The first round 2016 NHL Draft featured a few surprises. Auston Matthews was taken first overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs and Patrik Laine went second to the Winnipeg Jets, and then the fun began. A few teams took some gambles, but there weren’t any truly shocking selections. Here are the notable steals and misses from Friday night’s first round. StealsMatthew Tkachuk, No. 6: The Calgary Flames selected the son of former NHL star Keith Tkachuk a few spots ahead of where he was projected to land. A lot of mock drafts had Tkachuk going fourth overall to the Edmonton Oilers. The London Knigh...
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NBA Draft 2016: Ben Bentil Pick Highlights Celtics’ Solid Second Round
BOSTON — The Celtics didn’t quite live up to expectations with their actions in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft. But Boston’s work didn’t end there, as they responded with a few quality selections in the second round. The Celtics had five picks in the second round and reportedly will keep three of them after trading the No. 31 and No. 35 overall selections to the Memphis Grizzlies for the Los Angeles Clippers’ 2019 first-round pick. Here’s who the C’s selected with each pick: FIRST ROUNDNo. 3: Jaylen Brown, Forward, CaliforniaNo. 16: Guerschon Yabusele, Forward, Fra...
Las Vegas Officially Gets NHL Expansion Team Beginning With 2017-18 Season
Welcome to the NHL, Sin City. The NHL announced Wednesday that the league granted an expansion team to Las Vegas beginning with the 2017-18 season. The move had been reported for a while, but it’s now official after the Board of Governors meeting. This means the NHL will have 31 teams starting with the 2017-18 season, and the new Las Vegas squad will play in the Pacific Division. This also means there will be an expansion draft prior to the 2017 season, and the NHL released information on what that means for Las Vegas and the other 30 teams. The Las Vegas team will play in the
Clay Buchholz To Remain In Red Sox’s Rotation After Average Return
by Zack Cox on Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 11:00PM 1,885 BOSTON — No Red Sox pitcher exhibits more Jekyll-and-Hyde tendencies than Clay Buchholz, and both sides of the right-hander were on display Tuesday as he returned to the rotation after a month-long foray into relief. The good: Buchholz retired 14 of the 19 Chicago White Sox batters he faced during his five innings of work. The not-so-good: Two of the four hits he surrendered were home runs, including one that came on his very first pi...
Red Sox Notes: Boston Blows ‘Golden Opportunity’ In Loss To White Sox
by Zack Cox on Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 11:57PM 1,441 BOSTON — Victory appeared all but certain Monday night for the Red Sox, who loaded the bases in the ninth inning of a tie game against the Chicago White Sox. None of those three baserunners made it the final 90 feet to home plate, however, and Chicago responded with two runs in the ensuing half-inning to hand Boston a thoroughly frustrating 3-1 loss at Fenway Park. It was the first time the Red Sox had failed to capitalize in such a sit...
Kevin Love Pulls A Stone Cold Steve Austin After Cavs’ NBA Finals Win
The Cleveland Cavaliers hit the Golden State Warriors with a Stone Cold Stunner on Sunday night in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, and Kevin Love celebrated rather appropriately. The Cavaliers defeated the Warriors 93-89 to give the city of Cleveland its first major sports championship since 1964. Love, who scored nine points and added 14 rebounds while also making a huge defensive stop on Stephen Curry late in the fourth quarter, marked the occasion by tossing on an “Austin 3:16” shirt and channeling his inner Stone Cold Steve Austin. Love pounded a couple of beers amid the Cavs’ locker room celebration. He ended up getting more beer on his shirt and
John Farrell: Red Sox Got ‘A Good Win’ In Close Decision Vs. Mariners
Now that’s how you win a close game. David Price tossed eight strong innings of one-run ball, Mookie Betts hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning, and Craig Kimbrel shut the door in the ninth to earn Boston a 2-1 win, it’s 39th of the season. Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell was asked how important it was to win a close game like that during his postgame news conference, as seen on NESN’s “Red Sox Final.” Check out his answer in the video above. Thumbnail photo via Winslow Townson/USA TODAY Sports Images ...