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Why Adrien Broner still has a shot at being boxing’s top star
Why Adrien Broner still has a shot at being boxing’s top star
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Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Third Base
Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Third Base
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Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Shortstop
Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Shortstop
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Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Relief Pitcher
Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Relief Pitcher
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Sources: Celtics’ talks with JaVale McGee fall through because of contract option
Sources: Celtics’ talks with JaVale McGee fall through because of contract option
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Throwback Thursdays: The three biggest NFL free agent signings ever
Throwback Thursdays: The three biggest NFL free agent signings ever
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Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Catcher
Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Catcher
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Fantasy Baseball Rankings: First Base
Fantasy Baseball Rankings: First Base
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Free-agent market projection for cornerbacks: Maxwell, Culliver could land big pay days
Free-agent market projection for cornerbacks: Maxwell, Culliver could land big pay days
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Marek Vs. Wyshynski Podcast: Norris Trophy, sick days and GOING POSTAL
Marek Vs. Wyshynski Podcast: Norris Trophy, sick days and GOING POSTAL
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Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Second Base
Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Second Base
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Boston heads to CWHL's Clarkson Cup Final; Panik fined for diving; Bickell's hot dog (Puck Headlines)
Boston heads to CWHL's Clarkson Cup Final; Panik fined for diving; Bickell's hot dog (Puck Headlines)
Chicago student wins $10,000 shooting-contest bet with Bulls' Jimmy Butler
Easy money. … More »
Ball Don't Lie - 4 minutes 42 seconds agoYankees GM says Derek Jeter should be team's last captain
Brian Cashman says the Yankees should retire the idea of "captain" now that Jeter's gone. … More »
Big League Stew - 4 minutes 51 seconds agoUConn women dominate American Conference awards
Connecticut has four players on the American Athletic Conference's women's basketball first team. UConn's Breanna Stewart, Kaleena-Mosqueda-Lewis and Moriah Jefferson were unanimous choices, as was USF's Courtney Williams. UConn's Morgan Tuck, and … More »
AP - Sports - 9 minutes agoSources: Celtics’ talks with JaVale McGee fall through because of contract option
The sides couldn’t agree on control of the player’s contract option for the 2015-16 season. … More »
Yahoo Sports - 10 minutes agoClemson's Vic Beasley shows linebacker skills during pro day
Clemson All-American defensive end Vic Beasley put on another stellar show for NFL personnel. The school's all-time sacks leader worked out at his familiar defensive line spot, and then with linebackers during the Tigers pro day. Beasley was a NFL … More »
AP - Sports - 12 minutes agoBoston Marathon bombing victim recalls seeing her shredded leg: 'Like a horror movie'
Roseann Sdoia saw two flashes of white light at her feet near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, looked down, and for a split second thought to herself: I'm wearing strappy sandals. I didn't have a leg," a sobbing Sdoia testified Thursday at … More »
The Canadian Press - 13 minutes agoNewfoundland's Gushue into Brier playoffs with win over Northern Ontario
Newfoundland and Labrador's Brad Gushue handed Northern Ontario its first loss of the Canadian men's curling championships and vaulted into the playoffs. Gushue edged the Brad Jacobs foursome 6-5 in Thursday morning's draw. Northern Ontario … More »
The Canadian Press - 19 minutes agoThrowback Thursdays: The three biggest NFL free agent signings ever
If we're going with the Mount Rushmore bit on judging NFL free-agency signings through history, we're one short. … More »
