Cutting edge: Injury prediction and prevention 12:21 PM ET Baxter Holmes Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Los Angeles Lakers for ESPN.com Tom Haberstroh Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN.com NBA analyst since 2010 ESPN.com Insider researcher in 2009 Developer of NBA DRAFT Initiative database NBA INJURIES HAVE long seemed random. But the information age is changing that. The bleeding edge: … [Read more...]
2016 Mock MLB Draft: A.J. Puk the favorite to go first overall – CBSSports.com
2016 Mock MLB Draft: A.J. Puk the favorite to go first overall - CBSSports.com Thursday night, the 2016 First Year Player Draft will begin with the annual MLB Network broadcast in Secaucus, New Jersey. The draft runs three days and covers 40 rounds. The draft used to be 100 rounds, you know. Like the baseball season, the baseball draft is a marathon, not a sprint. Due to free agent compensation, … [Read more...]
NBA’s refs union calls for an end to ‘Last Two Minutes’ reports
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Youth team with Bryce Harper haircuts dominate their competition
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World road race champ Sagan to mountain bike at Rio Olympics (The Associated Press)
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Herrada wins Stage 2 of Dauphine, Contador leads overall (The Associated Press)
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Gebrselassie, other athletes protest at Ethiopia federation (Yahoo Sports)
Gebrselassie, other athletes protest at Ethiopia federation (Yahoo Sports) Distance running great Haile Gebrselassie was part of a group of athletes who protested against the Ethiopian track federation on Tuesday. The athletes were protesting the federation's selection process for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Gebrselassie was part of a group of more than 100 athletes who gathered outside … [Read more...]
First-timer Vrba eyes Euro 2016 surprise with Czech Republic
First-timer Vrba eyes Euro 2016 surprise with Czech Republic Prague (AFP) – Pavel Vrba knows that his Czech Republic team are Euro 2016 underdogs, but past experience has taught him that an upset is always possible. “We can’t say we’re going there as one of the favourites but we don’t want to go home after the group stage,” said the 52-year-old coach ahead of his debut at a major international … [Read more...]
The NFL’s Twitter account was hacked with a startling message
The NFL's Twitter account was hacked with a startling message The NFL's Twitter account was hacked on Tuesday, and whoever did it had social media gasping for a moment. It appeared that the league was informing the country that controversial commissioner Roger Goodell had died. [Yahoo Fantasy Football is open for the 2016 season. Sign up now] It turned out to be a hoax. NFL media relations … [Read more...]
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA Podcast for June 7
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA Podcast for June 7 Tuesday, June 07, 2016 There's hasn't been too much news on the wire in the NBA world. Just about every player will be opting out and likely won't be burned a la J.R. Smith. A couple new coaches have some scheme changes on the horizon, so we'll go over that stuff as well. Plus, a few players have a couple big changes headed their way. Ryan wasn't … [Read more...]