The Sports Deskflipped into NBA 2019-20Lebron James Et Tu, LeBron?The Atlantic - Jemele HillJames didn’t defend free speech. But in China, the NBA has made a mess that its biggest star can’t be expected to clean up. Less than two years ago, the Fox News host Laura Ingraham infamously said that
The Sports Deskflipped into Baseball Playoffs 2019Nats Make History; Jags Trade Disgruntled RamseyThe Washington Nationals, who were originally the Montreal Expos, advanced to the World Series for the first time after sweeping away the St. Louis Cardinals. A team from Washington, one of which became the Minnesota Twins in 1961 and then another which became the Texas Rangers in 1972, is in the World Series for the first time since 1933. The last time a team from D.C. won the World Series was in 1924, the year Calvin Coolidge was elected president. In the NFL, Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who was asking for a trade, got his wish and is now a Los Angeles Ram.
The Sports Deskflipped into Baseball Playoffs 2019New York Yankees How Wednesday's ALCS rainout could shuffle Astros', Yankees' pitching plansESPN - Bradford Doolittle • Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 • Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus • Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus • Member, Baseball Writers …
The Sports Deskflipped into NFL 2019NFL Column: NFL’s failure to understand L.A. is hurting experience for Rams and Chargers fansLos Angeles Times - Arash MarkaziThe first time my name appeared in the Los Angeles Times was Oct. 17, 1997. I was a student at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, and Bill Plaschke had come to our fourth-period U.S. history class
The Sports Deskflipped into Baseball Playoffs 2019Washington Nationals Inside the greatest night in Washington Nationals historyESPN - Alden Gonzalez • Joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams • Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com WASHINGTON -- Ryan Zimmerman spoke to his father recently …
The Sports Deskflipped into Baseball Playoffs 2019Gerrit Cole An Astros Ace Imposes His Will on a Potent Yankees OffenseThe New York Times - Michael PowellLet me confess bias. I adore watching a dominant ace, one of those pitchers who in the flower of his power and guile imposes his will on a powerful adversary. So I sat to watch the Astros' ace of aces,
The Sports Deskflipped into Baseball Playoffs 2019Gerrit Cole Yankees will be haunted by failure to knock out Astros ace Gerrit Cole in ALCS Game 3USA TODAY Sports - Bob NightengaleNEW YORK — The Houston Astros clubhouse was nearly empty and the music silenced, when Gerrit Cole, dressed in front of his locker, threw his hair back, tied it with a rubber band, closed his eyes, and
The Sports Deskflipped into Baseball Playoffs 2019Sports Nats fans relish pennant-clinching win: ‘We’ve conquered all the demons’The Washington Post - By Scott AllenGary and Robin Rosenthal made one last detour on their way out of Nationals Park on Tuesday night, peering over the railing of the gallery level along the third base line and onto the field, where the
The Sports Deskflipped into Baseball Playoffs 2019Baseball Nationals surge through playoffs to emerge as new rulers of National Leaguesportingnews.com - Jason Foster In the span of two weeks on the October calendar, the Washington baseball club went from shaky wild card participant to postseason juggernaut to …
The Sports Deskflipped into Baseball Playoffs 2019Washington Nationals How the Nationals went from punchline to pennant winner in 15 dayssportingnews.com - Dan Bernstein The Nationals are going to the World Series after sweeping the Cardinals with a 7-4 NLCS win on Tuesday night. Only a couple of weeks ago, however, …
The Sports Deskflipped into Baseball Playoffs 2019Sports Astros Ace Gets the Upper Hand Against a Yankees Platoon of ArmsThe New York Times - Tyler KepnerJose Altuve swung at the first pitch he saw from Luis Severino on Tuesday, a belt-high slider he blasted into the Houston Astros’ bullpen in the top of the first inning. Appearances aside, Altuve insisted
The Sports Deskflipped into Baseball Playoffs 2019Sports How the Astros Stifled the Yankees in Game 3The New York Times - Benjamin Hoffman and James WagnerThe last time Gerrit Cole, one of the aces of the Houston Astros’ starting rotation, lost a game was May 22, when he coughed up six runs over five innings in a 9-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Since
The Sports Deskflipped into NFL 2019Sports Jalen Ramsey, All-Pro Cornerback, Traded to RamsThe New York Times - Ben ShpigelA series of bold acquisitions helped propel the Los Angeles Rams to the Super Bowl last season. With his team flailing, General Manager Les Snead splurged on Tuesday to improve its chances of returning.
