Canelo Alvarez is the new face of boxing (Yahoo Sports) With Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao retired, the title goes to Alvarez, who will take on Amir Khan on Saturday. … [Read more...]
Nike rolls out 'Ky-rispy Kreme' truck, headed to Cleveland
Nike rolls out 'Ky-rispy Kreme' truck, headed to Cleveland 4:24 PM ET Darren RovellESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com's sports business reporter since 2012; previously at ESPN from 2000-06 Appears on SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com and with ABC News Formerly worked as analyst at CNBC print When the folks at Nike decide to pursue an idea, there aren't many others in the … [Read more...]
Chicago Cubs welcome mariachi band to clubhouse on Cinco de Mayo
Chicago Cubs welcome mariachi band to clubhouse on Cinco de Mayo The Chicago Cubs are one of the best teams in baseball and they’re also one of the most interesting on a day-to-day basis because you never know what manager Joe Maddon might try next. So it should be no surprise that on Cinco de Mayo, Maddon and the Cubs welcomed a mariachi band into the clubhouse before the start of a … [Read more...]
What now for the Washington Capitals?
What now for the Washington Capitals? As we said in the opening round, the annual ritual for Washington Capitals fans in the last several postseasons has been figuring out the worst case scenarios for their team’s seemingly inevitable departure from the playoffs. Previously, the worst case scenario in the Capitals' series against the Pittsburgh Penguins might have been a Game 7 loss on home … [Read more...]
With his Knicks still coach-less, Phil Jackson takes to the road
With his Knicks still coach-less, Phil Jackson takes to the road It probably isn’t the nicest thing to mock the NBA’s oldest team personnel chief behind his back while he ambles his way through nearly the whole of the continental U.S. while driving his brother back to his house in Idaho. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Then again, New York Knicks … [Read more...]
Chapman open to joining Team USA for WBC
Chapman open to joining Team USA for WBC On Monday, the New York Yankees will finally get a look at their new closer. Aroldis Chapman will be eligible to join the team on May 9 after serving his 30-game suspension under the league's new domestic violence policy. He's spent the last few weeks working out at the team's spring training complex in Florida. Over the last two years Chapman has been … [Read more...]
Horse racing-Derby favourite Nyquist to sip from Stanley Cup (Reuters)
Horse racing-Derby favourite Nyquist to sip from Stanley Cup (Reuters) Kentucky Derby favorite Nyquist will get to drink from the NHL's coveted Stanley Cup on Saturday before he sets off on his bid to win racing's symbol of excellence in the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs. Nyquist, whose hockey-mad owner J. Paul Reddam named him after the gifted Swedish forward who plays for the … [Read more...]
Boxing-Khan pledges to give Alvarez a lesson in the ring (Reuters)
Boxing-Khan pledges to give Alvarez a lesson in the ring (Reuters) By Mark Lamport-Stokes May 5 (Reuters) - Challenger Amir Khan readily accepts that he is a huge underdog for his WBC middleweight title clash with Mexican Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in Las Vegas on Saturday but has promised to give his much bigger opponent "a boxing lesson". Englishman Khan has moved up two weight divisions to … [Read more...]
‘Class’ dismissed: Cavs owe no apology for hunting 3-point record
'Class' dismissed: Cavs owe no apology for hunting 3-point record You're not going to believe this, but it seems like the Atlanta Hawks did not particularly enjoy getting absolutely strafed by the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Sure, the Hawks' wonderful Twitter account was able to find the gallows humor in being on the receiving end of an … [Read more...]
Cult of Hockey: Why the Oilers are sunk unless Chiarelli picks up two puck-movers – Edmonton Journal
Cult of Hockey: Why the Oilers are sunk unless Chiarelli picks up two puck-movers - Edmonton Journal If you’re watching the NHL playoffs and the Edmonton Oilers’ imperative to acquire a puck-moving defenceman isn’t hitting you over the head, well, we’re not watching the same games as me. Team after team is stacked with good puck movers. In figuring out which Oilers d-men get the job done in this … [Read more...]