Once a beer salesman, interim coach Joe Prunty now trying to get Bucks to the second round Veteran basketball coach Hank Egan helped get Milwaukee Bucks interim coach Joe Prunty a job twice. The first one: hawking Anheuser-Busch products in San Diego after Prunty finished college. The second: a job […]
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NFL draft 2018 sleepers: Richmond QB Kyle Lauletta among prospects who could provide value For all of the attention paid to marquee quarterbacks and running backs in last year’s NFL draft, the offensive rookie of the year race came down to two third-round picks. Alvin Kamara, the New Orleans Saints’ […]
Dana White once banned a fighter for doing less than what Conor McGregor is charged with When Conor McGregor went on a rampage in Brooklyn two weeks ago, Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White fumed that it was the “most disgusting” incident in UFC history. The last time White was […]
LeBron James vs. Lance Stephenson: A history of their running feud As NBA beefs go, it doesn’t get any better than LeBron James v. Lance Stephenson. On one side, you have the game’s greatest player, a 6-foot-8, 250-pound force who was deemed “The Chosen One” during his celebrated high school […]
Fantasy baseball sizzlers, fizzlers: Rick Porcello back among ace ranks? On a week with the weird pairing of Income Tax Day and Jackie Robinson Day, what could possibly make things stranger? How about six rainouts and a spate more injuries to confuse and humble the most faithful of fantasy owners? […]
How weather forced the Blue Jays-Royals game in a dome to be postponed After two of their weekend games at Cleveland were postponed due to poor weather, the Toronto Blue Jays returned to their climate-controlled home figuring the roof on Rogers Centre would shield them from the elements. Not so […]
Desi Linden becomes first American woman to win Boston Marathon in 33 years American Desi Linden made a charge around mile 21 of Monday’s Boston Marathon to become the first American woman to win the race since 1985. Linden broke away from Kenya’s Gladys Chesir and Mamitu Daska of Ethiopia […]
76ers’ rookie Ben Simmons flirts with triple double in playoff debut Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard Ben Simmons came one rebound shy of recording a triple-double in his playoff debut as the 76ers won their first playoff game since 2012. Simmons, who finished with 17 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds […]
Russell Westbrook, Paul George address Thunder announcer’s ‘cotton picking’ comments Russell Westbrook on Saturday addressed the comments made earlier this week by Oklahoma City Thunder play-by-play announcer Brian Davis, who said during a broadcast that Westbrook was “out of his cotton-picking mind” after he tallied his ninth assist midway through […]
Cup winner Bryan Bickell too busy to lament about MS ending his career Two-time Stanley Cup winner Bryan Bickell, 32, says he “can still hear the ting” of his last NHL shot that struck the post and fell into the net for a shootout goal in April 2017. Bickell confesses […]
