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Kevin Garnett: Not That Great, But Incredibly Influential
Few would argue that Kevin Garnett is the best player of all-time, or even in the top 20. He’s not the best player in his position (power forward), didn’t revolutionize the center position when he moved to it. Despite his MVP award, he might never have been the best player in the NBA at one particular moment in time. But after 21 NBA seasons, including one championship with the Boston Celtics, it’s safe to say Garnett is one of the more influential players, especially in the last 20 years.
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5 Best Straight-Out-of-High School Players in NBA History
The retirement of Kevin Garnett is a good opportunity to look at the best players who skipped college and entered the NBA straight out of high school. We made a top 5 list, that included Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, LeBron James and Moses Malone, not necessarily in that order. 5. Dwight Howard You won’t […]
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NBA Rumors: Thunder, Rockets & Pelicans Start the Season With a Very Different Vibe
The Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets and New Orleans Pelicans start training camp for the 2016-2017 season early because they take part in the NBA Global Games series. One team built around the staying Russell Westbrook, the other with Anthony Davis at the center, and the third with James Harden. The expectations from this season aren’t that different, but there’s an obvious difference in atmosphere surrounding the organizations.
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Jose Fernandez, Miami Marlins Pitcher, Dies in Boat Accident
A terrible tragedy for the Fernandez family, the Miami Marlins organization and Baseball in general as reports are coming in of the death of All-Star pitcher Jose Fernandez in a boating accident.
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20 Best Memes Making Fun of LSU, Florida, Notre Dame, Georgia, Oregon & Auburn Girl
There were plenty of teams to mock with memes in week 4 for their losses: Oregon, Florida, LSU and Notre Dame to name a few, but it seems that an Auburn girl getting hit in the face with a kick caused the strongest reaction.
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2016 College Football Season: Week 4 Rankings Changes Predictions
Not everyone was active in week 4, but there was plenty of action to go around, from the easiness teams like Alabama, Louisville and Michigan enjoyed, contrasted with the big ranked vs ranked wins teams like Wisconsin, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Tennessee had, which should mean a lot of changes in the 20-5 area of the rankings, including LSU, Florida and Georgia probably dropped from the top 25, or at least taking a very heavy hit.
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College Football Week 4 Scores & Standings
While Alabama, Louisville and Michigan didn’t break a sweat in dominant wins over unranked teams, Tennessee showed their true worth by finally beating Florida while erasing a 21-point deficit, Auburn beat LSU without even scoring a touchdown, and Wisconsin impressed by dominating Michigan State in East Lansing, getting their second win over a top 10 team this season.
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MLB Standings & Scores
The Washington Nationals clinch the NL East, while the New York Mets lose and hold on to the top of the wild card standings, and the San Francisco Giants keep leading the St. Louis Cardinals, despite the latter beating the Chicago Cubs. In the American League, the Toronto Blue Jays remain on top of the wild card standings, against joined by the Baltimore Orioles, taking advantage of the Detroit Tigers losing to the Kansas City Royals.
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MLB Standings & Scores
The Chicago Cubs shutout the St. Louis Cardinals through Jake Arrieta, keeping the Cards out of the NL Wild Card Standings top 2, occupied by the again-losing San Francisco Giants and topped by the New York Mets. The Toronto Blue Jays crush the New York Yankees to remain in the lead of the AL Wild Card Standings, just ahead of the Detroit Tigers, currently holding back the Baltimore Orioles from the second wild card spot.
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30 Best Memes of Jacoby Brissett & the New England Patriots Destroying Brock Osweiler & the Houston Texans
The New England Patriots shutting out Brock Osweiler and the Houston Texans makes for such a fertile meme making game: Jacoby Brissett winning on his debut, Bill Belichick making the Pats tick to perfection no matter who is playing, Brock Osweiler delivering another bad game, and J.J. Watt not really knowing what’s going on.