CurrentlyNBA maximum salaries are capped at 35% of the current salary cap. So this season LeBron James will make $20.1 million, however he’s arguably worth more than that to the Cavs organization, the city of Cleveland, and to the NBA. According to Sports Illustrated an anonymous general manager said that Kobe Bryant believes that him and...
SAN FRANCISCO — Even now, Tim Lincecum might be the most recognizable player in the Giants organization. But he was nowhere to be found during the National League Division Series. Lincecum was the only player on the active roster not to see the field, and he wasn’t a presence in the wild...
CHICAGO — The offensive talents of sophomore IrisIvanis helped Seattle University to improve to 3-1 in the Western Athletic Conference after defeating Chicago State in volleyball Thursday. The Redhawks (7-10, 3-1 WAC) were 26-24, 25-14, 18-25, 25-17 winners over the host Cougars (6-12, 0-4)....
BALTIMORE — The nickname is a misnomer. “Big Game James” Shields has won only three of his eight career playoff starts. He lost twice to the Red Sox in the 2008 AL Championship Series, although to be fair, he pitched well enough to win both games. His ERA in four postseasons: 4.96....
HOUSTON — Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts had a great first quarter and did just enough the rest of the way to hold off the Houston Texans 33-28 on Thursday night. The Colts (4-2) raced to a 24-0 lead after one quarter, but allowed Houston to cut it to 33-28 early in the fourth quarter on...
TORONTO — OnceJeff Green returns from injury, something that won’t happen for at least two more exhibition games, Evan Turner’s early Celtics role will be tweaked. How much is anyone’s guess, including Brad Stevens. “I don’t know yet, we’ll see. I really...
DETROIT — The play — and perhaps even more so, the aftermath — did not look good. Early in the second period, Patrice Bergeron was chasing down a puck in the Detroit zone and Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall crunched him into the end boards, squeezing Bergeron’s head and...
