Porzingis to start for Knicks in NBA debut 0 Shares print MILWAUKEE -- New York Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis will start at power forward in his NBA debut. Porzingis will start alongside Jose Calderon, Sasha Vujacic, Carmelo Anthony and Robin Lopez in the Knicks' opener Wednesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Knicks drafted Porzingis fourth overall in June and have been … [Read more...]
NHL Picks: Capitals keep streak going against divisional rival Penguins – CBSSports.com
NHL Picks: Capitals keep streak going against divisional rival Penguins - CBSSports.com Welcome to NHL Picks, where CBSSports.com hockey writers Chris Peters and Adam Gretz predict the outcomes of every game, every day. Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, 8 p.m. ET, NBCSN Maybe it has lost some of its pizzazz over the last few years, but with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals … [Read more...]
NBA Expert Picks, Best Bets: All in on Thunder, Clippers to cover – CBSSports.com
NBA Expert Picks, Best Bets: All in on Thunder, Clippers to cover - CBSSports.com Our CBSSports.com NBA Expert Picks for Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from Matt Moore, Zach Harper and SportsLine expert Nick Kostos. For SportsLine picks, click here. For more CBS Sports Expert Picks, click here. CBS Sports NBA Expert Picks Game Moore Harper Kostos SAS (+5) @ OKC LAC (-5.5) @ SAC … [Read more...]
Prisco's Week 8 NFL Picks: Broncos nip Packers, Bengals hold off Steelers – CBSSports.com
Prisco's Week 8 NFL Picks: Broncos nip Packers, Bengals hold off Steelers - CBSSports.com The NFL schedule is much better this week, with a lot of big games. The latest from SportsLineIt also makes it tougher to pick the games, but I still like many of my picks this week, especially the upset in Oakland where I have the Raiders beating the Jets. I've been in a little slump lately after a fast … [Read more...]
Week 8 Fantasy Lames: No amount of four-leaf clovers will help Luck in Carolina
Week 8 Fantasy Lames: No amount of four-leaf clovers will help Luck in Carolina Each week the Noise highlights 10 somewhat un-obvious names whom he believes are destined to implode leave egg on his face. To qualify, each player must be started in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Speaking as an accountability advocate, I will post results, whether genius or moronic, the following … [Read more...]
LSU’s Malachi Dupre and Brandon Harris help woman and son in floodwaters
LSU's Malachi Dupre and Brandon Harris help woman and son in floodwaters LSU wide receiver Malachi Dupre and quarterback Brandon Harris helped a woman and her diabetic son whose car was trapped in floodwaters near Tiger Stadium on Sunday. The Tigers' win over Western Kentucky on Saturday night acme in the remnants of Hurricane Patricia. The rain from the storm system pelted the region over … [Read more...]
NFL fines DeAngelo Williams for raising breast cancer awareness during breast cancer awareness month
NFL fines DeAngelo Williams for raising breast cancer awareness during breast cancer awareness month We've covered DeAngelo Williams and Cameron Heyward's battle with the NFL over the Pittsburgh Steelers teammates' crusade against cancer in great detail in this space, and last we heard the parties seemed to have an understanding with the league over what players can and cannot do to raise … [Read more...]
An ex-Milwaukee Bucks cheerleader sues the team for alleged low wages
An ex-Milwaukee Bucks cheerleader sues the team for alleged low wages We’ve been through this before. NBA cheerleaders are basically glorified interns, most of them working for wages that seem disproportionate for the billion dollar industry that they act as a major part of. For most of the dancers, once the final financial tallies are totaled, the gig’s main selling point is prestige points … [Read more...]
McIlroy looking to find the range with the putter in Turkey
McIlroy looking to find the range with the putter in Turkey Rory McIlroy is back to his normal self. He's hitting the golf ball as long and straight as ever. He's working out with the kind of intensity he showed before injuring his ankle in July. And he's struggling to putt. The world No. 3, playing in this week's Turkish Airlines Open on the European Tour, has been working on his approach … [Read more...]
Olympics-USA Boxing drafts in Irish coach amid controversy in Dublin (Reuters)
Olympics-USA Boxing drafts in Irish coach amid controversy in Dublin (Reuters) By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The United States named Ireland's Billy Walsh as their women's boxing coach on Wednesday, a week after his resignation in Ireland ahead of next year's Rio Olympics caused a political storm and front-page headlines. Rejected by the Olympic movement for years because of … [Read more...]