Shutdown Corner - 29 minutes agoNo criminal charges to be filed against NASCAR's Busch
No criminal charges will be filed against suspended NASCAR driver Kurt Busch in a domestic abuse case involving his former girlfriend, prosecutors in Delaware said on Thursday. Patricia Driscoll said Busch grabbed her by the neck inside his motor … More »
Reuters - 31 minutes agoWhy Adrien Broner still has a shot at being boxing’s top star
Broner is one of the most gifted fighters around, but that’s not the reason why he may finally reach his potential. … More »
Yahoo Sports - 32 minutes agoMichigan State women beat Michigan 69-49 in Big Ten tourney
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) -- Aerial Powers had 16 points and 15 rebounds on Thursday and No. 8 seed Michigan State women beat ninth-seeded Michigan 69-49 in the second round of the Big Ten tournament. … More »
AP - Sports - 32 minutes agoLatest on Boston bombing trial: Cop stayed with woman's body
2:45 P.M. A Boston police officer testifying in the trial of marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) says she refused to leave the body of a woman killed in the attacks even though her captain ordered her to. Officer Lauren … More »
AP - Sports - 34 minutes agoVictim cell data route same as Hernandez
Tracking data shown to the jury Thursday in the murder trial of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez indicates the victim's cellphone pinged along the same route that prosecutors say Hernandez took that night. The data roughly … More »
AP - Sports - 41 minutes agoBoston Marathon bombing victim recalls how she lost a leg
Roseann Sdoia saw two flashes of white light at her feet near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, looked down, and for a split second thought to herself: I'm wearing strappy sandals. I didn't have a leg,'' a sobbing Sdoia testified Thursday at … More »
AP - Sports - 42 minutes agoBoston heads to CWHL's Clarkson Cup Final; Panik fined for diving; Bickell's hot dog (Puck Headlines)
Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. … More »
Puck Daddy - 45 minutes agoU.S. Ryder changes a "shrewd" move, says Europe's McGinley
By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley said on Thursday he thought recent changes the struggling United States side has made in their approach to the premier match play team event were "shrewd" moves. A … More »
Reuters - 54 minutes agoEx-NFL star's car matched tracks at murder scene, police testify
By Daniel Lovering FALL RIVER, Massachusetts, March 5 (Reuters) - A tread mark found near the body of a man allegedly killed by Aaron Hernandez was made by a tire from a car rented by the ex-NFL star, a Massachusetts State Police trooper who … More »
Reuters - 54 minutes agoToronto tunnel builder says he just wanted a cool hangout
The man who built a mysterious tunnel near a venue for this summer's Pan American Games in Toronto said it had been his dream for years to build an underground hideaway, and he had planned to put a television inside and hang out with friends. I was … More »
Reuters - 54 minutes agoFree-agent market projection for cornerbacks: Maxwell, Culliver could land big pay days
Here's a cornerback projection of the market, which kicks off Tuesday, the official start of NFL free agency, and a look at the teams in need of corners. … More »
Yahoo Sports - 56 minutes agoNo. 17 Chattanooga women beat UNC-Greensboro 78-44
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Jasmine Joyner had a career-high 22 points as top-seeded and No. 17-ranked Chattanooga women beat eighth-seeded UNC-Greensboro 78-44 in the opening game of the Southern Conference tournament. … More »
AP - Sports - 1 hour 0 minutes agoSport-U.S. Ryder changes a "shrewd" move, says Europe's McGinley
By Larry Fine NEW YORK, March 5 (Reuters) - Former European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley said on Thursday he thought recent changes the struggling United States side has made in their approach to the premier match play team event were "shrewd" … More »
Reuters - 1 hour 1 minute agoYear after rule changes, game looks a lot like it used to
CINCINNATI (AP) -- One year after the NCAA changed how rules were enforced to open up the men's basketball game, it looks a whole lot like it once did. … More »
AP - Sports - 1 hour 1 minute agoIndian Nehwal sets up quarter-final with Wang
