Why only Paul Pierce, returning for a 19th NBA season, can stop himself Paul Pierce can’t stop, and he won’t stop. (Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images) Paul Pierce was not good last season, and it pains me to say that, since The Truth was everything to a 20-something who did dumb things in Boston during the early 2000s before becoming a fully realized professional, because he was me. Well, … [Read more...]
White Sox fan supports Chris Sale's jersey protest in unique way
White Sox fan supports Chris Sale's jersey protest in unique way Chris Sale’s feud with the Chicago White Sox over the club’s 1976 throwback jerseys has put the team’s fans in an uncomfortable position. Should they stand with their ace, and support his notion that winning needs to come first, or should they support the franchise they’ve loved their entire life? One fan has made up his … [Read more...]
Opening 25-year-old baseball cards with super agent Scott Boras
Opening 25-year-old baseball cards with super agent Scott Boras What you’re about to watch is the most wheeling-and-dealing episode of “Opening 25-Year-Old Baseball Cards,” which is just about perfect for trade-deadline week. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] The guest is a great one: Baseball super agent Scott Boras, who knows a thing or 17 about negotiating deals. As he … [Read more...]
Can 'Beef' deliver more than just a catchy name at Baltusrol?
Can 'Beef' deliver more than just a catchy name at Baltusrol? Your browser does not support iframes. SPRINGFIELD, N.J.—The cheers rolls out over the sun-baked fairways of Baltusrol, full-throated and keening: “BEEEEEEEEEF!” The man of the moment, Andrew “Beef” Johnston, grins a toothy grin, waving and posing and smiling and signing damn near anything that’s not on fire. This is the … [Read more...]
Preakness winner Exaggerator joins Haskell field (The Associated Press)
Preakness winner Exaggerator joins Haskell field (The Associated Press) OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) -- Preakness winner Exaggerator has joined the field for Sunday's $1 million Haskell Invitational, setting up another matchup against Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist. … [Read more...]
Diplomat incident avoided: Aussies get rooms at Rio Olympics (Yahoo Sports)
Diplomat incident avoided: Aussies get rooms at Rio Olympics (Yahoo Sports) A near-diplomatic incident - as Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes termed it - came to an end on Wednesday at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The Australian delegation gave the mayor a tiny ''boxing kangaroo'' doll, and now says it's happy with its rooms at Rio's Olympic Athletes Village. In a meeting at the village, … [Read more...]
Putin: Olympic ban on Russian athletes is result of political plot (Reuters)
Putin: Olympic ban on Russian athletes is result of political plot (Reuters) By Andrew Osborn and Denis Dyomkin MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said a shadowy political plot had succeeded in unfairly stripping some Russian sportspeople of the right to compete at the Rio Olympics over doping allegations and promised to defend Russia's tarnished sporting reputation. Addressing … [Read more...]
No Manchester City players overweight: Pep Guardiola
No Manchester City players overweight: Pep Guardiola Shenzhen (China) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola has denied dictating to his Manchester City squad exactly what they can eat and said no player is overweight, after Gael Clichy claimed the new manager had banned junk food and exiled out-of-shape stars. Speaking in China, where City are on a money-spinning pre-season tour, the French defender told the … [Read more...]
Jimmy Vesey, Blackhawks, Rangers and the short list
Jimmy Vesey, Blackhawks, Rangers and the short list Getty Images Having the Chicago Blackhawks enter your rookie free-agent courtship is like making time with a woman at a bar just as Leonardo DiCaprio and his posse roll up next to her. “Hey, can I buy you a drink and fly you to Ibiza and have you met my friend Spider-Man?” This isn’t to say the Blackhawks are going to land NCAA wunderkind … [Read more...]
Offseason Low Down: Jets Fantasy Preview
Offseason Low Down: Jets Fantasy Preview Jets Year in Review2015 Pass Attempts Rank: 15th (604)2015 Rush Attempts Rank: 10th (448)2015 Total Offensive Plays Rank: 6th (1,074)2015 Yards Per Play Rank: 15th (5.5)Click here to read all of Silva's Team Fantasy Previews.Projected Starting LineupQB: Ryan FitzpatrickRB: Matt ForteWR: Brandon MarshallWR: Eric DeckerWR: Quincy EnunwaTE: Kellen DavisLT: … [Read more...]