Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia stage 16 results (Reuters) May 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Giro d'Italia (Pinzolo - Aprica, 174 km) on Tuesday 1. Mikel Landa (Spain / Astana) 5:02:51" 2. Steven Kruijswijk (Netherlands / LottoNL) +38" 3. Alberto Contador (Spain / Tinkoff - Saxo) 4. Yury Trofimov (Russia / Katusha) +2:03" 5. Andrey Amador (Costa Rica / Movistar) 6. Ryder Hesjedal (Canada … [Read more...]
American Pharoah gets 1st work in since winning Preakness (The Associated Press)
American Pharoah gets 1st work in since winning Preakness (The Associated Press) Trainer Bob Baffert was pleased with Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner American Pharoah's workout on Tuesday as he prepares for the Belmont Stakes and his attempt to become horse racing's first Triple Crown winner since 1978. The colt breezed four furlongs in :48 at Churchill Downs after Baffert and American … [Read more...]
McHale: Rockets made it home despite flooding
McHale: Rockets made it home despite flooding Calvin Watkins, ESPN Staff Writer Close Calvin Watkins covers the Houston Rockets and the NBA for ESPN.com. He joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. He's covered the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers as well as colleges, boxing and high school sports. 0 Shares Print HOUSTON -- Rockets coach Kevin McHale said Tuesday nearly the entire … [Read more...]
Report: Braves infielder Alberto Callaspo blocks trade to Dodgers
Report: Braves infielder Alberto Callaspo blocks trade to Dodgers In what seemed like a match made of expendable players, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves were reportedly near a swap Tuesday morning that would have sent Juan Uribe to the ATL and Alberto Callaspo back to L.A. Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal was first with the news, saying that Uribe-for-Callaspo was the headline, but six … [Read more...]
Power rankings: AT&T Byron Nelson Championship
Power rankings: AT&T Byron Nelson Championship The PGA Tour concludes its Texas portion of the schedule this week with the AT&T Byron Nelson Championship at TPC Four Seasons (formerly known as TPC Las Colinas) in the Dallas area. Brendon Todd is defending champion at an event that has a tendency in recent year to identify breakout performers as champions, including Jason Day, Jason Dufner … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Giro d’Italia team classification after stage 16 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia team classification after stage 16 (Reuters) May 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Team Classification Giro d'Italia after Stage 16 on Tuesday 1. Astana(Kazakhstan) 194:52:42" 2. Movistar(Spain) +24:35" 3. BMC Racing(United States) +33:48" 4. Team Sky(Britain) +42:02" 5. Cannondale(United States) +1:22:38" 6. Tinkoff - Saxo(Russia) +1:37:09" 7. Lotto(Belgium) +2:03:45" 8. … [Read more...]
PGA Tour hooks up golf-crazed 4-year-old with Rory, Spieth Fatheads
PGA Tour hooks up golf-crazed 4-year-old with Rory, Spieth Fatheads Gavin Nalepa loves golf. He's been playing since he was 1 year old. He knows Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth like I knew He-Man, as Saturday (and Sunday) morning (and afternoon) superheroes. So when it came time for his fourth birthday party, the Ohioan wanted the world Nos. 1 and 2 to come to his party. Unfortunately, they … [Read more...]
Love has shoulder checked, OK'd for Cavs travel
Love has shoulder checked, OK'd for Cavs travel Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com Close Cavs and NBA writer for ESPN.com Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14 and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09 Syracuse University graduate 0 Shares Print INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love can travel with the team for the remainder of the postseason … [Read more...]
Dodgers TV mess should be helped by Charter buying Time Warner Cable
Dodgers TV mess should be helped by Charter buying Time Warner Cable Charter Communications has agreed to acquire Time Warner Cable for $55.33 billion, a mammoth move that has real-world ramifications outside of baseball. But since baseball is our biz here on The Stew, this news means one thing to us: the messy situation involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and Time Warner might finally get … [Read more...]
Kentucky will pay top assistant Kenny Payne lavishly to stay put
Kentucky will pay top assistant Kenny Payne lavishly to stay put Thanks to an annual salary that has ballooned to nearly $8 million per year, John Calipari has priced himself out of the market for many NBA gigs because all but the most lucrative ones would require him accepting a pay cut. Now the Kentucky coach's top assistant is in a similar position in terms of landing a head coaching job … [Read more...]