Watch out, NL pitchers: Bartolo Colon can hit home runs now If New York Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon hit a batting practice home run but no footage or pictures of the event exists, did it really happen? That's a question many baseball fans are going to have to ponder now, because some allege it took place. Bartolo Colon just took out a tree branch with a batting practice... home run.— Marc … [Read more...]
Free agent QB Johnny Manziel: 'Of course' I'll be playing football next season – Dallas Morning News
Free agent QB Johnny Manziel: 'Of course' I'll be playing football next season - Dallas Morning News via TMZ.com Pictured above is former Cleveland Browns and Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel. It's entirely unsurprising that quarterback Johnny Manziel cleared waivers after the Cleveland Browns released him Friday. But don't tell him that. Manziel was recently … [Read more...]
NHL Picks: Blackhawks will top Kings in battle of Cup contenders … – CBSSports.com
NHL Picks: Blackhawks will top Kings in battle of Cup contenders ... - CBSSports.com Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks where hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters make their selections for all of the day's games. Los Angeles Kings vs. Chicago Blackhawks, 8 p.m. ET Having combined to win five of the past six Stanley Cups, the Chicago Blackhawks and Los Angeles Kings have been the two best teams … [Read more...]
Matchday Wrap Up: Monday Morning Manager – WK30
Matchday Wrap Up: Monday Morning Manager - WK30 It hasn’t been much of a Week 30 so far. With only five matches scheduled and one of those five, Leicester City at Newcastle, yet to be played there just isn’t that much from the Premier League to discuss. We could talk more about City’s post-Pep slump after they dropped two points to Norwich City but that’s been done so I’m not going to spend my … [Read more...]
This broken-play game-winner was the ending Knicks-Lakers deserved
This broken-play game-winner was the ending Knicks-Lakers deserved The New York Knicks' Sunday visit to Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Lakers in Kobe Bryant's final meeting with the team against whom he scored his first NBA points 20 years ago was, well, kind of a dud of a game between two bad teams in the early stages of what figure to be long-term rebuilding projects. It was … [Read more...]
MLB season preview: It’s time for the White Sox offense to step up
MLB season preview: It's time for the White Sox offense to step up Editor's Note: With the arrival of baseball season we're previewing each MLB team, from worst to best. We'll look at their key offseason moves, projected lineup, best and worst possible outcomes plus examine the team's fantasy implications with the help of friends from Roto Arcade. Our daily series continues with No. 17: The … [Read more...]
Microsoft's March Madness bracket: Here are Bing's NCAA basketball predictions – GeekWire
Microsoft's March Madness bracket: Here are Bing's NCAA basketball predictions - GeekWire NCAA’s official bracket this year also shows projections from Bing Predicts. Microsoft Bing is back at it again with March Madness picks, this year with more data to work with and an improved prediction algorithm.Bing Predicts released its initial predictions for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament … [Read more...]
Belgian quits cyclo-cross in motorized bike scandal (The Associated Press)
Belgian quits cyclo-cross in motorized bike scandal (The Associated Press) The Belgian cyclist at the heart of the sport's first mechanical doping scandal says she will not defend herself at a disciplinary hearing this week and is quitting the sport. Femke Van Den Driessche, 19, was accused of using a concealed motor in her bike during the Under-23 cyclo-cross world championships in January … [Read more...]
Cookson to run for another term as UCI president (The Associated Press)
Cookson to run for another term as UCI president (The Associated Press) LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- The European Cycling Union says Brian Cookson will seek re-election as president of cycling's world governing body in 2017. … [Read more...]
Bulls' Butler (knee) to play Monday vs. Raptors
Bulls' Butler (knee) to play Monday vs. Raptors 1:50 PM ET Nick FriedellESPN Staff Writer Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. print TORONTO -- Chicago Bulls All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler … [Read more...]