the biggest games on the Week 3 slate in LSU’s clobbering of Auburn and Ole Miss’ upset of Alabama in Tuscaloosa – a potentially season-altering win. While the SEC has a couple of intriguing contests this weekend in Arkansas and Texas A&M’s … [Read more...]
Best Value Picks Of The 2000s NBA Drafts – The Sports Quotient
Best Value Picks Of The 2000s NBA Drafts - The Sports Quotient After the “surefire” players are chosen at the top of most NBA Drafts, there is a whole lot of uncertainty once the playoff teams begin to pick. Most of the time, those teams are simply looking for a role player, not someone who will necessarily alter the direction of the franchise. Rather, they are looking for someone who will make … [Read more...]
Steve McClaren says Newcastle can turn corner with right result against Chelsea
Steve McClaren says Newcastle can turn corner with right result against Chelsea Under-pressure Newcastle head coach Steve McClaren is confident a single win would turn around a season which is threatening to spiral out of control. The 54-year-old saw his fledgling reign at St James' Park suffer another body blow on Wednesday when Sky Bet Championship Sheffield Wednesday dumped the Magpies … [Read more...]
Offseason Beat: Fantasy Basketball Mailbag
Offseason Beat: Fantasy Basketball Mailbag Can you feel it? Training camp starts next week! No more news about a a guy losing 15 pounds, a guy gaining 10 pounds of muscle, a power forward working on his dribbling, or even a guy dropping fried chicken from his diet.If you followed our columns from the offseason last year, you might have noticed we had a tad more info on the free side in 2014. … [Read more...]
Alvarez, Chilemba to box for shot at champ Stevenson (The Associated Press)
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Kam Chancellor still supported teammates during his holdout
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NBA tweaks Finals format to ease travel issues
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Bosh off blood thinners, cleared for Heat camp
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Chandler Parsons claims the tweet that sparked the emoji war wasn’t about DeAndre Jordan
Chandler Parsons claims the tweet that sparked the emoji war wasn't about DeAndre Jordan It was the tweet that sparked one of the more ridiculous days in recent NBA memory: [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] ✈️ — Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) July 8, 2015 With that one plane emoji, fired off shortly after reports began to circulate that … [Read more...]