Emmert will testify in wrongful death lawsuit NCAA president Mark Emmert will be deposed Nov. 12 in Indianapolis in a lawsuit stemming from the death of a college football player. Despite the objections of the NCAA, Emmert is a witness in the civil suit involving Derek Sheely, a Division III football player at Frostburg State who collapsed during an August 2011 practice and later died from a head … [Read more...]
Rajon Rondo took the train to the Celtics’ home opener, and then destroyed the Nets (Photo)
Rajon Rondo took the train to the Celtics' home opener, and then destroyed the Nets (Photo) I lived in Boston for just under five years. While I miss a great many things about it — the friends I made and left behind there, the heartwarming squalor of the Allston neighborhood where we lived, a stroll through the Common on a sunny spring day, the unexpected pleasure cruise that is riding the … [Read more...]
Muguruza beats Pennetta at Tournament of Champions (Yahoo Sports)
Muguruza beats Pennetta at Tournament of Champions (Yahoo Sports) Garbine Muguruza moved a step closer to the semifinals by beating favorite Flavia Pennetta of Italy 0-6, 6-1, 6-1 in the group stage at the season-ending WTA Tournament of Champions on Thursday. ''I went to the court really nervous,'' Muguruza said adding that she had picked ''the wrong strategy'' against Pennetta. ''I had … [Read more...]
Austrian Braendle sets new hour record (Reuters)
Austrian Braendle sets new hour record (Reuters) BERNE (Reuters) - Austria's Matthias Braendle set a new one hour record of 51.85 kilometres on Thursday, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Twitter. The 24-year-old, riding at the World Cycling Centre in the Swiss town of Aigle, beat Jens Voigt's mark of 51.11 km which was set on Sept. 18 in nearby Grenchen. Braendle was ahead of … [Read more...]
Robert Griffin III on track to start this week, Jay Gruden says
Robert Griffin III on track to start this week, Jay Gruden says Robert Griffin III will be the Washington Redskins' starting quarterback this week if nothing goes wrong before Sunday's game, coach Jay Gruden said. It'll probably take until Griffin's first incompletion for someone to mention that Colt McCoy led the team to two wins in a row, including a victory on Monday night at Dallas, but … [Read more...]
Koji Uehara, Red Sox agree to new two-year contract worth $18 million
Koji Uehara, Red Sox agree to new two-year contract worth $18 million The luster wore off Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara a bit in 2014, but the team still likes Uehara enough to extend him for two more seasons. The team announced Thursday a new two-year contract for Uehara, who will bypass free agency and make $18M over the next two seasons. Uehara was lights-out in 2013, saving 21 games … [Read more...]
Knicks point guard Jose Calderon out vs. Cavaliers, expected to miss 2 to 3 weeks with calf strain
Knicks point guard Jose Calderon out vs. Cavaliers, expected to miss 2 to 3 weeks with calf strain "About an hour and a half before the opening tip Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden," wrote Scott Cacciola of the New York Times, New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher proclaimed point guard Jose Calderon "'good to go' after missing the team’s final two preseason games with a strained … [Read more...]
Michael Jordan thinks President Obama is a ‘s***ty’ golfer
Michael Jordan thinks President Obama is a 's***ty' golfer Your browser does not support iframes. Michael Jordan doesn't think too highly of President Barack Obama's golf game. In fact, he thinks it's downright "s---ty." In an interview with Ahmad Rashad, Jordan was asked to name his dream foursome. President Obama first made the cut, then didn't. "I've never played with Obama but I would," … [Read more...]
Emmitt Smith thinks it would take 13 seasons for someone to beat his record
Emmitt Smith thinks it would take 13 seasons for someone to beat his record Emmitt Smith has, by cold and hard facts, an nearly airtight argument as the greatest running back of all time. First in rushing yards. First in rushing touchdowns. First in attempts. He wasn't just a compiler either. Smith won four rushing titles, an NFL MVP award, a Super Bowl MVP, three championships, four … [Read more...]
You have to read the text message Madison Bumgarner’s dad sent him during Game 7
You have to read the text message Madison Bumgarner's dad sent him during Game 7 Forget the big contracts, free pick-up trucks, prime-time TV ratings and the rest. Baseball, at its essence, will always be a game of fathers and sons. It's why the Ripkens are royalty, why we rooted for the Griffeys and why "Dad, do you wanna have a catch?" tugs at our hearts all these years later. It's also … [Read more...]