Nadal to play in Shanghai despite appendicitis (Yahoo Sports) SHANGHAI (AP) -- Rafael Nadal is counting on antibiotics to control his appendicitis so he can get through the Shanghai Masters this week. … [Read more...]
Alabama’s Ryan Kelly and Denzel Devall out against Arkansas
Alabama's Ryan Kelly and Denzel Devall out against Arkansas In addition to Kenyan Drake, who suffered a serious ankle injury Saturday in the Crimson Tide's loss to Ole Miss, two other key players for Alabama will miss the game against Arkansas because of injuries suffered in Oxford, Miss. C Ryan Kelly and LB Denzel Devall are both out for the game. Alabama coach Nick Saban met with reporters … [Read more...]
Has the NBA’s biometric data tracking boom gone too far?
Has the NBA's biometric data tracking boom gone too far? For nearly a decade, NBA cognoscenti have argued about the usefulness of advanced statistical metrics like Player Efficiency Rating and Win Shares. Recent advancements in the last few years, though, have made both sides in those arguments look relatively conservative. New optical tracking systems such as SportVU and biometric tracking … [Read more...]
Giants fans put wedding festivities on hold until NLDS Game 2 marathon ended
Giants fans put wedding festivities on hold until NLDS Game 2 marathon ended It turns out the longest playoff game in MLB history may have led to the longest delay in the history of all weddings. A couple made up of two die-hard San Francisco Giants fans put their wedding festivities on pause Saturday evening, refusing to proceed with the traditional cutting of the cake until Game 2 of the … [Read more...]
Video: Jules Bianchi slid into the tractor at Japan F1 race at high speed
Video: Jules Bianchi slid into the tractor at Japan F1 race at high speed Jules Bianchi is "critical but stable" after undergoing surgery following a vicious crash at the Formula 1 race in Suzuka, Japan on Sunday. The crash was not shown on the television broadcast of the race. Here's a video of crash that was posted to YouTube on Monday. The tractor is lifting Adrian Sutil's crashed car … [Read more...]
Dodgers complain about umpire Dale Scott’s strike zone in Game 3
Dodgers complain about umpire Dale Scott's strike zone in Game 3 Your browser does not support iframes. ST. LOUIS — No fair, slugger Matt Kemp said. Game 3 of the National League Division Series was two against one. The Los Angeles Dodgers against the St. Louis Cardinals and the strike zone of home-plate umpire Dale Scott. It was a common postgame refrain from the Dodgers, who fell 3-1 to … [Read more...]
Kolten Wong’s key homer creates new — and pleasant — postseason memory
Kolten Wong's key homer creates new — and pleasant — postseason memory ST. LOUIS — There was nothing Kolten Wong could do to atone for getting picked off first base to end Game 4 of the 2013 World Series. He didn't get on the field again and the St. Louis Cardinals lost in six games to the Boston Red Sox. That doesn't mean he couldn't grow from the experience, humiliating though it was, and … [Read more...]
Clayton Kershaw to pitch on three days’ rest in Game 4
Clayton Kershaw to pitch on three days' rest in Game 4 ST. LOUIS — Clayton Kershaw said Monday that Major League Baseball players "always have something to prove" because "the game is very humbling." And there haven't been many more humbling experiences in Kershaw's career than his previous start, Game 1 of the National League Division Series. Staked to a six-run lead against the St. Louis … [Read more...]