Jack Capuano takes puck to nose, returns to see Isles win (Video) The New York Islanders took Game 1 of their second-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 5-3 victory. They did so, however, without head coach Jack Capuano behind their bench for most of the final half of the third period. Alex Killorn’s wrister into the Islanders’ zone deflected off of Ryan Strome’s shin pad … [Read more...]
Mark Davis pledges $500 million for Las Vegas Raiders stadium
Mark Davis pledges $500 million for Las Vegas Raiders stadium At a stadium committee meeting in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis put his money where his mouth is when it comes to relocating his team: A $500 million pledge to the stadium project in Sin City. Las Vegas has proposed a $1.4 billion domed stadium. A stadium could bring not just the Raiders, but perhaps a … [Read more...]
How Kobe’s spending retirement: Pulling sweaty pranks on ‘Ellen’
How Kobe's spending retirement: Pulling sweaty pranks on 'Ellen' After riding off into the sunset in just about the most perfect way imaginable, we knew what Kobe Bryant planned to do: work out in the morning, head over to the Kobe Inc. offices, and get to work on branding, or storytelling, or telling stories about branding. Following a couple of nose-to-the-grindstone weeks, though, the … [Read more...]
The Hornets pull out all their tricks in Game 5
The Hornets pull out all their tricks in Game 5 12:00 AM ET print Charlotte has taken three straight from the reeling Heat mostly because its defense has held Miami to a pitiful 89 points per 100 possessions over the past three games. Miami was never going to keep up the fiery pace it established during its first two wins, when point guard Goran Dragic was canning step-back 3s and … [Read more...]
Daily Fantasy MLB Picks For Draft Kings 4/28/16 (UPDATED) – SportsBlog.com (blog)
Daily Fantasy MLB Picks For Draft Kings 4/28/16 (UPDATED) - SportsBlog.com (blog) Christian Yelich has been a beast when it comes to getting on base, but he has a tough match-up against Kenta Maeda on Thursday Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports If you have any questions or comments about this article or fantasy baseball, please Tweet me @dynasty_digest. I post daily DFS lineups for Draft Kings … [Read more...]
2 Colorado players arrested in alleged dorm room burglary
2 Colorado players arrested in alleged dorm room burglary Two Colorado football players have been indefinitely suspended from the team following arrests. According to the Daily Camera, linebacker Nu’umoto Falo and running back Donald Gordon were arrested Thursday morning on charges of “second-degree burglary, theft between $2,000 and $4,999, drug possession and second-degree trespassing” for … [Read more...]
$1M bonus offered to horse sweeping 3 races in California (The Associated Press)
$1M bonus offered to horse sweeping 3 races in California (The Associated Press) DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) -- A $1 million bonus is being offered to a horse that sweeps this year's Pacific Classic, Awesome Again Stakes and the Breeders' Cup Classic, a trio of Grade 1 Southern California races. … [Read more...]
Tony Stewart will pay fine; Drivers Council will donate to charity
Tony Stewart will pay fine; Drivers Council will donate to charity Tony Stewart is going to pay his NASCAR fine himself and the Drivers Council pledge to pay it will instead go to charity. Stewart said Wednesday the group decided to give the $35,000 it said it would pay on Stewart's behalf to Autism Delaware, a group founded by Fox Sports NASCAR director Artie Kempner and his wife Marcie. “I … [Read more...]
Draft Analysis: Dynasty Receiver Prospects
Draft Analysis: Dynasty Receiver Prospects The pre-draft process is dark and full of terrors, but through that darkness emerges an exciting jumble of #hawttaeks, half-truths, and quality NFL prospects. Despite the excitement the months before the draft bring, wading through all of the craziness to find the useful bits of fantasy football information can be daunting. With that in mind, here is a … [Read more...]
Rookie phenom Trevor Story on pace to make wrong kind of history
Rookie phenom Trevor Story on pace to make wrong kind of history Trevor Story's amazing April continued Wednesday night when he hit his ninth homer of the month during the Colorado Rockies' game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. His fourth inning bomb broke the National League rookie record set by Albert Pujols in 2001. Story's tremendous April came out of nowhere. He was in the mix to … [Read more...]