Kenta Maeda making home debut in Los Angeles, eyes on shaky bullpen The Los Angeles Dodgers are finally ready for their home opener Tuesday afternoon with the franchise’s top offseason acquisition ready to take the mound. The Dodgers landed Kenta Maeda from the Japan Central League, paying a $20 million posting fee for his rights during the winter, investing another $25 million in guaranteed … [Read more...]
Daily Fantasy MLB DFS Picks For Draft Kings 4/12/16 – SportsBlog.com (blog)
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Seth Collins returns to Oregon State after nearly transferring
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Portuguese fighter dies following injuries from Dublin bout (Reuters)
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Feature Presentation: 2015-16 BDL Defensive Unit of the Year
Feature Presentation: 2015-16 BDL Defensive Unit 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 … [Read more...]
Kobe's career is ending, but his playing days ended long ago
Kobe's career is ending, but his playing days ended long ago 11:00 AM ET print ANTAWN JAMISON FEARED for his teammate, who was slumped over in the locker to his right, whose feet were drowning in ice water buckets, knees buried beneath ice bags. Through 14 NBA seasons, Jamison had never seen anyone so worn down, someone who, though four months shy of his 35th birthday, moved, … [Read more...]
Asked and Answered: April 12 – Steelers.com
Asked and Answered: April 12 - Steelers.com Let’s get to it:PATRICK GILHOOLY FROM WHITBY, ONTARIO, CANADA:DeAngelo Williams’ performance last year was an essential part of the offense. He played extremely well in the absence of Le’Veon Bell and would have earned a starting role with almost any other team in the league. It’s almost a waste to have him backing up Bell. But what about setting up Bell … [Read more...]
NHL Western Conference playoff preview and predictions – Yahoo Sports
NHL Western Conference playoff preview and predictions - Yahoo Sports Now watching Next video starts in : 7 Play NHL Western Conference playoff preview and predictions … [Read more...]
Leicester could be the first minnow of many to challenge giants of Premier League
Leicester could be the first minnow of many to challenge giants of Premier League “Doing a Leicester City” is already a phrase that’s made its way into general soccer parlance. The meaning of the term, of course, is for a team that’s beyond the established elite to propel themselves to a position in the table that few would have anticipated they’re capable off. It’s fair […] “Doing a … [Read more...]
Yahoo Sports’ NHL Western Conference Playoff Picks, Round 1 (Video)
Yahoo Sports' NHL Western Conference Playoff Picks, Round 1 (Video) The Stanley Cup Playoffs get rolling on Wednesday, and it's time to make some ironclad, lead-pipe lock picks on who will win the series. Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo Sports' Puck Daddy blog takes a look at the Western Conference and its four first-round series. Can the Sharks and Blues overcome their arch enemies? Are the Ducks … [Read more...]