Day: September 28, 2017

Tigers’ ‘Party like it’s 1996’ theme is a dudTigers’ ‘Party like it’s 1996’ theme is a dud

Kansas City, Mo. – The similarities between this September and September 1996 are stark. The 1996 team, of which Ausmus was the team’s catcher, went 4-23 in the final month of the season. The current team took a 4-22 record into play Thursday. The all-time worst record for September-October is 4-

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Charlotte Hornets’ bench was awful last season. Will makeover make a difference?Charlotte Hornets’ bench was awful last season. Will makeover make a difference?

Two trends that helped define the Charlotte Hornet’ 36-46 record in the 2016-17 season: They lost a lot of close games and the second unit was dreadful. These were not unrelated. The starters, when all five were available, were actually quite good at building leads. But when coach Steve Clifford

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Lowe: Blatant tanking to get slightly less valuable for some NBA teamsLowe: Blatant tanking to get slightly less valuable for some NBA teams

Flattening the odds in the NBA’s draft lottery, a change passed today by an overwhelming 28-1-1 vote of team owners, will not end tanking and may not reduce it much. The league knows that; they repeatedly characterized the proposal as “an incremental step” toward more potential tweaks,

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LeBron James day-to-day after negative X-rays on left ankleLeBron James day-to-day after negative X-rays on left ankle

There was an early injury scare at Cavs camp. Forward LeBron James turned his ankle at the second of two team practices on Wednesday night and did not practice Thursday as a result of the injury, according to cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor. X-rays on the ankle were negative. James is currently considered

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