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Overcoming long odds nothing new for Robert Morris star
New York Post - 20 Mar 2015 09:57
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Lucky Jones won't have any fear Friday night. The NCAA Tournament stage won't rattle him, and neither will top-seeded Duke and its gaggle of NBA prospects. Sixteenth-seeded...
Schumacher should only be six-time champion - Barrichello
Total F1 - 20 Mar 2015 06:50
Rubens Barrichello claims his former Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher should actually be just a six-time world champion. The pair were teammates at Ferrari between 2000 and 2005, during which time German Schumacher wo...
LeBron misses shootaround due to illness
InsideHoops - 20 Mar 2015 20:04
LeBron misses shootaround due to illness LeBron James is human, people. Like you, he occasionally doesn’t feel well. And can get ill. These things happen, even to LeBron. Here’s ESPN.com reporting: LeBron James misse...
Highlights of Thursday's NBA Games
The New York Times - 20 Mar 2015 05:37
Highlights of Thursday's National Basketball Association games:
Arsenal Transfer News: Liverpool Interested In Theo Walcott? Gunners Pursuing Croat Midfielder?
IBTimes - 20 Mar 2015 23:13
Theo Walcott has been a member of Arsenal since manager Arsene Wenger signed him as a 16-year-old from Southampton on a conditional fee of £12 million in 2006, and the right winger has basically been a mainstay in the s...
Ricky Burns faces tough test against Omar Figueroa on May 9th in Texas
Boxing News 24 - 20 Mar 2015 20:34
By Scott Gilfoid: In what has to be seen as a last ditch effort to try and revive his career, former two division world champion Ricky Burns (37-4-1, 11 KOs) will be back in the ring in the next two months
GREEN GANG: Drunk Jets Fans In Epic Street Brawl
Sports Grid - 20 Mar 2015 17:30
St. Patrick’s Day is Christmas for assholes. Not only do people feel entitled to get obscenely drunk and fight strangers/police horses, but they have a reasonable excuse to wear a Jets jersey for an entire day. Yuck. N...
Friday's March Madness College Basketball DFS Picks
Sports Grid - 20 Mar 2015 17:04
Welcome to Friday's March Madness edition of DCoop328's CBB Daily Plays. This article will break down the best plays at each price range (based on DraftKings pricing).
NCAA Tournament 2015: Full Schedule, Picks for Friday, Saturday March Madness
Bleacher Report - 20 Mar 2015 17:00
Well, after Thursday's action, nearly every bracket in the country is completely busted. Or, in the case of those who put a team like No. 3 Iowa State in the national championship, the bracket can simply be ripped in hal...
Six Nations 2015: Scotland vs Ireland Prediction
The Rugby Blog - 20 Mar 2015 12:45
Charlie King analyses the Scotland and Ireland teams ahead of their clash this weekend, with the title and wooden spoon both at stake
Lakers hit 50-loss mark; fifth time for franchise
ESPN - 20 Mar 2015 10:40
Gordon Hayward scored 22 points, Trey Burke added 17 off the bench and the Jazz sent the Lakers to their 50th loss of the season, 80-73 on Thursday night.
Scottie Pippen tweeted his memories of Michael Jordan's return to the NBA 20 years ago
Washington Post - 20 Mar 2015 07:32
On March 18, 1995, Michael Jordan announced his return to basketball via a short, but very memorable, fax transmission: "I'm back." Two decades later (yeah, I feel old, too), MJ's hall-of-fame wingman on the Bulls, Scott...
Bottas 'believes he can drive' in Malaysian GP
Total F1 - 20 Mar 2015 07:00
Valtteri Bottas' manager has admitted he is not sure the Williams driver will return to action next weekend in Malaysia. 'I am well informed about it,' said former double world champion Mika Hakkinen, who along with Merc...
Ellerbe and Koncz battle it out over rejected drug-testing penalty for Mayweather-Pacquiao fight
Boxing News 24 - 20 Mar 2015 06:54
By Chris Williams: Michael Koncz, the manager for Manny Pacquiao, says Floyd Mayweather Jr declined a $5 million drug-testing penalty should either fighter test positive for drugs for their May 2nd mega-fight.
Yankees' Jacoby Ellsbury Expects to Play on Opening Day Despite Oblique Strain
The New York Times - 20 Mar 2015 06:24
The Yankees expect Ellsbury, a center fielder who has been sidelined with a mild oblique strain, to return to baseball activities early next week.
Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: James Harden Scores Career-High 50 Points
The New York Times - 20 Mar 2015 06:17
Harden scored a career-high 50 points with 10 rebounds to lead the host Houston Rockets past the Denver Nuggets, 118-108.
Harden drops career-best 50 in Rockets' win
ESPN - 20 Mar 2015 06:13
James Harden scored a career-high 50 points with 10 rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets to a 118-108 win over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.
Still no PPV price for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao
Boxing News 24 - 20 Mar 2015 06:12
By Allan Fox: With only six weeks to go before the huge mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao, there is still no pay-per-view price for the fight. You would expect that there would
Hurry Up! Wolves Sign Player Close to Arena to Fill Roster
The New York Times - 20 Mar 2015 05:49
The Minnesota Timberwolves were so desperate for bodies they signed a player Thursday based on how quickly he could get to the game.
John Calipari explains that college basketball is not communism
SB Nation - 20 Mar 2015 05:36
Take that, Ruskies. Hampton played pretty evenly with Kentucky for a stretch, but the Wildcats eventually pulled away to take a 41-22 lead on the Pirates at halftime. In his halftime interview, Calipari told his team tha...
Jankovic into semis when Tsurenko retires
ESPN - 20 Mar 2015 05:30
Jelena Jankovic reached the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday when qualifier Lesia Tsurenko retired in the second set with a foot injury.
Gortat fined $5K for second flopping violation
ESPN - 20 Mar 2015 05:30
Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat has been fined $5,000 by the NBA for violating the league's anti-flopping rules for the second time this season.