Yahoo Sports’ NHL Playoff Picks, Round 2: Islanders vs. Lightning The NHL decided to start Round 2 hours before the end of Round 1, which put us in a pickle when it came to our staff picks. So we’ve decided in the interest of good faith – since we’d all cheat and make our series picks based on what happens in Game 1 tonight – to release the Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Islanders pick … [Read more...]
The Memphis Grizzlies? Gone till November.
The Memphis Grizzlies? Gone till November. It’s to the Memphis Grizzlies’ great credit that the team wasn’t regarded as a laughingstock in NBA circles this year. The team was never widely mocked for fielding 28 players this season, for being swept by an average of 22 points per game in the first round, or for relying so heavily on Vince Carter and Jordan Farmar in the postseason. [Follow … [Read more...]
Roundtable: What’s the most impressive throw you’ve seen?
Roundtable: What's the most impressive throw you've seen? Appreciating a great defensive play in baseball is easy. Watching an outfielder rob a home run, or an infielder make a diving stop is pleasing to the eye. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] Those are flashy plays. They stick out in your memory. But one aspect of an exceptional defensive play that sometimes gets … [Read more...]
2016 Stanley Cup Playoff predictions: second-round picks – FOXSports.com
2016 Stanley Cup Playoff predictions: second-round picks - FOXSports.com Only one first-round series is still undecided, with Nashville and Anaheim meeting in Game 7 tonight. Thus far, WhatIfSports.com's NHL predictions have been a mixed bag. We successfully picked the Capitals, Lightning and Stars to advance, but missed on the Penguins, Islanders, Blues and Sharks. We'll be rooting for the Ducks … [Read more...]
Penguins, Ken Holland and conspiracy theories (Puck Daddy Countdown)
Penguins, Ken Holland and conspiracy theories (Puck Daddy Countdown) (Ed. Note: The column formerly known as the Puck Daddy Power Rankings. Ryan Lambert takes a look at some of the biggest issues and stories in the NHL, and counts them down.) 10. Rob Scuderi-havers Rob Scuderi was traded twice this season. The first team that acquired him got bounced in seven games in the first round. The … [Read more...]
The biggest need for all 32 teams heading into the NFL draft
The biggest need for all 32 teams heading into the NFL draft No matter how much money you spend in free agency, there's always going to be an unsolved problem going into the draft. Many teams go into the draft this week looking for the best available player, but they also understand the weaknesses of their rosters. While a team might not ignore a great player who falls too far, it also has … [Read more...]
Sutton quits as British cycling chief amid discrimination row (Reuters)
Sutton quits as British cycling chief amid discrimination row (Reuters) British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton resigned on Wednesday after being engulfed in a row about sexist and discriminatory remarks he is alleged to have made. Australian Sutton was suspended on Tuesday pending the results of two internal investigations into reports that he made derogatory comments about rider … [Read more...]
Bosh still wants to play; Heat noncommittal
Bosh still wants to play; Heat noncommittal 4:22 PM ET Brian WindhorstESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books print Chris Bosh and his wife appeared to break weeks of silence about his status with the Miami Heat with social media posts Tuesday that reaffirmed his desire to return to the court. But the Heat … [Read more...]
Bryce Harper and Oliver Perez continue to make baseball fun again
Bryce Harper and Oliver Perez continue to make baseball fun again The Washington Nationals suffered a tough one-run loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night, but Oliver Perez and Bryce Harper both found their own way of making baseball fun again. Either Oliver Perez has a weird/special way of preparing to pitch (he'd take the mound in the seventh inning), or he was just plain … [Read more...]
Reds handling Sakho situation properly – Klopp
Reds handling Sakho situation properly - Klopp 7:23 PM GMT Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists they have done the right thing with their handling of Mamadou Sakho after his failed drugs test. The France international did not play against Newcastle at the weekend and did not travel to Villarreal for their Europa League semifinal first leg after the club were alerted by UEFA to an alleged doping … [Read more...]