Weekly Picks: The Bargain Hunter - Week 37 What a time to be alive. We got to witness one of the greatest sports stories of all time and that is something that could never be forgotten. But now that we have Leicester City’s title celebration out of the way, it’s time to focus on your own title challenge. This week is a double gameweek for eight Premier League teams; however, none of those eight … [Read more...]
How Tyronn Lue pushing LeBron to be better is bringing them closer
How Tyronn Lue pushing LeBron to be better is bringing them closer 10:41 AM ET Brian WindhorstESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books print CLEVELAND -- Last year, after making his biggest play to that point of the season, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James made a point of explaining how he overruled … [Read more...]
Shuffle Up: Forsythe show he’s legit in latest corner infield ranks
Shuffle Up: Forsythe show he's legit in latest corner infield ranks Time to start the Shuffle Up series. Rest-of-season value is what we're after. What’s happened to this point is merely an audition. Today, we rank all those eligible at corner infield (first base, third base). Assume a 5x5 scoring system. Players in the minors or on the DL do not get ranked. I’ll add comments later in the … [Read more...]
Report: Wichita State considering adding football, joining the FBS
Report: Wichita State considering adding football, joining the FBS Wichita State is considering adding football to its lineup of sports, according to a report by CBSSports.com. The school, which already is considered a power player in mid-major basketball, is in the midst of a feasibility study that would examine the cost of bringing back a football program that was dropped in 1986. The … [Read more...]
Plurality of Tiger Woods’ peers thinks he’ll win again on the PGA Tour
Plurality of Tiger Woods' peers thinks he'll win again on the PGA Tour Tiger Woods hasn't won in three years and is on the sidelines preparing for a return after two back surgeries last fall. Despite all the evidence to suggest the 79-time PGA Tour winner will struggle in his comeback, a plurality of his PGA Tour peers believe Woods will win again. In an anonymous survey of PGA Tour, LPGA … [Read more...]
Cycling-Pinot’s Tour hopes boosted by FDJ’s time trial improvements (Reuters)
Cycling-Pinot's Tour hopes boosted by FDJ's time trial improvements (Reuters) (Corrects second name in paragraph 2 to Dumoulin, not Rumoulin) By Julien Pretot PARIS, May 4 (Reuters) - French riders' chances of winning the Tour de France have long been hampered by their inability to perform in time trials, but Thibaut Pinot's FDJ team have changed their approach and the youngster may now be … [Read more...]
22 horses entered for Kentucky Derby; field limited to 20 (The Associated Press)
22 horses entered for Kentucky Derby; field limited to 20 (The Associated Press) Twenty-two horses have been entered for Saturday's Kentucky Derby, two more than the maximum field of 20. The field is limited to the top 20 horses based on points earned in designated prep races. Leading the way is undefeated Nyquist, winner of the Florida Derby. … [Read more...]
What’s wrong with Kyle Lowry, and can he fix the Raptors in time?
What's wrong with Kyle Lowry, and can he fix the Raptors in time? Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry's struggles are no secret at this point in the NBA Playoffs. Miracle buzzer beater be damned, Lowry has been bad through eight playoff games. Historically bad. As our own Dan Devine noted in his extensive recap of Toronto's 102-96 overtime Game 1 loss to the Miami Heat, the All-Star's … [Read more...]
Some pitchers rake, but Jeff Samardzija breaks his bat
Some pitchers rake, but Jeff Samardzija breaks his bat When a baseball player breaks a bat over their knee after striking out, it's usually a position player. Maybe he's in a slump, or he missed his pitch, and he's taking his anger out on the bat. But on Tuesday night, San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija demonstrated that even pitchers get angry when they strike out. In the top of … [Read more...]
Mellinger Minutes: Are the Royals good again? What's behind the Tyreek Hill pick and reaction? – Kansas City Star (blog)
Mellinger Minutes: Are the Royals good again? What's behind the Tyreek Hill pick and reaction? - Kansas City Star (blog) Here’s a true story: I started to write this part of our weekly time-suck last night, in the eighth inning, when the Royals trailed by two. “Right now, as we speak,” it began, “the Royals stink.” I wrote about how they’d lost seven of their last eight (which would’ve been … [Read more...]