The Daily Dose: Dose: Devin Booker Goes Off Goran Dragic and Rajon Rondo got some revenge against their former teams, Kawhi Leonard dominated the Pelicans and Stephen Curry returned from an ankle injury to lead the Warriors past the Thunder. Meanwhile, Alex Len and Devin Booker continued to show why they’re must-own players, while Chandler Parsons and Kevin Durant both posted monster lines despite … [Read more...]
Warriors dominate Thunder late to match Bulls’ record home streak
Warriors dominate Thunder late to match Bulls' record home streak The Oklahoma City Thunder must be sick of playing fourth quarters. One night after blowing a 17-point lead against the Los Angeles Clippers in the final 7:27 at Staples Center, the Thunder lost another meaningful lead late on the road against a top Western Conference contender. This time they at least had the excuse of playing … [Read more...]
Spring Training Daily: ST Daily: Anderson Ailing
Spring Training Daily: ST Daily: Anderson Ailing As the old adage goes, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. So it goes with Brett Anderson's health. After making 30-plus starts last year for the first time since his rookie year in 2009, the southpaw is set to miss three to five months after it was decided he'll need arthroscopic surgery for a bulging disk in his lower back. It's the … [Read more...]
Piercy, Fraser tied for WGC lead after Day 1 at Doral
Piercy, Fraser tied for WGC lead after Day 1 at Doral In the third year since Gil Hanse redesigned it, the Blue Monster didn't have the same sharp teeth it's showed since it got a facelift. Scoring was modestly good on Day 1 of the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral on Thursday, with Scott Piercy and Australian Marcus Fraser sharing the lead with 6-under 66. Once again, Phil … [Read more...]
Pacers agree to deal with Lawson, report says
Pacers agree to deal with Lawson, report says 12:00 AM ET ESPN.com news services print Free-agent guard Ty Lawson will join the Indiana Pacers, according to a Yahoo Sports report, a move that comes after the Houston Rockets bought him out Tuesday. Lawson, 28, is expected to sign his contract with Indiana this weekend after the team completes a buyout of forward Chase Budinger. Lawson … [Read more...]
Jordan Spieth shoots 69, taking major-like approach to Doral
Jordan Spieth shoots 69, taking major-like approach to Doral The last time we saw Jordan Spieth play on the PGA Tour, he shot 79 at Riviera Country Club in the first round of the Northern Trust Open. On Thursday at Doral, Spieth opened the WGC-Cadillac Championship 10 shots better. Spieth shot 3-under 69 at the Blue Monster to trail Scott Piercy and Marcus Fraser by three shots after Day … [Read more...]
Jaromir Jagr ties Gordie Howe for third in all-time scoring
Jaromir Jagr ties Gordie Howe for third in all-time scoring With his secondary assist on an Erik Gudbranson goal, Jaromir Jagr is now tied with Gordie Howe for third on the all time scoring list with 1850 points. The Florida Panthers have 18 games left in the regular season following tonight's bout against Colorado. He needs 37 more points to catch up to Mark Messier in second place at … [Read more...]
Spurs finish on 20-5 run behind Kawhi, Aldridge to beat Pelicans
Spurs finish on 20-5 run behind Kawhi, Aldridge to beat Pelicans Excellent as they've been against the league at large, the San Antonio Spurs have had some problems knocking off the New Orleans Pelicans in Louisiana over the past couple of seasons. They entered Thursday having lost three straight games at the Smoothie King Center, and for much of their nationally televised TNT tilt against … [Read more...]