The Sacramento Kings' baby race is a good way to spend 70 seconds You know how basketball games almost never have enough instances in which, like, a baker's dozen babies get lined up on the court for a crawling race to find out which baby is the fastest? I know. It's like, "Ugh, basketball is so close to perfect, and yet here's this one obvious necessity that's missing." Well, the Sacramento … [Read more...]
Russia will not boycott Rio Olympics over doping ban: RIA cites Olympic chief (Reuters)
Russia will not boycott Rio Olympics over doping ban: RIA cites Olympic chief (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will not boycott the Rio Olympics after being suspended from the International Association of Athletics Federations over a doping scandal, RIA news agency cited Russian Olympic Committee head Alexander Zhukov as saying on Monday. (Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Dominic … [Read more...]
Gary Bettman earned more than $9.6 million in compensation for ’13-14 NHL season
Gary Bettman earned more than $9.6 million in compensation for '13-14 NHL season NHL revenues are growing, which means everyone is getting raises, including the head of the league, Commissioner Gary Bettman. According to Ian Thomas of the Sports Business Journal (sub. required), Bettman took in more than $9.6 million in salary and benefits for the 2013-14 season as per a recent tax filing. … [Read more...]
AL ROY: The Case for Correa
AL ROY: The Case for Correa Major League Baseball will announce the winner of the 2015 American League Rookie of the Year live on MLB Network at 6 p.m. ET Monday evening. In light of that, we're going to make the case for each of the three candidates. Here's the case for Carlos Correa. We've also made a case for the other two finalists, Francisco Lindor of the Indians and Miguel Sano of the Twins. … [Read more...]
Kobe Bryant after 35 minutes of play: ‘Right now, I’m barely standing up’
Kobe Bryant after 35 minutes of play: 'Right now, I'm barely standing up' Kobe Bryant looked fantastic on Sunday night. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] He was moving the ball, and moving without the ball. He wasn’t calling for it 27 feet away from the hoop, and attempting a Stephen Curry impersonation. Even if his Lakers hadn’t won, Bryant still … [Read more...]
NBA Expert Picks and Best Bets: Bulls and Pacers in Chi-Town showdown – CBSSports.com
NBA Expert Picks and Best Bets: Bulls and Pacers in Chi-Town showdown - CBSSports.com Our CBSSports.com NBA Expert Picks for Monday, November 16, 2015 from Matt Moore, Zach Harper and James Herbert. First we'll share our best bets for Monday, then below, we'll measure ourselves against one another by picking three common games. For SportsLine picks, click here. For more CBS Sports Expert Picks, … [Read more...]
Inbee Park, Lydia Ko neck and neck for LPGA’s biggest honors
Inbee Park, Lydia Ko neck and neck for LPGA's biggest honors Just as it should be, Lydia Ko and Inbee Park will decide this week who will take home all of the LPGA's biggest awards and honors. Thanks to Park's win on Sunday in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational, both players now have five wins on the 2015 campaign and are very close in the race for the scoring title, money title and Player of the … [Read more...]
Titans not fans of Carolina’s Cam Newton, dancing man
Titans not fans of Carolina's Cam Newton, dancing man Few quarterbacks in the NFL celebrate big plays like the Carolina Panthers' Cam Newton. You might get an exaggerated first-down signal from Tom Brady in a big moment, or Peyton Manning's fist pump, but Newton does more. And for the Tennessee Titans, Newton's more on Sunday was too much. After stretching over the goal line for a 2-yard … [Read more...]
BDL’s Most Interesting Power Rankings: Houston, we have some questions
BDL's Most Interesting Power Rankings: Houston, we have some questions Let's face it — the best and most powerful teams in the NBA don't really change from week to week. A handful of results in the middle of winter can only mean so much to a franchise's championship hopes. What does shift regularly, though, is how much interest a squad can hold over the course of a season. Every Monday, … [Read more...]
Madrid interested in Lewandowski – agent
Madrid interested in Lewandowski - agent Real Madrid are interested in signing Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski, one of his agents has told Marca. Poland international Lewandowski has been in excellent form for both club and his country this season and his German agent, Maik Barthel, said last week that Premier League clubs are keen on signing the striker. The 27-year-old's Polish agent, … [Read more...]