Rohan Dennis wins Tour Down Under (The Associated Press) Australia's Rohan Dennis won the Tour Down Under cycle race on Sunday when his United States-based BMC team helped him defend a two-second lead on the 90-kilometer (56-mile) final stage around the streets of Adelaide. Wouter Wippert of the Netherlands won the final stage from Australia's Heinrech Haussler and Belgium's Boris Vallee. … [Read more...]
Watch Brighton 2-3 Arsenal FA Cup 4th Round match highlights [VIDEO]
Watch Brighton 2-3 Arsenal FA Cup 4th Round match highlights [VIDEO] Arsene Wenger admitted Arsenal are "one of the favorites" to win the FA Cup after the Gunners bucked the trend of fourth-round shocks at Brighton. Theo Walcott, Mesut Ozil and Tomas Rosicky scored as Arsenal edged out Brighton 3-2 at … Continue reading → Arsene Wenger admitted Arsenal are "one of the favorites" … [Read more...]
Formula 1 moves up start times at five races after Bianchi crash
Formula 1 moves up start times at five races after Bianchi crash Formula 1 will start five races an hour earlier after the horrific crash Jules Bianchi had at the Japanese Grand Prix in 2014. The races at Australia, Malaysia, China, Japan and Russia are affected. The season-opener is at Australia and will start at 4 p.m. local time. The move is to prevent races from being run as daylight … [Read more...]
O.A.R. looks to bring the party to the NHL All-Star Game
O.A.R. looks to bring the party to the NHL All-Star Game COLUMBUS, Ohio – The issue was subtly brought up to O.A.R. drummer Chris Culos in a side room at the Greater Columbus Convention Center on Sunday morning. A reporter told him that the band should turn into the NHL’s official big event performers. “I’m with you, lets do this!” Culos said. If this could only happen, it would be … [Read more...]
U still mad bro? Patriots and Seahawks have an unfriendly history
U still mad bro? Patriots and Seahawks have an unfriendly history Usually Super Bowl opponents have no reason to dislike each other. Maybe there's a former coach or player who was wronged and now facing his old team, but rarely is there any hint of a rivalry. Teams from different conferences play each other only once every four years in the regular season. But the New England Patriots and … [Read more...]
Pistons lose Jennings (Achilles) for the year
Pistons lose Jennings (Achilles) for the year Updated: January 25, 2015, 5:40 PM ET ESPN.com news services The Detroit Pistons will be without guard Brandon Jennings for the rest of the season due to a ruptured left Achilles tendon, the team announced Sunday. Jennings, who was injured during Saturday night's loss to the Bucks, will undergo surgery. No timetable is being placed on the … [Read more...]
New commissioner Rob Manfred open to defensive-shift ban
New commissioner Rob Manfred open to defensive-shift ban New baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has been in office a little more than 12 hours and he's already making some interesting waves. In an interview that aired on ESPN on Sunday morning, Manfred made it clear that examining the pace of the game is first on his list of priorities, but not far behind will be finding ways to "inject … [Read more...]
Michael Cuddyer brings card tricks, optimism to Mets clubhouse
Michael Cuddyer brings card tricks, optimism to Mets clubhouse After finalizing a seven-year, $210 million contract with free agent Max Scherzer, it appears the rest of the NL East will need nothing short of a miracle or perhaps even some magic to overcome the Washington Nationals. With that in mind, it's probably a good thing the New York Mets had already gone out and hired a magician this … [Read more...]
Nets’ Johnson playing through tendinitis
Nets' Johnson playing through tendinitis Updated: January 25, 2015, 2:52 PM ET By Mike Mazzeo | ESPN.com Brooklyn Nets swingman Joe Johnson revealed he has recently been playing through tendinitis. "I've just got tendinitis real bad in my right knee and in my left ankle," Johnson told Newsday following his team's blowout loss Saturday night in Utah. "I've been playing with both of them … [Read more...]
Whiteside’s 12 blocks help Heat beat Bulls
Whiteside's 12 blocks help Heat beat Bulls ');ad_counter++}; Heat's Hassan Whiteside has 12 blocks as part of triple-doubleAssociated PressWade Talks Whiteside, WinVIDEO PLAYLIST CHICAGO -- Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, Chris Bosh finished with 20 and Hassan Whiteside had unconventional triple-double to help the Miami Heat beat the sluggish Chicago Bulls 96-84 Sunday.Whiteside had a career high … [Read more...]