Jake Arrieta's tape-measure home run shows Cubs' ace can do it all Your browser does not support iframes. It’s almost like the 2015 season never ended for Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta. The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner is off to a strong start in 2016 on the mound and now at the plate. Arrieta crushed a 440-foot home run to center field on Sunday in Arizona off … [Read more...]
The top 10 QBs for the 2016 NFL draft: Jared Goff ahead of Carson Wentz – Washington Post
The top 10 QBs for the 2016 NFL draft: Jared Goff ahead of Carson Wentz - Washington Post California quarterback Jared Goff passes during his pro day. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) Standing at his assigned podium at the NFL Scouting Combine, Cal quarterback Jared Goff couldn’t have looked more uncomfortable. He wasn’t rude or standoff-ish to the assembled media; it was just highly evident he had other … [Read more...]
Stanley Cup Playoffs predictions: Blackhawks, Kings at risk in Round 1 – CBSSports.com
Stanley Cup Playoffs predictions: Blackhawks, Kings at risk in Round 1 - CBSSports.com It needed the entirety of the season to figure out, but the field and matchups for the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs are finally set. Highlighted by multiple rivalry series, the first round is sure to give hockey fans all they can handle. With the playoff format playing up those divisional … [Read more...]
Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineups: Early FanDuel tournament MLB picks, strategy for April 11 – Sporting News
Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineups: Early FanDuel tournament MLB picks, strategy for April 11 - Sporting News You might not know it from the daily fantasy baseball lineup picks below, but there are five games during the early slate today. That means there are players from 10 teams to choose from when looking for value picks and sleepers, but the strategy we're going with is stacking heavily from two … [Read more...]
Ticker: Could Michigan State get top pick in 2017 NBA draft today? – Detroit Free Press
Ticker: Could Michigan State get top pick in 2017 NBA draft today? - Detroit Free Press Top-ranked basketball recruit Josh Jackson speaks with the Detroit Free Press about Michigan State, his decision timeline and more Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Video by Joe Rexrode / DFP Will it be MSU, Kansas or Arizona for Josh Jackson? We’ll find out via Twitter Josh Jackson watches the Michigan … [Read more...]
Reports: NCAA says no new bowls until at least 2019
Reports: NCAA says no new bowls until at least 2019 The NCAA has banned the creation of new bowl games until 2019 at the earliest, according to multiple reports. The decision comes after a year where three 5-7 teams had to fill empty bowl slots because there were not enough traditionally bowl eligible teams available. Currently, college football allows 80 bowl eligible teams. That’s 63 … [Read more...]
Russian boxer Mikhalkin loses European title over doping (The Associated Press)
Russian boxer Mikhalkin loses European title over doping (The Associated Press) Russian boxer Igor Mikhalkin has been stripped of the European Boxing Union's light heavyweight title after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium. EBU general secretary Enza Jacoponi tells The Associated Press that Mikhalkin tested positive during his win by unanimous decision against Patrick Bois … [Read more...]
Tears, no fears as Ranieri’s Leicester close on Premier League title
Tears, no fears as Ranieri’s Leicester close on Premier League title Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri played down his emotional response after the Foxes took their latest big step towards the English Premier League title. Ranieri left the pitch in tears after Jamie Vardy’s second-half double sealed a hard-fought 2-0 win at relegation-threatened Sunderland on Sunday. Leicester ended the day … [Read more...]
Chiefs’ DE Mike DeVito says farewell to football in heartfelt letter
Chiefs' DE Mike DeVito says farewell to football in heartfelt letter Mike DeVito didn't put up monster numbers in his nine NFL seasons, the first six spent with the New York Jets and the last three with the Kansas City Chiefs, but not every player can be judged by statistics. Though he had just 5.5 career sacks, DeVito was a valuable member of the defensive line in both New York and Kansas … [Read more...]
Feature Presentation: 2015-16 BDL Bench of the Year
Feature Presentation: 2015-16 BDL Bench of the Year We at Ball Don't Lie enjoy healthy debate about basketball and its strange cast of characters, from Oscar Robertson's "get off my lawn" diatribe on Stephen Curry to D'Angelo Russell's sting operation on a self-dubbed dude named Swaggy P and his Australian hip hop artist fiancé. (Yup, those things happened.) It's NBA with a twist here at … [Read more...]