Hockey fans litter ice with 8,000 undergarments for charity (Video) The AHL’s Bakersfield Condors held their annual Teddy Bear Toss game last month and saw 7,908 stuffed animals hit the Rabobank Arena ice. On Sunday, the promotion was similar in nature, but the items flying through the air were just a bit different. When Matthew Ford opened the scoring late in the second period during a … [Read more...]
Westbrook dances like no one’s watching, leads OKC past Nuggets
Westbrook dances like no one's watching, leads OKC past Nuggets Sunday's meeting between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets offered a reminder of one of the cardinal rules of understanding and appreciating the eccentricities of Russell Westbrook. You can dress like this and dance like this: [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] ... when you can … [Read more...]
NBA Expert Picks and Best Bets: Warriors go for fifth straight win – CBSSports.com
NBA Expert Picks and Best Bets: Warriors go for fifth straight win - CBSSports.com Our CBSSports.com NBA Expert Picks for Monday, December 28, 2015 from Matt Moore, Ananth Pandian and James Herbert. First we'll share our best bets, 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, click here. … [Read more...]
Former Norwegian ski great Stein Eriksen dies at 88 (The Associated Press)
Former Norwegian ski great Stein Eriksen dies at 88 (The Associated Press) Stein Eriksen, the Norwegian great who helped usher in modern skiing with his graceful style, died Sunday at his home in Park City, Utah. He was 88. … [Read more...]
Slumping Suns keep Hornacek, shake up staff
Slumping Suns keep Hornacek, shake up staff 12:21 PM ET Marc SteinESPN Senior Writer Close " Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com" Began covering the NBA in 1993-94" Also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics 0 Shares print The Phoenix Suns, after a series of staff meetings Sunday, decided to shake up their coaching staff as opposed to ousting head coach and former veteran player Jeff … [Read more...]
LSU vs. Texas Tech: Texas Bowl Preview – Sports Illustrated
LSU vs. Texas Tech: Texas Bowl Preview - Sports Illustrated No. 20 LSU (8–3) vs. Texas Tech (7–5) Dec. 29, 9 p.m. ET (ESPN) Reason to watch LSU’s season has been, well, dramatic. Despite reaching as high as No. 2 in the College Football Playoff rankings, head coach Les Miles was seemingly coaching for his job in the Tigers’ 19–7 win over Texas A&M on Nov. 28. LSU failed to stay in contention … [Read more...]
DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy hockey lineup- December 28 – FanSided
DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy hockey lineup- December 28 - FanSided Jun 26, 2015; Sunrise, FL, USA; A general view of the NHL shield logo before the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft at BB&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports Check out our DraftKings fantasy targets for Monday’s slate of NHL games. When filling out your lineup for tonight’s DraftKings fantasy … [Read more...]
Bengals vs. Broncos ESPN MNF Sports Picks Preview – SportsBlog.com (blog)
Bengals vs. Broncos ESPN MNF Sports Picks Preview - SportsBlog.com (blog) The sports betting picks guru takes a look at the big contest between the Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos on the final ESPN Monday Night Football game of the season.Vegas betting odds in the battle sees Denver -3.5 with a total of 40, the latter low total certainly in no small part thanks to a battle of backup QBs in … [Read more...]
How bad are the Cowboys? Jerry Jones didn’t talk to media after loss
How bad are the Cowboys? Jerry Jones didn't talk to media after loss After watching his team manage just six points against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, another loss in a season that has seen his team unable to recover from injury to starting quarterback Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones responded in an unthinkable way: he said nothing. Unlike every other owner and … [Read more...]
Can Northwestern keep winning despite Alex Olah’s injury?
Can Northwestern keep winning despite Alex Olah's injury? In the wake of the foot injury that will sideline senior center Alex Olah, Northwestern faces a familiar question. Can the Wildcats still contend for their first-ever NCAA bid despite losing their top big man for an indefinite period of time? Northwestern announced Olah's injury on Sunday just before it closed out the non-conference … [Read more...]