ESPN to launch streaming service ESPN+ on April 12 ESPN’s new streaming service will launch April 12 and will include daily MLB and NHL games, along with other sports offerings for $4.99 per month, the network announced Monday. The service, called ESPN+, will be available in an upcoming update to […]
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MLB early overreactions: Astros, Nationals unstoppable, Boone and Kapler questionable Spring training produces unbridled hope, and Opening Day blooms with pageantry, but there’s nothing pretty about what we’ll call Major League Baseball’s extrapolation season. Finding greater meaning in granular sample sizes is foolhardy at best, irresponsible at worst – but […]
Bracket busters, buzzer beaters and a 98-year-old nun: The best of the NCAA tournaments The respite can’t last forever. In three weeks, April 25 to be exact, the seedy side of college basketball will once again be front and center when the Commission on College Basketball presents its recommendations on […]
Donte DiVincenzo’s big night fires up Villanova on way to national title Like most freshmen, Donte DiVincenzo thought being on a big-time team meant he was big time, too. “The Michael Jordan of Delaware,” Villanova coach Jay Wright called him, and no one who heard it then could have mistaken […]
Washington Capitals clinch division title after win vs. Pittsburgh Penguins There was no dogpile in the dressing room. No champagne celebration. Not even a beer. Nothing. The Washington Capitals have been here before. Many times, actually. It’s not that they don’t appreciate winning Metropolitan Division title after Metropolitan Division title […]
National championship preview: Villanova vs. Michigan keys to victory Villanova and Michigan will meet for a national championship matchup Monday night after winning their respective national semifinal matchups Saturday at the Final Four. The Wildcats looked impressive in a rout of Kansas, setting a Final Four record by drilling 14 […]
Final Four: John Beilein chases his first title or will it be his second John Beilein is old school. Defense and hard work are the foundation for his success. Cutting corners would never occur to him, let alone be something he actually would do. So the idea that he would […]
Aaron Boone’s decision backfires as Yankees blow lead in loss to Blue Jays Conventional baseball wisdom said one thing, while the new Yankee manager’s data said something else. But in the aftermath, there were no regrets. In a game-altering moment, Boone’s decision to have David Robertson pitch to Justin Smoak […]
Shohei Ohtani: Angels’ two-way phenom in control as he wins MLB pitching debut Shohei Ohtani came to meet the media Sunday with a new friend – the game ball from his first Major League victory. He’d thrown 92 pitches and six innings of the Angels’ 7-4 win over Oakland and […]
LeBron James won’t win award, but he’s having an MVP season The 2017-18 NBA MVP has been All-Star James Harden’s for much of the season. The Houston guard leads the league in scoring at 30.7 points per game and is averaging 8.7 assists, 5.4 rebounds and shooting 44.8% from the […]
