NBA Fantasy Trends: Stats & Pod: The Love Movement Remember when coach Ty Lue said on May 14 this is the most help LeBron James has had in years? Well, yeah. About that. The Cavs have been destroyed in the last two games while LeBron played well in those. If you want to play the blame game, you have to start with Kevin Love. He has been benched for the last two entire fourth quarters while … [Read more...]
Reports: Under Armour and UCLA officially agree to largest apparel deal
Reports: Under Armour and UCLA officially agree to largest apparel deal UCLA and Under Armour have the standard-setting shoe and apparel contract. For now, anyway. Per multiple outlets, including ESPN and the Los Angeles Times, the Bruins and Under Armour will announce Tuesday the two parties had agreed to a 15-year $280 million contract for Under Armour to be the school's athletics apparel … [Read more...]
Derby winner Nyquist is sick and won’t run in Belmont (The Associated Press)
Derby winner Nyquist is sick and won't run in Belmont (The Associated Press) So much for a rematch in the Belmont Stakes. Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist won't run in the final leg of the Triple Crown after developing a fever and having an elevated white cell count, trainer Doug O'Neill said Tuesday. Any thoughts of a second straight Triple Crown were wiped out in the Preakness last Saturday … [Read more...]
State TV says 14 Russians on list for 2008 Olympics doping (Yahoo Sports)
State TV says 14 Russians on list for 2008 Olympics doping (Yahoo Sports) Ten medalists from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, including 2012 high jump champion Anna Chicherova, were among 14 Russians that tested positive in the reanalysis of their doping samples, state television reported Tuesday. Match TV said 11 of the 14 athletes are from track and field, including 4x100-meter relay gold … [Read more...]
Valverde wins Giro’s 16th stage, Kruijswijk hangs on to lead (Reuters)
Valverde wins Giro's 16th stage, Kruijswijk hangs on to lead (Reuters) (Reuters) - Alejandro Valverde kept alive his hopes of winning this year's Giro d'Italia with victory in the 16th stage on Tuesday, but race leader Steven Kruijswijk maintained a firm grip on the pink jersey by finishing second. Former champion Vincenzo Nibali cracked towards the end of the stage and his chances of … [Read more...]
Jack Nicklaus has endorsed Donald Trump for president
Jack Nicklaus has endorsed Donald Trump for president Jack Nicklaus supported Mitt Romney in the 2012 Presidential election, so this might not come as a complete shocker, but the Golden Bear is backing Donald Trump in this election. Nicklaus, who has a personal and business relationship with the presumptive Republican nominee, told "CBS Sunday Morning" that he thinks Trump is shaking up the … [Read more...]
Russian Olympic Committee: samples from 2008 Olympics showed positive results for 14 Russian athletes (Reuters)
Russian Olympic Committee: samples from 2008 Olympics showed positive results for 14 Russian athletes (Reuters) The Russian Olympic Committee said on Tuesday that it had been informed by the International Olympic Committee that re-tests of samples from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing showed positive results for 14 Russian athletes. The committee said in a statement that it would not give the … [Read more...]
Derby winner Nyquist won’t run in Belmont (The Associated Press)
Derby winner Nyquist won't run in Belmont (The Associated Press) The trainer of Nyquist says the Kentucky Derby winner is sick and won't run in the Belmont Stakes on June 11. Nyquist's bid for a chance at the Triple Crown ended when he finished third behind Exaggerator in the Preakness at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday. O'Neill's assistant Jack Sisterson said from Baltimore that the … [Read more...]
Bump and Run: Backfield Battles
Bump and Run: Backfield Battles Maybe we don’t have flying cars or time travel yet but I think we can all agree that this world is a lot different than the one we grew up in. Need proof? Check out Evan Silva’s Post-Draft Top 150. I’ll admit it was a little jarring to see that many wide receivers in the top 10. But this is the world we live in now. 10 years ago when I first started playing fantasy … [Read more...]
Steven Adams considers protecting his groin from Draymond Green
Steven Adams considers protecting his groin from Draymond Green In case you've been living under a rock for the past 16 hours, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was not suspended for Game 4, following another kick to Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams' groin, so the 7-foot New Zealander is considering taking steps to prevent any further damage. Steven Adams said he was … [Read more...]