Ben Martin scores dagger hole-in-one in match with Matt Kuchar Ben Martin and Matt Kuchar were all square in their Day 1 match at the WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship heading to the par-3 17th. The hole is a behemoth 243 yards, making par a great score and one that could have meant a decisive win before heading to the final hole. Martin did two better. The winner in Las Vegas early in … [Read more...]
Floyd Mayweather trying new approach after years of embracing bad guy role (Yahoo Sports)
Floyd Mayweather trying new approach after years of embracing bad guy role (Yahoo Sports) Mayweather is done talking the talk, apparently. Maybe his sordid history and bombastic façade has finally worn him out. … [Read more...]
Boxing-Subdued Mayweather might not show up, jests Roach (Reuters)
Boxing-Subdued Mayweather might not show up, jests Roach (Reuters) By Mark Lamport-Stokes LAS VEGAS, April 29 (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, has a theory on why the usually verbose Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been subdued during the buildup to Saturday's hotly anticipated welterweight bout at the MGM Grand. "I am wondering if he (Mayweather) is going to show up, I really … [Read more...]
Listen to World Soccer Talk Radio from 9-10pm ET with guest Thomas Rongen
Listen to World Soccer Talk Radio from 9-10pm ET with guest Thomas Rongen Tonight’s World Soccer Talk Radio features an interview with Thomas Rongen. The Tampa Bay Rowdies Head Coach will chat about a variety of topics on tonight’s show including how the Rowdies season is going so far, what it was like … Continue reading → Tonight’s World Soccer Talk Radio features an interview with Thomas … [Read more...]
Hanley Ramirez swings out of batting helmet, homers over Green Monster
Hanley Ramirez swings out of batting helmet, homers over Green Monster Not since Bartolo Colon snapped his 10-season RBI drought with a lost helmet single back on April ... have we seen such a mighty swing in a Major League Baseball game. Well, actually, "mighty swing" might be overstating that one a bit. But it might be an understatement when describing the home run launched by Boston Red … [Read more...]
CFP sets dates for rankings, Navy’s eligibility still undecided
CFP sets dates for rankings, Navy's eligibility still undecided The weekly College Football Playoff rankings will carry over into 2015, but there will be one fewer set of rankings. The CFP announced Wednesday that the first set of six weekly top 25 rankings will be unveiled on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The updated rankings will be released each subsequent Tuesday – Nov. 10, Nov. 17, Nov. 24, and Dec. … [Read more...]
Ex-Duke guard Rasheed Sulaimon denies sexual assault allegations
Ex-Duke guard Rasheed Sulaimon denies sexual assault allegations Three months after he was dismissed from Duke and three weeks after he watched his former teammates celebrate winning a national championship without him, Rasheed Sulaimon finally broke his public silence. The ex-Duke guard conducted an interview with ESPN.com on Wednesday in which he denied that he had committed sexual assault … [Read more...]
NFL draft picks briefed on domestic violence, sex crimes – Yahoo Sports
NFL draft picks briefed on domestic violence, sex crimes - Yahoo Sports Chicago (AFP) - The NFL Draft gets under way on Thursday with the next generation of American football stars undergoing mandatory domestic violence and sexual assault education prior to the event for the first time in history.All of the 28 prospects attending the draft in Chicago have received the same 45-minute … [Read more...]
Bowlsby says Big 12 moving toward title game
Bowlsby says Big 12 moving toward title game IRVING, Texas — Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby entered the College Football Playoff meetings this week seeking definitive answers on how much a 13th game helped Ohio State get picked over Baylor and TCU. Bowlsby ended Wednesday with as close of a statement as he has ever made that the Big 12 will add a conference championship game. Bowlsby wouldn't … [Read more...]
The Dallas Mavericks? Gone till November.
The Dallas Mavericks? Gone till November. This might be too easy, but it’s also too accurate. This, from the Dallas Morning News’ Eddie Sefko, is the Dallas Mavericks’ season: According to multiple sources, Rondo did not receive a playoff share as the Mavericks divided up $208,940, their portion as a team that competed in the first round, but did not advance. […] We're not talking about … [Read more...]