Penguins top Hurricanes PITTSBURGH (AP) Matt Murray's steadiness in the face of adversity is one of the reasons the Pittsburgh Penguins made the precocious 21-year-old the primary backup goaltender behind Marc-Andre Fleury. Surrendering two goals to Carolina in the opening five minutes Thursday night, Murray could have panicked. He didn't. Of course, having Sidney Crosby around helps. Murray shut … [Read more...]
Ravens’ Tray Walker critically injured in motorcycle accident
Ravens' Tray Walker critically injured in motorcycle accident The Baltimore Ravens' Tray Walker, a rookie in 2015, has been critically injured in a motorcycle accident in Miami. Walker, who played in eight games last year, was injured in northwest Miami and transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center. Walker grew up in Miami and played for Texas Southern before being … [Read more...]
Little Rock’s coach is one of the breakout stars of March Madness
Little Rock's coach is one of the breakout stars of March Madness Little Rock's shocking 12-over-5 upset of the Purdue Boilermakers stands as the most thrilling game of the tournament's first day so far, a terrific come-from-behind double-overtime win full of dramatic moments and incredible clutch shooting from senior guard Josh Hagins. Yet it's possible the biggest breakout star for Little … [Read more...]
Purdue suffers another first-round upset as Arkansas-Little Rock pulls off stunner
Purdue suffers another first-round upset as Arkansas-Little Rock pulls off stunner DENVER – The improbable one-year turnaround at Arkansas-Little Rock is now flirting with amazing. Coach Chris Beard added 10 players to his roster after being hired in April last year and guided that team to a Sun Belt Conference championship and an NCAA tournament bid. Now the team has won an NCAA tourney … [Read more...]
FC Barcelona are more than Messi-Suarez-Neymar, says Messi
FC Barcelona are more than Messi-Suarez-Neymar, says Messi Five-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi insisted European champions Barcelona have more to their armory than his partnership with Luis Suarez and Neymar as the Catalans eye a second consecutive treble. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger described the South American trio as turning “normal life into art”, as all […] Photo credit: … [Read more...]
Reports: NBA moratorium to be 5 days shorter
Reports: NBA moratorium to be 5 days shorter 8:54 PM ET Associated Press print MIAMI -- Kevin Durant's free-agency decision may now come a few days earlier. The NBA and NBA Players Association have agreed to shorten this summer's free-agent moratorium by five days, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. New deals struck this summer may now be signed on … [Read more...]
Steph Curry pays tribute to high school star who died in car crash
Steph Curry pays tribute to high school star who died in car crash Before every Golden State Warriors game, Stephen Curry sends the same two-word, one-hashtag tweet to his nearly 5 million followers: "Lock in! #DubNation." Before the Warriors' Wednesday game against the New York Knicks at Oracle Arena, though, the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player added something to his pregame routine: … [Read more...]
Shaq, A-Rod, Rollins invest in eSports team
Shaq, A-Rod, Rollins invest in eSports team 8:53 PM ET Darren RovellESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com's sports business reporter since 2012; previously at ESPN from 2000-06 Appears on SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com and with ABC News Formerly worked as analyst at CNBC print Alex Rodriguez, Shaquille O'Neal and Jimmy Rollins are among the latest investors in eSports. NRG Esports, … [Read more...]
Brock Osweiler, Lamar Miller can make Texans title contenders – NFL.com
Brock Osweiler, Lamar Miller can make Texans title contenders - NFL.com After watching the Houston Texans fall short of championship expectations due to a scattershot offense that lacked sizzle and pizzazz, coach Bill O'Brien and general manager Rick Smith have gone all-out to upgrade a troublesome unit this offseason. With a flurry of free-agent moves ahead of a draft that should give them a … [Read more...]
Yahoo Fantasy Hockey: Why Mark Scheifele is a stud, Petr Mrazek a dud
Yahoo Fantasy Hockey: Why Mark Scheifele is a stud, Petr Mrazek a dud Dobber launched his fantasy hockey website DobberHockey back in 2005 and has been Puck Daddy's resident fantasy hockey 'expert' since 2009. Rick Roos has been a senior writer at DobberHockey since 2012. Much has been made of Donald Trump asking supporters to pledge their vote for him. Don’t worry, I’m not getting … [Read more...]