BDL's 2015-16 NBA Playoff Previews: Toronto Raptors vs. Miami Heat How They Got Here • Toronto: By not making it easy. As if they wanted to beat us to the bad punchline, Toronto dropped a home matinee Game 1 for the third postseason in a row. The team had just peeled off a franchise-record 56 wins, and no NBA team plays more home weekend matinees than these same Raptors, but none of this … [Read more...]
Rangers, Blue Jays meet for first time since famous bat flip
Rangers, Blue Jays meet for first time since famous bat flip Do you remember the last time the Texas Rangers played at the Rogers Centre in Toronto? Sure you do. And the Rangers sure do too. It was Game 5 of the American League Division Series last year, aka the best and wildest playoff game that some of us have ever seen. The Toronto Blue Jays triumphed, propelled by the Jose Bautista bat … [Read more...]
Four Auburn players arrested for marijuana possession
Four Auburn players arrested for marijuana possession Four Auburn football players were arrested Saturday on charges of second-degree marijuana possession. Auburn police arrested defensive end Byron Cowart, cornerback Carlton Davis III, wide receiver Ryan Davis and cornerback Jeremiah Dinson at 11 p.m. Saturday night.All four are rising sophomores. In a statement to the Opelika-Auburn News, … [Read more...]
Do you finish ahead of the field in Kentucky Derby trivia? (The Associated Press)
Do you finish ahead of the field in Kentucky Derby trivia? (The Associated Press) How well do you know the history of the Kentucky Derby? Try this quiz: … [Read more...]
Brian Stuard wins first PGA Tour title in shortened New Orleans playoff
Brian Stuard wins first PGA Tour title in shortened New Orleans playoff Until this week, Brian Stuard had made a combined 219 starts on the Web.com Tour and PGA Tour. In his 220th start, Stuard finally broke through. Stuard won the weather-shortened Zurich Classic of New Orleans on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff, defeating Jamie Lovemark with a birdie in the second extra playing … [Read more...]
Dan Boyle will never apologize for embarrassing Larry Brooks
Dan Boyle will never apologize for embarrassing Larry Brooks Dan Boyle may never play another NHL game, as the New York Rangers defenseman strongly hinted he’s headed for retirement. But he went out with a bang: Calling out and chasing away New York Post writer Larry Brooks, and to a lesser extent Brett Cyrgalis of the Post, in front of a media scrum on Rangers breakup day. Sample prose, … [Read more...]
Fournette, Watson top our too-early top 25 list for 2017 NFL draft
Fournette, Watson top our too-early top 25 list for 2017 NFL draft Oh, you thought it was too early to grade the 2016 NFL draft class? What about giving you some top draft names for 2017? Yes, we’re a bit sick in the head. But we know you’re already — somewhere deep in the backs of your minds — thinking about next year. [Yahoo Fantasy Football is open for the 2016 season. Sign up now] So … [Read more...]
‘Space Jam 2,’ starring LeBron James, might really be on the way
'Space Jam 2,' starring LeBron James, might really be on the way Turn on your nostalgia faucets and get set to drink deep, Children Of The 1990s: The long-rumored sequel to "Space Jam" might finally be taking off. Like, for real, this time. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] After years of speculation, suggestions and false starts, the movement toward … [Read more...]
Meet the Patriots' 2016 NFL Draft class – The Boston Globe
Meet the Patriots' 2016 NFL Draft class - The Boston Globe Comments Print Photos from Associated Press Malcolm Mitchell, Jacoby Brissett, and Cyrus Jones. Another year, another group of players added to the Patriots’ roster through the draft. The Patriots turned 11 draft picks into nine over the three-day event, adding a cornerback, two offensive lineman, a defensive lineman, two … [Read more...]
Assessing the potential impact of the Packers' draft picks – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Assessing the potential impact of the Packers' draft picks - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Yesterday 11:41 p.m. 77 Green Bay — Three of the first four players that the Green Bay Packers selected from the Southeastern Conference in the 2011, '12, '13 and '14 drafts made the NFL all-rookie team. Randall Cobb, Eddie Lacy and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix are three of the team's top players, and Casey … [Read more...]