New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was suspended one game for his late hit on Buffalo Bills cornerback Tre’Davious White, and as far as Stephen A. Smith is concerned, the punishment doesn’t fit the crime. Gronkowski delivered an elbow to White, who was laying defenseless along the sideline, late in the Patriots’ 23-3 win over the Bills on Sunday at New Era Field. The cheap shot prompted an apology from both Gronkowski and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, but the league still decided to hand down a one-game ban, which Smith believes is far too lenient. “A one-game suspension to me is easily unacceptable,” Smith said Tuesday on ESPN’s... NESN.com
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Is Blake Griffin Already Sneakily Laying Groundwork To Leave Clippers?
Kevin Durant might not be the last big superstar to shockingly leave the only team he’s ever played for in NBA free agency. The free agent class of 2017 is top heavy with loads of talented player, most of whom are expected to remain with their current clubs and/or even re-sign before even testing the waters — names like Stephen Curry, Chris Paul and, until his recent extension, Russell Westbrook are the big ones, but there’s one All-Star whose name shouldn’t fly so under the radar: Blake Griffin. The Los Angeles Clippers’ star probably isn’t going anywhere. He’s got a great gig in L.A. both on the court and off of it, and
Bruins Bemoan Lack Of Aggressiveness After Laying Egg Vs. Predators
by Zack Cox on Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 12:00AM 370 When a team plays a half-dozen consecutive games away from its home arena, there’s a good chance at least one of those will end up being a stinker. For the Boston Bruins, that dud came Thursday night in Nashville. Signs of life were few and far between for the Bruins in the penultimate game of their season-long six-game road trip, a 2-0 loss to a Predators team that had won just two of its previous five games. “We weren’t ready to play...
Del Potro laying foundation for US Open return
Juan Martin del Potro can't wait to get back to the US Open, scene of his breakthrough Grand Slam triumph in 2009, but first he'll try to take care of business in a return to US hardcourts at Los Angeles. "I am very excited to come back to New York," said del Potro, who didn't get a chance to defend his title at Flushing Meadows in 2010 after a wrist injury cut short his season. "If I could start to play tomorrow I would. First I have very important tournaments before. "This tournament it's important for me – it will be my first tournament after clay and grass season." The Argentinian is the second seed behind American Mardy Fish in the $ 619,500