Detroit Pistons could draft and stash European prospect - Detroit Free Press Detroit Pistons president/coach Stan Van Gundy meets with reporters for a season wrapup news conference Thursday, April 28, 2016. Video by Vince Ellis / DFP Videolicious Pistons coach and president of basketball operations Stan Van Gundy, right, and general manager Jeff Bower.(Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier … [Read more...]

Free agency beckoning, DeRozan sounds happy with Raptors - USA TODAY (Photo: The Associated Press) TORONTO (AP) — For a guy about to hit free agency for the first time, DeMar DeRozan doesn't sound as if he's looking for a change of scenery. A day after the deepest playoff run in Toronto Raptors history ended in a Game 6 loss that sent LeBron James and Cleveland to the NBA Finals, DeRozan … [Read more...]

White Sox looking to cash in with three Top 50 draft picks - Chicago Daily Herald On the Chicago White Sox's last homestand, Nick Hostetler checked in at U.S. Cellular Field looking very much like his business card's title -- director of amateur scouting. In his first year in the key position after taking over for Doug Laumann, Hostetler has been evaluating amateur talent almost nonstop since … [Read more...]

Free agency beckoning, DeRozan sounds happy with Raptors - Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog) TORONTO (AP) — For a guy about to hit free agency for the first time, DeMar DeRozan doesn't sound as if he's looking for a change of scenery. A day after the deepest playoff run in Toronto Raptors history ended in a Game 6 loss that sent LeBron James and Cleveland to the NBA Finals, DeRozan … [Read more...]

VOTE: 2016/17 Premier League predictions - SkySports Last Updated: 28/05/16 7:51pm Where will champions Leicester City finish next season? How do you think the 2016/17 Premier League will unfold? Where will Manchester United finish under Jose Mourinho? Can Jurgen Klopp inspire Liverpool to the top? How will Pep Guardiola and Antonio Conte fare with Manchester City and Chelsea? And … [Read more...]

Okafor, Noel rumors show that the Sixers' 'Process' is truly over - Yahoo Sports (blog) View photo.Jahlil Okafor could be the odd center out in Philly. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)The end of "The Process" for the Philadelphia 76ers was always sure to claim several victims beyond its leader, ex-general manager Sam Hinkie. The new regime headed by Bryan Colangelo plans to win … [Read more...]

Stanley Cup 2016 picks: Penguins vs. Sharks - USA TODAY Two of the game's best centers, Joe Thornton (Sharks) and Sidney Crosby (Penguins), will be squaring off in the Stanley Cup Final.(Photo: USA TODAY Sports) The 2016 Stanley Cup Final between the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks begins May 30 (8 p.m. ET, NBC) in Pittsburgh. The Penguins are returning to the Stanley Cup Final for … [Read more...]

Champions League final: La Liga pundits make predictions - SkySports Last Updated: 27/05/16 7:52pm Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann (right) are set to go head-to-head in the Champions League final Ahead of the Champions League final between Madrid rivals Atletico and Real, we get predictions from our La Liga pundits. The two Spanish sides face each other at the San Siro in … [Read more...]

Summer arts preview: Top 10 pop music picks - The San Diego Union-Tribune So many concerts! And, too often, in the same week or even on the same night. That’s the annual summer dilemma for San Diego music fans. To help narrow your choices, here are some upcoming likely highlights. We’re excluding concerts here that, however promising, are already sold out — take a bow, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, San … [Read more...]

Champions League final: La Liga pundits make predicitions - SkySports Last Updated: 27/05/16 12:44pm Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann (right) are set to go head-to-head in the Champions League final Ahead of the Champions League final between Madrid rivals Atletico and Real, we get predictions from our La Liga pundits. The two Spanish sides face each other at the San Siro in … [Read more...]