Blue Jays' prospect Conner Greene calls Charlie Sheen 'a friend' There's no doubt Charlie Sheen is one of the biggest baseball fans out there. From his iconic role as Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn in The Stew's official favorite baseball flick "Major League" to his massive collection of memorabilia, Sheen's love for baseball runs deep. Just when you thought Sheen couldn't be more in tune with the … [Read more...]
Meldonium detected in Russian speed-skaters Elistratov and Kulizhnikov: R-sport, citing source (Reuters)
Meldonium detected in Russian speed-skaters Elistratov and Kulizhnikov: R-sport, citing source (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's short-track speed-skater and 2014 Olympics champion Semion Elistratov and five-time world champion skater Pavel Kulizhnikov tested positive for the presence of meldonium, R-Sport reported on Tuesday, citing a source. Reuters could not immediately verify the … [Read more...]
Brent Burns beats Flames with ‘Gordie Howe Hat Trick’ (Video)
Brent Burns beats Flames with 'Gordie Howe Hat Trick' (Video) San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns cuts an intimidating figure, but he’s never been a fighter in his career. In fact before Monday’s game against the Calgary Flames, Burns had only been in six regular season fights. But against the Flames, things got feisty for the 6-foot-5, 225-pound Burns. He got into a fight with … [Read more...]
LeBron: Cavaliers not yet ready for playoffs
LeBron: Cavaliers not yet ready for playoffs 2:00 AM ET Dave McMenaminESPN Staff Writer Close Cavs and NBA writer for ESPN.com Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14 and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09 Syracuse University graduate print CLEVELAND -- In what was expected to be about as one-sided a matchup as one can find in the NBA, the Cleveland Cavaliers … [Read more...]
Pep meets City chief in Amsterdam – report
Pep meets City chief in Amsterdam - report 9:05 AM GMT Jonathan Smith Pep Guardiola met with Manchester City director of football Txiki Begiristain in Amsterdam on Monday, according to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. Bayern Munich coach Guardiola will take over as the new manager at the Etihad Stadium in the summer after agreeing a three-year deal with the Premier League club. The Spaniard … [Read more...]
Former NFL coach Lovie Smith is hired by Illinois – Los Angeles Times
Former NFL coach Lovie Smith is hired by Illinois - Los Angeles Times Former NFL coach Lovie Smith was hired as the Illinois football coach Monday, two days after the firing of Bill Cubit following a 5-7 season.The move came after Athletic Director Josh Whitman, in his first official day on the job, fired Cubit after a single season in Champaign. He turned to Smith, who … [Read more...]
Don Garber’s idea for an Anglo-American Cup featuring MLS and EPL teams could work
Don Garber’s idea for an Anglo-American Cup featuring MLS and EPL teams could work The English Premier League is one of the most famous soccer leagues in the world, whereas the Major League Soccer League is just coming to prominence. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a tournament between the two leagues every summer? Well good news the MLS commissioner Don Garber is […] The English Premier … [Read more...]
By the Numbers: Applying Fantasy Efficiency
By the Numbers: Applying Fantasy Efficiency The official league year is right around the corner. Free agency opens up March 9th at 4pm (ET) and like we witnessed in 2015, anything from unpredictable trades to random releases is on the table. After the Super Bowl, I took about a month off to compile data from the 2015 fantasy season. In an attempt to summarize that data and take a brief look into … [Read more...]
Warriors hold off Magic for record 45th home win in a row
Warriors hold off Magic for record 45th home win in a row The Golden State Warriors' elite shooting touch deserted them during Sunday's shocking loss to the woeful Los Angeles Lakers. It returned for Monday's home game against the Orlando Magic — just in time for the Warriors to set a new NBA for consecutive home wins. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Basketball contest today] Splash Brothers … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars: Jones slows Flames; Kopitar hits 20 goals
NHL Three Stars: Jones slows Flames; Kopitar hits 20 goals No. 1 Star: Martin Jones, San Jose Sharks The netminder stopped 47 of 48 shots on goal to lead his team to a 2-1 overtime win at the Calgary Flames. The 47 saves were a career-high for Jones. The win for the Sharks moved them to 78 points, four behind the Kings for second place in the Pacific Division. The Sharks are five points … [Read more...]