Ito upsets top seed Wawrinka at Japan Open (Yahoo Sports) TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese wild card Tatsuma Ito upset Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the Japan Open on Tuesday. … [Read more...]
Irish rider Roche signs up for Team Sky (AFP)
Irish rider Roche signs up for Team Sky (AFP) London (AFP) - Irish rider Nicolas Roche was on Tuesday unveiled at Team Sky along with four other new names for 2015. … [Read more...]
Nadal dominates in return at China Open (Yahoo Sports)
Nadal dominates in return at China Open (Yahoo Sports) BEIJING (AP) -- Rafael Nadal made a dominant return to tennis after a two-month injury layoff, beating Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-0 in 78 minutes at the China Open on Tuesday. … [Read more...]
Raiders might have to place call to Jon Gruden about coaching opening
Raiders might have to place call to Jon Gruden about coaching opening Two things felt inevitable following the Oakland Raiders' fourth loss to open the season, and 10th in a row dating back to last season: Dennis Allen was a dead man walking and that the Raiders were poised to go big for his long-term replacement. Allen was fired late Monday night (by phone, incidentally), and already the … [Read more...]
India boxing team protests scoring at Asian Games (The Associated Press)
India boxing team protests scoring at Asian Games (The Associated Press) INCHEON, South Korea (AP) -- India has lodged a protest against the outcome of an Asian Games semifinal bout after judges awarded a unanimous decision to South Korea's Park Ji-na over L.Sarita Devi in the 60-kilogram division, sparking loud verbal abuse from sections of the crowd and condemnation from a coach. … [Read more...]
Georgia star RB Todd Gurley wrongfully accused of assault
Georgia star RB Todd Gurley wrongfully accused of assault Hours aftter running for 208 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Tennessee, Georgia star running back Todd Gurley was wrongly accused of assault early Sunday morning at an Athens, Ga., bar. According to the Athens Banner-Herald, a 20-year-old male UGA student called police from his home at 3:18 a.m. “to report that he’d been … [Read more...]
Jovan Belcher’s brain shows signs of CTE in post-mortem tests
Jovan Belcher's brain shows signs of CTE in post-mortem tests When Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins, then went to Arrowhead Stadium and killed himself on Dec. 1, 2012, he was probably suffering from a neurological condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, better known as CTE. The signs of CTE, which has been detected in … [Read more...]
AL wild card preview: The Royals and A’s fight for their postseason lives
AL wild card preview: The Royals and A's fight for their postseason lives Talk about two teams desperate to win — the Oakland Athletics haven't won consistently since the start of August and the Kansas City Royals haven't even played in the postseason since 1985. When they enter Tuesday night's AL wild-card game, a good portion of both fanbases will be hoping for the best, but fearing the … [Read more...]
Handicapping the contenders to be 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup captain
Handicapping the contenders to be 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson didn't get the job done. The Americans lost their third-consecutive Ryder Cup on Sunday in Scotland, and the defeat had many fans, including PGA Championship winner Jason Dufner and FedEx Cup champion Billy Horschel, demanding 2008 captain Paul Azinger get the job again. Azinger was the last man to guide the U.S. to a … [Read more...]
BDL’s 2014-15 NBA Season Previews: Chicago Bulls
BDL's 2014-15 NBA Season Previews: Chicago Bulls Every year, as the injuries pile up, Tom Thibodeau invokes the mantra: "We have enough to win." This time, that might actually be true. After grinding out a first-round win before a gentleman's sweep in Round 2 without their leader, the Chicago Bulls entered the 2013-14 season hoping for a return to prominence helmed by Derrick Rose, finally … [Read more...]