NHL Three Stars: Burns leads Sharks to Game 2 win No. 1 Star: Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks Burns scored two power-play goals, giving him six for the playoffs, in the Sharks’ 4-0 win over the St. Louis Blues in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final. No. 2 Star: Martin Jones, San Jose Sharks Jones stopped 26 of 26 shots to earn his second shutout of the postseason. No. 3 Star: Dainius … [Read more...]
Adam Vinatieri was fired up about getting mentioned in a rap song
Adam Vinatieri was fired up about getting mentioned in a rap song Before this week, which of these two things was less likely to happen? 1. Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri would be excited to get a shout-out in a rap song, and say that was on his bucket list. 2. Vinatieri would get shouted out in a rap song. Those two were probably tied with a 0 percent chance of happening, but … [Read more...]
A piece of Kobe’s final game court cost more than many sports cars
A piece of Kobe's final game court cost more than many sports cars Watching Kobe Bryant score 60 points in his final NBA game was a priceless experience. Owning a physical piece of the Los Angeles Lakers legend's final performance on an NBA court, though? There is, in fact, a price tag on that, and it was miiiiiiiiiighty steep: [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of … [Read more...]
Bronco Mendenhall and family are currently living in an RV
Bronco Mendenhall and family are currently living in an RV New Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall's house is being renovated. So the coach and his family currently have an unconventional living arrangement. The former BYU coach is currently living in an RV with his wife and three teenage children. And former Virginia quarterback and current assistant coach Marques Hagans helped get them the … [Read more...]
Cycling-Dutchman Dumoulin abandons Giro d’Italia (Reuters)
Cycling-Dutchman Dumoulin abandons Giro d'Italia (Reuters) Another leading contender for the Giro d'Italia pulled out on Wednesday with Dutchman Tom Dumoulin succumbing to saddle sores. "Unfortunately Tom has been forced to abandon the Giro due to saddle sores," his Giant Alpecin team said on Twitter. On Tuesday Spaniard Mikel Landa of Team Sky abandoned because of illness. … [Read more...]
Cycling-Jungels retains Giro lead, Ulissi wins stage (Reuters)
Cycling-Jungels retains Giro lead, Ulissi wins stage (Reuters) Diego Ulissi claimed his second stage win of this year's Giro d'Italia and Bob Jungels maintained his grip on the leaders' pink jersey on the 227km ride from Modena to Asolo on Wednesday. Italian Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) outsprinted GC contenders Jungels and Andrey Amador after the trio had broken away near the end of a largely … [Read more...]
Strikers U19 team to compete against several of the best clubs in the world
Strikers U19 team to compete against several of the best clubs in the world This summer, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers’ under-19 team will compete in a tournament in China against several of the best clubs in the world. The U19 tournament, named the 2016 Weifang Cup, will be contested between: • Real Madrid (Spain) • Chivas de Guadalajara (Mexico) • S.L. Benfica (Portugal) • Fort Lauderdale … [Read more...]
Bulls shake up their training staff, source says
Bulls shake up their training staff, source says 3:34 PM ET Nick FriedellESPN Staff Writer Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. print The Chicago Bulls have let go of director of sports … [Read more...]
Kerr: Officiating reports throw refs under the bus
Kerr: Officiating reports throw refs under the bus 10:48 AM ET Ethan Sherwood StraussESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN.com Contributes to ESPN's TrueHoop blog Hosts TrueHoop TV Live print OAKLAND, Calif. -- Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr was not pleased by the NBA's acknowledgement of an uncalled Russell Westbrook travel with 17.2 seconds … [Read more...]
Weekly Rotation: Baseball’s smartest offseason pickups
Weekly Rotation: Baseball's smartest offseason pickups Last week, the Weekly Rotation covered the five most disappointing signings from an offseason that’s yielded plenty of them thus far. This time around, we'll examine the shinier side of the coin, ranking the five most impactful acquisitions who are quickly endearing themselves to the hometown fans. Not every player mentioned is a new … [Read more...]