CSN: Rockets survive late, avoid Thunder sweep
Despite not having the services of a recovering Jeremy Lin, the Rockets had their playoff game-face on and, despite falling behind in the second quarter by double digits, they battled back in the second half to stave off elimination, 105-103. [...]
CBT: Calipari aims to steal Labissiere from Memphis
HAMPTON, Va. — There’s not a single recruit in the country more interesting that Skal Labissiere.
Lets start with the basics. He’s a 6-foot-9 sophomore that can run the floor and has the kind of length and athleticism that makes schools [...]
Stay in school, climb the rankings
1. KENTUCKYRecord: 21-12, lost in 1st round of NITWho do they lose?: Nerlens Noel, Archie Goodwin, Julius Mays, Ryan HarrowWho comes back?: Alex Poythress, Kyle Wiltjer, Willie Cauley-SteinNewcomers?: Julius Randle, Andrew Harrison, Aaron Harrison, [...]
PST: Is Hérculez Gómez headed back to MLS?
This one would defy logic a little bit. But not entirely.
Coming a matter of days after Santos Laguna and USMNT forward Hérculez Gómez publicly addressed MLS commissioner Don Garber in a Twitter QA, the former LA Galaxy player is said to want [...]
Brazil’s replacement to vuvuzela used in protest
SAO PAULO (AP) – Brazil’s replacement for the vuvuzela is giving World Cup organizers a headache.
It wasn’t the sound of the caxirola – a maraca-like instrument not nearly as noisy as the South African vuvuzela – [...]
Blatter: FIFA targets ‘highest’ reform standards
GENEVA (AP) -Despite recent skepticism from his own anti-corruption advisers, Sepp Blatter said FIFA can be a model of good sports leadership.
On Monday, FIFA published the business agenda for next month’s congress, where the football [...]
IPL 2013: Royals Maintain Unbeaten Home Run
Rajasthan Royals 173-6 (Samson 63) beatRoyal Challengers Bangalore 171-6 by 4 wicketsIndian Premier League 2013, JaipurScorecardReport by Chetan Narula
Rajasthan Royals continued their unbeaten run at home with a fine four-wicket win over [...]
County Cricket Round-Up
Round four of the LV= County Championship began today with matches at Trent Bridge, Headingley and Chelmsford. Chesney Hughes was the day’s star performer – the Anguilla-born all-rounder hitting a career-best 171 on his return [...]
IPL 2013: Mumbai Win Despite Miller And Kumar
Mumbai Indians 174-3 (Sharma 79no) beatKings XI Punjab 170 (Miller 56) by 4 runsIndian Premier League 2013, MumbaiScorecard Report by John Pennington
Rohit Sharma was at his fluent best as Mumbai Indians continued their Indian Premier [...]
Pakistan Drop Afridi For ICC Champions Trophy
Pakistan have named their 15-man squad for the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy, which will be held in England this June. Shahid Afridi’s axing is the big news, although Umar Akmal and Younus Khan have also been dropped from the team [...]
PBT: Howard says LA’s season ‘was like a nightmare’
LOS ANGELES — Dwight Howard didn’t stick around for the end of the Lakers Game 4 loss to the Spurs on Sunday, and maybe it was just because he couldn’t wait another moment for the season to finally be behind him.
Howard picked up his second [...]
Posnanski: Redrafting the NBA’s 50 greatest list
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So Michael Schur – executive producer of Parks and Recreation – came up with a challenge. You probably remember that in 1996, in honor of the NBA’s 50th anniversary, the league came out with a list of the 50 greatest players [...]
Hawks hold off Pacers, level series at 2-2
ATLANTA (AP) – Heading to his locker to get dressed, Josh Smith griped a bit when told he would have to go to the podium for the second game in a row.
Then he smiled.
No way the Atlanta Hawks forward was getting out of those duties. Not [...]
