The Golden State Warriors’ historic start, led by Stephen Curry’s MVP campaign, and Kobe Bryant’s farewell tour have captured the headlines so far this season. We saw LaMarcus Aldridge become the biggest free agent to change teams and Kevin McHale became the first coach to get fired in Houston. Will Kevin Durant leave the Thunder this summer? Will Jeff Hornacek become the first coach fired in 2016? That’s just the tip of the iceberg. A new calendar year will bring more coaching changes,
On New Year’s Eve, we wish all readers a safe, happy celebration. It’s also our last chance of 2015 to win big in daily fantasy tournaments. There are six games in the NBA, two of them beginning at 6:00 Eastern. [Read more…]
PHILOSOPHICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” -Thomas A. Edison [Read more…]
Cleanthony Early was the victim of a robbery and shooting early Wednesday morning and could have suffered what could have been a career-ending injury. Instead, it has been reported that the forward can recover from the gunshot wound in his right knee without surgery. Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports has details: [Read more…]
2015 marked the 50th anniversary of the ubiquitous sports drink company Gatorade, which has become synonymous with sports and athletes re-hydrating, re-energizing and recovering to maximize on-court output. From its humble roots from the University of Florida’s football program to a global empire brand, Gatorade put out a video celebrating a half century of excellence. Players featured in the video at the Dick’s Sporting Goods blog include Lionel Messi, Usain Bolt, Abby Wambach, Eli Manning and Elena Delle Donne.
In an NBA season marked by unprecedented dominance, has the bar measuring success been raised too high? Are we too quick to criticize teams that are not playing at the level of the Golden State Warriors? Have we forgotten where the Cleveland Cavaliers were a year ago? Sure seems that way sometimes, and never more so than it has since Christmas as the Cavaliers followed up their NBA Finals rematch with a ghastly loss to the reeling Portland Trail Blazers, then struggled to
It’s a long regular season, and the defending champion Golden State Warriors are more interested in being healthy for the playoffs than wearing down their superstars. Stephen Curry $10700 (leg) could sit outtonight and tomorrow, according to interim coach Luke Walton. [Read more…]
In honor of LeBron James’ 31st birthday, here are some notes about the historical nature of his career. [Read more…]