BLACKWATER takes on Freego Jeans at 4 p.m. today in the Philippine Basketball Association D-League Aspirants’ Cup at the Arellano University gym in a game considered to be an acid test by Elite coach Leo Isaac.
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Blackwater shoots for 4th win
Ultimately, Andres Torres and his designer jeans won them over. Early this year when a film crew followed the Giants’ center fielder to his native Puerto Rico, the players were still skeptical about the content of “The…
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Showtime’s ‘Franchise’ offers access to SF Giants
Today’s must-see content delivered straight to you. There is indeed a new sheriff in Dallas. Marion Barber will be fined for violating the Cowboys’ enhanced dress code that required a player wear a sport coat, tie, slacks and dress shoes, according to a source.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — LeBron James is getting a night off.
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LeBron will not play (coach’s decision) vs. Bucks (Sports Illustrated)
Serena Williams has turned her punishment into a charitable opportunity by launching an online auction of her personal clothing and memorabilia in order to raise $92,000 for Haiti earthquake victims, as well as schools and charities. The target equals Williams total fine for her profanity-laced outburst at a lineswoman during her semifinal loss to Kim Clijsters at the U.S.
More here: Serena Williams auctions clothes for Haiti victims (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
The young man living in his car is passing out free sack lunches in the park downtown. He’s fresh from his construction job, so he looks a lot like the people he’s feeding: dirty blue jeans; hooded sweatshirt; size-12, steel-toed Red Wing boots. A homeless man, feeding homeless men. Charity squared.
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Paul Daugherty: Two years after almost calling it quits, Gilyard has Cincy on brink (Sports Illustrated)
The young man living in his car is passing out free sack lunches in the park downtown. He’s fresh from his construction job, so he looks a lot like the people he’s feeding: dirty blue jeans; hooded sweatshirt; size-12, steel-toed Red Wing boots. A homeless man, feeding homeless men. Charity squared.
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Paul Daugherty: Two years after being homeless, Gilyard has Cincy on brink (Sports Illustrated)
The man poised to become the first new leader of baseball’s powerful union in more than a quarter-century is a ballplayer’s lawyer. Michael Weiner speaks plainly, wears jeans and sneakers to work — and after more than 20 years with the Major League Baseball Players Association, knows his stuff.
Continue here: Weiner likely to succeed Fehr on Wednesday (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
Since breaking into the big leagues in 1995, Derek Jeter has been the subject of coutless stories and features in Sports Illustrated. Below are excerpts from some of the more noteworthy pieces: New York … New York By Gerry Callahan, May 6, 1996 Across the Triborough Bridge the Yankees believe that they too have found themselves a purebred shortstop. On Opening Day in Cleveland, 21-year-old …
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Girardi and Brian Cashman stood a few feet from each other on the red carpet near the World Series trophy, wearing blue jeans and sports jackets without ties. They were dressed for success, if not for a gala.
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No horror film: Yankees like this Series movie (Sports Illustrated)