Heat: Bosh won't practice, travel for Hawks tilt 4:41 PM ET ESPN.com news services print The Miami Heat issued a statement Wednesday on Chris Bosh, who withdrew from the All-Star Game over the weekend because of what the Heat called a calf strain. "Chris Bosh will not practice today and will not accompany the team to Atlanta for the game on Friday," the statement read. "When … [Read more...]
North Carolina vs. Duke – 2/17/16 College Basketball Pick, Odds, and Prediction – Sports Chat Place
North Carolina vs. Duke - 2/17/16 College Basketball Pick, Odds, and Prediction - Sports Chat Place Duke Blue Devils (19-6) at North Carolina Tar Heels (21-4) College Basketball: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 9:00 pm (Dean Smith Center) The Line: North Carolina Tar Heels -6.5 -- Over/Under: 164 See the Latest Odds TV: ESPN The North Carolina Tar Heels and the Duke Blue Devils face off on … [Read more...]
Northern Illinois to play Toledo at White Sox stadium
Northern Illinois to play Toledo at White Sox stadium Northern Illinois and Toledo will play at the home of the Chicago White Sox in 2016. NIU announced the game at U.S. Cellular Field on Wednesday morning. The game will be played on Wednesday, Nov. 9 and televised on ESPN. “This is a historical moment and an outstanding day,” NIU athletic director Sean Frazier said in a statement. “Our fans … [Read more...]
Dustin Johnson almost hits cameraman during photo shoot…on purpose
Dustin Johnson almost hits cameraman during photo shoot...on purpose When watching golf week to week, it can sometimes be easy to forget just how talented the pros are -- and how much better at golf than we could ever even hope to be. So, let's put things back into perspective. Dustin Johnson was recently taking part in a commercial shoot for his sponsor TaylorMade at Mountain Gate Country … [Read more...]
FIFA sanctions Beckenbauer over World Cup bidding probe
FIFA sanctions Beckenbauer over World Cup bidding probe FIFA’s ethics committee on Wednesday sanctioned German football legend Franz Beckenbauer with a warning and a light fine for failing to cooperate with a probe into the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The investigation into the controversial decisions to award the two tournaments to Russia (2018) and […] Photo credit: AFP … [Read more...]
Browns plan Jim Brown statue on 80th birthday, despite checkered past
Browns plan Jim Brown statue on 80th birthday, despite checkered past On Jim Brown's 80th birthday, 50 years after his playing days ended, the Cleveland Browns announced that they plan to erect a statue in his honor and in his likeness outside FirstEnergy Stadium. It's hard to believe he doesn't have one there already. And it's hard to believe that hardly anyone remembers the slew of … [Read more...]
Report: Lakers are ‘torn’ about retaining Byron Scott as coach
Report: Lakers are 'torn' about retaining Byron Scott as coach If it were just about any other team – you always have to make concessions for Sacramento – this would be a no-brainer. Of course Byron Scott shouldn’t be coaching the Los Angeles Lakers next season. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] He’s fine for this year. Sure, it’s possible that he’s … [Read more...]
Heat say Chris Bosh won't travel to Atlanta
Heat say Chris Bosh won't travel to Atlanta 3:36 PM ET ESPN.com news services print The Miami Heat issued a statement Wednesday on Chris Bosh, who withdrew from the All-Star Game over the weekend because of what the Heat called a calf strain. "Chris Bosh will not practice today and will not accompany the team to Atlanta for the game on Friday," the statement read. "When further … [Read more...]
Don’t come between a young girl and her baseball cards
Don't come between a young girl and her baseball cards Editor's Note: In this guest essay, author and poet Susan Perabo recounts the story of showing Willie McGee his first baseball card when she was a young St. Louis Cardinals fan. Perabo has published "Who I Was Supposed to Be" and "The Broken Places" on Simon and Schuster. Her latest book, a collection of short stories titled "Why They … [Read more...]
Our best bets for the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup and more
Our best bets for the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup and more We're spinning our Chase preview a little differently this year. We've divided drivers we think are Chase possibilities into three categories. Those in the lock category are going to be in the Chase. Those with a good bet have a greater than 50 percent chance of making the field while those with a chance could make the field and we … [Read more...]