NC A&T's Tarik Cohen is the best at backflip catches (Video) This offseason, we’ve highlighted a few college football players who can catch passes while doing a backflip. While those have been impressive, we don’t think anyone will top North Carolina A&T running back Tarik Cohen. The 5-foot-6, 172-pound Cohen posted multiple videos on his Instagram account, and we’ve having a hard time … [Read more...]
Irving skips shootaround, up in air for Game 2
Irving skips shootaround, up in air for Game 2 Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books 0 Shares Print ATLANTA -- The Cleveland Cavaliers may be without star guard Kyrie Irving for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night as he continues to deal with a left knee issue. Coach David Blatt … [Read more...]
Rays minor-league team cancels A-Rod juice box promo after Yankees complain
Rays minor-league team cancels A-Rod juice box promo after Yankees complain Here's something you don't see every day: the New York Yankees are defending Alex Rodriguez. After a Tampa Bay Rays minor-league team planned a promo night poking fun at their infamous slugger, the Yankees objected that it was in poor taste. And now, the A-Rod "juice box night" that the Single-A Charlotte Stone Crabs … [Read more...]
Yankees will wear special caps to honor Bernie Williams
Yankees will wear special caps to honor Bernie Williams With the New York Yankees set to retire Bernie Williams' No. 51 on Sunday, he's getting the same sort of cap treatment that Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera received in recent years. That is, the Yankees will wear a special cap in Sunday's game to honor Williams. Here's a look: [Check out Big League Stew on Tumblr for even more baseball … [Read more...]
Rory McIlroy misses BMW PGA cut after second-round 78
Rory McIlroy misses BMW PGA cut after second-round 78 On Wednesday, Rory McIlroy said, "Golf is a very fickle game and it can humble you quite quickly." By Friday at the BMW PGA Championship in England, McIlroy had proven his words true. After an opening 71 at Wentworth Club, McIlroy exploded to 6-over 78 on Friday to miss the cut in his title defense, just five days after winning the PGA … [Read more...]
Contador crashes and loses lead to Aru on 13th Giro stage (The Associated Press)
Contador crashes and loses lead to Aru on 13th Giro stage (The Associated Press) Alberto Contador lost the overall lead of the Giro d'Italia to Fabio Aru after he was involved in a crash toward the end of Friday's 13th stage, which was won by Sacha Modolo. Aru escaped the crash which took out a number of cyclists just outside the final three kilometers (two miles) to move 19 seconds ahead … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Giro d’Italia points classification after stage 13 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia points classification after stage 13 (Reuters) May 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Points Classification Giro d'Italia after Stage 13 on Friday 1. Elia Viviani (Italy / Team Sky) 119 2. Giacomo Nizzolo (Italy / Trek) 119 3. Nicola Boem (Italy / Bardiani Valvole) 109 4. Sacha Modolo (Italy / Lampre) 91 5. Andre Greipel (Germany / Lotto) 88 6. Philippe Gilbert (Belgium / … [Read more...]
Russia’s Drozd beats Janik to defend WBC cruiserweight title (The Associated Press)
Russia's Drozd beats Janik to defend WBC cruiserweight title (The Associated Press) Russia's Grigory Drozd defended his WBC cruiserweight title for the first time Friday, defeating Poland's Lukasz Janik with a ninth-round technical knockout. Cheered on by a raucous and nationalist home crowd in the Russian capital, Drozd weakened Janik with a succession of body shots before knocking him … [Read more...]
Sylvain Distin to bid farewell to Everton fans at Goodison Park this Sunday
Sylvain Distin to bid farewell to Everton fans at Goodison Park this Sunday Everton manager Roberto Martinez insists he has had no personal issues with Sylvain Distin after promising the French defender a chance to say farewell to Goodison Park at the weekend. The 37-year-old is out of contract in the summer and … Continue reading → Everton manager Roberto Martinez insists he has had no … [Read more...]
Lakers GM: Kobe Bryant could retire after next season
Lakers GM: Kobe Bryant could retire after next season It's been a topic of conversation for years now. With so many accolades, championships and miles on his now twice-surgically-repaired legs — and a surgically repaired shoulder thrown in — when will Kobe Bryant decide to hang up his high tops and begin the long and well-deserved walk to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame? … [Read more...]