Rams players react to team's Los Angeles move on Twitter Upon hearing the news that the franchise would be moving to Los Angeles, Rams players made their feelings known on Twitter Tuesday night. There were thanks for St. Louis and optimism for L.A. Rams linebacker Alec Ogletree was one of the first Rams players to sound off in both directions. #thereturn it's official!!! Appreciate the … [Read more...]
Left knee injury forces Rose out late in loss
Left knee injury forces Rose out late in loss 10:38 PM ET Nick FriedellESPN Staff Writer Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. print MILWAUKEE -- Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose left … [Read more...]
Spieth supplants Woods as golf’s top earner at $54 million
Spieth supplants Woods as golf's top earner at $54 million Tiger Woods is no longer golf's biggest money maker. That title now belongs to Jordan Spieth. The two-time 2015 major winner tops Golf Digest's annual list of the game's highest earners, pulling in an estimated $54 million in 2015. Spieth was ranked 16th in last year's list. However, five PGA Tour wins, including the Masters and U.S. … [Read more...]
Melo exits vs. Celtics with right ankle sprain
Melo exits vs. Celtics with right ankle sprain 9:51 PM ET print NEW YORK -- Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony left Tuesday's game against the Boston Celtics early in the third quarter because of a right ankle sprain. X-rays on the ankle were negative, according to the team. Anthony, 31, initially suffered the injury with 1:20 left to play in the second quarter, when he rolled his ankle on … [Read more...]
Melo leaves game with sprained ankle after stepping on ref’s foot
Melo leaves game with sprained ankle after stepping on ref's foot New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony left Tuesday's game against the Boston Celtics with a sprained right ankle after stepping on the foot of referee Steve Anderson. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The unfortunate tumble took place late in the second quarter of Tuesday's game, with … [Read more...]
Struggling Winnipeg Jets face less demand for tickets
Struggling Winnipeg Jets face less demand for tickets The Winnipeg Jets’ sellouts at MTS Centre may not be 100 percent full. According to a story from the Winnipeg Free Press, the Jets call sellouts even if the team hasn’t sold all available tickets to the 15,294 seat building. Said True North Sports and Entertainment (the parent company of the Jets) spokesman Scott Brown to the Free … [Read more...]
Rams’ L.A. move approved by NFL owners; Chargers in limbo
Rams' L.A. move approved by NFL owners; Chargers in limbo By a vote of 30-2, NFL teams approved the long-anticipated move of the St. Louis Rams franchise to Los Angeles, a city that has been vacant by the league for more than 20 years. The franchise confirmed the move Tuesday night. Team owners met in Houston on Tuesday and approved Stan Kroenke's plan to move the Rams franchise to … [Read more...]
The Atlanta Hawks have a really, really intense Uno circle
The Atlanta Hawks have a really, really intense Uno circle NBA players spend a lot of time together needing to kill time. That occurs most commonly on the team plane, where flights can stretch for hours. Teammates can pass the time sleeping, watching movies, or playing card games like bourré with teammates. But very few have picked up a game most often played by bored and families and … [Read more...]
This 11-year-old can dribble just like Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving
This 11-year-old can dribble just like Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving Evidently, Stephen Curry's inspiring young basketball lovers to work on a heck of a lot more than just chucking up 3-pointers from 30 feet out. Take a look at the move-for-move ball-handling mimicry of 11-year-old Noah Cutler of Leesberg, Va., who sure seems to have been inspired by the Golden State Warriors superstar to … [Read more...]
Marcus Stroman shows off his rap skills on Mike Stud’s new album
Marcus Stroman shows off his rap skills on Mike Stud's new album Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman has already established himself as one of the coolest young stars in MLB and now that résumé is getting a boost as he's dropped a verse on the new album from rapper/singer Mike Stud while also starring in Stud's latest video. In his foray into hip-hop bar-dropping, Stroman mentions his … [Read more...]