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George Hill Catches, Releases, Banks-In Three
When it’s your night, it’s your night. Not only is Utah’s George Hill getting the and-ones, he’s getting desperation threes to beat the shot clock off the backboard with circus shots. NBA action!...
Leafs Draw Series Even With Double-OT Win Over Capitals
A back-handed pass from Brian Boyle to Kasperi Kapanen set up the game-winning goal 11:53 into the second overtime period, evening the Toronto-Washington series at a game apiece....
Isaiah Thomas's Sister Killed In Saturday Morning Car Accident
Police say a woman killed this morning in a one-car accident north of Tacoma is Chyna J. Thomas, the 22-year-old sister of Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas....
Matt Calvert Suspended One Game For Cross-Check On Tom Kuhnhackl<em></em>
Blue Jackets winger Matt Calvert will miss the next game of Columbus’s inevitable sweep at the hands of Pittsburgh after levying a stick-breaking cross-check on the Penguins’ Tom Kuhnhackl as last night’s 4-1 bruising came to a merciful end....
A Very Timely And Comprehensive 2017 NBA Playoffs, Uh, "Preview," Part 1
Hello fellow sports enthusiasts! It’s that time again: World Art Day. But also, the NBA playoffs, the best* postseason tournament of all, begin today. Another thing that began today: My work on this playoff preview blog! Let’s run down the first-round series that are starting this afternoon: the sto...
Reports: Frustrated Kristaps Porzingis Skipped His Exit Meeting With Phil Jackson
It’s been a long season for the Knicks—bizarre strategy, internal drama, messy trade conversation, a terrible record—and with Phil Jackson signing on for two more years as team president, the immediate future looks as if it might only hold more of the same. Kristaps Porzingis isn’t having it....
Phil Jackson Says Carmelo Anthony "Would Be Better Off Somewhere Else"
“We have not been able to win with him on the court at this time,” Knicks president Phil Jackson said of Carmelo Anthony in a press conference this afternoon. “I think the direction of our team is that he is a player who would be better off somewhere else, using his talents where he can win or chase...
Eli Manning Asked Giants Equipment Manager For Helmets "That Can Pass As Game Used"
A civil action filed against the New York Giants, CEO John Mara, and quarterback Eli Manning contains emails that plaintiff/collector Eric Inselberg claims prove Manning knowingly passed off memorabilia as game-used with the help of equipment manager Joe Skiba....
Alleged Ex-Mistress Sues Jose Reyes, Claims He Had Backup Family
The New York Daily News is reporting that Mets third baseman Jose Reyes has been sued by a woman named Christina Sanchez, who is seeking an increase in child-support payments from Reyes....
The Capitals Can Unclench
Weird things happen in the playoffs. After just two days we’ve seen game-winning goals from the unlikeliest players, including Tanner Glass, Joel Edmundson, Melker Karlsson, and Tom Wilson. And last night, with the Cup-favorite Caps facing the pressure and desperately needing an OT winner against To...
Mets Finally Outlast Marlins In 16 Innings
If you are a fan of the sort of muddled, elastic extra-innings baseball that seems to melt into an unmotivated slush of exhausted bullpen and bench options—this was an excellent game for you!...
Tom Wilson Overtime Goal Gives Capitals 1-0 Series Lead
The much-anticipated Toronto-Washington first round matchup is meeting expectations, as tonight’s Game 1 went to overtime after the Capitals erased a 2-0 first period deficit and eventually prevailed after Tom Wilson knocked down a clearance attempt and fired it past Frederik Andersen 5:15 into OT....
Europa League Match Delayed After Lyon Fans Run Onto Pitch To Escape Fireworks
Lyon beat Besiktas by a goal tonight in the home leg of their Europa League series, but the game was delayed about 45 minutes after Lyon fans ran onto the pitch just before the scheduled kickoff time. According to the club, Besiktas fans tossed “projectiles and fireworks” into the bleachers from up ...
Phil Jackson's Pal Tries To Sell Knicks Fans On The Future
ESPN reported earlier today that the Knicks and team president Phil Jackson re-upped for another two years. Coincidentally, a few hours later, Charley Rosen of FanRag Sports published a postmortem of the team’s terrible 2016-17 season....
The White House Does Not Like Your Sport
A reporter lobbed a softball to Sean Spicer and asked whether President Trump would be rooting for the New York Rangers (Donald’s home state) or Washington Capitals (the team representing D.C.) in the NHL playoffs. The stooge did not provide a pick....
Report: The Knicks Are Stuck With Phil Jackson For Two More Years
Swallow all your hopes, Knicks fans: ESPN reports that Phil Jackson has been signed for the last two years of his contract as team president. Both Jackson and the team had the option to break after the third year, but owner James Dolan has apparently followed through on his public promise to ride wi...
The Mets Have A Jose Reyes–Sized Hole In Their Lineup
Mets converted third baseman Jose Reyes is absolutely lost at the plate so far this season, and Terry Collins seems like he’s ready to pull out his hair over the slumping veteran. The Mets are only nine games into the season, and small sample sizes can render early season trends meaningless by Septe...
Oilers Fans Were Ready For This
May as well put this up top: The Sharks came back from a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2 in overtime, and were the better team by miles after the first period, outshooting Edmonton 44-19 in their Game 1 win. Despite a late-season slump, San Jose is the better team in this series, and I bet we’re going to hav...
Suddenly, Fleury
Unexpected goalies have a history in Pittsburgh. They probably don’t get that first Cup back in ‘91 if Frank Pietrangelo hadn’t stepped in for an injured Tom Barasso and robbed Peter Stastny. Johan Hedberg was a career minor leaguer before leading the Penguins to the conference finals in 2001 and be...