Warriors dominate in spurts, dispatch Wizards for 67th win The Golden State Warriors have captured the imaginations of basketball fans and analysts all over the world with overwhelming blowouts of both the best and worst competition the NBA has to offer. Yet many of the wins in this record-breaking season have not been so dominant. Like most teams, the Warriors sometimes need to pull out … [Read more...]
Blackhawks' Kieth ejected for high stick vs. Wild
Blackhawks' Kieth ejected for high stick vs. Wild The Chicago Blackhawks haven't been playing particularly well lately and they found themselves in a rather difficult position early in the first period of Tuesday's game against the Minnesota Wild. They were already playing without one of their top defenseman after Brent Seabrook was scratched due to illness. Then they lost their best … [Read more...]
Westbrook on Jackson antics: 'Don't like it at all'
Westbrook on Jackson antics: 'Don't like it at all' 12:42 AM ET print AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Russell Westbrook said he took exception to former teammate Reggie Jackson's animated celebration with a few seconds remaining in the Detroit Pistons' 88-82 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday. "Yeah, I did actually," Westbrook said when asked if he disapproved. … [Read more...]
Rockets surge past no-LeBron Cavs, prove big comebacks can be dull
Rockets surge past no-LeBron Cavs, prove big comebacks can be dull The Cleveland Cavaliers have not been hurtling towards the playoffs in first gear, having lost two of their previous five prior to Tuesday's visit from the Houston Rockets. Occasional struggles have allowed the similarly stumbling Toronto Raptors to hang around in the race for the top spot in the East, ensuring that questions … [Read more...]
WBA champ Browne again says he’s innocent of doping (The Associated Press)
WBA champ Browne again says he's innocent of doping (The Associated Press) WBA heavyweight boxing champion Lucas Browne has again insisted he's innocent of doping, saying a urine and blood test six days before his fight against Ruslan Chagaev was negative. In Perth on Wednesday, the Australian boxer said he was randomly tested on his arrival to Russia on Feb. 29 by the Las Vegas-based … [Read more...]
Jimmy Butler broke the Pacers’ hearts for the 3rd time this season
Jimmy Butler broke the Pacers' hearts for the 3rd time this season If the Indiana Pacers never see Jimmy Butler again, it'll be too soon. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] After sealing two Chicago Bulls wins over the Pacers earlier this season — one with a game-winning block of All-Star counterpart Paul George in November, another with a game-winning … [Read more...]
Sources: Russell tapes Young, opens Lakers rift
Sources: Russell tapes Young, opens Lakers rift 11:58 PM ET Baxter Holmes Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Los Angeles Lakers for ESPN.com Marc Stein Close ESPN Senior Writer • Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com• Began covering the NBA in 1993-94• Also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics print The Los Angeles Lakers, sputtering to the end of Kobe Bryant's farewell season … [Read more...]
Spring Training Daily: ST Daily: The Fall Of Hahn
Spring Training Daily: ST Daily: The Fall Of Hahn Follow @drewsilv and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter. I’ve made Jesse Hahn my final-round pick in multiple drafts this spring. He didn’t pitch after July 1 last year because of a forearm injury, but the 26-year-old right-hander entered spring training this February with a clean bill of health and he carries the kind of starting pitcher profile that … [Read more...]