Jaromir Jagr ties Gordie Howe for third in all-time scoring With his secondary assist on an Erik Gudbranson goal, Jaromir Jagr is now tied with Gordie Howe for third on the all time scoring list with 1850 points. The Florida Panthers have 18 games left in the regular season following tonight's bout against Colorado. He needs 37 more points to catch up to Mark Messier in second place at … [Read more...]
Spurs finish on 20-5 run behind Kawhi, Aldridge to beat Pelicans
Spurs finish on 20-5 run behind Kawhi, Aldridge to beat Pelicans Excellent as they've been against the league at large, the San Antonio Spurs have had some problems knocking off the New Orleans Pelicans in Louisiana over the past couple of seasons. They entered Thursday having lost three straight games at the Smoothie King Center, and for much of their nationally televised TNT tilt against … [Read more...]
North Florida’s NCAA tournament fate rests in another team’s hands
North Florida's NCAA tournament fate rests in another team's hands A pair of upsets in Thursday's Atlantic Sun semifinals has created an unusual scenario for Sunday night's title game. North Florida's NCAA tournament hopes now rest on the outcome of a game in which they're not even playing. Fourth-seeded Florida Gulf Coast and seventh-seeded Stetson will meet in the Atlantic Sun championship … [Read more...]
Report: Cavs ‘highly pissed’ Perkins wasn’t re-signed in offseason
Report: Cavs 'highly pissed' Perkins wasn't re-signed in offseason The Cleveland Cavaliers made a serious financial commitment to several players this past summer, laying out several hundreds of millions of dollars over the next few seasons to keep the likes of Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson, Iman Shumpert, and others together for several potential title runs. The re-signings (and several less … [Read more...]
Breaking News: Get The MLB Draft Guide!
Breaking News: Get The MLB Draft Guide! From mid-November through mid-February, the entire Rotoworld Baseball crew lives together in an air-locked chamber at the bottom of the Adriatic Sea, pumping hundreds of thousands of words into a single laptop. When our underwater bunker finally surfaces after three long months of analyzing, debating, projection tweaking, and fist-fighting over the one … [Read more...]
Lundqvist irked, intentionally dislodges net
Lundqvist irked, intentionally dislodges net It's been pretty well documented that the Pittsburgh Penguins have had a hard time scoring goals against Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers recently. Entering their game on Thursday he had allowed just three goals on the Penguins' previous 119 shots on goal against him while he played a major role in the past two playoff series between the two … [Read more...]
Curry (ankle) back for Warriors' matchup vs. OKC
Curry (ankle) back for Warriors' matchup vs. OKC 9:50 PM ET ESPN.com news services print Stephen Curry will return and start in the Golden State Warriors' matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night as the Warriors look to tie the longest regular-season home winning streak in NBA history. Curry was listed as questionable with a sore left ankle. He rolled the … [Read more...]
Spring Headlines: Cameron Maybin out 4-6 weeks with broken wrist
Spring Headlines: Cameron Maybin out 4-6 weeks with broken wrist The injuries continue to pile up for Detroit Tigers outfielder Cameron Maybin. The club announced Thursday that Maybin will miss 4-6 weeks after fracturing his left wrist. [2016 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball is open for business. Sign up now] Maybin was hit by a pitch during Wednesday's game, but did not believe the injury to be … [Read more...]
No shocker: Conor McGregor’s mouth dominates UFC 196 news conference
No shocker: Conor McGregor's mouth dominates UFC 196 news conference There was a lot of cursing, a slew of obscene gestures, numerous funny lines and a near-brawl during a photo conference. In other words, it was just a typical Conor McGregor public appearance. The UFC featherweight champion, who meets Nate Diaz Saturday in the main event of UFC 196 in a five-round non-title bout, was more … [Read more...]
The 25 best college football defenses of then and now – SB Nation
The 25 best college football defenses of then and now - SB Nation Let's mix the best of recent memory with the best ever. It seems as if each progressive year is college football's highest-scoring to date. Tempo, yards, and points creep upward, and it becomes more difficult to judge defenses. In the 1950s, for instance, a top-20 defense might expect to allow 10 points per game. In 2015, that … [Read more...]