Rodney Stuckey is still starting, but is losing minutes to Will Bynum. The Detroit Pistons failed to get back to .500 for the first time since late-March as they lost 106-102 in Indiana Saturday, ending a three-game winning streak, the team’s best run in over a month. The eighth-place Pistons’ recent surge has gone for […]
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Kris Versteeg, one of the NHL’s best rookies this season, is currently hurting. Thanks to a Calgary Flames loss Friday night, the Chicago Blackhawks have clinched home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 1996. This is a young team that entered the season merely focused on making
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Anyone who watched David Price in the ALCS or World Series last season knows that he’s ready to help your fantasy team. Spikes Up, our exclusive baseball column, is pleased to unveil the fifth annual Spikes Up Top 40 Prospects List, once again beefed up from last year’s version. This season, a dozen players are
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If Doug Glanville was as good at making contact as he is at writing, he’d be in Cooperstown. So? How was your Opening Day? It’s baseball fans’ version of Christmas morning, the day everyone wakes up in the morning tied for first place in our respective fantasy leagues, dreaming of a season worth of possibilities.
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You’ll have to forgive Kobe Bryant if his mind is on other things when he plays the Clippers. Speaking of which, who is that on his shoulder, whispering in his ear? When the Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs square off Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m., will we be witnessing a preview of the NBA
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Statheads everywhere are rejoicing: Bill James’ newest publication is out. Bill James, the stathead of all statheads, has a new book out called The Bill James Gold Mine 2009, in which he spews forth his usual stylings of statistical analysis and fascinating goodies. Here are the some the highlights: Carlos Pena drew nine bases-loaded walks
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Bobby Ryan looks like a lock as NHL Rookie of the Year. Pop quiz: who was the second overall pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft after Sidney Crosby? How many of you remember that it was Bobby Ryan whom the Anaheim Ducks took with that draft slot? If you had forgotten that, you wouldn’t
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