NBA referees read mean tweets about themselves (Video) Refs have the toughest jobs in the NBA. They’re asked to call a game that is impossible to accurately referee, taking in pressure from both a league front office that scrutinizes every call while sending them video clips of where they went terribly wrong, alongside the coaches, players and especially fans from both sides of the … [Read more...]
Bosh to have more tests on 'lingering' calf issue
Bosh to have more tests on 'lingering' calf issue 1:56 PM ET Associated Press print TORONTO -- All-Star forward Chris Bosh will have more exams on his strained right calf when he gets back to Miami, possibly as early as Monday to determine the status and severity of the problem. He has conferred regularly with Heat medical officials about the issue, which he has been … [Read more...]
Female pitcher Sarah Hudek picks up first collegiate win – CBSSports.com
Female pitcher Sarah Hudek picks up first collegiate win - CBSSports.com Sarah Hudek picked up her first college win Wednesday. (YouTube screen grab) Sarah Hudek, who is believed to be the only female playing college baseball this season, has her first career win. The Bossier Parish Community College (La.) freshman southpaw came out of the bullpen to beat Hinds Community College (Miss.) on … [Read more...]
Dallas Stars seeking to join NHL’s elite, ready for Capitals
Dallas Stars seeking to join NHL’s elite, ready for Capitals It was a statement win for the Dallas Stars. They skated into Chicago, less than a week after the Blackhawks throttled them in a 5-1 win back in the Lone Star State, and skated out with a 4-2 victory that saw them sprint out to a four-goal lead. Impressive? Without question, and especially without the injured Jason Spezza. But for … [Read more...]
Dynasty Rankings: Dynasty Mock Draft
Dynasty Rankings: Dynasty Mock Draft The 2015 season is in the books, and 2016 is in the throes of winter. It can be a depressing time for football fans. The solution? A ridiculously early look at next year and beyond with a Dynasty mock. The draft and free agency will change values and perceptions, but with our impressions of 2015 still fresh, it’s a great time to take stock of how we feel about … [Read more...]
Roundball Stew: Stew: Western Team Notes
Roundball Stew: Stew: Western Team Notes Last week, Roundball Stew brought you a team-by-team breakdown featuring notes from every squad in the East. This week, with the All-Star break upon us, we dive into some recent trends from the West. Proceeding in alphabetical order, as always…DAL: It’s been a pretty brutal stretch for fantasy owners of Wesley Matthews (last nine games: 8.3 ppg, 34.2 FG), … [Read more...]
Aqueduct cancels Saturday card because of cold, high winds (The Associated Press)
Aqueduct cancels Saturday card because of cold, high winds (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) -- Aqueduct has canceled the Saturday card because of the extreme cold and high winds in the New York area. … [Read more...]
Horse racing canceled in NYC because of bitter cold (The Associated Press)
Horse racing canceled in NYC because of bitter cold (The Associated Press) Racing officials have canceled all races at New York's Aqueduct Racetrack because of extreme cold and high winds. The New York Racing Association says there will be no live racing at Aqueduct on Saturday ''out of an abundance of caution'' for horses and jockeys. Daytime high temperatures were expected to be around … [Read more...]
Team News: Team News – Week 26
Team News: Team News - Week 26 Early Saturday Kickoff Sunderland v Manchester United Sunderland XI: Mannone, Yedlin, O’Shea, Kone, van Aanholt, Kirchhoff, Cattermole, M’Vila, Khazri, N’Doye, Defoe Substitutes: Brown, Rodwell, Borini, Matthews, Pickford, Toivonen, Honeyman Changes: Yedlin and N'Doye in for Jones and Watmore Manchester United XI: De Gea, Darmian, Smalling, Blind, … [Read more...]
Melo on trade rumors: 'I'm not going anywhere'
Melo on trade rumors: 'I'm not going anywhere' 11:58 AM ET print With the NBA trade deadline five days away, Carmelo Anthony reiterated that he has no plans to exercise his no-trade clause and leave the New York Knicks. "There's always some trade s--- going [on]," Anthony said Saturday during an interview on Sirius XM NBA Radio. "I'm not going anywhere." Carmelo Anthony … [Read more...]