Puck Daddy's guide to 2016 NCAA men's hockey tournament - Yahoo Sports (blog) View gallery.(Photo by Damian Strohmeyer /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) In recent years the big story about the NCAA tournament has been the fact that there wasn't much separating the best team in the field from, say, the sixth- or seventh-best team. Or perhaps even more. Which is why the national … [Read more...]
Brandon Ingram disconsolate after Duke’s season-ending loss
Brandon Ingram disconsolate after Duke's season-ending loss ANAHEIM, Calif. — As Brandon Ingram emerged from Duke's locker room after Thursday's 82-68 loss to Oregon, one of the wealthiest men in America called out to get his attention. "Good playing Brandon," Nike founder Phil Knight shouted from across the hallway. Ingram was too frustrated to acknowledge Knight's compliment with more … [Read more...]
Title shot against Sergey Kovalev looming for Andre Ward (The Associated Press)
Title shot against Sergey Kovalev looming for Andre Ward (The Associated Press) It's seems a foregone conclusion that Andre Ward will get his long-anticipated shot at unified light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev later this year. About the only person not willing to talk about it is Ward, who has tried to insulate himself from the rumors while training for his upcoming fight with No. 1 … [Read more...]
Poels wins Tour of Catalonia 5th stage, Quintana keeps lead (The Associated Press)
Poels wins Tour of Catalonia 5th stage, Quintana keeps lead (The Associated Press) Dutch rider Wouter Poels broke away to win the Tour of Catalonia fifth stage while Nairo Quintana defended his overall lead on Friday. It was Poels' third stage win of the season. Dario Cataldo crossed along with the rest of the chasers more than 10 seconds later. … [Read more...]
Prosecutors move to drop charges against skier Picabo Street (The Associated Press)
Prosecutors move to drop charges against skier Picabo Street (The Associated Press) Utah prosecutors moved to drop domestic violence charges against Olympic gold-medal skier Picabo Street after she was accused of throwing her father down the stairs and locking him in the basement of her home. Street faced misdemeanor domestic violence and assault charges after the fight with her 76-year-old … [Read more...]
Netherlands leads tribute to icon Johan Cruyff
Netherlands leads tribute to icon Johan Cruyff The Netherlands led global tributes to football legend Johan Cruyff and was to halt their international against France on Friday in the 14th minute in a powerful silent hommage to the Dutch master. Pictures of Cruyff in his familiar 14 shirt playing for Ajax Amsterdam and Barcelona covered front pages […] Photo credit: AFP The Netherlands led … [Read more...]
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA DFS Podcast for Mar. 25
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA DFS Podcast for Mar. 25 Friday, March 25, 2016 There are a lot of injuries for tonight, including Friday afternoon's news of Deron Williams being out. That puts J.J. Barea, Wesley Matthews and Salah Mejri firmly on the radar as plays. Raymond Felton, too. There is almost too much value out there, so it's hard not to play John Wall, Giannis Antetokounmpo and James … [Read more...]
Draft Strategy: Standard Mock Draft
Draft Strategy: Standard Mock Draft Follow @drewsilv and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter. This weekend (and the entire week following) represents the busiest period for fantasy baseball drafts. Especially standard, casual drafts that don’t require a ton of planning. So to get you prepared for what might be coming, I recently hopped into a random 12-team league over at Yahoo’s Mock Draft Central and … [Read more...]
Yahoo Daily Fantasy Hockey: Friday’s bargains and values
Yahoo Daily Fantasy Hockey: Friday's bargains and values By Jason Chen It's a particularly light slate Friday with just three games on tap, each of which features a heavy favorite. The Capitals, Blues and Lightning should be able to win their games, and those are the teams DFS players should load up on. The Blues are a very attractive option because the Canucks will be playing their second … [Read more...]
NASCAR driver Darrell Wallace practices with Tennessee
NASCAR driver Darrell Wallace practices with Tennessee NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Darrell Wallace is a huge Tennessee fan. On Wednesday, he got a chance to practice with the Volunteers. Wallace took part in practice after he did a promotional appearance for the Battle at Bristol on September 10. The game, played at Bristol Motor Speedway, will pit Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech. The track has … [Read more...]