Unlike the two higher-seeded Eastern Conference teams that began their playoff campaigns Saturday, the Boston Celtics started theirs with a victory Sunday afternoon. But after an up-and-down regular season that often felt like an underwhelming, extended prelude to the playoffs, things didn’t feel much different in the postseason. Yes, theRead More →
With the Philadelphia 76ers regrouping Sunday with what coach Brett Brown called “classroom-type stuff” to counter the Brooklyn Nets in their first-round NBA playoff series, guard Jimmy Butler did some philosophizing of his own. “We’re fortunate,” Butler said, even though his No. 3-seeded Sixers dropped the series opener to theRead More →
Forrest Gregg, who earned the nickname “Iron Man” for playing in a then-record 188 consecutive NFL games during his Hall of Fame career, died Friday in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was 85. Barbara Gregg said her husband of 59 years died from complications of Parkinson’s disease.cheap nike nfl jerseys wholesaleRead More →
Two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Adam Thielen has agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Minnesota Vikings, the team announced on Friday afternoon. The details of Thielen’s new deal were revealed in an Instagram post by Team IFA, the agency that represents the 28-year-old receiver. Thielen is set toRead More →
“Emmanuel Amuneke, he believes in God. When you see him play, so will you.” This was the copy of a 1995 ad featuring the then Nigerian winger, standing with both arms spread wide, like an eagle in flight, and one foot on a ball. It was a fitting tribute toRead More →
Paris Saint-Germain’s experienced Brazil international defender Dani Alves said on Thursday that the club should follow his recommendations to improve in the Champions League. With three Champions League crowns, three Club World Cup titles and two UEFA Cup triumphs among his 38-trophy haul as a professional, the full-back is theRead More →
Orioles first baseman Chris Davis is nearing a record streak for futility. Davis was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Sunday’s 15-3 loss to the New York Yankees. He is 0-for-23 with 13 strikeouts this season and is hitless in 44 at-bats since a second-inning double off James Shields of theRead More →
Week 2 of the fantasy baseball season is the first that runs seven days in length, spanning from Monday, April 8, through Sunday, April 14, and it gets off to an early start thanks to a pair of day games in Chicago on Monday: Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago WhiteRead More →
The Flames missed the playoffs last season after making them in 2016-17 for one primary reason: offense. They had a 2.63 goals per game average, ranking them 27th in the league. So GM Brad Treliving got to work. He fired head coach Glen Gulutzan and replaced him with former CarolinaRead More →
The Bruins overcame injuries to the majority of their roster — only four players appeared in more than 75 games, and none was a defenseman — to again end up one of the NHL’s top teams, with a 49-24-9 record and 107 points. They were third in goals against (2.59Read More →