Eulogy: Remembering the 2015-16 New York Islanders (Ed. Note: As the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue, we're bound to lose some friends along the journey. We've asked for these losers, gone but not forgotten, to be eulogized by the people who knew the teams best: The bloggers and fans who hated them the most. Here is Florida Panthers fan Matt Lichtenstadter, fondly recalling the 2015-16 New … [Read more...]
Injuries cast shadow over Loew’s Euro 2016 campaign
Injuries cast shadow over Loew’s Euro 2016 campaign Berlin (AFP) – Joachim Loew will look to add the European crown in France to Germany’s 2014 World Cup triumph, but the head coach of ‘die Mannschaft’ has worries surrounding his team. With the clock ticking down to Germany’s first Group C game against Ukraine in Lille on June 12, Loew is waiting on captain Bastian Schweinsteiger, defenders … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Giro d’Italia classification after stage 5 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia classification after stage 5 (Reuters) May 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Giro d'Italia after Stage 5 on Wednesday 1. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands / Giant) 19:40:48" 2. Bob Jungels (Luxembourg / Etixx - Quick-Step) +16" 3. Diego Ulissi (Italy / Lampre) +20" 4. Georg Preidler (Austria / Giant) 5. Steven Kruijswijk (Netherlands / LottoNL) +24" 6. Vincenzo … [Read more...]
3 months before Rio, US basketball losing players, not sleep (Yahoo Sports)
3 months before Rio, US basketball losing players, not sleep (Yahoo Sports) Chris Paul doesn't want to. Three months before the Olympics, the U.S. men's basketball team has already been losing players. Davis and Paul are NBA All-Stars, perhaps two of the top 10 players in the league, and could have been the starting center and point guard when the Americans took the floor for their Olympic … [Read more...]
Jockey Wright, racing star of 1870s, elected to Hall of Fame (The Associated Press)
Jockey Wright, racing star of 1870s, elected to Hall of Fame (The Associated Press) SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) -- Jockey Wayne D. Wright, winner of nearly 1,500 races including each of the Triple Crown legs in separate years, and thoroughbred Tom Ochiltree, a star in the 1870s, have been elected to the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame. … [Read more...]
Should Chase be tweaked to greater incentivize the regular season?
Should Chase be tweaked to greater incentivize the regular season? As a NASCAR fan, you've probably made a joke or 30 about NASCAR changing the Chase format. After all, those jokes are based in some truth. Since the Chase was formed in 2004, it's been tweaked multiple times. Hell, it's been changed, on average, about every three years. And with 2016 being the third year of the … [Read more...]
Blind hockey fan, son get surprise visit with Stanley Cup (Video)
Blind hockey fan, son get surprise visit with Stanley Cup (Video) Gerry Nelson lost his eyesight 28 years ago due to diabetes. To follow his beloved Saskatoon Blades of the WHL, he would listen to the radio broadcasts of the games. But when Gerry attended a preseason matchup earlier this year, the game wasn’t on radio. That’s when his son Wyatt took over, calling the action from the seat … [Read more...]
Tom Brady on concussions: ‘It’s just part of life’
Tom Brady on concussions: 'It's just part of life' Tom Brady has built an NFL career based on avoiding hits, and he's built a public persona that's equally elusive, a gotta-hear-both-sides shield that's allowed him to rise above most of the tricky issues of the day. Sometimes that's gotten him in trouble, as with his "I support all my friends" backing of Donald Trump. And sometimes it allows … [Read more...]
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA DFS Podcast for May 11
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA DFS Podcast for May 11 Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Ryan Knaus joins me to go over Tuesday’s awesome Spurs-Thunder game and hammer Wednesday’s two-game slate with a stat-stuffed edition. There’s also some talk of coaching search and as always more lineup combo stuff than you know what to do with. Hopefully, the Blazers can keep this one close! Mike Gallagher has … [Read more...]
Roundtable: How many games will the Cubs win this season?
Roundtable: How many games will the Cubs win this season? The Chicago Cubs are embarrassingly good. Anyone who follows the game knew Chicago would put a winning team on the field this season. In fact, if you were to travel back in time to March to tell people the Cubs had the best record in baseball on May 11, they wouldn't be shocked. This was supposed to happen. That said, the Cubs have … [Read more...]