NHL executive committee recommends Las Vegas expansion: Report NHL expansion is reportedly coming to Las Vegas. On Tuesday night the Sin Bin cited sources "with extensive knowledge of the organization and the expansion process" saying that the NHL’s executive committee "formulated a positive recommendation for expansion" to Las Vegas for the 2017-18 season. The executive committee met … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Amazing Aaron
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Amazing Aaron Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter. It took until March 28 before Aaron Sanchez officially won a spot in the Blue Jays’ rotation. At this point it looks pretty silly that there was even a decision to be made. Sanchez was simply brilliant Tuesday, striking out 12 batters while holding the Tigers to two runs on just three hits and a walk … [Read more...]
FanDuel MLB: Picks and Pivots for June 8 – Fantasy CPR
FanDuel MLB: Picks and Pivots for June 8 - Fantasy CPR MLB Lineups: FanDuel Economics June 8 by Matt Rogers DraftKings Early MLB Picks For June 8 by Mike Marteny Mar 23, 2015; Clearwater, FL, USA; Philadelphia Phillies mascot the Phillie Phanatic launches hotdogs from a cannon into the crowd during the seventh inning of a spring training baseball game against the Minnesota Twins at … [Read more...]
Sharp: Detroit Tigers must make 9th pick count in MLB draft – Detroit Free Press
Sharp: Detroit Tigers must make 9th pick count in MLB draft - Detroit Free Press Buy Photo Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila.(Photo: Julian H. Gonzalez, DFP)Buy Photo The Detroit Tigers must balance today with tomorrow. General manager Al Avila knows that too well. This team has become a cat granted multiple lives. Dominant one minute. Disgusting the next. Such is the definitive example of a .500 … [Read more...]
Star-studded Belgium think ‘big’ at Euro
Star-studded Belgium think ‘big’ at Euro Paris (AFP) – Marc Wilmots’ Belgium are aiming to topple the established favourites at Euro 2016 and with stars like Eden Hazard and Kevin de Bruyne have the weapons to so. Belgium have qualified for the European Championship finals for the first time since co-hosting the 2000 tournament. They are in a tough Group E with Italy, Sweden and Irish Republic … [Read more...]
Keselowski makes case for TV impartiality after Gordon’s comments
Keselowski makes case for TV impartiality after Gordon's comments Brad Keselowski certainly has an interesting case for having independent voices involved in NASCAR's television coverage. Keselowski finished third in Monday's race at Pocono after he got an early-race penalty after his crew was caught denting the right side of his car during a pit stop. NASCAR has cracked down on teams … [Read more...]
Basketball community mourns passing of ex-NBA center, coach
Basketball community mourns passing of ex-NBA center, coach 10:35 PM ET Sean Rooks, who played for seven NBA teams from 1992 to 2004 and had been an assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers up until a couple of weeks ago, passed away at the age of 46 on Tuesday. The reaction to his death showed his impact on the basketball community. RIP Sean Rooks. You made plane rides my first year fun. … [Read more...]
Lorenzo Cain made a memorable catch before brawl in Baltimore
Lorenzo Cain made a memorable catch before brawl in Baltimore Kansas City starting pitcher Yordano Ventura had a rough outing Tuesday night at Baltimore with his night ultimately ending when he was ejected for hitting Manny Machado with a pitch in the fifth inning and fighting with Machado afterward. It was obvious from the start that Ventura didn’t have great command. The Orioles scored … [Read more...]
Teenager Mor excites Turkey ahead of Euro 2016
Teenager Mor excites Turkey ahead of Euro 2016 Istanbul (AFP) – Emre Mor is just 18, has lived all his life in Denmark and only received Turkish citizenship this year after receiving authorisation from his jailed father. Yet the fleet-footed winger, unknown to most Turkish football fans at the start of 2016, has in just weeks become one of the great hopes for Turkey at the European Championship … [Read more...]
Power Rankings: Kurt Busch ascends to the top
Power Rankings: Kurt Busch ascends to the top Welcome to Power Rankings. As always, Power Rankings are far from a scientific formula. In fact, it's the perfect blend of analytics and bias against your favorite driver. Direct all your complaints to us at [email protected] and we'll try to have some fun. 1. Kurt Busch (LW: 3): Busch has been stating a solid case for No. 1 all season. … [Read more...]