Nick Saban ranked among Fortune's Top 50 World's Greatest Leaders Alabama coach Nick Saban has gone from the most powerful man in college football to one of the most powerful people in the world. Fortune Magazine ranked Saban No. 11 on its Top 50 list of the World’s Greatest Leaders. He is one of three sports figures on the list — Steph Curry and Warriors coach Steve Kerr split No. 15 — and … [Read more...]
Ahead of Saturday’s friendly, looking back at 5 historic England-Germany clashes
Ahead of Saturday’s friendly, looking back at 5 historic England-Germany clashes World champions Germany host England at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium in an international friendly on Saturday. AFP Sports looks at five historic clashes between the rivals: July 30 1966, World Cup final, Wembley Stadium, London England 4 (Hurst 18, 101, 120, Peters 78) West Germany 2 (Haller 12, Weber 89) – […] … [Read more...]
Top five NHL resurrections this season (Video)
Top five NHL resurrections this season (Video) It's Easter weekend. It's a time of colored eggs, chocolate bunnies and that weird plastic grass. But it's also a time when someone that everyone assumed was gone made quite the comeback. Yes, we're saying Jesus deserved the Masterton. In keeping with this somewhat blasphemous spirit, Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo Sports' Puck Daddy blog looks … [Read more...]
Trent Richardson opens up about tough NFL career, second chance
Trent Richardson opens up about tough NFL career, second chance In a little more than a month a new draft class will enter the NFL, and some of the prospects who look impeccable now will fail. No matter how much draft analysis is done — it's impossible to spend 30 seconds on Twitter this time of year without seeing someone breaking down a draft prospect — some of the mistakes will be … [Read more...]
Jason Heyward and Madison Bumgarner have strange misunderstanding
Jason Heyward and Madison Bumgarner have strange misunderstanding Your browser does not support iframes. San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner struck out Chicago Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward on Thursday in the fourth inning with a nasty pitch that caught Heyward looking. What came next had everyone watching the game scratching their heads. Heyward appeared to say something to … [Read more...]
Let’s take a look at the fight for the last few NBA playoff spots
Let's take a look at the fight for the last few NBA playoff spots For the first time since Michael Jordan’s last season as a Chicago Bull, the Eastern Conference playoff picture isn’t a complete embarrassment. The West ain’t bad, either. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] True to their namesake, the Indiana Pacers haven’t enjoyed/suffered through too … [Read more...]
NBA FanDuel Lineup: Best Picks & DFS Players for March 25 – Heavy.com
NBA FanDuel Lineup: Best Picks & DFS Players for March 25 - Heavy.com It's Friday and what better way to head into the weekend than by playing daily fantasy basketball. There are nine games on tonight's NBA slate. A potential playoff matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors highlight Friday's action. We've ranked the best players to put in your FanDuel lineup and the … [Read more...]
Coach K denies telling Dillon Brooks he’s too good to be showboating
Coach K denies telling Dillon Brooks he's too good to be showboating ANAHEIM, Calif. — Instead of letting the shot clock expire with his team ahead by 11 points and only seven seconds remaining, Oregon's Dillon Brooks decided to try to pad the Ducks' margin of victory. He buried a deep 3-pointer, gestured toward the Duke bench and celebrated as the final seconds melted away during the Ducks' … [Read more...]
Drama ahead on “Cut Day” at the WGC-Dell Match Play
Drama ahead on "Cut Day" at the WGC-Dell Match Play It's Cut Day at the WGC-Dell Match Play -- the first of three in a row. Friday is the final day of round-robin group play at Austin Country Club, with the last of the six matches in 16 groups of four unfolding. At the conclusion of the 32-match docket on Friday, the starting field of 64 will be whittled down to the individual group winners, … [Read more...]
California Chrome favorite again at Dubai World Cup (The Associated Press)
California Chrome favorite again at Dubai World Cup (The Associated Press) California Chrome has prepared well, the jockey feels good about their chances, and the trainer is confident. Both men believe the outside draw won't hinder the U.S. horse from winning the Dubai World Cup on Saturday, and thus finishing one place better than last year in the world's richest horse race. ''In a way it … [Read more...]