Mo Claiborne's LSU championship game ring listed on eBay (Update) Update: 3/15 1 p.m. ET Claiborne issued a statement via LSU athletics claiming he had no knowledge his ring was on eBay. “I was not aware that my LSU ring from the 2011 season was being auctioned on eBay until I saw a post about it yesterday afternoon on social media. I love LSU and treasure all of my LSU possessions. I would … [Read more...]
Daryl Morey on Dwight Howard’s upcoming free agency: ‘Uh oh’
Daryl Morey on Dwight Howard's upcoming free agency: 'Uh oh' Dwight Howard, noted for his unique ability to be swayed by the breaking of a wind, will likely be this summer’s top free agent prize. The Houston Rockets center will probably be the last star standing once LeBron James and Kevin Durant decide to return to their incumbent teams as free agents in July, and in a league rife with … [Read more...]
Phil Jackson coaching the Knicks would only make things worse
Phil Jackson coaching the Knicks would only make things worse Time and again over the past few years, Phil Jackson has shot down the idea of returning to an NBA bench. And yet, with the New York Knicks team he was hired to overhaul trudging toward a third straight sub-.500 finish amid a fresh batch of the same old dysfunction, a new report suggests the legendary bench boss who led the … [Read more...]
Claudio Ranieri still in denial over Leicester Premier League title bid
Claudio Ranieri still in denial over Leicester Premier League title bid Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri said he was still refusing to look at the Premier League table despite his team re-establishing a five-point lead by beating Newcastle United 1-0. Shinji Okazaki’s stunning 25th-minute overhead bicycle kick gave Leicester a hard-earned 1-0 win at the King Power Stadium on Monday and […] … [Read more...]
Charlie Blackmon still drives the same car he had in high school
Charlie Blackmon still drives the same car he had in high school Baseball players are serious about their cars. We've seen plenty of that this spring, as New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes showed off his elegant collection of rides. Cespedes' choices might be a little outlandish, but most ball players drive fancy and expensive cars. [2016 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball is open for business. … [Read more...]
Let’s go Peay: Behind the best cheer of the NCAA tourney
Let's go Peay: Behind the best cheer of the NCAA tourney If your favorite team didn’t make the NCAA tournament and you’re looking for a team to cheer for, we have a suggestion. How about focusing your rooting interests on the team whose fans chant “Let’s go pee!” at all of its games? Well, it’s not “let’s go pee” exactly. It’s “let’s go Peay,” for Austin Peay State University, the champions … [Read more...]
The next big thing in U.S. boxing gets his first big test (Yahoo Sports)
The next big thing in U.S. boxing gets his first big test (Yahoo Sports) Errol Spence Jr. has been compared to Sugar Ray Leonard. Maybe so, but first he'll have to beat Chris Algieri. … [Read more...]
Greg Van Avermaet wins Tirreno-Adriatico title by 1 second (The Associated Press)
Greg Van Avermaet wins Tirreno-Adriatico title by 1 second (The Associated Press) SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO, Italy (AP) -- Belgian rider Greg van Avermaet won the Tirreno-Adriatico title by one second on Tuesday, 39 years after compatriot Roger de Vlaeminck. … [Read more...]
Walsh-Mullins axis wins 3 races at Cheltenham Festival (The Associated Press)
Walsh-Mullins axis wins 3 races at Cheltenham Festival (The Associated Press) The prolific jump-racing combination of jockey Ruby Walsh and trainer Willie Mullins got off to a successful start at the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday by claiming three winners, including Annie Power in the Champion Hurdle. The combination's first triumph came with Douvan in the Arkle Challenge Trophy before … [Read more...]
NCAA Hockey 101: Omaha’s monumental collapse
NCAA Hockey 101: Omaha's monumental collapse It's not usually a big deal when a team that rarely makes the NCAA tournament happens to slide in one year and then fails to do so again in the next. In a nation with a number of national powers who can reliably count on making the tournament, there really aren't that many at-large bids open to most of the other 50 or so teams. Between the … [Read more...]