The Specialists: Trade Deadline Week Bonanza The extended NBA All-Star vacation is designed to give the players some much-needed additional time off, but front offices around the league will be as busy as ever with Thursday’s fast approaching trade deadline. Although games won’t resume until later this week, we’ll have plenty of entertainment and more action than a butter factory as the rumor mill … [Read more...]
Man City favourites to sign Pogba
Man City favourites to sign Pogba 1:13 AM GMT Philip Costa The winter window might have shut, but the rumour mill rolls on. As always, Transfer Talk has its finger on the pulse when it comes to the latest rumours and gossip. See the latest deals here. Top Story: Man City on red alert for Pogba According to the Mirror, Manchester City have been put on red alert after Barcelona pulled out of a … [Read more...]
George drops 41, just misses Wilt's ASG record
George drops 41, just misses Wilt's ASG record 1:49 AM ET ESPN.com news services print Indiana Pacers forward Paul George scored 41 points Sunday in the NBA All-Star Game, falling one point shy of tying Wilt Chamberlain's All-Star record. George could have broken Chamberlain's record, set in 1962, but he missed a 3-pointer with just under a minute remaining in the fourth quarter … [Read more...]
Westbrook named All-Star MVP for 2nd year in row
Westbrook named All-Star MVP for 2nd year in row 1:01 AM ET ESPN.com news services print For the second straight year, Russell Westbrook took home NBA All-Star Game MVP honors as the Western Conference logged a record-setting 196-173 win over the East on Sunday. Kevin Pelton hands out his All-Star grades for the West, which got another MVP performance from Russell Westbrook. … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars: Datsyuk hits 900 points; Devils in playoff spot
NHL Three Stars: Datsyuk hits 900 points; Devils in playoff spot No. 1 Star: Keith Kinkaid, New Jersey Devils Kinkaid got the start in the second game of back-to-backs for the Devils. He pitched a 28 save shutout, the first of his NHL career, against the always dangerous Los Angeles Kings. With the win, New Jersey is now in third place in the Metro. No. 2 Star: Robby Fabbri, St. Louis Blues … [Read more...]
Quick takeaways from the Sprint Unlimited
Quick takeaways from the Sprint Unlimited DAYTONA BEACH, Florida –Throughout the 2016 we may have way too many quick thoughts for our post-race posts. So consider our new Takeaways feature to be the home of our random and sometimes intelligent musings. Sometimes the post may have a theme. Sometimes it may just be a mess of unrelated thoughts. Make sure you tweet us your thoughts after the … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Every Khris Begins with K
Baseball Daily Dose: Every Khris Begins with K Follow @Baer_Bill and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter. That the rebuilding Brewers made outfielder Khris Davis available came as no surprise. What was shocking on Friday, however, was that it was the Athletics who pulled the trigger on a trade. The A’s, under Billy Beane, placed a high level of importance on on-base percentage. What could they possibly like … [Read more...]
Westbrook nabs back-to-back MVPs in highest-scoring All-Star Game
Westbrook nabs back-to-back MVPs in highest-scoring All-Star Game The NBA All-Star Game rarely features any defensive effort outside of the final few minutes of a close game, but Sunday's contest at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto featured even more offense than usual. The West led most of the way to capture an absurd 196-173 win, but this was one night for which the final score said very … [Read more...]
Denny Hamlin wins Unlimited in first test of new extra lap rules
Denny Hamlin wins Unlimited in first test of new extra lap rules DAYTONA BEACH, Florida – NASCAR's modified green-white-checker finish got its first practical application in the season's opening race. OK, the Sprint Unlimited isn't officially the first race of the NASCAR season. But the exhibition race serves as a test for many drivers and teams for the Daytona 500. And Denny Hamlin passed … [Read more...]
Wayne Simmonds, Tanner Glass fight, but not each other (Video)
Wayne Simmonds, Tanner Glass fight, but not each other (Video) It was a forgone conclusion Wayne Simmonds was going to have to fight someone on the New York Rangers roster in Sunday night's game. The weekend prior Simmonds knocked Ryan McDonagh out of the lineup with a punch to the jaw after McDonagh delivered a cross-check to the head of the Philadelphia Flyers forward. During the week, … [Read more...]