Everyone has their own associations with July 4. For some, it’s the baseball games and missing the basketball season that just finished. It could be the beaches, the barbecues, the pool or enjoying the great outdoors with camping. But no matter what, everyone associates the holiday with the red, white and blue of America. So with that in mind, we have the hottest patriotic-themed kicks in the land for you to check out. Whatever you have planned for this weekend, you can look
Archives for July 2015
Fantasy Spin: Scherzer In A Class (And Salary Bracket) By Himself
We’re back after a rare day off. The experiment of making DFS baseball picks on a basketball site will continue through the summer. Thursday is getaway day in MLB, with four very early games and one (Brewers at Phillies) “off the board” at the unusual time of 6:35 Eastern. [Read more…]
Sheridan’s Top 50 Free Agents — July 2 Edition
It was a day unlike anything the NBA had ever seen before. It was like “Make it Rain” night at a strip club, except the bills being tossed into the air were not George Washingtons or even Benjamins. This was a high-denomination spendfest that left folks at Sotheby’s envious. And it wasn’t just free agents that were getting showered with money. The players on rookie deals who were negotiating extensions received money that trumped what the Kevin Loves and Khris Middletons and
Top 50 Free Agents — Nos. 19-35
19. Brandon Knight, G, Phoenix (Restricted): He was Jimmy Butler with training wheels, unable to reach accord on an extension with Milwaukee in October, elevating his game to borderline All-Star level and setting himself up for a huge payday as a restricted free agent this summer. Then Bucks management – likely influenced by ownership’s struggles in getting taxpayers to pick up more of the tab for a new arena – got out from under Knight’s impending payday and dealt him
Top 50 Free Agents — Nos. 36-50
36. Patrick Beverley, G, Houston (Restricted): Last summer, Rockets GM Daryl Morey played chicken and lost with RFA Chandler Parsons but somehow landed on his feet thanks in part to the contributions of Beverley, whose season ended early with a wrist injury. Morey cannot afford to do the same this summer with “Mr. 94 Feet,” who isn’t close to being a pure point guard but is among the top defenders at the position, a valuable commodity given the number of scoring
NBA players react to a glorious first day of free agency on twitter
The golden age for NBA players wasn’t supposed to arrive before 2016 when the new TV deal would kick in, but it has clearly arrived early enough for the free agents of 2015. It started just as the free agency period kicked in with the calendar turning July when Anthony Davis agreed to the largest single contract ever for an NBA player. While other big-name players like LaMarcus Aldridge, Monta Ellis and Marc Gasol are still trying to figure out what they want
Sheridan’s Top 50 Free Agents — July 1 Edition
The biggest news in the first hours of 2015 free agency had nothing to do with a free agent. Instead, we got a whiff of the funny money that is going to be the new norm a year from now. And later in the day, the changing financial landscape became even clearer. Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans agreed to terms on a five-year max deal for at least $145 million. Yes, one hundred and forty five million, with an
Does spinning stack up to cycling?
Most people probably know the difference between spinning and cycling, but why should you choose spinning when you could just go outside and ride your bike for some good old fashioned exercise? Well, spinning has its benefits when the weather outside may not be optimal for cycling. You could change the resistance and go at your own pace and you don’t have to worry about pedestrians or ongoing traffic. On the other hand, you can’t drive to work at spin class or