NHL Three Stars: Hayes has hometown hat trick; Panthers roll over struggling Habs No. 1 Star: Jimmy Hayes, Boston Bruins The 26-year-old Boston native fired the first hat trick of his NHL career in a 7-3 drubbing of the Ottawa Senators. Hayes is the second Massachusetts-born player to record a hat trick for the Bruins in the last 11 days. Frank Vatrano did so on Dec. 18 at Pittsburgh. The … [Read more...]
Mayer plans 2016-17 return after much-debated downhill crash (The Associated Press)
Mayer plans 2016-17 return after much-debated downhill crash (The Associated Press) INNSBRUCK, Austria (AP) -- Olympic champion Matthias Mayer has been released from the hospital, 11 days after breaking two vertebrae while wearing a protective air bag in a much-debated World Cup downhill crash. … [Read more...]
LeBron on Tamir Rice: 'Issue is bigger than me'
LeBron on Tamir Rice: 'Issue is bigger than me' 3:08 AM ET Dave McMenaminESPN Staff Writer Close Cavs and NBA writer for ESPN.com Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14 and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09 Syracuse University graduate 0 Shares print DENVER -- LeBron James spoke publicly Tuesday for the first time since a grand jury declined Monday … [Read more...]
Chip Kelly needs a job. And the Tennessee Titans have an opening
Chip Kelly needs a job. And the Tennessee Titans have an opening There has been so much Chip Kelly speculation this NFL season, and a common theory was that Kelly would end up with the Tennessee Titans, where his old college quarterback Marcus Mariota now plays. The fit seemed obvious, but there was a problem before Tuesday: Kelly had a contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. Even if the … [Read more...]
Michigan State isn’t the same without Denzel Valentine
Michigan State isn't the same without Denzel Valentine If Denzel Valentine needs further proof that he belongs at the forefront of the national player of the year race, the Michigan State senior should send voters a tape of Tuesday's game. A Spartans team that soared to the top of the polls when Valentine was healthy suddenly looked vulnerable in its first significant test without him. With … [Read more...]
Football Daily Dose: Dose: Eagles Ouster Chip Kelly
Football Daily Dose: Dose: Eagles Ouster Chip Kelly When the Eagles hired coach Chip Kelly on January 16, 2013, some dubbed him the next mastermind of the NFL. He immediately produced back-to-back 10-6 seasons and went to the playoffs his first year on the job only to lose to the Saints in the Wild Card round. Kelly wanted more after the 2014 season, and he won a power struggle in the front … [Read more...]
Guards lead UConn to a resume-building win on the road at Texas
Guards lead UConn to a resume-building win on the road at Texas Just a few weeks ago Connecticut's trip to Texas on Tuesday night was shaping up as one of the better battles between big men in the entire nonconference portion of the college basketball season. But then UConn's Amida Brimah and Texas center Cameron Ridley each suffered injuries completely taking away that matchup as a focal … [Read more...]
Lost in all the Ben Simmons talk: Wake Forest gets another big win
Lost in all the Ben Simmons talk: Wake Forest gets another big win You probably heard LSU fell for a fifth time Tuesday night. You probably heard all of those losses have come against opponents outside the AP Top 25. You probably heard the Tigers are in serious jeopardy of wasting Ben Simmons' lone college season if they don't turn things around in SEC play. All of those statements are … [Read more...]
Bruins and Senators wrap up physical game with brawl (Video)
Bruins and Senators wrap up physical game with brawl (Video) Tempers flared at the end of the Boston Bruins’ 7-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators. In the last minute, both teams engaged in a brawl with multiple players dropping gloves and squaring off. This finished off one of the more rough n’ tumble games of the 2015-16 season. The Senators finished the game with 58 penalty minutes and … [Read more...]
The Daily Dose: Dose: Melo My Man
The Daily Dose: Dose: Melo My Man Carmelo Anthony is really clicking again. He had a gem on Tuesday during a 108-96 win over the Pistons and wasn’t really forcing shots, scoring 24 points with six rebounds, six assists, one steal and two 3-pointers. He’s actually really put it together over his last eight, averaging 24.3 points, 8.1 boards, 4.5 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.5 blocks and 1.3 treys on 49.7 … [Read more...]