This Weekend in Sports: NBA Playoffs, UFC and More
The start of the NBA playoffs and a terrific UFC bout highlight the upcoming sports calendar. Here's what to watch this weekend:
The start of the NBA playoffs and a terrific UFC bout highlight the upcoming sports calendar. Here's what to watch this weekend:
When Kurt Angle joined TNA in 2006, it seemed like there might be a wrestling revolution in our midst. Seven years have passed, and while the company still exists, the uprising never came and TNA continues to tread water.
Dana White has helped build the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) from a niche mixed martial arts organization to the fastest growing sports business in the world. The UFC president’s outspoken opinions -- whether express
There's a conspiracy theory for everything, even one of Michael Jordan's greatest games. The legend goes that Jordan was terribly ill because of the flu when he scored 38 points to lead the Chicago Bulls past the Jazz in Utah in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals
The singing of the National Anthem is common-place at all major sporting events. What isn't as common is when the 'singer' gets taken over by the crowd. That's exactly what happened at the first Boston Bruins home game since the Boston Marathon bombing.
Wednesday night marked the first major sporting event in Boston since Monday's bombings of the Boston Marathon. Prior to the Boston Bruins' game against the Buffalo Sabres at TD Bank Garden, the Bruins observed a moment of silence for the victims and survivors of the bombings
Playoff races in the NHL are coming down to the wire, and tonight's matchups figure to play a large role in determining who gets in, who's left out, and who's seeded where.
Today's top sports stories:
It's a good thing Andrew Luck can read a defense better than he can access the internet on his cell phone. Even though the Indianapolis Colts quarterback signed a $22.1 million contract after being selected with the first-overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, Luck still uses an archaic Samsung
The most contentious decision for a fantasy baseball owner is always which closers to draft. Closers, unlike arguably any other position, come with the greatest degree of risk.
The best example of this is perhaps New York Yankees great, Mariano Rivera
2:45 p.m. (EST): The Boston Police Department has announced that "there has not been an arrest in the Marathon attack." Investigations are ongoing.
2:35 p.m.: CNN is retracting their previous report that an arrest has been made in the Boston Marathon bombings. Other sources are reporting that officials are close to identifying a suspect after reviewing area surveillance video, but no arrests have been made.