Islanders chase Ben Bishop, win Game 1 despite Lightning rally Moments before the puck dropped in Game 1 of their second-round series against the New York Islanders, Ben Bishop of the Tampa Bay Lightning was announced as one of the three finalists for the 2015-16 Vezina Trophy, given to the NHL’s top goaltender. Exactly 28 minutes and 59 minutes of game time later, he was pulled. The … [Read more...]
Courtney Lee keeps the faith, stuns Heat to give Hornets 3-2 lead
Courtney Lee keeps the faith, stuns Heat to give Hornets 3-2 lead You know, for a 6-foot-5 shooting guard, Courtney Lee sure seems to be a pretty important offensive rebounder. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Two nights after grabbing a crucial carom of a Kemba Walker miss with four seconds left to help ice the Charlotte Hornets' Game 4 win to even … [Read more...]
Chip Caray channels Harry Caray as Braves home run drought ends
Chip Caray channels Harry Caray as Braves home run drought ends The Atlanta Braves two-and-a-half week nightmare is finally over. In the eighth inning of Wednesday's 9-4 loss against the Boston Red Sox, first baseman Freddie Freeman hit a home run off left-hander Tommy Layne to end their 15-game homerless streak. [Elsewhere: Adam LaRoche wants you to celebrate take your child to work day] … [Read more...]
Social Hour: Navy visits White House for the 10th time in 13 years
Social Hour: Navy visits White House for the 10th time in 13 years Miss something that happened on Dr. Saturday’s social media presence? Well, we’ve got your roundup right here. Don’t let this happen again. Always be in the know by following Dr. Saturday on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. Navy took a trip to the White House — again — and filmed the trip. 3 FB teams get to be honored by POTUS … [Read more...]
Bubba Watson will defends Travelers title, play Olympics the next week
Bubba Watson will defends Travelers title, play Olympics the next week For the last several weeks, we've heard from a handful of players who have decided not to compete in the 60-player men's Olympic golf tournament in Brazil in August. On Wednesday, we got affirmation of a player who does intend to make the trip to Rio to represent his country. Bubba Watson committed to defend the Travelers … [Read more...]
Steven Souza Jr. repeats history with incredible diving catch
Steven Souza Jr. repeats history with incredible diving catch Rays right fielder Steven Souza Jr. has been building quite an impressive highlight reel over the past three seasons. That reel is sure to get more attention now though after he turned a remarkable Superman-like effort into a breathtaking diving catch during Wednesday's 3-1 loss against the Baltimore Orioles. [Join a Yahoo Daily … [Read more...]
In front of friendly crowd, Kaufman looking to get past Masters
In front of friendly crowd, Kaufman looking to get past Masters It's been quite an April for Smylie Kaufman. He had a breakout performance in his first Masters, landing a spot in the final pairing on Sunday at Augusta National alongside defending champion Jordan Spieth. Kaufman had a tough Sunday, shooting 9-over 81 to finish tied for 29th place. He hasn't played on the PGA Tour since that … [Read more...]
Report: No closer to Kaepernick, Broncos trying for Bradford?
Report: No closer to Kaepernick, Broncos trying for Bradford? Presumably, over the next few days we'll finally figure out who the Denver Broncos want to line up at quarterback this season. It has been a mystery until now, with the draft starting on Thursday, but the latest news has them shifting focus a bit. With the team no closer to coming to a deal with San Francisco 49ers quarterback … [Read more...]
Walton interview with Lakers OK'd by Warriors
Walton interview with Lakers OK'd by Warriors 9:54 PM ET Associated Press print OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Lakers received permission from the Golden State Warriors to interview top assistant Luke Walton for their coaching vacancy. Golden State coach Steve Kerr said Wednesday before Game 5 of the playoffs against Houston that Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak … [Read more...]
Nick Young saved from tattoo near-fail
Nick Young saved from tattoo near-fail 9:37 PM ET print Nick Young is a lot of things. He's a shooting guard who averaged 7.3 points per game for the Los Angeles Lakers this past season. He's a player who likes to celebrate, sometimes a bit too early. And, outside of basketball circles, he's the fiancé of rapper Iggy Azalea. And thanks to her, Young avoided what would've been a highly … [Read more...]