George Hill: Concussion could sideline Pacers’ guard for rest of series
Indiana Pacers point guard George Hill missed Thursday night’s Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks because of a concussion. Prior to the game Hill, who scored 26 points in the Pacers’ Game 4 win, showed concussion-like symptoms and failed to pass the NBA’s concussion tests.
Green Bay Packers Tailgate Tour makes first stop in Iowa
At the end of March, Green Bay Packers President Mark Murphy announced the stops for the eighth annual Packers Tailgate Tour! For those of you who don’t know, the Packers Tailgate Tour is a week-long event where current players, alumni and usually some staff from the front office, Murphy, travel around the state of Wisconsin [...]
Milwaukee Brewers: should team move Ryan Braun to clean-up spot?
The Milwaukee Brewers have been a tough team to figure out in 2013. They started out 2-8, won nine-straight to move three games over .500 before losing nine of 10 to fall to 15-20. The Brewers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Monday night to help break out of that funk, but it was an [...]
May Day on the Bay
This serves as the second post in my third season of a series called “Down on the Farm” that chronicles visits to various minor league parks throughout the 2013 campaign. (All prior editions can be accessed here.) It’s hard to fathom that the beautiful city of Corpus Christi, Texas didn’t have professional baseball until the past decade. But [...]
Delicious Mint Julep Recipes in Time for Kentucky Derby
Before we know it, the Kentucky Derby will be upon us . In celebration of its iconic mint julep, here are two recipes that provide a twist on this classic cocktail.
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Green Bay Packers Tailgate Tour makes first stop in Iowa
At the end of March, Green Bay Packers President Mark Murphy announced the stops for the eighth annual Packers Tailgate Tour! For those of you who don’t know, the Packers Tailgate Tour is a week-long event where current players, alumni and usually some staff from the front office, Murphy, travel around the state of Wisconsin [...]
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Happy Mother’s Day: 6 athlete moms with athlete kids
Sports is often a family business. We’ve seen the sports gene at work in the Manning, Earnhardt, Hull, Griffey, and Andretti families. We’ve even seen families like the Hills (Calvin and Grant), Larkins (Barry and Shane), Halls (swimmers Gary Sr. and Gary Jr.), and Joneses (Popeye and Seth) where junior has excelled in a different [...]
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Green Bay Packers Tailgate Tour makes first stop in Iowa
At the end of March, Green Bay Packers President Mark Murphy announced the stops for the eighth annual Packers Tailgate Tour! For those of you who don’t know, the Packers Tailgate Tour is a week-long event where current players, alumni and usually some staff from the front office, Murphy, travel around the state of Wisconsin [...]
George Hill: Concussion could sideline Pacers’ guard for rest of series
Indiana Pacers point guard George Hill missed Thursday night’s Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks because of a concussion. Prior to the game Hill, who scored 26 points in the Pacers’ Game 4 win, showed concussion-like symptoms and failed to pass the NBA’s concussion tests.
Landon Donovan left off U.S. National Team for qualifiers
On Thursday afternoon the United States men’s national soccer team announced its roster for its upcoming slate of five games, and Landon Donovan was left off of it. Jurgen Klinsmann’s team will play two friendlies against Belgium and Germany, then jump into three important World Cup qualifiers against Jamaica, Panama and Honduras. Donovan, the nation’s all-time [...]
Dick Trickle, one of NASCAR’S most colorful personalities, dead at 71
As an eight year-old, Trickle was involved in a serious accident at home that left him with a broken hip that took three years to recover from and left him with a slight limp for life. While recuperating, Trickle attended a race at a local track and was immediately hooked and set on eventually becoming a driver himself.
tricklebobsledThere were obstacles however, for starters, his parents were on welfare – and racing, even at the local levels, was a profession where prohibitive start-up expenses must be absorbed for a would-be racer to even be able to dream of making it.
But by age 17 Trickle was out on the track, before being kicked out of his local venue after his age was discovered. When finally able to legally race, Trickle regularly contended but did not have the equipment needed to seal the deal. By slowly making deals with others in the business, that eventually changed. During the 1960’s Trickle became one of the top drivers in the region.
WWE Throwback Thursday: Debut of The Shield
WWE’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view takes place this Sunday and it appears that every member of The Shield will come out of the event with a title around his waist. Dean Ambrose has a chance to win the United States Championship while Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins have the chance to win the Tag Team Championships.
