by Lou Musto | Aug 8, 2014
NFL preseason action is just beginning and the 2014 draft class is already generating buzz. This year’s rookie class is one of the most exciting groups in years, featuring a bevy of headline talents. The following six players are working their way toward a coveted...
by Philip Rossman-Reich | Aug 8, 2014
The Spurs were not quite groundbreakers in hiring Becky Hammon as an assistant coach Tuesday. The Cavaliers had hired Lisa Boyer as a voluntary assistant in the early 2000s. She will not even be the first woman coaching for pay in a NBA-affiliated league....
by Matt Zemek | Aug 8, 2014
Yesterday, we looked at 10 teams that needed statistical advantages in order to win games in 2013. Today, we’ll look at the teams whose seasons (and trends) cut in the opposite direction. These teams won in spite of the stats, not because of them: * 10 – TROY...
by Philip Rossman-Reich | Aug 7, 2014
Last week, it became a harbinger of things to come when the NBA Store pulled Andrew Wiggins Cavaliers jerseys off their store and they were no longer available for sale. Thursday Wiggins Cavaliers jerseys became a collector’s item — like my Steve Francis...
by Philip Rossman-Reich | Aug 7, 2014
Last week, it became a harbinger of things to come when the NBA Store pulled Andrew Wiggins Cavaliers jerseys off their store and they were no longer available for sale. Thursday Wiggins Cavaliers jerseys became a collector’s item — like my Steve Francis...
by Matt Birch | Aug 7, 2014
Jon Gruden has a plan to prepare Hooters waitresses for the upcoming NFL season. He held “training camp” in an attempt to get the girls ready for the hustle and bustle of serving wings and frosty beers on Sundays. It was a bit different than the “QB...
by Matt Birch | Aug 7, 2014
Jon Gruden has a plan to prepare Hooters waitresses for the upcoming NFL season. He held “training camp” in an attempt to get the girls ready for the hustle and bustle of serving wings and frosty beers on Sundays. It was a bit different than the “QB...
by Brad Gagnon | Aug 7, 2014
Weird Al Yankovic’s latest album, “Mandatory Fun,” continues to be a top-three seller on the Billboard 200. As a result, he’s experienced one hell of a rejuvenation in the media and among a whole new fan base. Now, more than 50,000 fans have...
by Joe Lucia | Aug 7, 2014
Dan Le Batard’s purchase of a billboard advertisement in Akron, sending a message to LeBron James from Miami, has resulted in ESPN pulling Le Batard off the air for two days. Here’s the official statement from ESPN. Dan LeBatard will be off the air for two...
by Joe Lucia | Aug 7, 2014
Dan Le Batard’s purchase of a billboard advertisement in Akron, sending a message to LeBron James from Miami, has resulted in ESPN pulling Le Batard off the air for two days. Here’s the official statement from ESPN. Dan LeBatard will be off the air for two...
by Matt Yoder | Aug 7, 2014
One of the wildest and wackiest transfer stories of the summer didn’t play out on Wednesday at Barcelona or Manchester United or even QPR and Harry Redknapp. No, it happened at the close of the MLS transfer window revolving around the Columbus Crew and US...
by Phillip Bupp | Aug 7, 2014
One of the greatest American soccer players ever, Landon Donovan, will retire at the end of the 2014 MLS season. Donovan, who was snubbed by US Men’s National Team Manager Jurgen Klinsmann at the 2014 World Cup, won the Most Valuable Player award last night as...
by Brad Gagnon | Aug 7, 2014
Now that the confetti has been cleared following Hall of Fame Weekend in Canton, it’s time to look ahead at the class of 2015. And with apologies to Will Shields, Jerome Bettis and Marvin Harrison, here’s who we think should be enshrined next August…...
by Brad Gagnon | Aug 7, 2014
Now that the confetti has been cleared following Hall of Fame Weekend in Canton, it’s time to look ahead at the class of 2015. And with apologies to Will Shields, Jerome Bettis and Marvin Harrison, here’s who we think should be enshrined next August…...
by Matt Zemek | Aug 7, 2014
In a development that does not rate as a surprise, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors voted on Thursday to grant autonomy to the “power 5” conferences. The 16-2 vote, while undeniably a seminal moment in the history of intercollegiate athletics, is...
