Kevin Kiermaier's memorable 2015 catch immortalized in painting Tampa Bay pitcher Chris Archer loves having great defenders playing behind him so much so that he's willing to go out of his way to prove it to them. Archer presented outfielder Kevin Kiermaier with a commissioned painting on Friday morning at the team's spring training headquarters in honor of Kiermaier's Gold Glove winning … [Read more...]
Does Wayne Gretzky think Jaromir Jagr could have broken his goals record?
Does Wayne Gretzky think Jaromir Jagr could have broken his goals record? The Great One knows about the Great ‘What-If.’ What if Jaromir Jagr, who has 742 career goals through Thursday’s games, hadn’t lost roughly two seasons to labor stoppages and hadn’t spent three years toiling in Russia’s KHL? Would Jaromir Jagr have passed Wayne Gretzky’s all-time career goals mark of 894? “The closer … [Read more...]
Ganong skips Hinterstoder super-G to heal injured left knee (The Associated Press)
Ganong skips Hinterstoder super-G to heal injured left knee (The Associated Press) HINTERSTODER, Austria (AP) -- American skier Travis Ganong will sit out the World Cup super-G on Saturday to continue his recovery from a left knee injury. … [Read more...]
Edmonton Oilers vow big changes, will they involve Nugent-Hopkins?
Edmonton Oilers vow big changes, will they involve Nugent-Hopkins? Teddy Purcell and Justin Schultz were both held out of the Edmonton Oilers’ game against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night, so they’re as good as gone at the NHL trade deadline. The question is how far the cuts will go as the Oilers enter another annual franchise rebuilding. "I've used this season to evaluate this … [Read more...]
LeBron says Cavs want ex-Nets star Johnson
LeBron says Cavs want ex-Nets star Johnson 12:36 PM ET Dave McMenaminESPN Staff Writer Close Cavs and NBA writer for ESPN.com Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14 and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09 Syracuse University graduate print TORONTO -- As Joe Johnson waits to clear waivers, Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James let his interest be known in the … [Read more...]
Luke Hochevar photobombing Ian Kennedy is the best spring photo
Luke Hochevar photobombing Ian Kennedy is the best spring photo Throughout the offseason, Major League Baseball players have one date circled on their calendars. No, it's not camp report date, or the first game of spring training. It's photo day. Maybe that seems silly, but think about it for a minute. On photo day, players have to present themselves as fans will see them for the entire … [Read more...]
FIFA approves reforms ahead of new president vote
FIFA approves reforms ahead of new president vote FIFA members on Friday approved major reforms aiming to end corruption scandals ahead of voting for a new president who faces a mountainous task boosting the image of football’s governing body. The measures were adopted by 179 members, while 22 voted against and six abstained at a congress seeking to […] Photo credit: AFP FIFA members on … [Read more...]
Isaiah Thomas’ ridiculous pass for Crowder 3 seals Celtics win
Isaiah Thomas' ridiculous pass for Crowder 3 seals Celtics win On Wednesday, in the midst of a nightmarish season from hell — not to put too fine a point on it — Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough admitted that, if he had a chance to do it all over again, he wouldn't have traded away point guard Isaiah Thomas to the Boston Celtics in a controversial-at-the-time, much-discussed-since … [Read more...]
Arizona reliever Andrew Chafin chooses the simple life in an RV
Arizona reliever Andrew Chafin chooses the simple life in an RV Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Andrew Chafin wasn't ready to put down roots in the Phoenix area by purchasing a home and he wasn't happy with the high price of rent he paid last season. So Chafin invested in 42-foot Keystone Fuzion RV where he plans to live this season. #Dbacks pitcher Andrew Chafin was tired of paying high … [Read more...]
Debunking the Calvin Johnson combine 40-yard dash myth years later
Debunking the Calvin Johnson combine 40-yard dash myth years later INDIANAPOLIS — Is it possible that we’ve had one of the more legendary NFL scouting combine stories wrong all these years? As Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson ponders retirement, and with the 2016 combine in full swing and the testing set to begin, we often remember fondly one of the best one-off performances of … [Read more...]