What We Learned: A statistical look at Jimmy Vesey Photo by Elsa/Getty Images We’re almost there. The UFA college hockey prospect everyone’s been talking about since he spurned Nashville for reasons yet unclear will finally be on the market Tuesday. As you might expect, rumors have been flying about where he’ll land some time, but have really heated up in the past few days. And while it’s … [Read more...]
Dorell Wright absolutely hammers dunk on JaVale McGee at Drew League
Dorell Wright absolutely hammers dunk on JaVale McGee at Drew League The moment of truth for Dorell Wright and JaVale McGee. (Screencap via Drew League) Over the years, Dorell Wright has taken his game from inside out, going from an athletic preps-to-pros jumping-jack to a floor-spacing shooter who has taken more than half of his shots from behind the 3-point line since 2009. Don’t get it … [Read more...]
Cubs use incredibly insensitive song after Aroldis Chapman outing
Cubs use incredibly insensitive song after Aroldis Chapman outing Someone in the Chicago Cubs organization is in big trouble. Following Aroldis Chapman’s appearance during Sunday night’s 6-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, the club’s PA system started playing an incredibly inappropriate song. The Cubs chose an awful song to play as Aroldis Chapman was walking off the field. (Twitter.com … [Read more...]
Morning Sports Update: Jimmy Vesey leaning toward Eastern Conference – Boston.com
Morning Sports Update: Jimmy Vesey leaning toward Eastern Conference - Boston.com Mookie Betts and the Red Sox sweep the Diamondbacks, Usain Bolt wins gold, and Jimmy Vesey is still deciding on his next team. Agent says Jimmy Vesey’s preferred teams are in Eastern Conference, including Bruins: Agent Peter Fish told WEEI.com’s DJ Bean that left wing Jimmy Vesey is a good bet to pick an Eastern … [Read more...]
Walsh Jennings celebrates birthday with win, Olympic semifinals spot
Walsh Jennings celebrates birthday with win, Olympic semifinals spot USA’s Kerri Walsh Jennings LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images RIO DE JANEIRO – The benefit of playing beach volleyball at midnight is that it can become your birthday during the match. U.S. fans at Copacabana Beach serenaded Kerri Walsh Jennings with “Happy Birthday To You” as she and April Ross advanced to the Rio Olympics beach … [Read more...]
How Teddy Bridgewater is bearing the cross of playing 'not fancy' football
How Teddy Bridgewater is bearing the cross of playing 'not fancy' football CINCINNATI -- Moments after Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater fired a 49-yard touchdown strike to Charles Johnson Friday night, the comments on social media started to come. See, Teddy can throw the deep ball. The defense of Bridgewater is in full force as we head to the 2016 season. Like Tony Romo … [Read more...]
P.J. Fleck dons full pads, enlists legendary actor for scholarship reveal (Video)
P.J. Fleck dons full pads, enlists legendary actor for scholarship reveal (Video) Western Michigan head coach P.J. Fleck (AP Photo/David Richard) I know we’ve posted quite a few walk-on scholarship videos lately, but when one involves a legendary actor and a coach putting on full pads, it’s getting posted. (Besides, they never get old, do they?) Enter P.J. Fleck and Western Michigan. Fleck … [Read more...]
Olympics-Cycling-Track-Men’s omnium overall results (Reuters)
Olympics-Cycling-Track-Men's omnium overall results (Reuters) Aug 15 (Gracenote) - Olympic cycling-track men's omnium overall results in Rio de Janeiro on Monday after four events. Overall 1. Elia Viviani (Italy) 140 2. Thomas Boudat (France) 126 3. Mark Cavendish (Britain) 126 4. Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) 118 5. Fernando Gaviria (Colombia) 118 6. Roger Kluge (Germany) 114 7. Glenn … [Read more...]
Everton sign winger Bolasie from Palace
Everton sign winger Bolasie from Palace London (AFP) – Democratic Republic of Congo winger Yannick Bolasie has joined Everton from Premier League rivals Crystal Palace on a five-year contract, his new club announced on Monday. The fee for the 27-year-old was not disclosed, but British media reports said Everton had paid 25 million pounds ($32.2 million, 28.8 million euros), potentially rising to … [Read more...]
Draft Analysis: 50 Players to Draft at Cost
Draft Analysis: 50 Players to Draft at Cost Even though I’ve already reinforced why I believe the recent surge of drafting wide receivers early and often is sound strategy regardless and isn’t going away for good reason anytime soon, I’m someone who likes to tinker with multiple approaches to drafts. Every draft room breathes its own life and being flexible in your approach can save you from being … [Read more...]