Cycling-Determined Rodriguez wins Tour of the Basque Country (Reuters) (Adds details, quotes) By Tim Hanlon BARCELONA, April 11 (Reuters) - Spanish veteran Joaquim Rodriguez won the Tour of the Basque Country on Saturday when he finished a gritty second in the final 18.3 km time trial in northern Spain. The Katusha rider had been level on time with Team Sky's Sergio Henao following … [Read more...]
Joaquim Rodriguez wins Tour of Basque Country (The Associated Press)
Joaquim Rodriguez wins Tour of Basque Country (The Associated Press) Joaquim Rodriguez of Spain won the Tour of Basque Country after finishing second in the decisive time trial on Saturday. Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin of Giant-Alpecin won the 18.3-kilometer (11.4-mile) ride in and around Aia in 28 minutes, 46 seconds. Rodriguez entered the sixth and final stage level on time with Sergio Henao … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Vuelta al Pais Vasco stage 6 results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Vuelta al Pais Vasco stage 6 results (Reuters) April 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Vuelta al Pais Vasco (Aia - Aia, 18.3 km) on Saturday 1. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands / Giant) 28:46" 2. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain / Katusha) +4" 3. Jon Izagirre (Spain / Movistar) +5" 4. Sergio Henao (Colombia / Team Sky) +17" 5. Benat Intxausti (Spain / Movistar) +21" 6. Fabio Felline (Italy … [Read more...]
Team News: Team News – Week 32
Team News: Team News - Week 32 Saturday, April 11, 2015 Early Saturday Kickoff Swansea City v Everton Swansea XI: Fabiański; Rangel, Fernández, Williams, Taylor; Cork, Ki, Shelvey; Sigurðsson, Routledge, Gomis Substitutes: Tremmel, Amat, Fulton, Britton, Grimes, Dyer, Emnes Changes: Rangel in for Naughton Everton XI: Coleman, Baines, Jagielka, Stones; Barry, McCarthy; Lennon, Barkley, … [Read more...]
Greg Cosell’s NFL draft preview: Todd Gurley may be best prospect in class
Greg Cosell's NFL draft preview: Todd Gurley may be best prospect in class Georgia’s Todd Gurley is clearly the best running back in this class, but I think he might be even more than that. I think you can make the argument that Gurley is the best prospect, at any position, in the draft. That doesn’t mean he’ll be drafted first, of course. But I think he’s a great prospect. There are no … [Read more...]
NBA seeks info about Sefolosha's arrest, injury
NBA seeks info about Sefolosha's arrest, injury Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN.com Close NBA writer for ESPN.com since 2008 Former contributor and editor at NPR 0 Shares Print ATLANTA -- The NBA is probing the events surrounding the arrest and injury of Atlanta Hawks forward Thabo Sefolosha, the league said Saturday. "We are working with the Hawks organization and local law enforcement … [Read more...]
Fans at Coors Field miss first pitch due to metal detector delays
Fans at Coors Field miss first pitch due to metal detector delays With Major League Baseball requiring full metal detector screenings at every ballpark this season, it was expected there would be some early season complications that left some fans outside the ballpark at first pitch, and more fans frustrated by the process itself. Fortunately, it would appear things are going smoother than … [Read more...]
Bulls to up Rose's workload; full roster healthy
Bulls to up Rose's workload; full roster healthy Nick Friedell, Chicago Bulls beat reporter Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. 0 Shares Print CHICAGO -- Derrick Rose is expected to play … [Read more...]
Andrelton Simmons foils Travis d’Arnaud again with ridiculous throw
Andrelton Simmons foils Travis d'Arnaud again with ridiculous throw Every season, Atlanta Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons leaves us with a seemingly endless number of clips that are worth replaying over and over. Sometimes those clips even help us get through those cold nights in mid-December, when baseball's return seems so hopelessly far away. That's just how we feel though. As for … [Read more...]
Yankees fans entertain themselves by throwing money from upper deck
Yankees fans entertain themselves by throwing money from upper deck If you thought sitting through the entire 19-inning game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees on Friday night into Saturday morning made for a long time at the ballpark, check out this story about four friends from Binghamton, N.Y, who were apparently bored long before the ninth inning even rolled around. Bored … [Read more...]