Warriors' Curry voted NBA's first unanimous MVP 3:28 PM ET Marc SteinESPN Senior Writer Close • Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com• Began covering the NBA in 1993-94• Also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics print PORTLAND, Ore. -- Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry became the first unanimous NBA Most Valuable Player on Tuesday, winning the award for a second … [Read more...]
Ty Lue’s coaching coup: Reminding Kevin Love he’s one ‘bad MFer’
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Spin Doctors: Ryan Mathews vs. C.J. Anderson
Spin Doctors: Ryan Mathews vs. C.J. Anderson In this episode of the Docs, Brad Evans and Liz Loza offer their diagnoses on projected RB2s Ryan Mathews and C.J. Anderson. Who will churn out the better numbers this season? Read their arguments and declare a winner in the comments section below. [Yahoo Fantasy Football is open for the 2016 season. Sign up now] Brad unfurls his tongue, … [Read more...]
John Calipari’s shots at Duke stoke an already smoldering rivalry
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After new revelations, WADA to probe claims of Sochi doping (Yahoo Sports)
After new revelations, WADA to probe claims of Sochi doping (Yahoo Sports) The World-Anti Doping Agency is expanding its investigation into doping inside the Russian sports system after a whistleblower alleged four of the country's gold medalists from the Sochi Olympics were on steroids. WADA announced the long-called-for expansion of the probe Tuesday, two days after Vitaly Stepanov told … [Read more...]
Marathon world-record holder Kimetto not going to Olympics (Yahoo Sports)
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NBA Fantasy Trends: Stats and Pod: The Realest MVP
NBA Fantasy Trends: Stats and Pod: The Realest MVP Stephen Curry was named the first unanimous NBA MVP ever on Tuesday. The timing is great after Curry exploded in an overtime win at Portland on Monday. His 17 points in overtime were the most all time for any NBA game thanks to a 107.9 true shooting percentage and a 66.3 usage rate. He outscored the Raptors and Heat overtime (15 points) from … [Read more...]
Cubs make a game of taking saves away from Hector Rondon
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A fan dressed up like Bryce Harper and the resemblance was eerie
A fan dressed up like Bryce Harper and the resemblance was eerie Your browser does not support iframes.There must have been a lot of confusion on Monday when this gentleman appeared in the stands of Nationals Park before the Washington Nationals took on the Detroit Tigers. Not Bryce Harper, not creepy at all pic.twitter.com/FsaVlTbCUc— anthony fenech (@anthonyfenech) May 9, 2016 That's not … [Read more...]
Stephen Curry is the NBA’s first unanimous Most Valuable Player
Stephen Curry is the NBA's first unanimous Most Valuable Player The timing, as it is with all things in Stephen Curry’s world, is perfect. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Just a few hours after the Golden State Warriors guard became the King of the Nighttime World with his spectacular Game 4 performance in his first game in a fortnight, the league’s … [Read more...]