Draft Analysis: NFL Draft Needs: Jets Evan Silva (@EvanSilva) is the Senior Football Editor for Rotoworld's NFL Page, and Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) leads Rotoworld's college football and NFL draft coverage. Together, they're breaking down every team's biggest needs and offering potential draft-day solutions. For a breakdown on every team, check out the team-by-team draft preview schedule. No. 1 … [Read more...]
Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: World B. Westbrook
Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: World B. Westbrook Monday offered us 10 games and we may have learned an ugly truth about Salah Mejri, Russell Westbrook is out of this world, the Hawks are peaking at the right time, the Bulls are reeling, and the Laker, Kings and Grizzlies are a mess. Follow me on Twitter! Hawks 102, Bulls 100 – Paul Millsap had 11 points, 11 boards, six blocks, a steal and a … [Read more...]
2016 NFL Rookie Predictions: Dak Prescott lacks polish – Yahoo Sports (blog)
2016 NFL Rookie Predictions: Dak Prescott lacks polish - Yahoo Sports (blog) Bench presses have been counted, cone drills have been clocked, and tape has been reviewed. While NFL scouts have been scribbling in their notebooks for months, fantasy owners are just now examining this year’s incoming class. Through the end of March, I’ll be breaking down some under the radar prospects at QB, … [Read more...]
NHL ref Wes McCauley with the most dramatic goal call ever (Video)
NHL ref Wes McCauley with the most dramatic goal call ever (Video) Sometimes you can’t help but get caught up in the excitement of a rivalry game. Just ask Wes McCauley, the veteran NHL referee who unleashed perhaps the most empathic and memorable “good goal” call we’ve ever seen in the San Jose Sharks’ 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night. In the third period, Melker … [Read more...]
Everton set Lukaku's transfer price at £50m
Everton set Lukaku's transfer price at £50m 2:11 AM GMT Chris Borg The winter window might have shut, but the rumour mill rolls on. As always, Transfer Talk has its finger on the pulse when it comes to the latest rumours and gossip. See the latest deals here. TOP STORY: Romelu Lukaku? That'll be £50 million How Everton must wish they had enjoyed a more consistent season. If they … [Read more...]
USA defeats Canada 3-1 in Women’s World Championship opener
USA defeats Canada 3-1 in Women's World Championship opener The tension in Kamloops, British Columbia was palpable in the primetime game of day one at the Women's World Championship. There is nothing like a good old throw down between the United States and Canada to get the heart racing. Throughout the first period and a majority of the second the teams traded scoring chances without being … [Read more...]
Paul Pierce exits with ankle and knee injuries after scary fall
Paul Pierce exits with ankle and knee injuries after scary fall Veteran forward Paul Pierce joined the Los Angeles Clippers this summer with the intention of adding clutch shooting and a veteran presence that could put the team over the top in the playoffs. The 38-year-old future Hall of Famer has averaged a career-low 17.8 minutes for the Clippers in part to conserve his energy for the … [Read more...]
Pierce (ankle) 'out for a little bit', Rivers says
Pierce (ankle) 'out for a little bit', Rivers says 2:53 AM ET J.A. AdandeESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com senior writer since 2007 Around The Horn panelist Formerly at Los Angeles Times print LOS ANGELES -- Just when the Los Angeles Clippers were on the verge of returning to full form, with Blake Griffin eligible to finally rejoin the action at the start of next week, … [Read more...]
Melo 'shocked' when kid ran on court to hug him
Melo 'shocked' when kid ran on court to hug him 1:57 AM ET Associated Press print NEW ORLEANS -- Carmelo Anthony says he was momentarily "shocked" when he felt someone grasping at his thigh as he stood near the top of the key in the final minute of the New York Knicks' 99-91 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night. When he saw it was a young boy who had somehow … [Read more...]
The Utah Jazz handed Kobe Bryant the biggest loss of his career
The Utah Jazz handed Kobe Bryant the biggest loss of his career The Utah Jazz welcomed Kobe Bryant to Vivint Smart Home Arena for his final game in Salt Lake City with what have now become the customary trappings of the Los Angeles Lakers legend's farewell tour: locally appropriate gifts (in Utah, that means national-park and skiing hook-ups) and a tastefully produced tribute video. After … [Read more...]