Here’s Marc Gasol as an awkward high schooler
When asked about his teammate and NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies All-Star forward Zach Randolph told ESPN’s Ramona Shelbourne, “we crack jokes sometimes about what he used to [look like] in high school.”
Kevin Durant hasn’t won an NBA championship yet, but he will
Ask almost anyone to count off the best active basketball players in the world and Kevin Durant’s name will be mentioned in their first breath. Many of those same people, however, will tell you that Durant doesn’t have the killer instinct to single-handedly lead his team to an NBA championship. Some of those people will [...]
The NHL must shorten Stanley Cup playoffs
There’s so much I love about the Stanley Cup playoffs–the quickened pace of what is already the “fastest sport in the world,” and the increased intensity are just a few things playoff hockey has to offer. But I can’t help thinking the postseason is too long.
WWE Extreme Rules 2013 preview and predictions
After last year’s awesome WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view there are high expectations for this Sunday’s edition. Topping last year’s event will be tough with CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler out of action, but the inclusion of the Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar match helps add star power. I don’t want to over-sell the event, but there will [...]
NBA owners reject Sacramento Kings move to Seattle
While we’ve been covering this pretty extensively over the past few weeks and everyone knew this was coming, the NBA officially killed the Sacramento Kings’ proposed move to Seattle on Wednesday. The NBA owners voted Wednesday to reject the move with a 22-8 vote.
Video: Tim Duncan pushes and stares down former Spur Richard Jefferson
The San Antonio Spurs aren’t exactly known as a team with a mean streak, especially after they waived volatile forward Stephen Jackson before the playoffs began. So for Tim Duncan – the gentlest of giants and the man who has set the tone and (lack of) attitude for the team – to push a former [...]
Father: Titus Young has brain disorder, needs help
Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young is in the middle of a Charlie Sheen-level meltdown and it doesn’t seem likely to stop any time soon. On Tuesday Young’s father Richard claimed his son suffers from a mental health disorder and needs help.
Milwaukee Brewers: should team move Ryan Braun to clean-up spot?
The Milwaukee Brewers have been a tough team to figure out in 2013. They started out 2-8, won nine-straight to move three games over .500 before losing nine of 10 to fall to 15-20. The Brewers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Monday night to help break out of that funk, but it was an [...]
On being a fan in Boston, Cleveland, and Oklahoma City on Monday night
Sports are a beautiful creation. What else could make a rather mundane Monday in May as exciting as it turned out to be? From Boston to Cleveland to Oklahoma City, the excitement and heartbreak was rampant. Fans in three cities were delighted on Thursday, while others were left heartbroken.
How bad were the Chicago Bulls in Game 4? An unscientific breakdown
We know that the Chicago Bulls have been running on fumes for their entire playoff run, what with their lineup decimated by injuries and all. That said, the futility the Bulls displayed during a disastrous Game 4 was stupefying. Of course, a large helping of credit goes to the Miami Heat, whose defense was stifling, [...]
Brady Hoke needs to check his facts before calling out Notre Dame
It’s understandable what Michigan football coach Brady Hoke is trying to do, stirring up some controversy with his remarks that Notre Dame is “chickening out” of the two teams’ rivalry after the 2014 season.
Marc Gasol, NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year, doesn’t make All-Defensive First Team
The NBA announced its All-Defensive teams today, and for the second straight year the league’s Defensive Player of the Year didn’t get a spot on the All-Defensive First Team.
2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings preview and prediction
Into the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs we go, and what a treat it is to see two rivals and original six teams battling it out for a spot in the Western Conference Finals. The Detroit Red Wings won four straight games at the end of the regular season to grab the [...]
Wayne Rooney wants transfer from Manchester United
Outgoing Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed that star Wayne Rooney has handed in a transfer request due to frustration at being substituted in recent matches. The 27-year-old forward has been with United since 2004 and now wants out, but Ferguson insists the club has no plans to let him go.
It’s time for baseball to protect its pitchers
It has become increasingly clear that Major League Baseball must protect its pitchers. On May 7, 2013, when Toronto Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ was struck in the base of the skull by a ferocious line drive that rocketed off of the bat of Tampa Bay outfielder Desmond Jennings, we were given a reminder about [...]
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Willis…McGahee
Because I’m a giant dork, this is my favorite image from NFL Week 13: when Broncos wide receiver Matt Willis was photographed standing next to running back Willis McGahee.
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