Howard organizes blood drive in honor of Sager 8:43 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 MINNEAPOLIS -- Houston Rockets star Dwight Howard is organizing a … [Read more...]
Reds’ Billy Hamilton races around the bases like only he can
Reds' Billy Hamilton races around the bases like only he can Everything Reds outfielder Billy Hamilton does on the baseball field, he does fast. His speed is his calling card, racking up stolen bases and chasing down balls in the alleys for outs that would otherwise go for extra bases. Monday night Hamilton showed even when he dips into his limited power reserve that his speed is going to … [Read more...]
AC Milan sack Sinisa Mihajlovic, appoint Cristian Brocchi
AC Milan sack Sinisa Mihajlovic, appoint Cristian Brocchi AC Milan have announced the sacking of coach Sinisa Mihajlovic, replacing the Serbian with youth team handler Cristian Brocchi until the end of the season. A statement from the struggling Serie A giants on Tuesday read: “Sinisa Mihajlovic has been relieved of his role as AC Milan coach. “The club […] Photo credit: AFP AC Milan have … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Hazelraker
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Hazelraker Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter. When the Cardinals failed to do much to upgrade their offense over the offseason, they pointed to expected improvement coming from a full season of Stephen Piscotty, Randal Grichuk, et al. One guy they didn’t mention was Jeremy Hazelbaker. Who? Hazelbaker was barely on the radar during spring training … [Read more...]
Draft Analysis: NFL Draft Needs: Redskins
Draft Analysis: NFL Draft Needs: Redskins Evan Silva (@EvanSilva) is the Senior Football Editor for Rotoworld's NFL Page, and Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) leads Rotoworld's college football and NFL draft coverage. Together, they're breaking down every team's biggest needs and offering potential draft-day solutions. For a breakdown on every team, check out the team-by-team draft preview schedule. … [Read more...]
Draft Analysis: NFL Draft Needs: Eagles
Draft Analysis: NFL Draft Needs: Eagles Evan Silva (@EvanSilva) is the Senior Football Editor for Rotoworld's NFL Page, and Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) leads Rotoworld's college football and NFL draft coverage. Together, they're breaking down every team's biggest needs and offering potential draft-day solutions. For a breakdown on every team, check out the team-by-team draft preview schedule. No. … [Read more...]
Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Westbrook does it again
Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Westbrook does it again The Cavs clinched No. 1 in the East with a season sweep of the Hawks, the Celtics helped Atlanta with a loss of their own, Russell Westbrook triple-doubled again, another Curry went nuts, an unknown Ennis did the same, Dallas clinched a playoff berth, and the Rockets passed the Jazz for the last spot in the West on a busy Monday. Follow me on … [Read more...]
The Walk Off: O’s remain undefeated after late Chris Davis blast
The Walk Off: O's remain undefeated after late Chris Davis blast Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look at 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. It seems pretty silly to refer to any Chris Davis home run as improbable. The 30-year-old … [Read more...]
NBA Playoff Picture: Mavs make it, Jazz get blues, Cavs grab No. 1
NBA Playoff Picture: Mavs make it, Jazz get blues, Cavs grab No. 1 With just a few days left in the NBA's regular season, several games per night make a big difference in the fights for playoff berths and seeding. This post catches you up on everything that matters to these races. The ayes of Texas: Congratulations to the Dallas Mavericks, who clinched a playoff berth for the 15th time in 16 … [Read more...]
Miesha Tate’s next opponent leaves bantamweight division in awkward mess
Miesha Tate's next opponent leaves bantamweight division in awkward mess The MMA world is still reeling from the announcement that Miesha Tate’s first title defense will be against Amanda Nunes at UFC 200 and with good reason. The decision to accept a fight with Nunes has drawn heavy criticism as many figured that a rematch with Holly Holm, who she defeated with a come-from-behind … [Read more...]