The Walk Off: Padres held scoreless in historic first series Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. An ugly first series for the San Diego Padres got even uglier on Wednesday as they set a record in … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Donaldson Down
Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Donaldson Down Follow @drewsilv and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter. Josh Donaldson was being called a DFS must-play in all afternoon slates on Wednesday and he rewarded that confidence with a three-run bomb off Rays left-hander Matt Moore in the top of the third inning. But the reigning American League MVP looked to be limping as he made his way around the bases on that home … [Read more...]
Playoff Race: Wings move closer, B's in trouble
Playoff Race: Wings move closer, B's in trouble The Detroit Red Wings took a big step towards securing their 25th consecutive playoff berth. With a 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, the Red Wings now have a two-point lead over the Boston Bruins for third place in the Atlantic Division. That puts Boston into what amounts to a must-win against the Red Wings Thursday night. Boston still has … [Read more...]
NFL draft positional rankings: Tunsil, Stanley lead O-tackle group
NFL draft positional rankings: Tunsil, Stanley lead O-tackle group Leading up to the NFL draft on April 28-30, Shutdown Corner will examine each position, rank the top players at each spot and identify some sleepers, sliders and lesser-known gems. An offensive tackle could be the first pick in the 2016 NFL draft, and as many as three could go in the draft's first 10 picks. Is that a good … [Read more...]
After James Harden stripped by Dirk Nowitzki, Rockets suffer blow to playoff hopes
After James Harden stripped by Dirk Nowitzki, Rockets suffer blow to playoff hopes 12:54 AM ET Calvin WatkinsESPN Staff Writer Close Calvin Watkins covers the Houston Rockets and the NBA for ESPN.com. He joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. He's covered the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers as well as colleges, boxing and high school sports. print DALLAS -- It was superstar on … [Read more...]
Isaiah Thomas lets his play do his stumping for All-NBA team
Isaiah Thomas lets his play do his stumping for All-NBA team 12:54 AM ET Chris ForsbergESPN Staff Writer Close Covered Celtics since 2007 Emmy award-winning videographer Joined ESPNBoston.com in 2009 print BOSTON -- Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas doesn't even let his kids win a playful game of household hoops, so no matter how injury-riddled the New Orleans Pelicans were, … [Read more...]
Red Wings, Jimmy Howard get huge shutout win over Flyers
Red Wings, Jimmy Howard get huge shutout win over Flyers Jimmy Howard has been in this position before. In 2012-13, the Detroit Red Wings’ playoff streak was in trouble. Having made the Stanley Cup Playoffs every season since 1991, the Wings needed a four-game winning streak – their first of the entire season – to secure a postseason berth. The architect of that streak: Jimmy Howard, who … [Read more...]
At the end, there’s no end: Sam Hinkie will never finish his 76ers
At the end, there's no end: Sam Hinkie will never finish his 76ers Sam Hinkie has stepped down as the Philadelphia 76ers' general manager and president of basketball operations, nearly three years after taking the reins of the organization and embarking on an unprecedented campaign of rebuilding through the NBA draft lottery that, thus far, has produced only in one of the worst on-court runs … [Read more...]
Fans dress as sharks and unicorns as part of John Oliver’s gag
Fans dress as sharks and unicorns as part of John Oliver's gag If you were with us on Tuesday, you know that comedian/HBO TV host John Oliver is having a little fun at the New York Yankees expense this week. The "Last Week Tonight" show host purchased premium tickets for the first three Yankees games of the season and held a contest with one condition attached. The winners could purchase … [Read more...]