C.J. McCollum trolls teammate Mason Plumlee about Lehigh-Duke upset With the NCAA tournament underway, many NBA players reminisce about their collegiate glory. Former Duke forward Mason Plumlee probably wishes his Portland Trail Blazers teammate C.J. McCollum hadn’t. Play Tourney Pick'em | Fill out your bracket | Print it | Celebrity Challenge McCollum was a star at Lehigh of the … [Read more...]
Thiago and Coman strike as Bayern fight back to beat Juventus [VIDEO]
Thiago and Coman strike as Bayern fight back to beat Juventus [VIDEO] Substitutes Thiago Alcantara and Kingsley Coman scored extra-time goals as Bayern Munich roared back to beat Juventus 4-2 in their Champions League last 16, second leg on Wednesday and win 6-4 on aggregate. A stunned Bayern found themselves 2-0 down after 28 minutes at the Allianz Arena as Paul Pogba […] Photo credit: AFP … [Read more...]
Alleged NWHL employee leaks missed payment emails, league responds
Alleged NWHL employee leaks missed payment emails, league responds On Wednesday morning, many members of the media who cover women's hockey received an email titled "NWHL LIES." From the body of the email, completely unedited: I work for the NWHL and this was hard for me to write because I believe in women’s hockey, but I have to tell someone because so many people can get hurt because of … [Read more...]
Gronk, Black Unicorn should star as Patriots revive two-TE offense
Gronk, Black Unicorn should star as Patriots revive two-TE offense The New England Patriots' vaunted two-tight end offense is back. Why? Because the Black Unicorn is coming to Foxoboro. The Chicago Bears finally unloaded tight end Martellus Bennett, who stopped buying into the team, trading him to the Patriots in a swap of late-round picks (a fourth-rounder to the Bears, a sixth to the … [Read more...]
NCAA Tournament by the odds: L.V. picks and perspective of the West Region – Las Vegas Sun (blog)
NCAA Tournament by the odds: L.V. picks and perspective of the West Region - Las Vegas Sun (blog) [unable to retrieve full-text content]NCAA Tournament by the odds: L.V. picks and perspective of the West RegionLas Vegas Sun (blog)Duke guard Derryck Thornton (12) and Duke guard Grayson Allen (3) react as they walk to the bench for a time out during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game … [Read more...]
Mariners hit home run with ‘Nellie’s Auto Glass’ commercial
Mariners hit home run with 'Nellie's Auto Glass' commercial For several years the Seattle Mariners have dominated baseball in one often overlooked category: Television commercials. Yes, television commercials. Marketing matters, folks, and the Mariners have had this aspect of it down pat. That string continued this year as Seattle's marketing team released another solid batch of ads … [Read more...]
Ranking the 68 best players in this year’s NCAA tournament
Ranking the 68 best players in this year's NCAA tournament They come from every corner of the globe the stars of this year's college basketball season, from the beaches of the Bahamas, to the snow-capped mountains of Austria. There are sons of everyday Joes and sons of former NBA stars. There are centers who eclipse 7 feet tall and point guards who don't even stand 6 feet. There are guys … [Read more...]
Gut makes World Cup overall skiing title official (The Associated Press)
Gut makes World Cup overall skiing title official (The Associated Press) Lara Gut made her World Cup overall title official despite finishing 13th in difficult conditions in the last downhill of the season on Wednesday. Lindsey Vonn flew in to collect her eighth crystal globe in the discipline on a snowy opening day at the World Cup finals, and Peter Fill became the first Italian to win the … [Read more...]
Boxing-Bradley takes ‘way different’ approach for Pacquiao bout (Reuters)
Boxing-Bradley takes 'way different' approach for Pacquiao bout (Reuters) By Mark Lamport-Stokes LOS ANGELES, March 16 (Reuters) - American Timothy Bradley says he will rely on a "way different" strategy built on a highly detailed game plan when he defends his WBO welterweight title against Filipino Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas next month. The two boxers will be meeting for a third time, … [Read more...]
FIFA suspect Jeffrey Webb ‘keeping up champagne lifestyle’
FIFA suspect Jeffrey Webb ‘keeping up champagne lifestyle’ Jeffrey Webb, the disgraced former FIFA vice president, has kept up a millionaire lifestyle quaffing champagne, gambling and partying while under US house arrest awaiting sentence for corruption, according to football’s world body. The 51-year-old husband of American gynecologist Kendra Gamble-Webb was the first former FIFA official to … [Read more...]