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Boston Celtics Win The NBA Draft Lottery But Doing So Could Cost Them Isaiah Thomas
Posted on May 17, 2017, by Travis Pulver When your team loses 60+ games like the Brooklyn Nets or 50+ like the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers, and several others, there hasn’t been much to make fans happy. But the promise of a better future with...
Adrian Beltre Progressing But No Return Date Set
Posted on May 17, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Despite missing several key players due to injury, the Texas Rangers have managed to get things turned around after a sluggish start to the season. The Rangers have won seven in a row to pull back to .500, giving them hope...
Mets Place Asdrubal Cabrera on DL, Sign Reliever Neil Ramirez
Posted on May 16, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The New York Mets already have so many key players on the DL, what's one more? On Tuesday, the Mets added shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera to the 10-day DL with a sprained left thumb. Cabrera joins David Wright, Yoenis Cespedes,...
NBA Playoffs—Eastern Conference Finals Preview: Can The Underdog Celtics Rise Above The Cavaliers?
Posted on May 16, 2017, by Travis Pulver The weight is finally over for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Late Monday night, they found out who they have to beat in the Eastern Conference Finals to make it back to the Promise Land (the NBA Finals). Boston finally got its act...
Carlos Gomez To Miss 4 To 6 Weeks with Hamstring Injury
Posted on May 16, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Just when the Texas Rangers start to get things moving in the right direction with six straight wins, they get hit with another injury to a key player. The club announced Monday evening that center fielder Carlos Gomez will...
NBA Playoffs Recap—Eastern Conference Semifinals: To The Home Team Go The Spoils—A Trip To The Eastern Conference Finals
Posted on May 16, 2017, by Travis Pulver Everyone doesn’t believe in the supposed value of home field advantage. Not everyone believes that a player is going to do any better just because he is in front of his team’s fans or that there is some sort of psychological...
A.J. Pollock Goes To DL with Groin Injury
Posted on May 15, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Arizona Diamondbacks have been one of the biggest surprises in baseball this year, but they're about to receive their stiffest challenge of the season. On Monday, the Diamondbacks placed center fielder A.J. Pollock on...
San Francisco Giants Lose Hunter Pence to DL
Posted on May 15, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The problems continue to pile up for the San Francisco Giants. On the heels of a three-game win streak that took them out of last place in the NL West, the Giants have lost one of their most important players. The club...
NBA Playoffs Recap—Western Conference Finals: Spurs Blow Massive Lead After Kawhi Leonard Goes Down
Posted on May 14, 2017, by Travis Pulver Without Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard, the San Antonio Spurs were still enough to take down the Houston Rockets. But the Golden State Warriors are much better than the Rockets are. The Spurs would need Leonard if they were...
Aroldis Chapman Lands on DL with Rotator Cuff Injury
Posted on May 14, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The New York Yankees have placed closer Aroldis Chapman on the 10-day DL with inflammation in his left rotator cuff. The news comes on the heels of a pair of rough outings over the past week in which Chapman failed to...
Joe Maddon, Jon Lester Lash Out Against MLB Slide Rule
Posted on May 14, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Baseball's now infamous slide rule has caused quite a bit of controversy since it was put into place. The latest controversy occurred Saturday evening, leading to Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon and pitcher Jon Lester to...
Hisashi Iwakuma Out 4-6 Weeks, As Mariners Rotation Disappears
Posted on May 13, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Things continue to go from bad to worse for the Seattle Mariners, particularly when it comes to their starting rotation. Just days after Hisashi Ikwakuma became Seattle's fourth starting pitcher to be placed on the DL this...
NBA Playoffs Recap—Eastern Conference Finals: Celtics Think Funeral But John Wall Isn’t Done Yet
Posted on May 13, 2017, by Travis Pulver Houston Rockets fans have just one question for James Harden. It doesn’t have anything to do with why he was so bad against the Spurs Thursday night—well, not directly at least. The question has to do with Game Six of the...
Jeurys Familia Undergoes Surgery for Blood Clot, Season in Doubt
Posted on May 13, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine All season long, the New York Mets have watched members of their vaunted pitching staff go down with injuries, a trend that won't stop. On Thursday, the Mets learned that closer Jeurys Familia has been diagnosed with an...
Ryan Braun Lands on DL with Calf Strain
Posted on May 12, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine After battling nagging injuries for much of the past two weeks, Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun has finally landed on the DL. The Brewers placed Braun on the 10-day DL Friday with a left calf strain, although the...