Kentucky suffers its fifth loss against an unranked opponent They won three consecutive late-January SEC games by an average of more than 22 points. They pushed Kansas to overtime on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse. They opened up a seemingly insurmountable first-half lead at Tennessee three nights later. Just when it seemed like Kentucky was starting to turn the corner ... Vols 84, Wildcats … [Read more...]
Nuggets rookie Nikola Jokic’s passport photo is pretty great
Nuggets rookie Nikola Jokic's passport photo is pretty great After scoring a career-high 27 points to go with 14 rebounds, four assists and a block to help lead the Denver Nuggets to an impressive 112-93 win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday, it seems like it's time for Denver rookie big man Nikola Jokic to get his close-up. I suspect, however, that he might prefer it not be with this … [Read more...]
Koepka, Fowler embrace TPC Scottsdale’s raucous par-3 16th
Koepka, Fowler embrace TPC Scottsdale's raucous par-3 16th You talk a short walk from the 15th green into a walkway under the stands. You weave your way through a tunnel of green. The modest hum of thousands of fans, anticipating your arrival, can't be ignored. Then then catch you walking onto what is, for 50 weeks each year, a benign par 3. Not this week, though. For the Waste Management … [Read more...]
Brazil charges Barca star Neymar with tax evasion
Brazil charges Barca star Neymar with tax evasion Brazilian authorities charged Barcelona and Brazil star striker Neymar on Tuesday with tax evasion and falsifying documents over a seven-year period. The federal prosecutor’s office alleged that the striker committed the crimes between 2006, when he was just a promising youngster at Brazilian football club Santos, and 2013, when he […] Photo … [Read more...]
Hot Stove Digest: The Indians are considering Juan Uribe
Hot Stove Digest: The Indians are considering Juan Uribe 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. TARGETING: The Cleveland Indians are looking at infielder Juan Uribe to play third base. [@Buster_ESPN] DISAGREEMENTS: The MLBPA is … [Read more...]
Lady Gaga set to sing National Anthem at Super Bowl 50
Lady Gaga set to sing National Anthem at Super Bowl 50 Fresh off her Golden Globe win for her role in the hit show "American Horror Story: Hotel," Lady Gaga has been announced as a performer at Super Bowl 50. The Grammy-winning singer/actress will sing the "Star-Spangled Banner" before the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers kick off. Though she is known for her quirky, controversial and … [Read more...]
Coach K ‘under the weather’ and will miss Tuesday night’s game
Coach K 'under the weather' and will miss Tuesday night's game Already reeling after four losses in its past five games sent it tumbling out of the AP Top 25, Duke received more bad news this week. The school announced 90 minutes before tip-off that coach Mike Krzyzewski will not be on the sideline when the Blue Devils visit Georgia Tech on Tuesday night. Krzyzewski was feeling "under the … [Read more...]
Gary Kubiak made changes after a scary mini-stroke in 2013
Gary Kubiak made changes after a scary mini-stroke in 2013 SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Denver Broncos coach Gary Kubiak speaks with ease about the "mini-stroke" he suffered during a game in 2013, which belies how frightening it was at the time. At halftime of a “Sunday Night Football” game, suddenly the tone of the broadcast changed. Kubiak, then coach of the Houston Texans, was taken off the … [Read more...]
Clips wait for NBA probe to decide Griffin's fate
Clips wait for NBA probe to decide Griffin's fate 8:24 PM ET Associated Press print LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Clippers will decide whether star forward Blake Griffin joins them for the team's upcoming road trip after the NBA announces the results of its investigation of his punching of an assistant equipment manager. Griffin broke his shooting hand in the Jan. 23 incident … [Read more...]
Kershaw on lack of DH in NL: It's a better game
Kershaw on lack of DH in NL: It's a better game Clayton Kershaw thinks the NL offers a better brand of baseball. (USATSI) Over the next 11 months, we're going to hear an awful lot about the NL potentially adopting the DH. The current collective bargaining agreement expires on Dec. 1, so if MLB is going to make the DH universal, there is no better time to do than with a new CBA. There are … [Read more...]