This broken-play game-winner was the ending Knicks-Lakers deserved The New York Knicks' Sunday visit to Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Lakers in Kobe Bryant's final meeting with the team against whom he scored his first NBA points 20 years ago was, well, kind of a dud of a game between two bad teams in the early stages of what figure to be long-term rebuilding projects. It was … [Read more...]
MLB season preview: It’s time for the White Sox offense to step up
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Microsoft's March Madness bracket: Here are Bing's NCAA basketball predictions – GeekWire
Microsoft's March Madness bracket: Here are Bing's NCAA basketball predictions - GeekWire NCAA’s official bracket this year also shows projections from Bing Predicts. Microsoft Bing is back at it again with March Madness picks, this year with more data to work with and an improved prediction algorithm.Bing Predicts released its initial predictions for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament … [Read more...]
Belgian quits cyclo-cross in motorized bike scandal (The Associated Press)
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Cookson to run for another term as UCI president (The Associated Press)
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Bulls' Butler (knee) to play Monday vs. Raptors
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Ouch! Ben Revere strikes out in the most embarrassing way possible
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NHL Picks: Blackhawks will top Kings in battle of Cup contenders – CBSSports.com
NHL Picks: Blackhawks will top Kings in battle of Cup contenders - CBSSports.com Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks where hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters make their selections for all of the day's games. Los Angeles Kings vs. Chicago Blackhawks, 8 p.m. ET Having combined to win five of the past six Stanley Cups, the Chicago Blackhawks and Los Angeles Kings have been the two best teams in … [Read more...]
NCAA bracket predictions 2016: Who should be your upset pick? – SB Nation
NCAA bracket predictions 2016: Who should be your upset pick? - SB Nation Which upsets should you pick in your pool? We asked somebody who's been thinking a lot about potential Cinderellas. The 2016 NCAA Tournament field has been announced, and that means it's time to fill out a bracket. You're not going to pick straight chalk, right? But which upsets to pick? Well, you could just pick based on … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tirreno – Adriatico classification after stage 6 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tirreno - Adriatico classification after stage 6 (Reuters) March 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Tirreno - Adriatico after Stage 6 on Monday 1. Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium / BMC Racing) 20:30:43" 2. Zdenek Stybar (Czech Republic / Etixx - Quick-Step) +7" 3. Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Tinkoff) +8" 4. Bob Jungels (Luxembourg / Etixx - Quick-Step) +21" 5. Gianluca … [Read more...]