NHL Three Stars: Hats off for MacKinnon, Toffoli; Canadiens snap losing streak No. 1 Star: Tyler Toffoli, Los Angeles Kings No Jeff Carter, no problem. Toffoli picked up his second career hat trick in the Kings 5-0 stomping of the Vancouver Canucks. Pretty sure Jonathan Quick left the game early to beat traffic. No. 2 Star: Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche Not to be outdone by Toffoli, … [Read more...]
NFL Picks Week 17: Bengals, Steelers win; Saints lose to Falcons – NOLA.com
NFL Picks Week 17: Bengals, Steelers win; Saints lose to Falcons - NOLA.com Hey, at least I warned you. It was most definitely a ho-hum Week 16 after a fantastic Week 15. However, y'all ready to finish the regular season with a bang? I have a good feeling about finishing strong. There aren't usually a ton of surprises in Week 17, especially when playoff berths are on the line. The teams that need … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Lienz women’s slalom results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Lienz women's slalom results (Reuters) Dec 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Lienz Women's Slalom after run 1 on Tuesday Run 1 Overall 1. Frida Hansdotter (Sweden) 52.91 52.91 2. Wendy Holdener (Switzerland) 53.02 53.02 3. Michaela Kirchgasser (Austria) 53.30 53.30 4. Sarka Strachova (Czech Republic) 53.32 53.32 5. Nastasia Noens (France) 53.61 53.61 … [Read more...]
Hansdotter leads women’s World Cup slalom after 1st run (The Associated Press)
Hansdotter leads women's World Cup slalom after 1st run (The Associated Press) LIENZ, Austria (AP) -- Frida Hansdotter posted the fastest time in the opening run of a women's World Cup slalom on Tuesday. … [Read more...]
NFL Power Rankings: A change at the top? Nope, not necessary
NFL Power Rankings: A change at the top? Nope, not necessary I've never been a big fan of the notion that, when it comes to rankings, when you lose matters so much. We've all seen it before. Team A loses in Week 3. Team B loses in Week 10. Team A goes higher in the Week 11 rankings because Team B's loss was more recent. It doesn't make any logical sense. Neither does the idea that when the … [Read more...]
Van Gundy: Pistons PG Jennngs 'ready to go'
Van Gundy: Pistons PG Jennngs 'ready to go' 5:12 AM ET ESPN.com news services 0 Shares print Detroit Pistons point guard Brandon Jennings, who hasn't played in an NBA game since rupturing his left Achilles nearly 11 months ago, is "ready to go," coach Stan Van Gundy said Monday. "I think he's ready," Van Gundy told reporters Monday. "Our decision now -- Steve (Blake) has … [Read more...]
Hiddink still concerned about relegation
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Karl-Anthony Towns defends play while holding Andrew Wiggins’ shoe
Karl-Anthony Towns defends play while holding Andrew Wiggins' shoe The NBA recently witnessed a controversial act of shoe-throwing when Denver Nuggets wing Will Barton discarded the lost sneaker of Houston Rockets counterpart Trevor Ariza in an attempt to get a leg up on the competition. Barton received a technical foul, but his resourcefulness will live on forever. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie … [Read more...]
Brock Osweiler just keeps playing, oblivious to Broncos’ QB drama
Brock Osweiler just keeps playing, oblivious to Broncos' QB drama DENVER — By leading the Denver Broncos to a huge overtime win Monday night, Brock Osweiler got his team closer to a bye week in the playoffs ... which gives Peyton Manning another week to get healthy. Oh, the irony. Ah, yes, the Broncos' quarterback issue. It's impossible to spend any time in Denver and not hear about it. But … [Read more...]
The Daily Dose: Dose: Warriors improve to 29-1
The Daily Dose: Dose: Warriors improve to 29-1 Twenty-two teams were in action on Monday night and the news was plentiful. Follow me on Twitter by clicking here! Here we go. Pacers 93, Hawks 87 – C.J. Miles was out for Indy with a sore back so Lavoy Allen started and didn’t do much. Paul George was awful (3-of-14, 9 points), yet the Pacers still won the game. Monta Ellis hit four 3-pointers on … [Read more...]