Roundball Stew: Stew: Boogie Bonanza As you know if you’re a regular reader of this column, it normally ends with a paragraph or two of random (and sometimes coherent) basketball-related thoughts. This week, in the absence of any sort of focus from yours truly, we bring you Roundball Stew at its most scatterbrained (but hopefully still helpful), with an oversized edition of Random Thoughts, broken … [Read more...]
Maury Wills says he can turn around Yasiel Puig in spring training
Maury Wills says he can turn around Yasiel Puig in spring training Maury Wills’ love for baseball is as strong as ever at 83. His passion for the game will take him off the golf course next month to spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team he played for throughout most of his career. Wills is hoping to help his friend, new Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, improve the team’s … [Read more...]
NHL Picks: Lightning stay hot vs. Pens, Blackhawks push streak to 10 – CBSSports.com
NHL Picks: Lightning stay hot vs. Pens, Blackhawks push streak to 10 - CBSSports.com Welcome to NHL Picks where CBSSports.com hockey writers Chris Peters and Adam Gretz make their predictions for all of the day's games. Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:30 p.m. ET The Tampa Bay Lightning have a chance to get back into one of the top three spots in the Atlantic Division, but to do it, … [Read more...]
Finland honors World Junior champions with stamp (Photo)
Finland honors World Junior champions with stamp (Photo) As is tradition in Finland, if you do something great on the international stage you’re going to get yourself a postage stamp. Recall Mikael Granlund’s lacrosse-style goal during the semifinals of the 2011 World Championships received the honor and promptly sold out of supplies. On Friday, the Finnish Post announced that the Young … [Read more...]
Beal thinks he’ll probably need minutes limit for rest of career
Beal thinks he'll probably need minutes limit for rest of career After missing 16 games with a stress reaction in his lower right leg, Bradley Beal returned to the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, scoring 11 points with three rebounds, three assists and a steal in 23 minutes off the bench in a 106-101 win that extended Washington's win streak to three games and got the long-scufflng Wiz … [Read more...]
BDL’s midseason award picks: Most Improved Player, Sixth Man
BDL's midseason award picks: Most Improved Player, Sixth Man Seven of the NBA’s 30 teams have already played half their games, and by the end of the weekend, the league will officially be at its midway point. With 41 games under our belts, it’s more than fair to judge just who has put in the most award-worthy work thus far. Judged by, as you’d expect, three men with a stable full of awards … [Read more...]
Official: Alabama RB Derrick Henry, DL A’Shawn Robinson go to NFL
Official: Alabama RB Derrick Henry, DL A'Shawn Robinson go to NFL The 2015 Heisman Trophy winner is headed to the NFL. ESPN’s Joe Schad reported Thursday that Alabama running back Derrick Henry will forgo his senior season and declare for the NFL draft. The 6-foot-3, 242-pound Henry rushed for 2,219 yards and 28 touchdowns this season – both No. 1 in the nation. Henry made the news official … [Read more...]
Ski jumping-Mueller left partially paralysed after ski flying crash (Reuters)
Ski jumping-Mueller left partially paralysed after ski flying crash (Reuters) Austrian ski jumper Lukas Mueller has been left partially paralysed after a crash during practice for the ski flying world championships, doctors said on Friday. "At the moment he cannot move his legs, although he has some sensitivity," Franz-Josef Seibert, chief surgeon at the University Hospital in Graz, told … [Read more...]
Awesome Gent romps in Aqueduct feature (The Associated Press)
Awesome Gent romps in Aqueduct feature (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) -- Awesome Gent romped to a 5 1/2 length victory Friday in the $57,000 allowance feature for New York bred 3-year-olds at Aqueduct. … [Read more...]
Fantasy Roundtable: Roundtable: Divisional Predictions
Fantasy Roundtable: Roundtable: Divisional Predictions Jesse Pantuosco (@JessePantuosco): Alright, let’s give the playoff wheel another spin. Last week we said goodbye to the Redskins, Vikings (poor Blair Walsh), Bengals and Texans. This week the clock will strike midnight on four more teams. So which four will survive the Divisional Round? All four road teams advanced in last week’s Wild Card. … [Read more...]