NBC Sports Live Extra changes name to NBC Sports App For soccer fans in the United States, the vast majority are familiar with NBC Sports Live Extra, the app that allows soccer fans to watch every single Premier League game across computers, smart phones, tablets, Roku and other devices. But beginning immediately, NBC Sports has rebranded the app from NBC Sports Live Extra to NBC Sports App. … [Read more...]
Offseason Beat: Summer League Tracker
Offseason Beat: Summer League Tracker Free agency starts on July 1 and Orlando Pro Summer League starts on July 2. I hope you guys enjoyed the eight-day offseason following the draft. To get you ready for Summer League, I put together a list of the players announced as a go for the event. Some players are playing in Orlando and either Utah or Las Vegas. For most of July, we'll be doing some … [Read more...]
Ian Desmond makes fantastic catch, does the opposite on next play
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Fantasy Roundtable: Roundtable: One Trick Ponies
Fantasy Roundtable: Roundtable: One Trick Ponies This is the weekly Fantasy Roundtable, where the writers of Rotoworld Baseball let the readers of Rotoworld Baseball in on a quick staff discussion. It's water cooler talk ... that we've decided to publish. Look for it every Tuesday. Subscribe to the Rotoworld Baseball Podcast. Dave Shovein: Now 12 weeks into the season, fantasy owners in … [Read more...]
FanDuel MLB: Picks and Pivots for June 28 – Fantasy CPR
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Rinaldo, Stempniak Trades Leave Bruins Hamstrung In Restricted Free Agency – CBS Local
Rinaldo, Stempniak Trades Leave Bruins Hamstrung In Restricted Free Agency - CBS Local By Matt Dolloff, CBS BostonBOSTON (CBS) — First and foremost, restricted free agency is a rare beast in the National Hockey League. It’s exceedingly uncommon for a team to sign a restricted free agent to an offer sheet that the player would accept, mainly because of the rules regarding draft pick compensation. … [Read more...]
Sources: Hawks trying to get in Durant talks
Sources: Hawks trying to get in Durant talks 12:07 PM ET Marc SteinESPN Senior Writer Close • Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com• Began covering the NBA in 1993-94• Also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics The Atlanta Hawks' free-agent priorities are re-signing forward Al Horford and swingman Kent Bazemore, but the Hawks are also trying to wedge their way into the Kevin Durant sweepstakes, … [Read more...]
Full 2016 bowl projections, with LSU the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff – SB Nation
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Practice speeds no longer used for qualifying if qualifying washed out
Practice speeds no longer used for qualifying if qualifying washed out NASCAR announced Tuesday that practice speeds will no longer be used to set the starting lineup for a Sprint Cup Series race if qualifying is rained out. Instead, owner points will be used to set the field, meaning it's a boost to teams at the top of the standings. If qualifying was rained out and first practice was held … [Read more...]
WADA suspends Kazakhstan anti-doping lab, 4 days after Rio (Yahoo Sports)
WADA suspends Kazakhstan anti-doping lab, 4 days after Rio (Yahoo Sports) Four days after shutting down work at the Olympic drug test laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, the World Anti-Doping Agency said it has suspended another lab, this time in Kazakhstan. WADA did not say how exactly the Almaty lab failed to pass such an assessment. As well as announcing a suspension for the Rio lab also last … [Read more...]