It is often easy to look to our favorite athletes and just see them as stars and icons apart from the rest of the world. We watch their games, support their teams with fanaticism and get lost in the revelry and competition of sports. It is easy to forget that our favorite athletes are humans just like us, that they, too, have feelings and are affected by the world and people around them. Then, on occasion, there comes a time when
Former Players, Media Members Lament Loss of Bryan Burwell
Sports journalist Bryan Burwell, who wrote for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and occasionally made appearances on ESPN’s The Sports Reporters and worked as on-air talent for CBS Sports 920 in St. Louis, passed away early Thursday after enduring a brief battle with cancer. He was 59. Burwell was well-respected and well-liked in the industry. His colleague and fellow sportswriter at the Post-Dispatch, Bernie Miklasz, wrote a touching tribute about him. Here is an emotionally evocative excerpt: Until the end of his life,
Fantasy Spin: Bulls Limp Into Utah
Points were hard to come by in the NBA on Sunday, which meant close but no cigar for my daily fantasy teams.
SH Blog: Chris Bosh saw too much ‘pressure’ in Houston, Chris Paul laments lack of home support
Besides money, why did Chris Bosh choose to re-sign for what appears to be a middling, post-LeBron era with the Miami Heat? Because in Bosh’s eyes, forming a bigger NBA title contender with the Houston Rockets would’ve been “nothing but pressure”.
Bernucca: Are Sacramento Kings Overlooked? Or Playing Over Their Heads?
There was a lot of attention on the Pacific Division this past weekend. People were wondering when the Golden State Warriors would finally lose and when the Los Angeles Lakers would finally win. Both happened Sunday, with the Warriors – playing without Klay Thompson and David Lee – finally falling at Phoenix and the Lakers – getting production from someone other than Kobe Bryant – knocking off the Charlotte Hornets. But if you ask me, the attention was misplaced. With consecutive playoff
Fantasy Spin: Big Bucks Available on Busy Friday
If you predicted lopsided wins on Thursday for the Rockets and Blazers, congratulations. Hope you cashed in big time. I tried to take advantage of lineup changes, inserting the four Spurs who inherited extra minutes, and — thanks to Dwight Howard — still managed to turn a small profit.
Fantasy Spin: Lakers Among Daily Plays
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Fantasy Spin: Warriors Face Exhausted Lakers
After a fairly light Friday, it’s a busy NBA Saturday night with a dozen games. A quick look at the over/under lines suggests we should focus on three of them for fun and profit in daily fantasy leagues at DraftKings.