Category: Sports

The shots may not always go in at an absurd rate. The talent, clearly, is not the same. The teams rarely top their NBA counterparts, and the influx of draft lottery-prospects imported from European countries usually runs at a rate of about one per year. Still, there is no denying that international basketball usually does […]

That’s how you do October baseball. Game 3 of the American League Division Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers proved to be a knock-down, drag-out contest, but only one team could come out on top. Turns out, the Blue Jays had the stamina to outlast the Rangers. It would take everything they […]

LONDON (AP) — World Cup qualifying in North America is set to be overhauled to avoid shutting out the majority of countries in the CONCACAF region so early. CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani has instigated a review of an ”archaic” format that leaves only six out of the region’s 35 teams still in with a shot […]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — At Warriors team headquarters, Zaza Pachulia sits alongside Kevin Durant in the locker room as they dress for practice or ice down each day afterward. They chat about life, not just basketball. It’s these very moments and conversations, face to face and a few minutes without the distraction of their smartphones, […]

In case you needed a break after that preposterous Ryder Cup, well, you aren’t getting one. Tiger Woods is returning to action next week at the Safeway Open. Or he “hopes” to, at least, as he said in a statement last month. [restrict] There were a lot of rumors at the Ryder Cup that Woods […]

Blake Griffin‘s shoe tossing is in mid-season form already. This wasn’t intentional, but it was pretty funny. [restrict] Jamal Crawford lost his shoe during a possession during the first half of the Clippers preseason game against Toronto. Griffin picked the shoe up, but when he realized that a pass was coming his way and he […]