Basketball Daily Dose: Texas 2-step: Kawhi & Salah With 12 games and limited space, I’m going to try to ignore the guys owned in all leagues and focus on the ones who could be a difference maker right now (Salah Mejri), or the ones who got injured. Here we go and you can follow me on Twitter by clicking here. Blazers 109, Mavericks 103 – Dallas desperately wanted to win this game to avoid a … [Read more...]
Column: No Trump undercard carries a message with a punch (The Associated Press)
Column: No Trump undercard carries a message with a punch (The Associated Press) He calls it his No Trump undercard partly because he's a boxing promoter and there's one last Manny Pacquiao fight that by most indications is in serious need of promotion. Bob Arum isn't about to apologize for that, just as he won't apologize for the underlying message he is delivering. If it costs him some … [Read more...]
Spieth, feeling at home, wins on Day 1 at WGC-Dell Match Play
Spieth, feeling at home, wins on Day 1 at WGC-Dell Match Play Jordan Spieth is playing on comfortable turf this week at the WGC-Dell Match Play. Not only is he competing in Austin, where he spent three semesters at the University of Texas, but Spieth is also competing on a host course in Austin Country Club that he played once or twice each week of his brief collegiate life. The third … [Read more...]
PSG may replace Ibra with Sturridge
PSG may replace Ibra with Sturridge 2:59 AM GMT 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: Sturridge making move to Paris? Whatever will Paris Saint-Germain do if, and seemingly more likely when, Zlatan Ibrahimovic leaves the capital for … [Read more...]
Matt Bush impresses in first spring game since release from prison
Matt Bush impresses in first spring game since release from prison The tumultuous life and disappointing baseball career of former No. 1 overall draft pick Matt Bush in many ways came full circle on Wednesday. Bush, now 30, made his first spring training appearance since his well-documented release from prison in October. And he did so very impressively, pitching two innings of hitless … [Read more...]
Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson ended their slumps in a big way
Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson ended their slumps in a big way The NBA world was torn from its axis earlier this week when presumptive back-to-back MVP Stephen Curry had two poor shooting games in a row. A poor night against the stingy San Antonio Spurs on Saturday was perhaps not a total surprise, but Monday's rough showing at the Minnesota Timberwolves was. Was Curry cooling off for the … [Read more...]
Kerr: Players have earned say in rest decisions
Kerr: Players have earned say in rest decisions 1:43 AM ET Ethan Sherwood StraussESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN.com Contributes to ESPN's TrueHoop blog Hosts TrueHoop TV Live print OAKLAND, Calif. -- Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said his players have earned the power to influence whether or not they'll be rested as the team nears the NBA … [Read more...]
Spring Training Daily: ST Daily: End Date for A-Rod?
Spring Training Daily: ST Daily: End Date for A-Rod? Follow @djshort and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter.Alex Rodriguez was the center of attention in Yankees camp a year ago coming off his season-long suspension for performance-enhancing drugs, but we’ve barely heard a peep about him this spring. That all changed on Wednesday after Rodriguez indicated to Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York that he plans to … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars: Lundqvist, Stepan lead Rangers; Berube stops Sens
NHL Three Stars: Lundqvist, Stepan lead Rangers; Berube stops Sens No. 1 Star: Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers Following a five-game losing streak, Lundqvist has now won his last two starts as New York beat the Boston Bruins 5-2. He stopped 39 during Wednesday’s victory, the fifth time in his last 10 starts he’s needed to make 35-plus saves. Lundqvist also picked up an assist on Stepan’s … [Read more...]
Favors’ last-second dunk could give Jazz inside track for playoffs
Favors' last-second dunk could give Jazz inside track for playoffs Two weeks ago, the Utah Jazz were 29-35 and trending downward, having lost seven of eight and posted the NBA's second worst offense since the All-Star break to fall three games out behind the Houston Rockets for the West's eighth and final playoff spot. Now, though, Utah's got a new lease on life, thanks in part to a timely … [Read more...]