Cavs' Jefferson to start for injured Love in NBA Finals Game 3 Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue has officially announced the concussed Kevin Love's starting lineup replacement for the team's critical Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday night. The selection could provide an indication of how the Cavs will try to find a lifeline in this series. Veteran forward … [Read more...]
Madison Bumgarner dismisses concern about Home Run Derby injury
Madison Bumgarner dismisses concern about Home Run Derby injury If you thought Madison Bumgarner was only joking about participating in the 2016 Home Run Derby, then you obviously don't know Madison Bumgarner. The San Francisco Giants ace was dead serious when he told ESPN's Buster Olney on Sunday that he would like to compete in next month's event at Petco Park in San Diego. He's since … [Read more...]
Raptors fan ejected from playoff game shot and killed in Toronto
Raptors fan ejected from playoff game shot and killed in Toronto A man shot dead Tuesday near a busy intersection in midtown Toronto has been identified as the Toronto Raptors fan who was ejected from his courtside seat for heckling the referees during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals last month. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Toronto police … [Read more...]
After 3 decades with Parkinson’s, Roach fights on (The Associated Press)
After 3 decades with Parkinson's, Roach fights on (The Associated Press) ''Again, again, again,'' Roach instructed Zou, catching every punch the 35-year-old boxer threw his way. In his 24-hour-a-day fight against Parkinson's, boxing is his comfort zone, Roach says. Ali died Friday at age 74 in Arizona following a long battle with Parkinson's -- a disease Roach has been living with since he … [Read more...]
BELMONT: Sizing up the field for final leg of Triple Crown (The Associated Press)
BELMONT: Sizing up the field for final leg of Triple Crown (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) -- Preakness winner Exaggerator is the 9-5 morning-line favorite in a field of 13 3-year-olds for the 148th running of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes. A look at how the field shapes up for Saturday's final leg of the Triple Crown (horses listed by post position, with trainer, jockey, analysis, … [Read more...]
Ethiopian officials: Bekele won’t make Olympic marathon team (Yahoo Sports)
Ethiopian officials: Bekele won't make Olympic marathon team (Yahoo Sports) Ethiopian track and field officials will not reconsider selection criteria to allow Kenenisa Bekele a spot on the Olympic marathon team, and they rejected Wednesday strong criticism by Bekele, Haile Gebrselassie and other elite athletes. ''He (Bekele) has a big place in our athletics history but he has failed to … [Read more...]
Sharks struggling, Ryan Kesler and Las Vegas (Puck Daddy Countdown)
Sharks struggling, Ryan Kesler and Las Vegas (Puck Daddy Countdown) (Ed. Note: The column formerly known as the Puck Daddy Power Rankings. Ryan Lambert takes a look at some of the biggest issues and stories in the NHL, and counts them down.) 7. Ryan Kesler's assessment of the coaching job Bruce Boudreau did in Anaheim, which was very wrong Late last week, Ryan Kesler gave an interview with … [Read more...]
Greg Cosell’s Podcast: Are the Steelers a Super Bowl contender?
Greg Cosell's Podcast: Are the Steelers a Super Bowl contender? This offseason, Greg Cosell and Frank Schwab will explore key questions for each of the 32 NFL teams in "The Shutdown" podcast, going team-by-team for each division over eight episodes. Links to previous division preview podcasts are at the end of this post. The AFC North is arguably the NFL's best division, though each of the … [Read more...]
Video: It’s time for baseball’s beanball culture to change
Video: It's time for baseball's beanball culture to change Baseball proved again on Tuesday just how silly it can be. Yordano Ventura threw a 99 mph fastball at Manny Machado's ribs. They looked at each other and we knew what was coming next. It was time to fight. So they threw punches at each other, Machado looking more the part of boxer than Ventura. Then Machado pulled Ventura to the … [Read more...]
Eight notable stats from the NCAA’s annual attendance report
Eight notable stats from the NCAA's annual attendance report The NCAA released its entire attendance report for the 2015-16 college basketball season on Wednesday morning. Here's a look at eight stats that stood out the most: • Highest attendance per game: 1. Kentucky (23,361) 2. Syracuse (21,592) 3. Louisville (20,859) Comment: Syracuse's two-year run as average attendance leaders … [Read more...]