Share this: A string of injuries present a number of questions for fantasy football owners as we head into Week 7 of the NFL season. NFL Media’s Adam Rank joins NESN.com’s Rachel Holt to discuss what surprising quarterback is worth starting, what breakout running back you may still be able to pick up, and how a number of injuries affect star players. Listen in the player above. More Stories Source link
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Former No. 1 Overall Pick, Elton Brand, Retires From NBA After 17 Seasons
Share this: In 1999, the Chicago Bulls selected Elton Brand with the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft. 17 years later and Brand has finally retired from the league. He may have lasted only two years in Chicago and spent 11 seasons on losing teams around the league but Brand was a model of consistency in the NBA. Brand averaged over 18 points and nine rebounds per game through his first eight seasons before tearing his Achilles in 2007. He fought back to rehab from the injury and continue to produce in the NBA for nearly another decade before finally deciding to retire. NESN.com’s Rachel Holt tells you what Brand had to say at the conclusion of his career in the video
Steven Hauschka’s Name Actually Is Stephen, But He Hasn’t Corrected Anyone In Ye…
Share this: Here’s your weird sports of the day: Everyone has been spelling Steven Hauschka’s name wrong for his entire NFL career. KCPQ-TV in Seattle was doing a segment with the Seahawks kicker when producer Dusty Lane double-checked the spelling of Hauschka’s last name. However, as Lane tells it, he should’ve been checking the first. A photographer checked with Hauschka and learned that the kicker’s first name actually is spelled “Stephen” rather than “Steven.” “There was a little mix-up in college,” Hauschka said, per Lane. So why didn’t the Needham, Mass., native correct anyone until his ninth season in the league? “Uh … I just like to go by Steve,” Hauschka said. Fair enough. Thumbnail photo via Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Are Steelers Still A Threat To Patriots In AFC After Ben Roethlisberger’s Injury…
Share this: According to most pundits, the Pittsburgh Steelers are the biggest threat to the New England Patriots’ hopes of going to a seventh Super Bowl in the last 15 years. At least they were, until quarterback Ben Roethlisberger tore his left meniscus in a Week 6 loss to the Miami Dolphins. So, what now? NESN.com’s Patriots beat reporter Doug Kyed was on hand at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday to discuss what the Roethlisberger injury means for the Pats both heading into their matchup with Pittsburgh in Week 7 and going forward. Check out what Kyed had to say in the video from “NESN Sports Today,” presented by People’s United Bank, above. Thumbnail photo via Steve Mitchell/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Kevin Durant Tells All In Rolling Stone Interview But Gets Roasted For Cover
Share this: Kevin Durant revealed some interesting information in a recent Rolling Stone interview, but he’s getting more attention for the magazine’s cover instead. The Golden State Warriors forward said, among other things, that he and former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Russell Westbrook were never more than “work friends” and that he wouldn’t have signed with the Warriors as a free agent if they beat the Cleveland Cavaliers this past NBA Finals. But it was KD’s outfit that had the Internet buzzing. Twitter had an absolute field day with the photo. Durant looks like the uncle that hangs around the courts, challenges kids to pick up games and talks of how he could have went pro https://t.co/Kr0wmiLiwv — Shawn Tracey (@shawntracey26) October 19, 2016 We’re not sure Uncle
One Photo Sums Up Lionel Messi’s Back-To-Back Hat Tricks In Champions League
Share this: When Lionel Messi rains goals in the UEFA Champions League, he tends to pour them. The FC Barcelona superstar scored a hat trick Wednesday in his team’s 4-0 Champions League win over Manchester City. The treble was Messi’s second in row in Europe’s elite competition — a simply astonishing feat from a player many regard as the best of all time. Messi scored his first goal of the game in the 17th minute. The Argentine struck again in the 61st minute and completed his hat trick eight minutes later. Messi now leads the Champions League in goal-scoring this season with six (in just two games). His next closest rivals have three goals in three games. The plaudits to come Messi’s way after his record-extending
Fantasy Football Podcast: Quarterbacks Are An Issue In Week 7
Share this: Quarterbacks remain a big question for fantasy football owners as we head into Week 7. Adam Meyer of FOX Sports joined NESN.com’s Rachel Holt to discuss who to start in Week 7, how to replace key players on their bye week, and how one team’s offense is completely disrupted by an injury. Listen in the player above. More Stories Source link