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...]
Pay raise pushes Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s salary to $1.1 million per month
Pay raise pushes Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s salary to $1.1 million per month Paris Saint-Germain’s star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been handed a $760,000 monthly pay rise, making him by far the highest-paid player in France, Le Parisien newspaper reported on Wednesday. The 34-year-old Swede, who joined the club in 2012 from AC Milan and has scored 127 goals in 156 games since […] Photo credit: … [Read more...]
Gregg Popovich can’t be *too* critical of the David Blatt firing
Gregg Popovich can't be *too* critical of the David Blatt firing On Monday, a much-anticipated showdown between the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs was shot to bits by the removal of Spurs big man Tim Duncan, and further shot to bits by the sterling play of both the Warriors and Stephen Curry. Curry obliterated San Antonio’s top-ranked defense on his way to 37 points in just 28 … [Read more...]
Erick Green almost missed his NBA call-up by screening his calls
Erick Green almost missed his NBA call-up by screening his calls Yahoo Sports NBA reporter Shams Charania broke the news Tuesday that the Utah Jazz had signed guard Erick Green from the D-League's Reno Bighorns to a 10-day contract. It's a move aimed at adding a healthy body to a Jazz backcourt beset by injuries to point guards Dante Exum (lost for the season to a torn ACL) and Raul Neto … [Read more...]