NBA FanDuel Lineup: Best Picks & DFS Players for Feb 29 - Heavy.com The weekend passed, and we now have the first team to clinch an NBA playoff spot this season. The Golden State Warriors became the fastest team to clinch a playoff spot in NBA history. The Warriors are off tonight, but there is plenty of basketball with seven games on the schedule. We've listed the best players to put in … [Read more...]
Aaron Rodgers photobombs the Oscars red carpet
Aaron Rodgers photobombs the Oscars red carpet When you're an MVP quarterback in the NFL, you're an American god, a legitimate Big Dog, the most compelling person in any room ... except in Hollywood, where you're arm candy. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers accompanied girlfriend Olivia Munn to the Oscars on Sunday night, and did what pretty much the rest of us would do: goofed … [Read more...]
Navy retires Keenan Reynolds’ No. 19 jersey
Navy retires Keenan Reynolds' No. 19 jersey There will never be another No. 19 at Navy. At the football program’s annual banquet on Sunday night, Navy announced that record-setting quarterback Keenan Reynolds’ number has officially been retired. Reynolds is the fourth Navy football player to have his number retired, joining Heisman winners Roger Staubach (No. 12) and Joe Bellino (No. 27) and … [Read more...]
League Cup triumph vindicates Pellegrini from Man City’s FA Cup disrespect
League Cup triumph vindicates Pellegrini from Man City’s FA Cup disrespect Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini said his side’s League Cup final triumph over Liverpool vindicated his decision to field a weakened team in their recent FA Cup defeat by Chelsea. Pellegrini came in for criticism for selecting a youthful team almost completely devoid of recognizable names for City’s trip to […] … [Read more...]
Shutdown Corner’s NFL free agency rankings: Defense, specialists
Shutdown Corner's NFL free agency rankings: Defense, specialists When free agency starts March 9, NFL teams will be in a race to sign a class that can push them over the top and perhaps into Super Bowl LI. Here are Shutdown Corner's free-agent rankings for defensive players and specialists (for offensive players, click here) with every relevant unrestricted free agent set to hit the market: … [Read more...]
BDL’s Most Interesting Power Rankings: ‘Mad Steph: Curry Road’
BDL's Most Interesting Power Rankings: 'Mad Steph: Curry Road' Let's face it — the best and most powerful teams in the NBA don't really change from week to week. A handful of results in the middle of winter can only mean so much to a franchise's championship hopes. What does shift regularly, though, is how much interest a squad can hold over the course of a season. Every week, BDL's Most … [Read more...]
NHL Trade Deadline Chatterbox, where all breaking news and rumors live
NHL Trade Deadline Chatterbox, where all breaking news and rumors live The NHL Trade Deadline is 3 p.m. EST on Monday, Feb. 29, a.k.a. today. And despite some big moves already happening over the weekend, there are plenty of other deals to be made. Mostly by the Chicago Blackhawks and their endless cap space, we imagine. So why not spend some time following the Puck Daddy NHL Trade Deadline … [Read more...]
The D-backs are adding a dog park to Chase Field
The D-backs are adding a dog park to Chase Field By now, most teams in Major League Baseball have dog-friendly games. In many cases, they're called "Bark at the Park" and allow fans to bring their furry best friends to stadium too. Well, the Arizona Diamondbacks have partnered with PetSmart to step up the bring-your-dog-to-the-game experience — in a big way. [2016 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball is … [Read more...]
Capitals send Brooks Laich to Maple Leafs for Daniel Winnik
Capitals send Brooks Laich to Maple Leafs for Daniel Winnik For the second straight February, Daniel Winnik has been traded by the Toronto Maple Leafs to a team heading to the postseason. Late Sunday night, the Leafs and Washinton Capitals executed a deal that sends Winnik and a 2016 fifth-round pick to Toronto for the recently-waived Brooks Laich, defenseman Connor Carrick and a 2016 … [Read more...]
In Pakistan, young female boxers punch through gender barriers (Reuters)
In Pakistan, young female boxers punch through gender barriers (Reuters) In a dense and dusty neighborhood in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, eight young girls lined up against a cement wall, touching their hands to their faces in prayer before boxing practice began. For the last six months, these athletes-in-the-making have been training at the Pak Shaheen Boxing Club in Lyari, a … [Read more...]