Sweet no-look assist highlights Denzel Valentine's return Just having Denzel Valentine healthy and back on the floor probably was enough to satisfy Michigan State, but the national player of the year candidate made sure his return was memorable. He had a first-half no-look pass that proved to be the highlight of the fifth-ranked Spartans' 92-65 rout of Penn State on Sunday afternoon in … [Read more...]
Justin Verlander’s brother shares photo of them as cool kids
Justin Verlander's brother shares photo of them as cool kids For the most part, Twitter is a fun experience. It's like an open chatroom for the entire world that allows everyone to connect and engage on every issue and event, big or small. By the same token, Twitter can also be an uncomfortable place when people you don't know start tearing into you over a difference of opinion. And even … [Read more...]
DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy hockey lineup – January 10 – FanSided
DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy hockey lineup - January 10 - FanSided Dec 31, 2015; Raleigh, NC, USA; Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates his third period goal against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals 4-2. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports Use the following DraftKings daily picks targets for your … [Read more...]
Waiver Wired: Wired: Top NBA Pickups Week 12
Waiver Wired: Wired: Top NBA Pickups Week 12 Games Played Week 12 4 Games: BOS, BRK, CHI, DAL, GSW, HOU, IND, LAL, MIA, MIL, MIN, OKC, SAS, WAS 3 Games: ATL, CHA, CLE, DEN, DET, MEM, NOP, NYK, PHX, POR, SAC, UTA 2 Games: LAC, PHI 1 Game: ORL, TOR This is one of those strange weeks where a majority of the league plays four games, while the Clippers and Sixers go just twice, and the Magic and … [Read more...]
Pray for the poor sap that has to run the Brooklyn Nets now
Pray for the poor sap that has to run the Brooklyn Nets now As NBA general manager regimes go, Brooklyn Nets’ el jefe Billy King’s was probably the most disastrous in recent history. Given the mercurial nature of the team’s owner, however, most around the league wondered if the guy would ever be given a pink slip in reaction to his series of terrible moves. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: … [Read more...]
Justin Verlander’s brother shares photo of them as ‘cool kids’
Justin Verlander's brother shares photo of them as 'cool kids' For the most part, Twitter is a fun experience. It's like an open chatroom for the entire world that allows everyone to connect and engage on every issue and event, big or small. By the same token, Twitter can also be an uncomfortable place when people you don't know start tearing into you over a difference of opinion. And even … [Read more...]
Chiefs followed Royals script with energizing kickoff return
Chiefs followed Royals script with energizing kickoff return Do Kansas City sports teams know how to get a postseason party started or what? On the opening kickoff of Saturday's AFC Wild-Card Game against the Houston Texans, Chiefs' return man Knile Davis raced 106 yards to the end zone without being touched, let alone tackled. [Elsewhere: Like it or not: The Nationals are going to keep … [Read more...]
Buck Hill ski kids Vonn, Ankeny score big in World Cup races (The Associated Press)
Buck Hill ski kids Vonn, Ankeny score big in World Cup races (The Associated Press) On a great day for World Cup skiers who grew up at little Buck Hill, Lindsey Vonn got her 73rd win and Michael Ankeny scored his first race points. ''It means a lot,'' Ankeny told The Associated Press after finally getting his name on the World Cup standings with a 21st-place finish in a slalom at Adelboden, … [Read more...]
US skier Vonn wins super-G for 2nd World Cup win in 2 days (The Associated Press)
US skier Vonn wins super-G for 2nd World Cup win in 2 days (The Associated Press) ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria (AP) -- After two dominant World Cup victories in two days, Lindsey Vonn feels she has finally completed her comeback from the injuries that kept her away from the Sochi Olympics. In 2012, Vonn won the latest of her four overall titles and came just 20 points short of breaking … [Read more...]
Report: NHL to alter fan voting after Scott pick
Report: NHL to alter fan voting after Scott pick Arizona Coyotes enforcer John Scott is going to be a captain at the NHL All-Star Game this year and the league has no one to blame but itself. Sure, the vote was corrupted by an organized and highly-motivated group of internet pranksters, fueled in promotion by blogs, podcasts, Twitter and Reddit, but they exploited the league's choice to make every … [Read more...]