Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Linsanity shocks Spurs Hornets 91, Spurs 88 - As my friends on Facebook and Twitter know, I had to go back and change a bunch of X’s to circles on 30 brackets Sunday night when Texas A&M made an incredible comeback, overcoming a 12-point deficit with just 44 seconds left against Northern Iowa in the NCAA Tourney. Had I been running a bracket pool for the NBA on … [Read more...]
2016 NFL Rookie Predictions: Paxton Lynch has potential – Yahoo Sports (blog)
2016 NFL Rookie Predictions: Paxton Lynch has potential - 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. Over the next two weeks, I’ll be breaking down some under the radar prospects at QB, … [Read more...]
Rangers give tribute to Jaromir Jagr for accomplishments (Video)
Rangers give tribute to Jaromir Jagr for accomplishments (Video) #NYR salute @68Jagr for his recent @NHL career milestone accomplishments pic.twitter.com/0N1JBMELB5— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) March 21, 2016 Most NHL players don’t get recognized or celebrated in opposing arenas. But most NHL players aren’t 44-year-old legends moving up the league’s record list while still playing sound, … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars: Predators make statement; Nylander breaks out
NHL Three Stars: Predators make statement; Nylander breaks out No. 1 Star: Ryan Johansen, Nashville Predators Nashville’s first-line center had a big game with one goal and two assists in a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Johansen has 25 points in 33 games since he was traded to the Preds for Seth Jones in January. The current Western Conference standings have the Kings and … [Read more...]
The Warriors could use a break after a close win over the Wolves
The Warriors could use a break after a close win over the Wolves The Golden State Warriors are responsible for a great number of amazing stats and achievements this season, but one of the most impressive is that they still hold a chance to become the first team in NBA history not to lose two games in a row. Perhaps that's a suitable expectation when a team goes 62-7 to open a season, but … [Read more...]
Drummond’s winning tip-in keeps Pistons in thick of playoff race
Drummond's winning tip-in keeps Pistons in thick of playoff race The race for the East's final few playoff spots has been a crowded one for the vast majority of this season, and that situation looks likely to persist into the final few weeks of the regular season. The Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls, and Detroit Pistons entered Monday's games separated by a half-game while fighting for just … [Read more...]
Hornets deal Spurs historic loss thanks to a touch of Linsanity
Hornets deal Spurs historic loss thanks to a touch of Linsanity For 12 minutes, Monday's contest seemed like a natural extension of the weekend for the San Antonio Spurs and Charlotte Hornets. Coming off their impressive Saturday night strangulation of the Golden State Warriors, Gregg Popovich's crew held Charlotte to just seven first-quarter points (San Antonio's stingiest frame of the … [Read more...]
Spring Training Daily: ST Daily: Tracking Taylor
Spring Training Daily: ST Daily: Tracking Taylor Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter. The Nationals still owe Jayson Werth $42 million, they traded for Ben Revere over the winter and they also have some dude named Bryce Harper. So where does that leave Michael Taylor? Well, coming into spring training it left him either to serve as a fourth outfielder or back at Triple-A, where he’d … [Read more...]
NFL Mock Draft 2016: QBs plunge to later picks, better fits – Sporting News
NFL Mock Draft 2016: QBs plunge to later picks, better fits - Sporting News As the Pro Day portion of the 2016 NFL Draft process runs its course, teams really begin to hone in on the players they’re targeting. The next steps are private workouts, when teams bring in players to make final determinations on whether they’re fits. The perceived quarterback value in this year’s class has fluctuated as … [Read more...]
Oklahoma State hires Stephen F. Austin’s Brad Underwood
Oklahoma State hires Stephen F. Austin's Brad Underwood After leading Stephen F. Austin to the Southland Conference title and NCAA tournament in three straight seasons, Brad Underwood is moving on to the Big 12. Oklahoma State announced Monday night that it has hired Underwood as its new head coach. Underwood, whose third season at Stephen F. Austin ended Sunday when the Lumberjacks lost in … [Read more...]