CSN: Nets pull away late, force Game 6 vs. Bulls
NEW YORK— With an opportunity to eliminate the Nets, advance to the second round of the postseason and get some much-needed rest, everything seemed as if it was in place for the Bulls to win Monday night’s close-out game at the Barclays [...]
PBT: Stern issues statement on Collins coming out
Jason Collins is the first active NBA player, the first active American major team sport athlete, to come out as gay. He did so Monday in what will be viewed as a watershed moment.
Collins also will not be the last to come out. David Stern knows [...]
CSN’s Ratto: Collins moves the ball forward
It matters that Jason Collins gets a contract for next year, I suppose, if only to end the speculation about “The First Openly Gay Male Pro Athlete In A Team Sport.”
Sounds like one of those cobbled-together Academy Award categories, doesn’t [...]
Jason Collins comes out
Journeyman NBA center Jason Collins has come out as gay, the first active professional major team sport athlete to do so.
He wrote an article for Sports Illustrated (that hits newsstands May 6) and came out on his terms in his own words.
I’m [...]
PHT: 2013 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs schedule
Want to know what you’re probably going to be doing for the next weeks or so? Here’s the TV schedule for the first round of the 2013 playoffs, via NHL.com.
Note: all times Eastern Time (ET).
2013 EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS
#1 Pittsburgh [...]
PHT: Crosby to see docs, may be cleared Tuesday
On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins open their playoff campaign.
On Tuesday, they’ll likely know if their captain will be available.
That’s because Sidney Crosby is set to meet with physicians tomorrow regarding his broken jaw, according [...]
PHT: Avalance win NHL draft lottery | Who’s No. 1?
The Colorado Avalanche have won the NHL Draft Lottery, the first in league history where all 14 participants had a shot at the No. 1 overall pick.
As such, the Avs now hold the right to select first at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on [...]
No surprise: Hill suspended
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Coming out of playoff meetings this week, we now know what college football’s new postseason will be called — College Football Playoff, as it turns out — and where the major games will take place. That’s all well and good, [...]
Dynamo extend home unbeaten streak to 36 games
We may see another home run like the one the Houston Dynamo are enjoying – but then again we might not. These guys are just unbeatable at home.
For now anyway. And that’s not just hyperbole
A second half goal from Englishman Giles Barnes [...]
PST: Bale is player of year, but what’s next?
After a glitzy evening in Central London on Sunday, Gareth Bale added to his already considerable collection of personal accolades by winning both the PFA Player and Young player of the year awards.
It is the first-time the same player has won [...]
PST: Suarez, Bale, RVP highlight EPL team of year
After the official EPL Team of the Year was announced on Sunday evening, much debate ensued about the selections.
Title winners Manchester United led the way with four players selected, however, there were some notable absentees as the likes [...]
PST: Man. City owner close to MLS team in NYC
Brace yourselves. A soccer whirlwind could be about to hit New York City.
Rumors surrounding the possible ownership group of MLS’ 20th franchise have been circling all weekend, after MLS Commissioner Don Garber spoke recently of his hopes [...]
PST: QPR, Reading seal relegation with 0-0 draw
Confirming a conclusion their fans accepted some time ago, Queens Park Rangers and Reading sealed each others’ Premier League relegation on Sunday, doing so in the most appropriate way possible: with a display leaving no doubt their clubs [...]
PST: Villa routs 10-man Sunderland 6-1
Well, if the men of Aston Villa would have done this all year, perhaps Brad Guzan could have left the superhero cape at home a little more often!
Seriously, who saw this coming? Aston Villa was the team most likely to have a six-spot put on [...]
Major League Soccer match officials unionize
NEW YORK (AP) – Major League Soccer’s referees and their assistants are unionizing.
The match officials said Monday they had voted to certify the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA) as their collective bargaining agent [...]
Amaechi: British soccer players wary of coming out
LONDON (AP) – The advice John Amaechi gave to Jason Collins before the NBA veteran came out is very different to what he tells the gay soccer players he knows in the English Premier League.
“The NBA is light years ahead of football,” [...]
