Harper, Arenado on pace for rare homer feat In the contemporary era, home run power typically requires a "giveback" in the form of strikeouts. This, of course, is a boom economy for strikeouts, and those that manage to hit with authority while running high contact rates qualify as outliers. And then there's what Bryce Harper and Nolan Arenado are doing thus far in 2016. Coming into Tuesday night, … [Read more...]
Jason Terry confident, Dwight Howard focused as Rockets face elimination
Jason Terry confident, Dwight Howard focused as Rockets face elimination 9:01 PM ET Calvin WatkinsESPN Staff Writer Close Calvin Watkins covers the Houston Rockets and the NBA for ESPN.com. He joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. He's covered the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers as well as colleges, boxing and high school sports. print OAKLAND, Calif. -- While the defending … [Read more...]
Solomon Hill’s game-tying 3 comes late, gives Raps huge Game 5 win
Solomon Hill's game-tying 3 comes late, gives Raps huge Game 5 win Once again, the Toronto Raptors seemed to have no answers for Paul George. Once again, Dwane Casey's club looked tight and tentative, facing a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter and looking to be in real danger of heading back to Bankers Life Fieldhouse needing a win over a confident and comfortable Indiana Pacers … [Read more...]
Chris Colabello speaks about PED suspension: ‘I don’t have answers’
Chris Colabello speaks about PED suspension: 'I don't have answers' There's one very familiar public-relations strategy that athletes who get busted or questioned about performance-enhancing drugs often use: Deny, deny, deny. That isn't the case, however, for Chris Colabello, the Toronto Blue Jays first baseman/outfielder who was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball last week after … [Read more...]
British Cycling suspends technical director over comments (The Associated Press)
British Cycling suspends technical director over comments (The Associated Press) British Cycling has suspended its technical director following accusations that he made discriminatory remarks toward riders. Female cyclist Jess Varnish alleged in British newspaper The Daily Mail that Sutton made sexist comments toward her and told her to ''move on and have a baby'' after she failed to … [Read more...]
Jake Arrieta says taking PEDs ‘would be a ridiculous mistake’
Jake Arrieta says taking PEDs 'would be a ridiculous mistake' Considering how great Jake Arrieta has been for the Chicago Cubs over much of the past year, it was only a matter of time before someone began speculating that the 30-year-old right-hander was somehow cheating. Turns out, Arrieta already has heard those accusations from some of his fellow major leaguers and others and he seems … [Read more...]
The Top 25 1st-Round Picks If College Football Held a 2016 Draft – Bleacher Report
The Top 25 1st-Round Picks If College Football Held a 2016 Draft - Bleacher Report Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesClemson QB Deshaun Watson With spring football almost completely over and draft talk taking over the week, this is the time of the year when college football takes a backseat to the NFL—even for the most diehard college fans. The NFL draft can be quite entertaining and perhaps a … [Read more...]
Ranking the top 8 quarterback prospects in the 2016 NFL draft – For The Win
Ranking the top 8 quarterback prospects in the 2016 NFL draft - For The Win 519 shares By: Steven Ruiz | April 26, 2016 11:27 am Follow @theStevenRuiz The 2016 NFL draft’s quarterback class is not particularly impressive but it may be the most fascinating group of passers we’ve had in a decade. We’re ranking the top prospects, grading them on attributes that they’ll need to succeed in … [Read more...]
Brayden Schenn suspended three games in 2016-17 for Oshie headshot
Brayden Schenn suspended three games in 2016-17 for Oshie headshot The NHL suspended Philadelphia Flyers forward Brayden Schenn three games to start the 2016-17 season for a high charge on Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie during Game 6 of their first-round playoff series Washington eliminated the Flyers with a 1-0 win in the contest. The play happened late in the second period. … [Read more...]
Eastern Michigan: We have no plans on dropping out of FBS
Eastern Michigan: We have no plans on dropping out of FBS Eastern Michigan issued an open letter response to the student and faculty recommendation that the school cease to play in the Football Bowl Subdivision, college football's top level. And the Eagles have no plans on going anywhere. In the past several days, there has been considerable media coverage of reports that indicate that … [Read more...]