Bismack Biyombo puts Amar'e Stoudemire on a poster 8:46 PM ET print With Jonas Valanciunas sidelined with a knee injury, Bismack Biyombo was inserted into the Toronto Raptors' starting lineup for Game 4. That worked out very well for him ... and very poorly for Amar'e Stoudemire. FEROCIOUS. #NBAVine https://t.co/Cfrdo1VpuH — NBA (@NBA) May 10, 2016 WOW. #RTZ … [Read more...]
Biyombo dunks on, over and through Amar’e in Raptors-Heat Game 4
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Marlins lose home run following bizarre base-running error
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Ariya Jutanugarn wins Yokohama Tire LPGA for 1st tour win
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NBCSN will feature Sunderland-Everton instead of Liverpool-Chelsea
NBCSN will feature Sunderland-Everton instead of Liverpool-Chelsea NBC Sports has made a change to its TV schedule for Wednesday’s Premier League games to feature Sunderland against Everton on NBCSN instead of the originally scheduled Liverpool vs. Chelsea match. After Sunderland’s surprise 3-2 win against Chelsea on Saturday, a win for Sunderland against Everton on Wednesday evening will … [Read more...]
Martin Truex Jr. wins pole at Kansas
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Matt Murray gets Game 6 start; right call for Penguins?
Matt Murray gets Game 6 start; right call for Penguins? Hockey players never want to see a beloved veteran teammate lose their gig due to injury. That’s not how they’d want it to go down for themselves, and that’s not the way they want it to go down for anyone else in the locker room. So the Pittsburgh Penguins, we imagine, aren’t all that comfortable with Marc-Andre Fleury becoming … [Read more...]
Sam Bradford says he’s ‘committed to Eagles,’ but for how long?
Sam Bradford says he's 'committed to Eagles,' but for how long? The quarterback who demanded a trade is now reportedly rejoining his teammates at a place where none of them technically have to be. Ah yes, the strange saga of Sam Bradford. After telling Philadelphia Eagles management that he no longer wanted to be in their employ — after receiving a sizeable chunk of change — Bradford … [Read more...]
2016 NFC South NFL Betting Preview: Panthers Well Ahead of Falcons, Saints, Bucs – Bleacher Report
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Nebraska coach Tim Miles takes stomach-churning flight with Blue Angels
Nebraska coach Tim Miles takes stomach-churning flight with Blue Angels The day one of his friends called to ask if he wanted to fly with the Blue Angels, Nebraska coach Tim Miles approached his staff with a pressing question. Do you think I'll die? "They all unequivocally said, 'You will not die,'" Miles told Yahoo Sports on Monday. They said, 'You could pass out, you could puke or you … [Read more...]