Kompany unharmed after plane incident 10:55 PM GMT Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany was on board a plane which came off the runway at Norwich Airport on Saturday. Sources tell Press Association Sport that City's injured captain had been watching his side beat Norwich 3-0 in the FA Cup before a charter plane was due to take him home. The plane suffered problems as it tried to take off but … [Read more...]
NBA Expert Picks and Best Bets: Rockets slight favorites over Pacers – CBSSports.com
NBA Expert Picks and Best Bets: Rockets slight favorites over Pacers - CBSSports.com Our CBSSports.com NBA Expert Picks for Sunday, January 10, 2016 from Matt Moore, Ananth Pandian and Zach Harper. First we'll share our best bets, then below, we'll measure ourselves against one another by picking three common games. For SportsLine picks, click here. For more CBS Sports Expert Picks, click here. … [Read more...]
Hot Stove Digest: Korean star Seung-hwan Oh lands with Cardinals
Hot Stove Digest: Korean star Seung-hwan Oh lands with Cardinals Welcome to The Stew's Hot Stove Digest, our daily rundown of MLB news, rumors and gossip for Hot Stove season. Here you'll find a recap of all the day's action and other fun stuff from around the Internet. OH, YES: Korean reliever Seung-hwan Oh has one of the best nickname's in sports, and he's reportedly on his way to the St. … [Read more...]
Canucks announce they’re trading Chris Higgins at some point
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Sweet no-look assist highlights Denzel Valentine’s return
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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...]