Playoff Daily Dose: Dose: Cavs Preview It’s really easy to get caught up in offense in the NBA world. Teams win games with points while we track assists, efficiency and several stats on the box score. Most hardcore fans and even NBA writers don’t really quantify players outside of the stats on the box scores. Hey, DeAndre Jordan even won First Team All-NBA because most people saw his rebounding … [Read more...]
Triple-A baseball team to host ‘Free Brady Friday’
Triple-A baseball team to host 'Free Brady Friday' On this, the 500th day of L'Affaire deflate-gate, we present this cheeky news nugget: The Pawtucket Red Sox, the triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, are holding "Free Brady Friday" on June 10, at their home field, McCoy Stadium in Rhode Island. Any fan who shows identification proving they are named Tom and/or Brady will get in free, … [Read more...]
Professional boxers to compete at Rio: AIBA (Reuters)
Professional boxers to compete at Rio: AIBA (Reuters) By Karolos Grohmann LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Professional boxers will compete at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after the international boxing association AIBA approved a constitutional change on Wednesday, its president said. AIBA boss Ching-Kuo Wu said the change of the AIBA constitution was approved with 95 percent in favor -- … [Read more...]
Kings point guard Darren Collison charged with domestic violence
Kings point guard Darren Collison charged with domestic violence The NBA season featured few arrests, but now that 2015-16 has given way to the offseason for all but two of the league's 30 teams, players have free time on their hands. And you know what they say about idle hands. Sacramento Kings point guard Darren Collison was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge, according to … [Read more...]
Latest Texas sports – KTBS
Latest Texas sports - KTBS RANGERS-INDIANS Rangers' Lewis throws 6 shutout innings in 7-3 win CLEVELAND (AP) - Colby Lewis allowed two hits over six shutout innings, leading the Texas Rangers over the Cleveland Indians 7-3 on Tuesday night and improving to 5-0 for the first time in his major league career. Bryan Holaday and Jurickson Profar homered off Corey Kluber (4-6), and the AL West-leading … [Read more...]
Cycling-Sutton’s exit a loss but won’t affect Rio preparation – Trott (Reuters)
Cycling-Sutton's exit a loss but won't affect Rio preparation - Trott (Reuters) Double Olympic gold medallist Laura Trott considers British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton's resignation following a discrimination row a "loss" but does not think it would affect her preparation for the Rio Games. Sutton, who resigned in April, was suspended by the governing body for allegedly making … [Read more...]
Professional boxers to compete at Rio Games: AIBA (Reuters)
Professional boxers to compete at Rio Games: AIBA (Reuters) By Karolos Grohmann LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Professional boxers will compete at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after the international boxing association AIBA approved a constitutional change on Wednesday, its president said. AIBA boss Ching-Kuo Wu said the change of the AIBA constitution was approved with 95 percent in … [Read more...]
Sutton’s exit a loss but won’t affect Rio preparation: Trott (Reuters)
Sutton's exit a loss but won't affect Rio preparation: Trott (Reuters) (Reuters) - Double Olympic gold medalist Laura Trott considers British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton's resignation following a discrimination row a "loss" but does not think it would affect her preparation for the Rio Games. Sutton, who resigned in April, was suspended by the governing body for allegedly making … [Read more...]
Warriors' Barnes: 'No idea' on Game 1 start
Warriors' Barnes: 'No idea' on Game 1 start 5:07 AM ET ESPN.com news services After Golden State coach Steve Kerr went with Andre Iguodala over Harrison Barnes in the starting lineup for Game 7 of the Western Conference finals, the Warriors' strategy for the NBA Finals is in question. But Barnes offered no insight Tuesday, saying he had "no idea" when asked whether he expected … [Read more...]
Draft Preview: NBA Draft Ranks: PG
Draft Preview: NBA Draft Ranks: PG Last year saw a pretty good draft when it came to point guards, but the crop is a bit thinner this year, though there will be at least four first round picks, and maybe as many as six. It is a group that is strong in pick-and-roll ballhandlers, but there are a lot of players who still haven’t found their shooting stroke. A handful of these players could make an … [Read more...]