NCAA Tournament by the odds: L.V. picks and perspective of the West Region - Las Vegas Sun (blog) [unable to retrieve full-text content]NCAA Tournament by the odds: L.V. picks and perspective of the West RegionLas Vegas Sun (blog)Duke guard Derryck Thornton (12) and Duke guard Grayson Allen (3) react as they walk to the bench for a time out during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game … [Read more...]
Mariners hit home run with ‘Nellie’s Auto Glass’ commercial
Mariners hit home run with 'Nellie's Auto Glass' commercial For several years the Seattle Mariners have dominated baseball in one often overlooked category: Television commercials. Yes, television commercials. Marketing matters, folks, and the Mariners have had this aspect of it down pat. That string continued this year as Seattle's marketing team released another solid batch of ads … [Read more...]
Ranking the 68 best players in this year’s NCAA tournament
Ranking the 68 best players in this year's NCAA tournament They come from every corner of the globe the stars of this year's college basketball season, from the beaches of the Bahamas, to the snow-capped mountains of Austria. There are sons of everyday Joes and sons of former NBA stars. There are centers who eclipse 7 feet tall and point guards who don't even stand 6 feet. There are guys … [Read more...]
Gut makes World Cup overall skiing title official (The Associated Press)
Gut makes World Cup overall skiing title official (The Associated Press) Lara Gut made her World Cup overall title official despite finishing 13th in difficult conditions in the last downhill of the season on Wednesday. Lindsey Vonn flew in to collect her eighth crystal globe in the discipline on a snowy opening day at the World Cup finals, and Peter Fill became the first Italian to win the … [Read more...]
Boxing-Bradley takes ‘way different’ approach for Pacquiao bout (Reuters)
Boxing-Bradley takes 'way different' approach for Pacquiao bout (Reuters) By Mark Lamport-Stokes LOS ANGELES, March 16 (Reuters) - American Timothy Bradley says he will rely on a "way different" strategy built on a highly detailed game plan when he defends his WBO welterweight title against Filipino Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas next month. The two boxers will be meeting for a third time, … [Read more...]
FIFA suspect Jeffrey Webb ‘keeping up champagne lifestyle’
FIFA suspect Jeffrey Webb ‘keeping up champagne lifestyle’ Jeffrey Webb, the disgraced former FIFA vice president, has kept up a millionaire lifestyle quaffing champagne, gambling and partying while under US house arrest awaiting sentence for corruption, according to football’s world body. The 51-year-old husband of American gynecologist Kendra Gamble-Webb was the first former FIFA official to … [Read more...]
NHL execs roll out parameters for deep expansion draft
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Ravens cut starting safety Will Hill, and now we know reason why
Ravens cut starting safety Will Hill, and now we know reason why On Tuesday, it appeared that the Baltimore Ravens were planning to pair new free-agent safety Eric Weddle with incumbent Will Hill to make an intriguing safety duo. Well, you can scrap those plans. The Ravens cut Hill out of left field — it appeared — on Wednesday, after a season in which he started 14 games and was one of the … [Read more...]
White Sox told Adam LaRoche his son couldn’t be in clubhouse
White Sox told Adam LaRoche his son couldn't be in clubhouse Chicago White Sox designated hitter Adam LaRoche's announcement that he would likely retire shocked many in the baseball community. LaRoche cited personal reasons initially, and later sent out a tweet including the hashtag "#FamilyFirst." Thank u Lord for the game of baseball and for giving me way more than I ever … [Read more...]
Dion Waiters returns to Thunder one week after his brother’s death
Dion Waiters returns to Thunder one week after his brother's death Dion Waiters will be available for the Oklahoma City Thunder when they take on the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, one week after the guard left the team following the death of his younger brother. Play Tourney Pick'em | Fill out your bracket | Print it | Celebrity Challenge Demetrius Pinckney, 21, was found dead in … [Read more...]