Feature Presentation: 2015-16 BDL Second-Most Valuable Player 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...]
Saves and Steals: Week Two Review
Saves and Steals: Week Two Review So, who had the Orioles leading baseball with a 7-0 record? Nobody? Right. Anybody think the Twins would be brutally terribad? It's been a fun first week plus of baseball. We're once again reminded that you can't predict baseball. Well, the Cubs are 6-1. That we predicted just fine. With the exception of the Phillies revolving closer carrousel, nobody has lost a … [Read more...]
MLB Picks and Pivots – FanDuel Picks April 13 – Fantasy CPR
MLB Picks and Pivots – FanDuel Picks April 13 - Fantasy CPR DraftKings MLB Picks For April 13 by Mike Marteny Apr 10, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Colorado Rockies right fielder Carlos Gonzalez (5) and third baseman Nolan Arenado (28) and right fielder Gerardo Parra (8) celebrate the win over the San Diego Padres at Coors Field. The Rockies defeated the Padres 6-3. Mandatory Credit: Ron … [Read more...]
Hat-trick king Cristiano Ronaldo silences big game critics
Hat-trick king Cristiano Ronaldo silences big game critics “Goals are in my DNA,” concluded Cristiano Ronaldo after spearheading a famous Real Madrid comeback with a hat-trick to see off Wolfsburg and reach the Champions League semi-finals for a record sixth straight season. The three-time World Player of the Year’s self-appraisals are rarely humble. It is just six weeks […] Photo credit: … [Read more...]
Wild's Parise, Vanek out Games 1-2 vs. Stars
Wild's Parise, Vanek out Games 1-2 vs. Stars Already facing an uphill battle in their opening-round series against the Central Division champion Dallas Stars, the Minnesota Wild have some extra adversity to deal with. The team confirmed Wednesday that forwards Zach Parise and Thomas Vanek will not travel with the team to Dallas for Games 1 and 2. Parise's status to play in the series at all … [Read more...]
NFL draft profile: Ohio State OT Taylor Decker, a nasty brawler
NFL draft profile: Ohio State OT Taylor Decker, a nasty brawler Shutdown Corner is counting down the top 50 prospects in the 2016 NFL draft with a scouting report, quotes from NFL evaluators and a projection where they might be drafted. 21. Ohio State OT Taylor Decker6-foot-7, 310 pounds Key stat: Started 42 games over past three seasons (14 at right tackle, then 28 at left tackle) and was … [Read more...]
2 Hawaii defensive linemen arrested
2 Hawaii defensive linemen arrested Hawaii defensive linemen Ka'aumoana Gifford and Kennedy Tulimasealii were arrested Tuesday morning. According to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, the two were arrested at 6 a.m. at the house they share. Tulimasealii, 21, was arrested on accusations of two counts of misdemeanor domestic abuse and one count each of harassment and resisting arrest. He also is … [Read more...]
Boxing-Fury says Joshua will be easy pay day, after Klitschko (Reuters)
Boxing-Fury says Joshua will be easy pay day, after Klitschko (Reuters) By Martyn Herman LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - Tyson Fury has labelled new IBF world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua a 'pumped-up weightlifter' and said he would be an easy pay day once he had defended his own titles against Wladimir Klitschko in July. Briton Fury will face Klitschko in a re-match in Manchester on … [Read more...]
Fury says money is his only motivation for Klitschko rematch (The Associated Press)
Fury says money is his only motivation for Klitschko rematch (The Associated Press) Money is Tyson Fury's only motivation heading into his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko. The British boxer beat Klitschko by a unanimous decision in November to take the WBA, IBF and WBO belts and end the Ukrainian's nine-year reign as champion. Fury has since been stripped of the IBF belt. … [Read more...]
Italian cyclist Paolini banned 18 months in cocaine case (The Associated Press)
Italian cyclist Paolini banned 18 months in cocaine case (The Associated Press) Italian cyclist Luca Paolini has been banned for 18 months after testing positive for cocaine at the Tour de France last year. Paolini was thrown out of the Tour when the positive test was announced on July 10, three days after being tested on the day of the fourth stage. With the ban dated retroactively to … [Read more...]