More MLS managers under pressure as 2016 gets started Every MLS team is into preseason camp now, hustling and bustling inside of domes to avoid the snowfall outside, or passing and trapping away in happier, sunnier climes. But it’s not so sunny for all the managers in charge; a bevy of bosses start the year in the weeds, under […] Every MLS team is into preseason camp now, hustling and … [Read more...]
Will Byron Buxton top MLB.com’s prospect rankings again?
Will Byron Buxton top MLB.com's prospect rankings again? With the hope of a new season also comes renewed excitement about the future of baseball and those who could become the game's next household names. That will be the focus of MLB Network this Friday night at 9:00 p.m. ET when it airs a one-hour special revealing MLB.com's Top 50 prospects for the 2016 season. Perhaps the best thing … [Read more...]
StatMuse Picks Up $10M For Its AI-Based, Graphic Search Engine For Sports Statistics – TechCrunch
StatMuse Picks Up $10M For Its AI-Based, Graphic Search Engine For Sports Statistics - TechCrunch The business of sport revolves around stats — from those who use them to improve performance, through to enthusiasts who look at them for fun, or for more financial ends. Now a startup that helps make it easier for regular people to dig into and visualise sports stats has picked up some funding to … [Read more...]
Alexandre Pato arrives at Chelsea for his medical
Alexandre Pato arrives at Chelsea for his medical Former AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato arrived for a medical at Chelsea on Wednesday with the Brazilian international expected to sign a loan deal until the end of the season. Pato helped AC Milan to the 2011 Italian league title as part of an attacking trident alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic and […] Photo credit: AFP. Former AC Milan striker … [Read more...]
Steven Stamkos, Sergei Bobrovsky and hockey puppies (Puck Daddy Countdown)
Steven Stamkos, Sergei Bobrovsky and hockey puppies (Puck Daddy Countdown) 8. Telling your kids you'll get them a puppy if an NHL player scores a goal So this is a thing now? Parents got sick of forcing their small children to cry when a moderately popular local player was traded in a cloying and transparent attempt to get a signed jersey they will probably put on eBay within the week. So … [Read more...]
LeBron rejects coach killer claims, refuses to ‘turn my brain off’
LeBron rejects coach killer claims, refuses to 'turn my brain off' LeBron James has taken an awful lot of heat in the five days since the firing of former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt, and he's pretty sick of it. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The four-time NBA Most Valuable Player spoke with reporters after shootaround ahead of the … [Read more...]
Olympic champion Ted Ligety injures knee in training crash (The Associated Press)
Olympic champion Ted Ligety injures knee in training crash (The Associated Press) Olympic and world giant slalom champion Ted Ligety says he tore the ACL in his right knee during a training crash Wednesday in Oberjoch, Germany. … [Read more...]
D’Angelo Russell was benched for ‘trying to take over the game’
D'Angelo Russell was benched for 'trying to take over the game' The last few days haven’t been good to Byron Scott. The last few years haven’t, either, but in this business you mainly end up discussing the latest thing that wasn’t all that great. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] In the hours following what might be the most believable cry of hacking … [Read more...]
Wade’s son sends motivational text: ‘Stay on attack mode big dog’
Wade's son sends motivational text: 'Stay on attack mode big dog' Injuries to multiple members of the Miami Heat have forced Dwyane Wade to carry a heavier load of late, which hasn't exactly been easy since the future Hall of Famer is also working through injuries to both of his shoulders. The 12-time All-Star had averaged just 13.6 points per game on 36.8 percent shooting in his last five … [Read more...]
A-Rod is approaching Babe Ruth’s homer mark, calls it overwhelming
A-Rod is approaching Babe Ruth's homer mark, calls it overwhelming Last year, in his return to MLB, A-Rod raced past Willie Mays on the all-time home-run list and reached the famous 3,000-hit plateau. As we head into 2016, there are more rungs for A-Rod to climb in the baseball record books — whether fans like it or not. While A-Rod did a good job in 2015 of performing on the field, not … [Read more...]