High schooler scores OT winner hours after father's death (Video) Hours after losing his father on Wednesday, Doug Caliendo found a reason to smile. The Notre Dame-West Haven (CT) senior scored the overtime winner to help beat Northwest Catholic 3-2 on the same day his father, Lou, lost his battle with colon cancer. Down 2-0 in the third period, the Lions rallied to tie the game and force … [Read more...]
Binghamton Mets unveil very patriotic Independence Day jerseys
Binghamton Mets unveil very patriotic Independence Day jerseys If at first you don't succeed, try again. That's a very good mantra to live by in general, and it's a good mantra to live by in the world of business and marketing. With that said, credit the Binghamton Mets, a minor-league affiliate of the New York Mets, because they keep trying. [2016 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball is open for … [Read more...]
On National Signing Day, College Football Recruits Have Starring Roles in a Carnival – New York Times
On National Signing Day, College Football Recruits Have Starring Roles in a Carnival - New York Times From left in front, Derek Jeter and Tom Brady with Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh. Football fans crowded Hill Auditorium at the University of Michigan for the Wolverines’ self-proclaimed Signing of the Stars extravaganza. By MARC TRACY February 3, 2016 Derek Jeter and Tom Brady showed up … [Read more...]
Curry’s 51 points, career-high-tying 11 3s push Warriors past Wiz
Curry's 51 points, career-high-tying 11 3s push Warriors past Wiz Stephen Curry entered Wednesday's meeting with the Washington Wizards on what is, for him, something of a cold run. The NBA's leading scorer at 29.4 points per game, Curry had averaged just 16.7 points over the Golden State Warriors' last three contests, shooting a mere 38.3 percent from the floor and a positively human 37.9 … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Offseason Dose: Bird, Watching
Baseball Daily Dose: Offseason Dose: Bird, Watching Greg Bird impressed in his rookie season. Now, we'll have to wait until 2017 for an encore. We're getting closer to pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training, so be sure to keep refreshing Rotoworld's constantly-updating player news page for all the latest. And while you're at it, follow @Rotoworld_BB and @nate_grimm if you are on … [Read more...]
Gary Neville won’t quit Valencia despite 7-0 Barca thrashing
Gary Neville won’t quit Valencia despite 7-0 Barca thrashing Valencia boss Gary Neville admitted his side’s 7-0 Copa del Rey semi-final mauling at the hands of Barcelona on Wednesday was one of his worst nights in football but he refused to quit. Luis Suarez scored four and Lionel Messi added a hat-trick as Barca rendered next week’s second-leg meaningless […] Valencia boss Gary Neville … [Read more...]
NHLPA, Flames slam Wideman suspension as appeal process begins
NHLPA, Flames slam Wideman suspension as appeal process begins The NHL Players’ Association said it “strongly” disagreed with the NHL’s decision to suspend Calgary Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman 20 games for cross-checking linesman Don Henderson in a game last week. The NHL announced the ruling early Wednesday and the NHLPA announced the appeal in the afternoon. Since this was not a … [Read more...]
What will Super Bowl 100 look like?
What will Super Bowl 100 look like? We're at Super Bowl 50, and we're so far from the grind-it-out ground game of the first Super Bowl that it's almost a completely different form of football. So what will Super Bowl 100 (in Roman numeral terms, Super Bowl C) look like? Robot referees? Two-hand touch rules? Teams in Mexico City and London? The Browns still without a championship? We have … [Read more...]
Draft Strategy: 2016 Category Sleepers: Wins
Draft Strategy: 2016 Category Sleepers: Wins The following is Week 9 of the 10-part series of sleepers for each 5x5 roto category (BA, HR, RBI, R, SB, W, ERA, WHIP, K, SV). For the second year in a row, I’ll be breaking down category sleepers at each of the 5x5 roto categories. We’ve already covered WHIP, home runs strikeouts, batting average, ERA, stolen bases, saves, and RBI. This week we’ll … [Read more...]