Mostly MLB Notes: Smyly, Maeda and a look around the league Drew Smyly has a history of shoulder problems, but it’s clear he’s one of the best pitchers in baseball. He currently sports a 2.51 ERA and a microscopic 0.73 WHIP with a 33:5 K:BB ratio over 28.2 innings. He’s done this while pitching against tough competition and never throwing more than 105 pitches while going deep into games. … [Read more...]
Uptown Twirl wins Surfside Stakes at Los Alamitos (The Associated Press)
Uptown Twirl wins Surfside Stakes at Los Alamitos (The Associated Press) LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) -- Uptown Twirl won the $75,000 Surfside Stakes by 1¼ lengths Sunday at Los Alamitos in her first start in 10 weeks. … [Read more...]
Grand jury reportedly indicts Johnny Manziel on assault charge
Grand jury reportedly indicts Johnny Manziel on assault charge A grand jury has reportedly decided to indict Johnny Manziel on a misdemeanor assault charge stemming back to an incident between the former Cleveland Browns quarterback and his ex-girlfriend. KRLD-AM, a CBS radio affiliate in Dallas, reported the news, citing sources in the Dallas County District Attorney's office. The grand … [Read more...]
Celtics overcome 16-point deficit to beat Hawks, tie series at 2-2
Celtics overcome 16-point deficit to beat Hawks, tie series at 2-2 The Boston Celtics are supposedly star-less and, until Friday evening, were win-less in the postseason. Staring down a 16-point deficit at home against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday, however, the mitigation hardly mattered. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The C’s rode the hot hand of … [Read more...]
Vote: Right for Steph to play in Game 4?
Vote: Right for Steph to play in Game 4? 9:46 PM ET print The Golden State Warriors routed the Houston Rockets on Sunday to take a 3-1 series lead, but the story of the day was Stephen Curry. After sitting out the previous two games with a sprained right ankle, the MVP played in Game 4. But he seemingly slipped on a wet spot at the end of the first half, spraining his right knee when … [Read more...]
Crazy D-backs game features Shelby Miller as emergency outfielder
Crazy D-backs game features Shelby Miller as emergency outfielder Your browser does not support iframes. Crazy things can happen on a baseball field any given day. A game might feature a no-hitter, a triple play or a position player on the mound. In fact, that last event has its own Twitter account. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] What happened in the Arizona Diamondbacks … [Read more...]
Green slams reporter for Houston floods question
Green slams reporter for Houston floods question 9:49 PM ET Associated Press print HOUSTON -- Draymond Green rebuked a reporter who tried to make a correlation between Golden State's playoff wins in Houston and recent flooding in the area after the Warriors' Game 4 victory on Sunday. The reporter stumbled over the question that began with: "So Draymond, here's an interesting … [Read more...]
Minnesota rally falls short by millimeters; eliminated by Dallas
Minnesota rally falls short by millimeters; eliminated by Dallas To pay tribute to native son Prince, the Minnesota Wild changed their goal song for Game 6 to "Let's go crazy." Goals by John Klingberg, Jason Spezza, Patrick Sharp, and Jamie Benn in the first and second periods put the Dallas Stars ahead 4-0 going into the final frame. With the Wild sending a total of 13 shots on goal and … [Read more...]
Wesley Bryan wins 2nd Web.com Tour event in last three starts
Wesley Bryan wins 2nd Web.com Tour event in last three starts It took Wesley Bryan but just six starts to guarantee he'll have a spot on the 2016-17 PGA Tour. Bryan, one half of a viral trick-shot duo with his brother George, won the El Bosque Mexico Championship on Sunday for his second Web.com Tour win in the first six events of the season. With a closing 5-under 67 at El Bosque C.C., … [Read more...]
NFL Draft Preview: Team-By-Team Draft Preview
NFL Draft Preview: Team-By-Team Draft Preview This is a quick look at the hand every NFL team will be working with in this week's draft. Each team begins each draft with seven selections. Teams like the Packers and Ravens add picks through the compensatory process. Others like the Titans and Browns have stockpiled picks through trades down the board.This year, teams with double-digit picks are the … [Read more...]