“I was absolutely thrilled to learn the news that my father was selected to the Hockey Hall of Fame,” said Boston Bruins CEO Charlie Jacobs. “As owner for 42 years of the Boston Bruins and long-serving Chairman of the NHL Board of Governors, he has made unparalleled contributions to the advancement of hockey and the […]
It goes back to their rotation, the best in baseball this season. Zack Greinke is pitching like a million-dollar-a-start ace. Robbie Ray, a strikeout god last season, has shown the power of peripheral prediction by turning into one of the best young starters in the game. Zack Godley, drafted and developed by the Cubs and […]
How’d you like to be Kevin Pritchard right about now? Unfortunately, the Pacers’ new President and General Manager — he took over the post after Larry Bird resigned following Indiana’s first-round loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers — has experience with the best laid plans of a franchise falling to pieces. Pritchard was the GM in […]
NEW YORK (AP) D’Angelo Russell wasn’t only traded, he was insulted on the way out the door. After the Los Angeles Lakers selected Lonzo Ball with the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft, team President Magic Johnson said Russell played well but stressed that he needed a leader as his point guard. Given that […]
2:33 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment The 2016-17 season was unlike any other in NBA history for a number of reasons, and the league will add another milestone to that long list Monday night when — 75 days after the regular season ended — it finally hands out all six […]
1:47 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment The Dallas Mavericks have informed Dirk Nowitzki that they will decline their $25 million team option for next season with the intention of signing the face of their franchise to a new contract, according to league sources. The Mavericks have a Thursday deadline to […]
AP Tim Tebow’s baseball career has taken another step. According to Teddy Kulmala of The State newspaper, the former NFL quarterback has been promoted a level in the Mets organization. Tebow has been playing in low-A Columbia, S.C., and is being bumped up to the Class A-Advanced St. Lucie Mets in Port St. Lucie, Fla. after […]
Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo profited from the chaos to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday, while Sebastian Vettel extended his championship lead over Lewis Hamilton. The Australian secured his fifth career win, while Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas overtook 18-year-old Canadian Lance Stroll’s Williams in the closing meters to take second place. “It was […]
Bill Hamid, seen here against Toronto FC this month, has made two appearances for the U.S. national team in his career. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press via AP) D.C. United’s Bill Hamid missed the U.S. national soccer team’s past two winter gatherings because of knee injuries, ill-timed setbacks that undermined his efforts to enter the 2018 World […]
Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment The Minnesota Vikings reportedly are supporting Michael Floyd‘s claim that any alcohol present in drug tests he took while under house arrest came from drinking kombucha tea. Vikings’ Floyd called to show-cause hearing Vikings wide receiver Michael Floyd is scheduled for a show-cause hearing later this month […]