The Sports Deskflipped into Baseball Playoffs 2019Sports Yankees slumping at plate, fall behind 2-1 to Astros in ALCSAssociated Press - By RONALD BLUM, AP Baseball WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Didi Gregorius turned on a first-pitch fastball from Gerrit Cole with two on and two outs in the fifth inning and sent it soaring toward the right-field seats. The crowd at Yankee Stadium
The Sports Deskflipped into Baseball Playoffs 2019New York Yankees Cole pitches Astros past Yankees 4-1 for 2-1 lead in ALCSAssociated Press - By MIKE FITZPATRICK, AP Baseball WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole is making his pitch to own this October. A gritty Cole held the New York Yankees scoreless without his sharpest stuff, Jose Altuve sparked Houston at the plate and the Astros
The Sports Deskflipped into Baseball Playoffs 2019Gerrit Cole Gerrit Cole is unbeatable right nowthescore.com - Jonah Birenbaum By his own impossibly lofty standard, Gerrit Cole had a rough outing Tuesday in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, his biggest start …
The Sports Deskflipped into NFL 2019Ryan Tannehill AP source: Titans to start Ryan Tannehill instead of MariotaAssociated Press - By TERESA M. WALKER, AP Pro Football WriterNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Titans are making a change at quarterback in hopes of salvaging their season. Tennessee will start Ryan Tannehill at quarterback instead of Marcus Mariota on Sunday against
The Sports Deskflipped into NFL 2019Jalen Ramsey Grading the Jalen Ramsey trade from the Jaguars to Rams: Who won?ESPN - Bill Barnwell The Rams rebuilt their cornerback depth chart Tuesday. In addition to putting veteran Aqib Talib on injured reserve, they traded away one former …
The Sports Deskflipped into Baseball Playoffs 2019NFL Refs Under Fire; Nats One Game from World SeriesThe Packers came from behind to beat the Lions on Monday Night Football despite several controversial calls by the referees. Are the constant questionable penalties ruining the game? The Nationals, behind ace Stephen Strasburg, crushed the Cardinals, 8-1, putting Washington one victory away from appearing in the World Series for the first time in 86 years. They can clinch tonight after the Yankees host the Astros in Game 3 of their series.
The Sports Deskflipped into Baseball Playoffs 2019Strasburg Stephen Strasburg’s change-up is just plain ‘disgusting,’ and one of the best pitches in baseballThe Washington Post - By Sam FortierThe Washington Nationals’ bullpen began buzzing in the middle innings. On the mound, starter Stephen Strasburg, had found his groove and the other pitchers, the ones paid to do the same job, tried to out
The Sports Deskflipped into NFL 2019NFL Lions irate about “awful” officiatingnbcsports.com - Darin Gantt The Lions had other things to be frustrated with last night, including themselves. The Lions were rightfully angry with a number of calls, …
The Sports Deskflipped into NFL 2019NFL Matt Patricia: We have to score touchdownsnbcsports.com - Josh Alper Officiating is in the spotlight after Monday night’s 23-22 Packers win because of the impact that a pair of illegal hands to the face calls on Lions …
The Sports Deskflipped into NFL 2019Green Bay Packers Packers' Preston Smith 'might say thank you' to Lions' Trey Flowers for controversial penaltiesUSA TODAY Sports - Chris BumbacaDetroit Lions defensive end Trey Flowers committed two costly and controversial penalties in the fourth quarter of the Detroit Lions' 23-22 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football. Before
The Sports Deskflipped into NBA 2019-20Lebron James After Daryl Morey Tweet Backlash, LeBron James Says Executive Was Misinformed on ChinaThe New York Times - Scott CacciolaLOS ANGELES — LeBron James on Monday night sharply criticized Daryl Morey, the general manager of the Houston Rockets, for his recent tweet in support of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters. The tweet
The Sports Deskflipped into NBA 2019-20Lebron James LeBron: Rockets' Morey 'wasn't educated' on China tweetAssociated Press - By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James believes Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey "was either misinformed or not really educated on the situation" regarding the potential consequences of his actions
The Sports Deskflipped into Baseball Playoffs 2019New York Yankees MLB Playoffs Daily: Yankees take aim at Gerrit Cole in Game 3 of ALCSESPN - ESPN.com In the American League Championship Series, the Houston Astros and New York Yankees battle to get the upper hand as their super-series shifts to New …
The Sports Deskflipped into NFL 2019NFL What It Was Like to Attend One of the Worst NFL Games in MemorySports Illustrated - Conor Orr The Week 6 matchup between 0–4 Miami and 0–5 Washington was touted as one of the worst NFL matchups in memory. Would anyone show up to this game? And …
The Sports Deskflipped into NFL 2019Russell Wilson Russell Wilson Is the Story of This NFL Season—and the MVP Favoritetheringer.com - Robert Mays Russell Wilson has been called many things during his eight seasons with the Seahawks. Early in his career, as the Legion of Boom suffocated offenses …
The Sports Deskflipped into NBA 2019-20China Opinion: Terrible week for NBA may open more eyes to price of doing business in ChinaUSA TODAY Sports - Jeff ZillgittThe fallout from a pro-Hong Kong tweet continued Thursday. Yes, the preseason game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets was played in Shanghai, but under muted circumstances. The NBA’s message
The Sports Deskflipped into Baseball Playoffs 2019Washington Nationals Nationals look unbeatable against Cardinals in NLCS: 'There's this weird feeling'USA TODAY Sports - Gabe LacquesST. LOUIS – They know how baseball works, so they will stop well short of calling themselves invincible. Instead, the Washington Nationals have performed at such a high level in these playoffs that they
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