Jimmie Johnson said it hit him after Kansas and Charlotte he wasn't a title contender While Jimmie Johnson was officially eliminated from the 2014 Chase of the Sprint Cup after last week's race at Talladega, he said Friday at Martinsville that he came to grips with the realization he wasn't a title contender after the two races before Talladega. “Fortunately or unfortunately, we’re busy and … [Read more...]
Tony Gwynn honored by MLB prior to World Series Game 3
Tony Gwynn honored by MLB prior to World Series Game 3 Your browser does not support iframes. Baseball fans were simply stunned when MLB declined to honor or even mention Tony Gwynn during July's All-Star game broadcast on Fox. It was nearly one month to the day after Gwynn died at age 54 following a long battle with salivary gland cancer, and it was almost expected that a few moments would … [Read more...]
Victory over Cal probably won’t be last time Marcus Mariota excels in NFL stadium
Victory over Cal probably won't be last time Marcus Mariota excels in NFL stadium SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Marcus Mariota matched his season high with five touchdown passes and broke the Oregon record for career passing yards in the No. 6 Ducks' 59-41 victory over California on Friday night in the first college game at Levi's Stadium. Mariota completed 18 of 30 passes for 326 yards. He also threw … [Read more...]
Marcus Mariota throws for five touchdowns as Oregon beats Cal
Marcus Mariota throws for five touchdowns as Oregon beats Cal Oregon QB Marcus Mariota threw for 326 yards and five touchdowns as Oregon beat Cal 59-41 at Levi's Stadium on Friday night. Cal's defense entered the game 120th in scoring defense and simply couldn't stop Oregon, even as it forced Mariota into his first interception of the year. The interception happened with Oregon driving for a … [Read more...]
WTA plans World Cup teams event (Yahoo Sports)
WTA plans World Cup teams event (Yahoo Sports) SINGAPORE (AP) -- The WTA is considering setting up its own World Cup team event, separate from the existing Fed Cup organized by the ITF. … [Read more...]
Brandon Finnegan makes history by pitching in World Series and College World Series in same year
Brandon Finnegan makes history by pitching in World Series and College World Series in same year SAN FRANCISCO — This wasn't one of those history-making moments that came out of nowhere. Brandon Finnegan, the 21-year-old Kansas City Royals relief pitcher, has heard people talking about this for months. Finnegan was the Royals' first-round draft pick in June. He also pitched in the College … [Read more...]
Royals grab early lead, make it stand up in Game 3 victory
Royals grab early lead, make it stand up in Game 3 victory SAN FRANCISCO — Jeremy Guthrie pitched shutout ball into the sixth, Lorenzo Cain drove in an early run off Tim Hudson and made a pair of nifty catches, and the Royals defeated the Giants 3-2 Friday night to take a 2-1 World Series lead. Cain's RBI groundout three batters in put the Royals ahead, and Kansas City expanded its lead to 3-0 in … [Read more...]
Report: Syracuse football program part of NCAA investigation
Report: Syracuse football program part of NCAA investigation While the Syracuse basketball program appears to be the main focus of an ongoing NCAA investigation, the Orange football program is reportedly also a part of the probe. According to ESPN’s Brett McMurphy, the football team is “facing allegations involving extra benefits,” but only from a “two-or-three-year stretch around 2004 or … [Read more...]
Songforjohnmichael wins Santa Anita feature (The Associated Press)
Songforjohnmichael wins Santa Anita feature (The Associated Press) Songforjohnmichael rallied in the stretch to win the $58,000 feature by 6 1/4lengths on Friday at Santa Anita. Ridden by Joe Talamo, Songforjohnmichael ran 1 1/4 miles in 2:02.16 and paid $6.20, $4.20 and $2.80. Image of Joplin returned $17.60 and $7.80, while 2-1 favorite Valley Cat was another two lengths back in third … [Read more...]
Bill Belichick declines to talk about Darrelle Revis in every way possible
Bill Belichick declines to talk about Darrelle Revis in every way possible There's some perverse fascination in dealing with New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, not unlike the days when you were back in your first apartment and you were starving. You'd go to that refrigerator, open it again and again and again, hoping against hope that there'd be something other than half-full … [Read more...]