ESPN Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron, Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar, and Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier are finalists for the Selke Trophy as best defensive forward in the NHL. Bergeron is nominated for the seventh straight season and is one of just two players to have won the
The Los Angeles Dodgers today recalled left-handed reliever Adam Liberatore from Triple-A Oklahoma City and placed left-hander Rich Hill (left third digit inflammation) on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to April 15.
While it certainly makes for a juicy story, it’s becoming more and more clear that Kyrie Irving doesn’t have any bad blood toward LeBron James. The Irving-James feud narrative burned strong when the star point guard asked to be traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers and ultimately was dealt to the Boston Celtics. Although many believed Irving’s demand was in spite of James, one of his former teammates put this rumor to rest during a Wednesday appearance on FOX Sports 1’s “Undisputed.� “Kyrie, it wasn’t about ‘Bron,� Richard Jefferson said. “Kyrie was about Kyrie achieving the most as he could as an individual player. He feels that, ‘Hey, I enjoyed the role of being a (Scottie) Pippen, but now it’s
The Blue Jays are off to one of their best starts in recent memory, and now they have a sweep to show for it. Teoscar Hernandez and Yangervis Solarte homered, while Curtis Granderson added the ninth grand slam of his career as Toronto extended its winning streak to four games with a 15-5 victory over the Royals on Wednesday afternoon at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays improved to 12-5 for just the sixth time in franchise history.
