Kyrie Irving isn't overly selfish, but the Cavs do have a problem With LeBron James resting Wednesday, Kyrie Irving took center stage, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers in scoring and making a game-saving steal to ice a 99-98 win over the Dallas Mavericks. (The NBA acknowledged Thursday that Irving should have been called for a foul on the play leading up to the steal, as Mavericks coach Rick … [Read more...]
Extra max money at stake for Pelicans' Davis
Extra max money at stake for Pelicans' Davis 1:44 PM ET Justin VerrierESPN Staff Writer Close Justin Verrier is an NBA writer and editor at ESPN.com. print NEW ORLEANS -- A spot on one of the three end-of-season All-NBA teams stands between Anthony Davis and an extra $24 million on the maximum extension he signed with the New Orleans Pelicans last offseason. Davis said Friday … [Read more...]
Chris Sale continues tirade against White Sox over Drake LaRoche
Chris Sale continues tirade against White Sox over Drake LaRoche Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale held nothing back when asked about the team's handling of the Drake LaRoche situation Friday. The 26-year-old continued his verbal tirade on team president Kenny Williams, accusing Williams of lying to the club. Chris Sale blasts VP Ken Williams. Said team was told "bold faced lie" about LaRoche … [Read more...]
Gary Bettman confident Canada will watch All-American NHL playoffs
Gary Bettman confident Canada will watch All-American NHL playoffs Barring several dozen factors colliding in a perfect storm of miraculous circumstances, the Stanley Cup Playoffs will be sans Canadian teams this postseason. At this point only the Vancouver Canucks are even mentioned in the League’s daily playoff tracking, and they’re 10 points out of the wild card in the West. So what does … [Read more...]
Resetting NFL teams’ draft needs after first wave of free agency
Resetting NFL teams' draft needs after first wave of free agency Free agency isn't over, but the big fireworks mostly are. We've had some big names change teams, and with them some teams filled some big holes. We most certainly don't have the full picture, of course. Colin Kaepernick, Robert Griffin III and Ryan Fitzpatrick can be had for the right price, leaving a bit of a QB carousel to be … [Read more...]
NCAA Tournament Round of 64 Live Blog: Friday
NCAA Tournament Round of 64 Live Blog: Friday Join the team from The Dagger for running analysis and updates from March 18's NCAA Tournament games. … [Read more...]
Weekly Picks: PL Predictions GW 31
Weekly Picks: PL Predictions GW 31 If plaudits were trophies… Arsenal emerged from their last Premier League match with credit. A gutsy draw at Tottenham with ten-men for 40-odd minutes showed character. They emerged from the Barcelona defeat with credit. Their quality and verve had Barca on the rack in spells. But they will emerge from this season trophyless. Unless of course they pull off a … [Read more...]
Friday picks: Will Blackhawks finally end skid?
Friday picks: Will Blackhawks finally end skid? Welcome to NHL Picks where CBSSports.com hockey writers Chris Peters and Adam Gretz make their predictions for all of the day's games. Chicago Blackhawks at Winnipeg Jets, 8 p.m. ET, NHL Network Four straight losses have staggered the Chicago Blackhawks in the race for first place in the Central Division with 11 games to go. They have a game in hand … [Read more...]
Rays CL Boxberger (core muscle) out 8 weeks
Rays CL Boxberger (core muscle) out 8 weeks Rays closer Brad Boxberger will miss the next eight weeks after having surgery to repair a core muscle, manager Kevin Cash told reporters Friday. That puts him on track to return sometime in the middle of May. With Boxberger out, Cash said he will go with a closer by committee and rely on matchups in the ninth inning. #Rays Cash said they will fill … [Read more...]
99.999 percent of NCAA tourney brackets already busted
99.999 percent of NCAA tourney brackets already busted Five hours into the NCAA tourney, nearly 94 percent of Yahoo Sports brackets were busted. Within seven hours, 99 percent were toast. By the end of the night 99.999 percent were imperfect. You can thank Yale, Arkansas Little Rock, Wichita State and Gonzaga for that. Or, on the flip side, you knew at least one 12 seed always advances, so … [Read more...]