Dallas Stars seeking to join NHL’s elite, ready for Capitals It was a statement win for the Dallas Stars. They skated into Chicago, less than a week after the Blackhawks throttled them in a 5-1 win back in the Lone Star State, and skated out with a 4-2 victory that saw them sprint out to a four-goal lead. Impressive? Without question, and especially without the injured Jason Spezza. But for … [Read more...]
Dynasty Rankings: Dynasty Mock Draft
Dynasty Rankings: Dynasty Mock Draft The 2015 season is in the books, and 2016 is in the throes of winter. It can be a depressing time for football fans. The solution? A ridiculously early look at next year and beyond with a Dynasty mock. The draft and free agency will change values and perceptions, but with our impressions of 2015 still fresh, it’s a great time to take stock of how we feel about … [Read more...]
Roundball Stew: Stew: Western Team Notes
Roundball Stew: Stew: Western Team Notes Last week, Roundball Stew brought you a team-by-team breakdown featuring notes from every squad in the East. This week, with the All-Star break upon us, we dive into some recent trends from the West. Proceeding in alphabetical order, as always…DAL: It’s been a pretty brutal stretch for fantasy owners of Wesley Matthews (last nine games: 8.3 ppg, 34.2 FG), … [Read more...]
Aqueduct cancels Saturday card because of cold, high winds (The Associated Press)
Aqueduct cancels Saturday card because of cold, high winds (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) -- Aqueduct has canceled the Saturday card because of the extreme cold and high winds in the New York area. … [Read more...]
Horse racing canceled in NYC because of bitter cold (The Associated Press)
Horse racing canceled in NYC because of bitter cold (The Associated Press) Racing officials have canceled all races at New York's Aqueduct Racetrack because of extreme cold and high winds. The New York Racing Association says there will be no live racing at Aqueduct on Saturday ''out of an abundance of caution'' for horses and jockeys. Daytime high temperatures were expected to be around … [Read more...]
Team News: Team News – Week 26
Team News: Team News - Week 26 Early Saturday Kickoff Sunderland v Manchester United Sunderland XI: Mannone, Yedlin, O’Shea, Kone, van Aanholt, Kirchhoff, Cattermole, M’Vila, Khazri, N’Doye, Defoe Substitutes: Brown, Rodwell, Borini, Matthews, Pickford, Toivonen, Honeyman Changes: Yedlin and N'Doye in for Jones and Watmore Manchester United XI: De Gea, Darmian, Smalling, Blind, … [Read more...]
Melo on trade rumors: 'I'm not going anywhere'
Melo on trade rumors: 'I'm not going anywhere' 11:58 AM ET print With the NBA trade deadline five days away, Carmelo Anthony reiterated that he has no plans to exercise his no-trade clause and leave the New York Knicks. "There's always some trade s--- going [on]," Anthony said Saturday during an interview on Sirius XM NBA Radio. "I'm not going anywhere." Carmelo Anthony … [Read more...]
Jenrry Mejia denies knowledge of PED use following lifetime ban
Jenrry Mejia denies knowledge of PED use following lifetime ban Hours after becoming the first player to be permanently suspended by MLB for a third positive test for PEDs, Jenrry Mejia denied knowledge of his use. According to ESPN New York's Adam Rubin, Mejia spoke to Dominican sports journalist Hector Gomez on Friday and relayed the following message, which was translated from Spanish: … [Read more...]
Saturday picks: Ducks to continue West surge
Saturday picks: Ducks to continue West surge Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks where hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters make their picks for all of the day's games. Anaheim Ducks vs. Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. ET The Anaheim Ducks have been rewarded for sticking with coach Bruce Boudreau when the entire hockey world thought he was on the verge of being fired earlier in the season. After … [Read more...]
Pinturault wins men’s World Cup giant slalom in Japan (The Associated Press)
Pinturault wins men's World Cup giant slalom in Japan (The Associated Press) Alexis Pinturault led a 1-2 finish for France in the men's World Cup giant slalom on Saturday. Pinturault, who was second after the first run, used a blistering second run of 1 minute, 17.78 seconds to finish 0.51 ahead of compatriot Mathieu Faivre. Marcel Hirscher of Austria, who leads the giant slalom standings, … [Read more...]