West Virginia survives Oklahoma comeback and Buddy Hield heave One night after Oklahoma senior Buddy Hield put on an offensive show and strengthened his national Player of the Year candidacy in a win over Iowa State, he was taken completely out of his game Friday by West Virginia. But it almost didn’t matter. With his team down by two and 1.8 seconds on the clock, Hield snatched an inbound … [Read more...]
Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Make 'Em Dance, Lance!
Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Make 'Em Dance, Lance! Memphis is expected to provide an update on Mike Conley (Achilles) on Saturday, and Lance Stephenson looks like he was Born Ready for this moment. His 33-point explosion—with a full line in 38 minutes— will rightfully make Lance a popular pickup in all leagues, and he could be poised to be one of the biggest X-factors down the stretch if … [Read more...]
Brian Burke defends medical staff; pushes for faster appeals
Brian Burke defends medical staff; pushes for faster appeals Calgary Flames president Brian Burke defended his team’s medical staff and said the NHL and NHLPA should “streamline” the appeal process that led to defenseman Dennis Wideman missing 19 games from a suspension that was shortened to 10 games from 20 games. Earlier in the day the arbitrator James Oldham reduced Wideman’s suspension … [Read more...]
Durant takes blame after Rubio’s last-second 3 beats Thunder
Durant takes blame after Rubio's last-second 3 beats Thunder The Oklahoma City Thunder headed into this weekend set to experience a back-to-back featuring two very different games — a home tilt with the 20-45 Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday and a Saturday trip to the 55-10 San Antonio Spurs. To top it off, the Thunder's previous game came against the Los Angeles Clippers, their closest … [Read more...]
Evgeni Malkin leaves game after Dalton Prout collision (Video)
Evgeni Malkin leaves game after Dalton Prout collision (Video) Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin left his team’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday shortly after a crunching hit by Dalton Prout. The play happened early in the second period. Malkin sped into the Columbus zone on the forecheck and collided with Prout along the boards. A screen shot of the moment where … [Read more...]
Spring Headlines: Asdrubal Cabrera shut down with knee injury
Spring Headlines: Asdrubal Cabrera shut down with knee injury One of the New York Mets main goals this offseason was to upgrade their middle infield. General manager Sandy Alderson was able to achieve that by signing veteran Asdrubal Cabrera to a two-year, $18.5 million deal and trading for Pirates second baseman Neil Walker. All was looking good with their new double play combo too. At … [Read more...]
76ers' Covington carted off; neck injury possible
76ers' Covington carted off; neck injury possible 10:22 PM ET print PHILADELPHIA -- 76ers forward Robert Covington was taken off on a stretcher and transported to a local hospital after sustaining an apparent neck injury in the third quarter of Friday night's game over the Brooklyn Nets. "It's precautionary stuff, just doing tests on his neck to try and learn a little bit more … [Read more...]
Wayne Selden’s dunk on Baylor was the best of 2016 postseason
Wayne Selden's dunk on Baylor was the best of 2016 postseason The NCAA tournament hasn't even started yet. There are still numerous games remaining in conference tournaments across the nation. Yet, we're pretty sure Wayne Selden Jr.'s dunk in a 70-66 win over Baylor on Friday night won't be topped this postseason. If someone comes through with something more remarkable, well, we can't wait … [Read more...]
Heartbreaking setback: Jarrod Parker has another fracture in elbow
Heartbreaking setback: Jarrod Parker has another fracture in elbow The comeback story of Jarrod Parker is one that everyone hopes will have a happy ending. Unfortunately, his outlook became a lot less promising on Friday with the devastating news that Parker has suffered a fractured medial epicondyle in his right elbow. Parker suffered the very same injury last May 8 while rehabbing from his … [Read more...]
Santa Anita cancels final 3 races after 1 inch of rain falls (The Associated Press)
Santa Anita cancels final 3 races after 1 inch of rain falls (The Associated Press) ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Santa Anita canceled the final three races on Friday's card after the track was hit with an inch of rain during a quick-moving storm. … [Read more...]