by Joe Lucia | Mar 2, 2015
Eliminating shifts. Shortening the season. Pace of play rules… Rob Manfred has said that “he’ll listen” on nearly every way to improve the game of baseball during his tenure as commissioner. Naturally, the fact that he’s even brought up...
by Matt Zemek | Mar 2, 2015
If a rival fan base — or on a broader level, the collection of fan bases in a conference — hopes that a given coach sticks around for a long time, that’s a pretty good indication of a coach’s perception in the public eye. Keep this in mind:...
by Ken Fang | Mar 2, 2015
Carriage disputes between cable providers and sports networks are never fun to cover. They leave viewers in the lurch and without programming for what could be long periods of time. For the most part, these disputes can be avoided, but they happen despite deadlines...
by Matt Yoder | Mar 2, 2015
Former Stanley Cup champ Dustin Penner is currently without a team so he had planned to be a part of TSN’s NHL trade deadline coverage today. According to a TSN press release promoting the marathon coverage, Penner would be monitoring social media: New this...
by Matt Verderame | Mar 2, 2015
On March 2 at 4 p.m. EST, NFL teams will no longer be able to use their franchise tag on a player. While many will decide to avoid the tag because no pending free agent is worth the guaranteed money, others will apply it in the final seconds. Across the league, no...
by Jeff Snyder | Mar 2, 2015
5. Luis Muriel vs Atalanta Luis Muriel is one of those players that is always looked at through the lens of potential. Much like Mario Balotelli, Antonio Cassano, or Alexandre Pato, the conversation usually turns towards what could have been or what still may be. This...
by Matt Birch | Mar 1, 2015
Things got heated during Sunday’s Rockets-Cavaliers game when LeBron James and James Harden got into it. Harden fell to the floor after being trapped by LeBron and James Jones, and he then delivered a cheap shot to LBJ’s groin. As the officials blew the...
by Jack King | Mar 1, 2015
The 20th season of Major League Soccer kicks off this Friday, with the Chicago Fire traveling to Los Angeles to play the defending champion LA Galaxy. Starting their inaugural season with ten teams, the MLS now finds itself with twice as many teams nearly two decades...
by Jack King | Mar 1, 2015
The 20th season of Major League Soccer kicks off this Friday, with the Chicago Fire traveling to Los Angeles to play the defending champion LA Galaxy. Starting their inaugural season with ten teams, the MLS now finds itself with twice as many teams nearly two decades...
by Ken Fang | Mar 1, 2015
We are definitely in a new era at ESPN. In announcing Chapel Hill, NC as its final College GameDay stop of the basketball season for this week’s Duke-North Carolina rematch, the Worldwide Leader has again assigned Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Shannon Spake to the...
by Matt Birch | Feb 28, 2015
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones and Anthony Johnson are set to square off in the Octagon roughly three months from now. There’s already been a lot of hype and anticipation leading up to UFC 187, and UFC President Dana White clearly...
by Matt Birch | Feb 28, 2015
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones and Anthony Johnson are set to square off in the Octagon roughly three months from now. There’s already been a lot of hype and anticipation leading up to UFC 187, and UFC President Dana White clearly...
by Andrew Bucholtz | Feb 28, 2015
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio has become one of the most criticized media figures out there this week thanks to his comment on Dallas radio station 105.3 The Fan last Friday that a potential video tape of Dez Bryant may be a reason the Cowboys haven’t...
by Andrew Bucholtz | Feb 28, 2015
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio has become one of the most criticized media figures out there this week thanks to his comment on Dallas radio station 105.3 The Fan last Friday that a potential video tape of Dez Bryant may be a reason the Cowboys haven’t...
by Dave Tobener | Feb 27, 2015
Trying to find a player due for a breakout season is fun, especially if: a) it’s a player from your favorite team and you tell other fans you’ve found a player to watch, or b) you play fantasy baseball and like rubbing it in to your friends that you know...
