ESPN Forecast: Predicting who wins Warriors-Cavs Game 6, NBA title 3:00 PM ET Will the Golden State Warriors or the Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA title? And in how many games? Who will win Finals MVP? Heading into Game 6, here are the predictions from our ESPN Forecast panel of experts, ESPN's Basketball Power Index (BPI), FiveThirtyEight, PredictWise and a panel of fans. Predicting Game 6 Who … [Read more...]
Waiver Wired: Waiver Wired: Gray Matters
Waiver Wired: Waiver Wired: Gray Matters Blake Snell tossed five innings of one-run ball in his major league debut on April 23 against the Yankees before being promptly sent right back down to the minors. A long wait followed for Rays fans and fantasy owners, mostly due to service time, but the 23-year-old lefty is finally back in the majors and it might be good for this time.After bursting onto … [Read more...]
Viewership numbers for every Copa America Centenario Group Stage game
Viewership numbers for every Copa America Centenario Group Stage game The group stage of the Copa America Centenario tournament is complete, and both Univision Deportes and FOX Sports have reported impressive numbers for their telecasts. For FS1 and FS2, they’ve both broken their records for the most-watched men’s soccer games on those networks. The 2016 Copa America Centenario has produced … [Read more...]
Ex-Cavaliers coach David Blatt: ‘I can’t watch the Finals’
Ex-Cavaliers coach David Blatt: 'I can't watch the Finals' In the third week of January the Cleveland Cavaliers were on pace to win 60 games, coming off of a sound and nationally-televised 13-point win over the Los Angeles Clippers. With Chicago and Atlanta fading, and Toronto not quite there yet, the team was the overwhelming favorite to take the East’s top seed and represent the Eastern … [Read more...]
The Sacramento Kings’ clean new uniforms join the future and past
The Sacramento Kings' clean new uniforms join the future and past A couple of months after revealing their revamped logos, the Sacramento Kings continued their rebrand on Wednesday, following up some early-week leaks with the unveiling of the new-look uniforms they'll wear on the floor beginning in the 2016-17 season: [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] … [Read more...]
Bulpett: Danny Ainge faces numbers crunch with Celtics' 8 draft picks – Boston Herald
Bulpett: Danny Ainge faces numbers crunch with Celtics' 8 draft picks - Boston Herald Given the present situation, the Celtics have a problem with the upcoming draft. And it really has nothing to do with basketball. With eight picks at their disposal, math is the Celts’ most obvious enemy when it comes to June 23. The numbers simply don’t add up, which is why the first four words of this … [Read more...]
Russia questions WADA doping report, but pledges cooperation (Reuters)
Russia questions WADA doping report, but pledges cooperation (Reuters) By Dmitry Solovyov MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday called into question the veracity of a new report by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) which accused Russian athletes of still doping, but it promised to facilitate the agency's work. Russia is bracing itself for a decision by the International Association of … [Read more...]
In Olympic refugee team, a last chance for a Syrian swimmer (Yahoo Sports)
In Olympic refugee team, a last chance for a Syrian swimmer (Yahoo Sports) Rami Anis braved the bombs of Aleppo, then was forced to leave his Syrian home for Turkey five years ago - all the while refusing to give up on an elusive dream of swimming in the Olympics. To get that, he had to prove how much he made. … [Read more...]
Weather delays plaguing U.S. Open at Oakmont
Weather delays plaguing U.S. Open at Oakmont OAKMONT, Pa. -- It's raining cats and dogs here, not birdies and eagles. Weather delays, namely severe thunderstorms, have caused play to be stopped twice here at the 2016 U.S. Open. The first delay began at approximately 10:05 a.m. and lasted about 75 minutes. After less than an hour of play, the field was again called off the course for … [Read more...]
Gareth Bale ‘proud’ despite Wales Euro 2016 derby defeat
Gareth Bale ‘proud’ despite Wales Euro 2016 derby defeat Lens (France) (AFP) – Gareth Bale declared himself “proud” of his Wales team-mates despite the huge disappointment of Daniel Sturridge’s stoppage-time goal giving England a 2-1 victory on Thursday. For the second game running at Euro 2016, Bale put Wales ahead from a direct free-kick, but England substitutes Jamie Vardy and Sturridge … [Read more...]