Author: Benjamin Hochman
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Benjamin Hochman: Why Chicago, as is, could top Cardinals in NL Central. Oh, and Cubs could sign another bat.
ST. LOUIS — With the Cardinals’ revamped rotation, bolstered bullpen and blossoming batting order — in addition to the Brewers losing their manager and top pitcher — there’s this sense that the NL Central is the Cardinals’ for the taking. But it’s going to be a fight, folks. The Cubs won 83 games last year,…
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Tebow’s speech slated at controversial church drawing criticism
Either Tim Tebow is on a money-hungry power trip that is blinding his logic, or he has carefully and knowingly planned to speak on the behalf of a preacher who has denounced Jews and gays. There’s no question that the community service Tebow does is more than most athletes do. And the former Broncos quarterback…
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Tebow’s speech slated at controversial church drawing criticism
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Either Tim Tebow is on a money-hungry power trip that is blinding his logic, or he has carefully and knowingly planned to speak on the behalf of a preacher who has denounced Jews and gays.…
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Bryant has stomach ailment heading into Game 6
DENVER — The Los Angeles Lakers say Kobe Bryant has a stomach ailment and will be a game-time decision for Thursday night’s Game 6 against the Denver Nuggets. Bryant missed the team’s shootaround at the Pepsi Center on Thursday morning. Coach Mike Brown said he expects his All-Star guard to be in the lineup when…
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Nuggets, Gallinari agree to 4-year extension for $42 million
The deal is done — Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari has agreed to a four-year contract extension. The 23-year-old small forward will make close to $42 million in that four year span, a league source told The Denver Post.The deal signifies Denver’s dedication to building around a young nucleus, the same nucleus that was handed the…
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Nuggets might not be done making deals
Josh Kroenke finished his phone call Monday night with Knicks owner James Dolan and then walked into the team’s draft room, where the prospective blockbuster trade was written on a dry-erase board. Kroenke pointed at the names, players who made up what will forever be known as the Melo trade. “Done,” the Nuggets’ president said…
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4-team deal for Carmelo is dead
That complicated four-team trade, which would have sent Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey? It’s now off the table –- but, it is very possible that Denver and New Jersey are still trading partners for Melo in the future, except with different teams involved, this from a league source this afternoon. Another source told me that…