76ers' Covington exits hospital with concussion 12:47 PM ET ESPN.com news services print PHILADELPHIA -- 76ers forward Robert Covington was released from the hospital Saturday morning after a scary collision with teammate Jerami Grant during Friday's game against Brooklyn. Covington, who was taken off on a stretcher and taken to Jefferson Hospital after he was inadvertently … [Read more...]
Charles Barkley picks two March Madness favorites as Final Four hits cable – Sporting News
Charles Barkley picks two March Madness favorites as Final Four hits cable - Sporting News NEW YORK — Charles Barkley expects the most competitive NCAA Tournament in years. That won't keep him from a prediction, of course. Barkley's two favorites to cut down the nets in Houston are North Carolina and Kansas. "This is the most wide-open the tournament ever been," Barkley told Sporting News during a … [Read more...]
Spieth survives opening Valspar 76 to make cut; 7 back of lead
Spieth survives opening Valspar 76 to make cut; 7 back of lead Small goals. After an opening 5-over 76 at the Valspar Championship on Thursday, Jordan Spieth had a small, albeit not so simple, goal for Friday: play well enough to make the cut in the first of five title defenses in 2016. He did that, shooting 3-under 68 on Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead Course to land a weekend tee time. He … [Read more...]
Cummings wins longest Tirreno-Adriatico leg, Stybar leads (The Associated Press)
Cummings wins longest Tirreno-Adriatico leg, Stybar leads (The Associated Press) Stephen Cummings of Britain rode solo to victory at the end of the fourth and longest stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico on Saturday while Zdenek Stybar retained the overall lead. ''We were trying to do a stage for Edvald Boasson Hagen, we thought that he was the best chance for today, he's in super form,'' … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars: Tarasenko breaks funk; Stars best Blackhawks
NHL Three Stars: Tarasenko breaks funk; Stars best Blackhawks No. 1 Star: Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues The St. Louis sniper scored two goals and added an assist in a 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks. The Blues have won five straight games to vault themselves into second-place in the Central Division. Tarasenko broke out of a funk where he had just two points (one goal and one assist) in … [Read more...]
Free Agency Update: NFL Free Agency Recap
Free Agency Update: NFL Free Agency Recap The first week of free agency is always a madhouse, and this week certainly lived up to the hype. We saw the Giants give $200 million to four players in an attempt to repair their dreadful defense from a season ago, the Eagles attempt to trade away any remaining vestige of Chip Kelly as if he were the deposed king of a rival house, and the Dolphins do the … [Read more...]
Injury-plagued Griz lose Conley for 3-4 weeks
Injury-plagued Griz lose Conley for 3-4 weeks 12:49 PM ET ESPN.com news services print Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley will miss at least three to four weeks because of an Achilles injury. The injury-plagued Grizzlies announced Saturday that Conley, who has missed Memphis' last three games, has been diagnosed with left Achillies tendinitis. The Grizzlies, who are hoping to … [Read more...]
Angels GM Billy Eppler is completely over the analytics debate
Angels GM Billy Eppler is completely over the analytics debate If you have a strong opinion about analytics in baseball that you were thinking about sharing with Billy Eppler, you might want to hold off on that. The new general manager of the Los Angeles Angels is growing tired of that conversation, or more specifically the debates that tend to follow, because he doesn't feel it's necessary … [Read more...]
Powered by a pair of local stars, resurgent Seton Hall is on the cusp of Big East Tournament glory
Powered by a pair of local stars, resurgent Seton Hall is on the cusp of Big East Tournament glory NEW YORK — Behind the skills of their New York-raised backcourt of Isaiah Whitehead and Khadeen Carrington, the Seton Hall program is reaching heights the program hasn’t seen in decades. The Pirates advanced to the Big East Tournament final with a sloppy, contentious 87-83 victory over Xavier … [Read more...]
Buffon and Dybala star as Juventus warm up for Bayern decider
Buffon and Dybala star as Juventus warm up for Bayern decider Beaten finalists Juventus warmed up for a crucial Champions League date at Bayern Munich with a precious 1-0 win over Sassuolo that saw veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and striker Paulo Dybala star in Turin. The win moved Juventus six points clear of scudetto rivals Napoli ahead of their trip to […] Photo credit: AFP Beaten … [Read more...]