Bettman 'no doubt' on Scott at ASG; Canadian teams impact Rogers; Malkin Q&A (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected]. • The Kickstarter campaign of create "Pride Tape" for … [Read more...]
Undefeated Garcia on quest for welterweight championship (The Associated Press)
Undefeated Garcia on quest for welterweight championship (The Associated Press) Danny Garcia is as much a brand as he is a boxer in the Philadelphia neighborhood where he trains. Working more on crew cuts rather than uppercuts, Garcia even fancied himself a bit of a barber in his teens. … [Read more...]
German FA backs Gianni Infantino’s FIFA bid
German FA backs Gianni Infantino’s FIFA bid The German FA (DFB) confirmed on Wednesday they will back UEFA’s general secretary Gianni Infantino in his bid to become the president of world football’s governing body FIFA next month. “Gianni Infantino is the candidate for Europe and is the best candidate as far as Rainer Koch and the leadership […] The German FA (DFB) confirmed on Wednesday … [Read more...]
Suspended Browns WR Josh Gordon applies for NFL reinstatement
Suspended Browns WR Josh Gordon applies for NFL reinstatement For all our conjecture on the future of Johnny Manziel, there’s a more talented, established and — yes — still troubled player on the Cleveland Browns who might have a brighter future in the NFL. Remember Josh Gordon? You know, the guy who wrecked the league with an NFL-best 1,646 yards despite only playing in 14 games in 2013. … [Read more...]
Pelicans’ Eric Gordon out 4-6 weeks with fractured ring finger
Pelicans' Eric Gordon out 4-6 weeks with fractured ring finger He'd missed 115 games through three injury-plagued seasons in the Big Easy, but midway through last season, shooting guard Eric Gordon finally settled into something approaching a consistent groove. After eschewing surgery for the torn labrum in his left shoulder last season and instead rehabilitating the injury for six weeks, he … [Read more...]
Forbes’ valuations are in: 13 NBA teams are worth over a billion
Forbes' valuations are in: 13 NBA teams are worth over a billion Nearly half of the NBA’s 30 teams, according to Forbes, are worth over a billion dollars. The magazine’s recent round of team valuations revealed that, once taxes were considered, a winning Powerball ticket couldn’t even be traded in for a the majority ownership stake of the New Orleans Pelicans. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on … [Read more...]
NBA Expert All-Star Picks: Forget fan vote, here's how lineups should look – CBSSports.com
NBA Expert All-Star Picks: Forget fan vote, here's how lineups should look - CBSSports.com The NBA All-Star Game is a time for the league's best players to showcase their talent -- not on defense, of course -- and give fans something fun to watch and get excited about. Speaking of the fans, they have the power to vote their favorite stars into the starting lineup. Whether it's fair or not, … [Read more...]
Cavs regroup, get 'back to basics' after blowout
Cavs regroup, get 'back to basics' after blowout 1:42 PM ET Dave McMenaminESPN Staff Writer Close Cavs and NBA writer for ESPN.com Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14 and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09 Syracuse University graduate print NEW YORK -- LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers regrouped and changed their itineraries to clear the air … [Read more...]
The A’s made a rockin’ Sean Doolittle gnome that plays Metallica
The A's made a rockin' Sean Doolittle gnome that plays Metallica The Oakland Athletics have another great giveaway on their hands: They've created a gnome of closer and noted metalhead Sean Doolittle that plays Metallica's "For Whom The Bell Tolls." Doolittle enters the game to that song, so it's only fitting — as is the Metallica shirt he's wearing and the metal horns he's throwing up with … [Read more...]
Daily Fantasy College Basketball Strategy: FanDuel value picks – Sporting News
Daily Fantasy College Basketball Strategy: FanDuel value picks - Sporting News All of our daily fantasy college basketball value picks for Wednesday come from a couple of major-conference matchups that are flying under the radar on completely different sides of the country. An SEC rivalry very familiar to those in Tennessee pairs up with a Pac-12 showdown set to take place in the northwest corner … [Read more...]