In a small sample size, Griffin is attempting almost six threes a game and hitting 43.5 percent of them. by Kristian Winfield@Krisplashed Oct 27, 2017, 12:24pm EDT With the Clippers on the road down two to the Trail Blazers and less than two seconds left on the clock, Blake Griffin caught a pass from Lou
Time flies when you’re having fun in 100-degree weather! by Whitney McIntosh@WhitneyM02 Oct 24, 2017, 11:44pm EDT Well, that game flew by! If you feel the same way, that feeling is correct. Game 1 of the 2017 World Series, in which the Dodgers beat the Astros 3-1, was the fastest game in 25 years of
The 6-1 Eagles may have just ended the division race in late October. by Jon Benne@LordBenne Oct 24, 2017, 8:16am EDT The Philadelphia Eagles hosted Washington on Monday Night Football and left little doubt as to who’s the team to beat in the NFC East. Carson Wentz had another sterling performance, recovering from a slow
It was close at first, but the Steelers were just too much for the Bengals. by Jeff.Hartman@BnGBlitz Oct 22, 2017, 7:28pm EDT The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals renewed their rivalry at Heinz Field in Week 7, and there was a lot on the line for the home team. With a win the Steelers would
This year’s Fall Classic will be the Dodgers versus the Astros. by Whitney McIntosh@WhitneyM02 Oct 21, 2017, 11:50pm EDT Once again, the first run in a Yankees–Astros game didn’t come until a few innings into the game. Not every game in this series has been that way, but the “early pitchers duel-turned run fest” after
Good morning. We have that and more in Thursday’s NBA newsletter. by Tom Ziller@teamziller Oct 19, 2017, 8:24am EDT The 2017-18 NBA season officially began on Tuesday, but there’s nothing more representative of the mayhem of the league than a preposterous Wednesday with something like a dozen games, many going simultaneously. In that spirit, here
Dang, this sucks. by Matt Ellentuck@mellentuck Oct 17, 2017, 9:42pm EDT Gordon Hayward fractured his ankle less than six minutes into his debut with Celtics in the NBA’s season opener against the Cavs. It was horrific, and all too familiar to basketball fans who watched Kevin Ware break his leg at Louisville and Paul George
The Chiefs took an L, Tevin Coleman slapped somebody’s helmet off, and Tom Brady is sick of the f***ing bullsh*t. by Harry Lyles Jr.@harrylylesjr Oct 16, 2017, 7:00am EDT The Chiefs and Steelers matchup was easily the sexiest looking game we had going into Week 6. It ended up with the Chiefs’ first loss of
Good morning. We have that and more in Friday’s NBA newsletter. by Tom Ziller@teamziller Oct 13, 2017, 8:43am EDT Preview season is here! We dropped our 2017-18 NBA preview at SB Nation NBA on Thursday. Here are the highlights. We have the brilliant Ezekiel Kweku — you might know him as @theshrillest — on how
They’ll face the Astros in the ALCS. by Whitney McIntosh@WhitneyM02 Oct 11, 2017, 11:51pm EDT Cleveland almost came back to win it, but in the end one of the top teams in the regular season couldn’t pull out the win in an elimination game (yet again) and handed three games straight to the Yankees to