Magnificent Mary wins boxing gold for India at Asian Games (Reuters) By Julian Linden INCHEON South Korea (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. Her win … [Read more...]
After Oakland’s wild-card loss, Adam Dunn says he plans to retire
After Oakland's wild-card loss, Adam Dunn says he plans to retire This probably wasn't how Adam Dunn imagined things would go. Dunn was traded to the Oakland Athletics from the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 31 as Oakland looked to add postseason power. It was going to be the slugger's first time in the playoffs in his 14-year career. He finished the regular season with 2,001 MLB games played, … [Read more...]
Salvador Perez rebounds from struggles at the plate with game-winning hit
Salvador Perez rebounds from struggles at the plate with game-winning hit KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Salvador Perez just needed to take a pitch. A player not known for his patience at the plate, Perez was especially antsy in the late innings of Tuesday's wild-card win against the Oakland A's. With the Royals trailing 7-6 with one out and runners on the corners in the bottom of the eighth, Perez, … [Read more...]
NCAA takes clever Twitter jab at Major League Baseball
NCAA takes clever Twitter jab at Major League Baseball Typically accustomed to being the punchline in jokes, the NCAA landed a clever jab of its own Tuesday night. When Major League Baseball's official Twitter account proclaimed October the best month of the sporting calendar, the operator of the NCAA's March Madness account didn't need long to come up with the ideal response. … [Read more...]
NL wild card preview: Pirates look to battle past playoff-tested Giants
NL wild card preview: Pirates look to battle past playoff-tested Giants There's no doubt the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco have taken two vastly different roads to reach the 2014 NL wild-card game. For the Pirates, there are 20 years of futility now firmly placed in the rearview mirror. The satisfaction of a winning season and simply making the postseason in 2013 has given way to … [Read more...]
Staff makeover helps Washington assemble a strong 2015 class
Staff makeover helps Washington assemble a strong 2015 class Having missed the NCAA tournament for the second straight year, lost Terrence Ross and Tony Wroten to the NBA draft and missed out on a handful of potential replacements on the recruiting trail, Lorenzo Romar entered the summer of 2013 eager to replenish his roster. To help him do it, he shook up his staff, opting not to renew the … [Read more...]
Underrated Olivier Giroud Deserves His Arsenal Contract Extension
Underrated Olivier Giroud Deserves His Arsenal Contract Extension Injured Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud will soon be rewarded with a two-year contract extension with the Gunners. Manager Arsene Wenger announced during his Tuesday press conference that the deal will be ironed out and completed shortly. The new contract will … Continue reading →Underrated Olivier Giroud Deserves His … [Read more...]
Adam Dunn not in A’s lineup for wild-card game against Royals
Adam Dunn not in A's lineup for wild-card game against Royals KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin said he let slugger Adam Dunn know "earlier in the day" Tuesday that he would not be in the lineup at designated hitter for the American League wild-card game against Kansas City. Melvin didn't want Dunn, who's never played in a postseason game in 14 years in the majors, to … [Read more...]