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.
Marc Gasol, NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year, doesn’t make All-Defensive First Team
May 13, 2013 By 1 Comment
2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings preview and prediction
May 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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
May 12, 2013 By 3 Comments
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
May 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Maloof brothers will only sell Sacramento Kings to Seattle group
May 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
News broke on Saturday that the Maloof brothers (Joe and Gavin) will only agree to sell the Sacramento Kings to the Seattle-based group headed by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Chris Hansen. If the NBA doesn’t approve a move to Seattle, the Maloofs apparently have a backup plan.
Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat: GIFs and videos of all the chippy, childish moments from Game 3
May 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Since the Chicago Bulls’ upset of the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their second round playoff series, players on both teams have been flopping across the line separating playing hard and acting like a child. Statistically speaking, last night’s Game 3 wasn’t as chippy as Wednesday’s Game 2, which featured nine technical fouls, one [...]
Levi Strauss & Co. Lands Naming Rights For 49ers Stadium
May 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
San Francisco will be the next team with a new stadium, and the franchise recently announced a naming rights deal with Levi Strauss & Co.
Luol Deng has lost 15 pounds, was “really scared” by illness
May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng is unlikely to play in Game 3 of his team’s second-round playoff series against the Miami Heat, but at the very least he seems to finally be getting healthy. Deng has been suffering through a bout with the flu that got so bad he was given a spinal tap to [...]
WWE Throwback Thursday: Ryback, CM Punk, and Mr. McMahon
May 9, 2013 By 1 Comment
Every Thursday from here on out, I will highlight a moment from the past in WWE that was memorable, and one that deserves to be talked about in the present. It is Throwback Thursday. Get excited. This week’s inaugural edition, focuses on an event that did not happen too long ago. October 8, 2012 was [...]
Philadelphia Phillies: Roy Halladay to have shoulder surgery
May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy Halladay will have arthroscopic surgery to repair a bone spur in his right shoulder.
Ron Dayne joins list of players “finally” elected to College Football Hall of Fame
May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
He was the first player to top 7,000 yards rushing and finished with 7,125 career yards on the ground. That’s over four miles worth of turf that Ron Dayne chewed up in his tenure as the Wisconsin Badgers’ tailback from 1995 to 1999. He graduated at the NCAA’s all-time leading rusher. You’d think that would [...]
George Karl voted 2013 NBA Coach of the Year
May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The NBA has announced that George Karl, coach of the Denver Nuggets, will be named the NBA’s Coach of the Year. Miami’s Erik Spoelstra finished second, followed by New York’s Mike Woodson, San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich, and Indiana’s Frank Vogel.
The four biggest X-Factors left in the 2013 NBA Playoffs
May 8, 2013 By 1 Comment
How great have the NBA Playoffs been so far? It seems like every night multiple games come down to the final possession. In the second round, five of the six games have been hotly contested thus far, with the New York Knicks’ Game 2 blowout of the Indiana Pacers being the lone outlier (Indiana was [...]
Doc Rivers returning to the Boston Celtics?
May 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Doc Rivers has three years left on his current contract with the Boston Celtics, but following the team’s first-round ouster in the 2013 NBA playoffs, it appears he’s uncertain about his future.
Videos: Manu’s game winner, Nate Robinson’s late-game heroics
May 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Those who were fortunate enough to stay up for the whole thing were treated to the best game so far in these 2013 NBA Playoffs on Monday night. The visiting Golden State Warriors held a 15-point lead over the second-seeded San Antonio Spurs late in the third quarter of Game 1 of their conference semifinal, [...]
