Tigers get Francisco Rodriguez in trade with Brewers to help woeful bullpen It's no secret the Detroit Tigers need bullpen help. They've been among the worst bullpens the past two seasons, based on ERA. So new GM Al Avila made shoring up the bullpen one of the first things on his to-do list this offseason, swinging a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers for veteran closer Francisco Rodriguez. … [Read more...]
Week 11 Fantasy Lames: ‘Red Ryder’ version of Dalton to reappear in ‘Zona
Week 11 Fantasy Lames: 'Red Ryder' version of Dalton to reappear in 'Zona 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 week using … [Read more...]
You can’t fire the players: Kevin McHale is out as Rockets coach
You can't fire the players: Kevin McHale is out as Rockets coach None of this should have to happen, but this is the NBA. Sometimes the most unorthodox and progressive of NBA front offices have to pull an understandable move that would remind of the 1981 Cleveland Cavaliers. The Houston Rockets fired Kevin McHale on Wednesday, as first reported by Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski, because … [Read more...]
NL Cy Young: Case for Greinke
NL Cy Young: Case for Greinke Major League Baseball will announce the winner of the 2015 National League Cy Young award live on MLB Network at 6 p.m. ET Wednesday evening. In advance of the announcement, we'll make the case for each of the three candidates. Here's the case for Zack Greinke, the free agent who pitched for the Dodgers in 2015. He is up against teammate Clayton Kershaw and Jake … [Read more...]
NFL picks 2015, Week 11: Experts unanimously favor Cardinals, Patriots, Panthers – SB Nation
NFL picks 2015, Week 11: Experts unanimously favor Cardinals, Patriots, Panthers - SB Nation After a brutal week of upsets, SB Nation's NFL experts will try to get back on the wagon with their Week 11 picks. SB Nation's panel of NFL experts is back with their picks for Week 11, and they'll try to do better than they did last week. Week 10 was a brutal one for the panel, with a huge number of … [Read more...]
Melo Trimble leads Maryland to win in long-awaited showdown with Georgetown
Melo Trimble leads Maryland to win in long-awaited showdown with Georgetown The long-awaited matchup of No. 3 Maryland and Georgetown on Tuesday night proved to be one of the most entertaining games in the early going of the college basketball season and the best example yet of why these programs should never again allow significant time to pass without confronting each other. It was the … [Read more...]
Penguins’ Olli Maatta hospitalized overnight after being hit into bench door (Video)
Penguins' Olli Maatta hospitalized overnight after being hit into bench door (Video) Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta remains hospitalized the morning after he was shoved into an open door by Nino Niederreiter during Tuesday night’s win over the Minnesota Wild. According to the Post-Gazette’s Dave Molinari, the Penguins team physician is scheduled for surgery with another patient Wednesday, … [Read more...]
Ravens kick cut player on his way out the door
Ravens kick cut player on his way out the door NFL teams release, sign and promote players nearly every day, and most of those moves are announced through their respective Twitter accounts and on team websites. And almost every such tweet is a simple line, giving the information of a transaction. But on Tuesday, when the Baltimore Ravens' Twitter feed announced that the team had waived … [Read more...]
Russian minister says anti-doping agency facing pressure over doping case against Russia – RIA (Reuters)
Russian minister says anti-doping agency facing pressure over doping case against Russia - RIA (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Wednesday that officials in the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) were coming under pressure in their investigation into doping allegations against Russian athletes, the RIA news agency reported. Mutko said Russia would … [Read more...]
Swiss side SC Bern fires head coach Guy Boucher
Swiss side SC Bern fires head coach Guy Boucher One week after Guy Boucher announced he wouldn’t return to Swiss side SC Bern next season, the team fired him following four straight defeats and a ninth-place standing in the National League A table. Boucher said last week that the reason he chose not to seek an extension was so he could return home to Canada and care for his ailing mother … [Read more...]