Arizona State QB Mike Bercovici to start against USC Arizona State quarterback Taylor Kelly will miss Saturday’s game against USC, according to coach Todd Graham. Kelly suffered a foot injury against Colorado three weeks ago and hasn’t played since. Graham said he hoped to have Kelly back by the Oct. 18 contest against Stanford. Mike Bercovici played in his stead and completed 42-of-68 … [Read more...]
Drama and controversy reign at Asian Games (Reuters)
Drama and controversy reign at Asian Games (Reuters) By Julian Linden INCHEON South Korea (Reuters) - Cries of foul play took over the Asian Games on Wednesday when an Indian female boxer refused to accept her medal and Malaysia lodged a formal complaint after one of its competitors failed a drugs test. An Iraqi runner was also awarded a gold after a bizarre end to one of the key athletic … [Read more...]
Entertaining Vincent Tan Will Add Spice to New LA MLS Team [PHOTOS]
Entertaining Vincent Tan Will Add Spice to New LA MLS Team [PHOTOS] Just because Vincent Tan may become a minority investor in Chivas USA doesn’t mean that the Malaysian is not going to actively get involved in making key decisions at the MLS club, which is more than likely to relaunch in … Continue reading →Entertaining Vincent Tan Will Add Spice to New LA MLS Team [PHOTOS] is … [Read more...]
Tom Brady responds to criticism for not high-fiving Jimmy Garoppolo
Tom Brady responds to criticism for not high-fiving Jimmy Garoppolo Jimmy Garoppolo had quite a nice moment late in the Patriots' blowout loss at Kansas City. The rookie quarterback made his NFL debut after Tom Brady was benched with New England trailing 41-7, and not only that, Garoppolo threw a touchdown pass on his first drive. Garoppolo couldn't celebrate too much because of the score, … [Read more...]
Nishikori beats Dodig to advance at Japan Open (Yahoo Sports)
Nishikori beats Dodig to advance at Japan Open (Yahoo Sports) TOKYO (AP) -- Fourth-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan beat Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Japan Open on Wednesday. … [Read more...]
Djokovic extends China Open winning streak to 21 (Yahoo Sports)
Djokovic extends China Open winning streak to 21 (Yahoo Sports) BEIJING (AP) -- Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak at the China Open to 21 straight matches, beating Canada's Vasek Pospisil 6-3, 7-5 under the roof on center court on a cold, rainy Wednesday. … [Read more...]
Russian Football Union Investigating Claims Of Racial Abuse Against Brazilian Forward Hulk
Russian Football Union Investigating Claims Of Racial Abuse Against Brazilian Forward Hulk Zenit St Petersburg forward Hulk has informed the Russian Football Union of racial abuse directed towards him by Spartak Moscow fans during a Russian Premier League match this past weekend. The Russian Football Union is now investigating the incidents and … Continue reading →Russian Football … [Read more...]
Puck Daddy Power Rankings: Bland Sidney Crosby, Pierre McGuire’s coaching
Puck Daddy Power Rankings: Bland Sidney Crosby, Pierre McGuire’s coaching 8. RFAs with big-money dreams Ryan Ellis is, at this point, an outlier. The Preds defenseman recently got five years for $12.5 million out of his team. And while only guaranteeing yourself $2.5 million per on average isn't great for an RFA who was once a first-round draft pick, you'd have to say he cleaned up in this … [Read more...]
Games-India fumes at “robbery in the ring” in Korea (Reuters)
Games-India fumes at "robbery in the ring" in Korea (Reuters) NEW DELHI, Oct 1 (Reuters) - India's media and the country's boxing community both believe that L Sarita Devi was "robbed in the ring" by biased judges in her lightweight semi-final bout at the Asian Games in South Korea. Local favourite Park Ji-na was declared a unanimous 3-0 winner of Tuesday's contest, surprising many in India, … [Read more...]
Games-Magnificent Mary wins boxing gold for India at Asian Games (Reuters)
Games-Magnificent Mary wins boxing gold for India at Asian Games (Reuters) By Julian Linden INCHEON, South Korea, Oct 1 (Reuters) - M.C. Mary Kom gave India's battered boxing team something to celebrate when she won the women's flyweight gold medal at the Asian Games on Wednesday. Kom came from behind to beat Kazakhstan's Zhaina Shekerbekova on a split decision in the 51-kilogram division. … [Read more...]