Baseball Daily Dose: Offseason Dose: Rocky Road? Pitchers and catchers are reporting, but it's reporting on position players that remains the story ahead of camp. We're days away from 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 … [Read more...]
Terry Collins has better things to do than look at numbers
Terry Collins has better things to do than look at numbers Don't bother sticking a statsheet in front of New York Mets manager Terry Collins. Chances are he'll have better things to do with his time than look at the numbers. He won't give them a second thought, and that's if he even bothers to give them a first look. In an interview with USA Today's Bob Nightengale, Collins made his … [Read more...]
Duke steals win after North Carolina goes away from its strengths
Duke steals win after North Carolina goes away from its strengths As Duke players mobbed each other in front of their bench Wednesday night after rallying for a 74-73 victory, TV cameras panned to the crowd and captured a shell-shocked North Carolina student mouthing the words, "What just happened?" It was a fitting reaction after the Tar Heels somehow lost a game they controlled nearly from … [Read more...]
Iowa’s stunning loss at Penn State muddles the Big Ten title race
Iowa's stunning loss at Penn State muddles the Big Ten title race The one-game lead Iowa held in the Big Ten title race vanished Wednesday night at the hands of an unlikely opponent. The fourth-ranked Hawkeyes suffered a 79-75 loss on the road at a Penn State team they beat by 24 points just two weeks ago. A 19-5 first-half Penn State surge fueled by five 3-pointers helped the Nittany Lions … [Read more...]
England’s 4th Champions League spot is in jeopardy: World Soccer Talk Podcast
England’s 4th Champions League spot is in jeopardy: World Soccer Talk Podcast On this edition of the World Soccer Talk podcast, Richard Farley and Nipun Chopra look back at the return of Champions League, with Chelsea putting in one of their best performances of the season during a close loss at Paris Saint-Germain. The hosts also talk about Wayne Rooney’s injury, Eden […] On this edition … [Read more...]
Tom Koehler makes untimely yet amazing fashion statement
Tom Koehler makes untimely yet amazing fashion statement If you're Miami Marlins right-hander Tom Koehler and you just received a $3 million raise in arbitration, chances are you're feeling pretty good about life and the upcoming season. That feeling was seemingly reinforced on Wednesday based on Koehler's untimely but ultimately on point ensemble at the Marlins' team golf event. [2016 Yahoo … [Read more...]
Did Ben Scrivens sell goalie interference call on Jarome Iginla? (Video)
Did Ben Scrivens sell goalie interference call on Jarome Iginla? (Video) A Jarome Iginla goal was disallowed Wednesday night in a game between the Colorado Avalanche and Montreal Canadiens for goaltender interference. But did Iginla actually interfere with Canadiens netminder Ben Scrivens? At the 13:51 mark of the second period Iginla corralled a rebound off a shot by Erik Johnson and pushed … [Read more...]
Cavs offer Varejao to Magic for Frye, sources say
Cavs offer Varejao to Magic for Frye, sources say 10:03 PM ET Marc SteinESPN Senior Writer Close " Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com" Began covering the NBA in 1993-94" Also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics print The Cleveland Cavaliers, among many trade discussions they're having this week, have offered veteran forward Anderson Varejao to the Orlando Magic in exchange for … [Read more...]
Porzingis on newfound fame: 'Can't really hide it'
Porzingis on newfound fame: 'Can't really hide it' 10:20 PM ET print GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- New York Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis was hoping to relax with family during his All-Star break vacation and maybe enjoy some quiet time. But that didn't happen. "I didn't have a lot of space," Porzingis said Wednesday, recalling his trip to the Caribbean. "There were a lot of … [Read more...]
There is now a dating website for Alabama fans only
There is now a dating website for Alabama fans only Are you an Alabama fan looking for love? Well I’ve got good news for you. There is now a dating website that is exclusively for Alabama fans. It’s called BAMAmeetup.com and it launched on Wednesday. The new site is the second from Sports Dating Inc., which also unveiled a Kentucky fans dating site last year. Shane Munson, the company’s … [Read more...]