President Obama welcomes Warriors to White House with mad jokes Fresh off their highlight-heavy Wednesday win over the Washington Wizards, the Golden State Warriors stuck around the nation's capital to celebrate their 2014-15 NBA championship. We'll let Warriors guard Leandro Barbosa tell us where they were going and what they were doing: #DubNation Where we at?! pic.twitter.com/ZPW01hv8Bq … [Read more...]
Spurs' Ginobili has surgery, out at least month
Spurs' Ginobili has surgery, out at least month 4:53 PM ET Michael C. WrightESPN Staff Writer Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M print The San Antonio Spurs won't have Manu Ginobili for at least a month. The team said the veteran guard had testicular surgery Thursday in San Antonio and will be sidelined … [Read more...]
Wisconsin vs. Ohio State – 2/4/16 College Basketball Pick, Odds, and Prediction – Sports Chat Place
Wisconsin vs. Ohio State - 2/4/16 College Basketball Pick, Odds, and Prediction - Sports Chat Place Ohio State Buckeyes (14-9) at Wisconsin Badgers (13-9) College Basketball: Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 7:00 pm (Kohl Center) The Line: Wisconsin Badgers -6 -- Over/Under: 126 See the Latest Odds TV: ESPN The Wisconsin Badgers and the Ohio State Buckeyes face off on Thursday in Madison in Big … [Read more...]
European cycling champion Brezhniva banned for doping (The Associated Press)
European cycling champion Brezhniva banned for doping (The Associated Press) Two-time European track cycling champion Elena Brezhniva of Russia has been banned for four years for doping. The sanction for Brezhniva, who won European team sprint gold in 2013 and 2014, was backdated from June 22, 2015, the Russian anti-doping agency said in a statement, without specifying the nature of the … [Read more...]
Marek Vs. Wyshynski: Wideman suspension debate with Pat Steinberg, Kent Wilson (Podcast)
Marek Vs. Wyshynski: Wideman suspension debate with Pat Steinberg, Kent Wilson (Podcast) - Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 in Calgary talks about the Dennis Wideman suspension, Johnny Gaudreau and the Pacific Division race. - Kent Wilson of Flames Nation joins us to talk about Wideman, NHL.com's revamp, the Calgary arena deal debate and analytics. - GAME SHOW THURSDAY! Will our latest … [Read more...]
Report: Texans, Raiders to play in Mexico City this season
Report: Texans, Raiders to play in Mexico City this season The NFL was expected to return to Mexico this season, and now it looks like we know which teams will be playing in the country. The Houston Texans and Oakland Raiders are expected to play their scheduled 2016 regular-season game in Mexico City, the Houston Chronicle's John McClain reported. The Raiders, who have yet to sign a new … [Read more...]
You can own Zo’s jersey from Obama’s star-studded 2010 pickup game
You can own Zo's jersey from Obama's star-studded 2010 pickup game Back in 2010, noted basketball enthusiast and President Barack Obama celebrated his 49th birthday by hosting what sounded like the coolest pickup basketball game ever — a closed-to-the-media run at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., featuring a who's who of the basketball world, including Magic Johnson, Bill Russell, LeBron … [Read more...]
Larry Bird: Not ‘many 7-footers walking around at the age of 75’
Larry Bird: Not 'many 7-footers walking around at the age of 75' The NBA, relative to its counterparts in pro baseball and football, is a young league. This is why the ‘In Memoriam’ reel that NBA TV played in its 2015 year-end wrap-up show was so heartbreaking. The league, which typically can reliably call up any number of retired legends to judge a Slam Dunk Contest or swap stories in … [Read more...]
Watch Vladimir Guerrero hit a home run in Caribbean Series derby
Watch Vladimir Guerrero hit a home run in Caribbean Series derby Vladimir Guerrero played his last big-league game so long ago, he's eligible for the Hall of Fame next year. However, he can absolutely still lean on his incredible skills that wowed fans for years. Guerrero took the field again Wednesday for the inaugural Caribbean Series home run derby in the Dominican Republic and he didn't … [Read more...]
Orioles attempt to patch massive hole with Odrisamer Despaigne
Orioles attempt to patch massive hole with Odrisamer Despaigne A quick glance at the Baltimore Orioles roster may lead to some to believe the team hasn't done anything this offseason. That is, of course, not true. The Orioles most significant moves of the offseason involved bringing back their former players, giving the appearance that not much has changed when looking at their depth … [Read more...]