Archive for June, 2010
The Week Ahead: Hall-Seguin draft debate just the start
Taylor or Tyler? That question has been around for several months, and it wont go away until Fridays first round of the Entry Draft provides the answer and starts the closeout on what is shaping up to be one of the most interesting weeks of the season. Until then, junior left winger Taylor Hall of [...]
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Nats demote opening day starter Lannan to Double-A
The Washington Nationals have sent left-hander John Lannan to Double-A Harrisburg, a demotion for their pitcher who started on opening day. Lannan was 2-5 with a 5.76 ERA in 14 starts. He didnt get out of the fifth inning in any of his last three starts, giving up at least 10 hits and five runs [...]
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Power Rankings: Way to go, Lakers … let free-agency fun start
Congratulations to the Los Angeles Lakers, repeat champions in the CBSSports.com NBA Power Rankings. Sorry, no banner included. Now the fun begins. Much will be made of the NBA Draft, but lets be honest: Its all about the free-agent feeding frenzy this summer. While all 30 teams would be crazy not to make some kind [...]
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Piniella finds dark side of managing the Cubs
There are two stages to managing the Cubs: Honeymoon and Embattled. For the and if there is, it can festoon the Honeymoon period with a romance few can ever know. But these days, it does little to slow the Embattled portion of the ride. Eventually in this gig, they surround you, sink their teeth into [...]
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Vet C Arnott a Devil again after trade from Predators
Jason Arnott is back with the New Jersey Devils and very happy about it. Arnott, who scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal for the Devils in 2000, was acquired from the Nashville Predators on Saturday in a deal for right wing Matt Halischuk and a second-round draft pick in the 2011. “Jason Arnott is a player [...]
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Roundup: Glaus’ homer in ninth lifts Braves past Royals
Troy Glaus hit a leadoff homer in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory. Brian McCann also homered for the Braves, who have won 13 of 14 at home to improve to 23-7 at Turner Field. Atlanta moved 1½ games ahead of [...]
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Competition committee recommends head hits penalty
The NHLs competition committee has recommended that the leagues referees will be given the power to hand out major penalties for hits to the head next season. The 10-man group on Friday agreed on the new penalty during a meeting at the NHLs Toronto office on Friday and passed it along to the leagues board [...]
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Like everything with Manny in Boston, it’s complicated
All week, we wondered whether theyd cheer or boo. And all along, the correct answer was yes. Parade or riot, as Red Sox manager Terry Francona put it. Yes. Nearly two years after departing, Manny Ramirez remains polarizing in Fenway. (Getty Images) Yes, they cheered. Yes, they booed. Yes, they love him. No, they dont. [...]
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Can’t-get-right Kobe leans on compatriots to bring home title
There were 90 seconds left in Game 7, 90 seconds standing between Kobe Bryant and another step toward the soaring silhouette that has loomed over his career. If he was going to get his fifth championship Thursday night, one shy of No. 23, then No. 24 was going to have to do it in a [...]
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Devils replace Lemaire with goal leader MacLean
The fourth time apparently was the charm for John MacLean. A perennial candidate to lead the team he played for and coached as an assistant, MacLean was named the head coach of the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, replacing the retired Jacques Lemaire. MacLean was considered for the head coaching position with the Devils on [...]
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