By Rod Gilmour BIRMINGHAM, England, (Reuters) - Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal saw the singles draw open up for her on Thursday but the Indian must first overturn a Chinese hoodoo in the quarter-finals of the All-England Championships. The … More »
Reuters - 1 hour 3 minutes agoAnalysis - Floyd-Manny megafight won't halt sport's decline
The superfight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao is expected to be the highest grossing bout in history but will do nothing to resuscitate a sport that has been in perpetual decline for years, according to experts. Boxing will enjoy … More »
Reuters - 1 hour 4 minutes agoThis is why we already love MLB's new batter's box rule
Batters have to keep one foot in the box this year. Some don't like it. But it's been entertaining so far. … More »
Big League Stew - 1 hour 13 minutes agoQB battles highlight spring practices
In college football, spring comes early. Or at least spring practice comes early. The intrasquad games and scrimmages that wrap up spring practice will give fans a glimpse of what they have to look forward to (or brace for) come September. … More »
AP - Sports - 1 hour 17 minutes agoANALYSIS-Boxing-Floyd-Manny megafight won't halt sport's decline
By Frank Pingue March 5 (Reuters) - The superfight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao is expected to be the highest grossing bout in history but will do nothing to resuscitate a sport that has been in perpetual decline for years, … More »
Reuters - 1 hour 18 minutes agoMarek Vs. Wyshynski Podcast: Norris Trophy, sick days and GOING POSTAL
It's a Thursday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT, and we're talking about the following and more: … More »
Puck Daddy - 1 hour 24 minutes agoFantasy Baseball Rankings: Catcher
Buster Posey is the top-ranked fantasy backstop for the '15 campaign. … More »
Yahoo Sports - 1 hour 24 minutes agoFantasy Baseball Rankings: Second Base
With some extra lineup support for '15, Robinson Cano lands in the top spot at 2B. … More »
Yahoo Sports - 1 hour 27 minutes agoFantasy Baseball Rankings: Third Base
Miguel Cabrera is the hottest commodity among eligible hot corners in '15 fantasy drafts. … More »
Yahoo Sports - 1 hour 27 minutes agoGuay won't ski this World Cup season, will focus on rehab
MONT-TREMBLANT, Quebec (AP) -- Canadian skier Erik Guay will remain sidelined for the World Cup season because of knee surgeries and will focus on making a full recovery for next season. Guay says in a statement Thursday that ''despite best efforts … More »
AP - Sports - 1 hour 28 minutes agoFantasy Baseball Rankings: Shortstop
Troy Tulowitzki, despite his injury history, remains the most desired shortstop in '15 fantasy drafts. … More »
Yahoo Sports - 1 hour 28 minutes agoWake Forest women upset No. 22 Syracuse 85-79
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Dearica Hamby had 23 points and 10 rebounds on Thursday and 13th-seeded Wake Forest women knocked off No. 5 seed and 22nd-ranked Syracuse 85-79 in the second round of the ACC tournament. … More »
AP - Sports - 1 hour 29 minutes agoFantasy Baseball Rankings: Relief Pitcher
Reds fireman Aroldis Chapman heads the list of closers to draft for '15. … More »
Yahoo Sports - 1 hour 29 minutes agoFantasy Baseball Rankings: Starting Pitcher
Three-time Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw is the unanimous top arm in '15 fantasy drafts. … More »
Yahoo Sports - 1 hour 31 minutes agoTNT's Sager set to return from leukemia
CHICAGO (AP) -- Announcer Craig Sager is returning to his familiar spot on the NBA sideline after being treated for leukemia. … More »
AP - Sports - 1 hour 31 minutes agoFantasy Baseball Rankings: Outfield
Mike Trout is the top catch among outfielders in '15 fantasy drafts. … More »
Yahoo Sports - 1 hour 32 minutes agoKiwi defender Reid signs long-term deal with West Ham
LONDON (Reuters) - New Zealand centre half Winston Reid has ended months of uncertainty about his future by agreeing a new six-and-a-half-year contract with West Ham United. "It's one of those things that took a bit of time, but we got there in the … More »
Reuters - 1 hour 32 minutes agoOrlando City sells out inaugural match
Orlando City Soccer officials say the club has reached sellout status for its inaugural Major League Soccer match. Club officials said Thursday that an additional allotment of 2,000 standing room-only tickets have now been sold, pushing the sellout … More »
AP - Sports - 1 hour 34 minutes ago
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