Charges withdrawn against boxer Spadafora in store incident (The Associated Press) FORD CITY, Pa. (AP) -- Prosecutors have withdrawn charges against former lightweight boxing champ Paul Spadafora, who was accused of holding a knife in front of a convenience store worker. … [Read more...]
Gold medalist Marianne Vos picked to ride in Rio Olympics (Yahoo Sports)
Gold medalist Marianne Vos picked to ride in Rio Olympics (Yahoo Sports) UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) -- Marianne Vos will have an opportunity to defend her road race gold medal at the Rio Olympics. … [Read more...]
Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Always Trust the Process
Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Always Trust the Process Yeah, so the Cavs are pretty good. They did have a sweep in both of their two first rounds, but they only had a +10.2 net rating in those eight games. As a reference point, the Spurs had a +16.7 net rating in their 67 wins this season — all for naught, we know. In other words, the Cavs played some close games in those two rounds. Well, that … [Read more...]
Stud Muffins and Timber Jockeys possible names for Mets’ affiliate
Stud Muffins and Timber Jockeys possible names for Mets' affiliate The Binghamton Mets are looking for a new name and have received more than 1,500 suggestions in a contest among fans. The team has whittled that list down to six finalists, and it’s safe to say the new name will be a bit more colorful than the Mets. The team, the Double-A affiliate of the New York Mets, announced the six … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Oh Danny Boy
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Oh Danny Boy Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter. Quick, guess which starter has been the hardest to hit this season. Clayton Kershaw? Nope. Jake Arrieta? Guess again. If you go by the opponents’ batting average, the stingiest pitcher this season has been Danny Salazar. Salazar had another dominant outing on Tuesday against the Reds, holding them to … [Read more...]
A Warriors exec told Luke Walton the Lakers had lost their pick
A Warriors exec told Luke Walton the Lakers had lost their pick Luke Walton's future lies with the Los Angeles Lakers as the storied franchise's next head coach, but for now he remains an employee of the Golden State Warriors as they attempt to win back-to-back championships. Tuesday was therefore an important day for Walton for two reasons — the Warriors had to make adjustments ahead of … [Read more...]
Cincinnati bullpen suffers through another head-shaking nightmare
Cincinnati bullpen suffers through another head-shaking nightmare Cincinnati probably wasn’t going to come back and win Tuesday when starting pitcher Alfredo Simon left the game in the fifth inning with the Reds down eight runs. The bullpen took over with the goal of preventing any further damage, but as has often been the case for Reds relievers this season, it got ugly before it got … [Read more...]
Power rankings: AT&T Byron Nelson
Power rankings: AT&T Byron Nelson The PGA Tour rolls into Dallas for the AT&T Byron Nelson at TPC Four Seasons. Jordan Spieth is the hometown hero and the headliner in this week's event. However, the likes of Dustin Johnson, Matt Kuchar, Jason Dufner and a slew of former major champions are looking to prove spoiler for Spieth's possible first win in this event. Here are our top five players … [Read more...]
Sharks blank Blues to draw even in West finals
Sharks blank Blues to draw even in West finals Brent Burns scores two goals in the San Jose Sharks' Game 2 win. USATSI The San Jose Sharks were the best road team in the NHL during the 2015-16 season and they played what had to be one of their best road games of the season Tuesday night to tie the Western Conference finals at one game apiece thanks to an impressive 4-0 win over the St. Louis … [Read more...]
Cavaliers hit ludicrous speed, crush Raptors in Game 1
Cavaliers hit ludicrous speed, crush Raptors in Game 1 11:38 PM ET Brian WindhorstESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books print CLEVELAND -- The Richard Jefferson power drive, that was the moment it crossed over from impressive to ridiculous. The Cleveland Cavaliers were a little defiant over the last week as … [Read more...]