Rory McIlroy struggles to 80 in Irish Open first round For Rory McIlroy, it was a death by a thousand bogeys on Thursday at Royal County Down -- or, at least, it must have felt that way. The world No. 1 and tournament host at the Irish Open shot 9-over 80 for his highest round since a final-round 80 in the 2011 Masters. McIlroy didn't make a single birdie on the round, but he also didn't … [Read more...]
Sources: Skiles emerges as Pelicans candidate
Sources: Skiles emerges as Pelicans candidate Marc Stein, ESPN Senior Writer Close • Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com• Began covering the NBA in 1993-94• Also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics 0 Shares Print Scott Skiles has unexpectedly emerged as a candidate for the New Orleans Pelicans' vacant coaching position, according to league sources. Sources told ESPN.com that Skiles … [Read more...]
Taking a fresh look at the Redskins' offense: Revisiting Week 1 against the Texans – Washington Post (blog)
Taking a fresh look at the Redskins' offense: Revisiting Week 1 against the Texans - Washington Post (blog) [unable to retrieve full-text content]Taking a fresh look at the Redskins' offense: Revisiting Week 1 against the TexansWashington Post (blog)With free agency and the draft over and training camp still a while away, I thought it might be the right time to review the Redskins' … [Read more...]
Blackhawks top Ducks, force Game 7 in West
Blackhawks top Ducks, force Game 7 in West The Chicago Blackhawks kept their season alive with a big win in Game 6.(USATSI) Anaheim Ducks vs. Chicago Blackhawks, Game 6 Blackhawks 5, Ducks 2 | Series tied 3-3 | Game 7 Saturday Game 6 in a nutshell: The Chicago Blackhawks are still alive thanks to a dramatic sequence in the second period and finding a way to hold onto their lead. After a scoreless … [Read more...]
Rooney no 'dictator' as captain
Rooney no 'dictator' as captain Angel Di Maria has struggled to settle at Manchester United during his first season in the Premier League, but the Argentine has high aspirations at Old Trafford. Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has praised Wayne Rooney for the way he captains the club. Van Gaal appointed Rooney as United's captain at the start of the season and is convinced he … [Read more...]
Five things we loved about Juan Uribe’s first day with the Braves
Five things we loved about Juan Uribe's first day with the Braves Juan Uribe suited up for the Atlanta Braves for the first time Wednesday and was in the unusual situation of playing his old team in his old home stadium the day after he was traded. Yep, the Los Angeles Dodgers traded Uribe, a clubhouse and fan favorite, to Atlanta while the Braves were in L.A., so Uribe just moved to the … [Read more...]
Why the US as host of World Cup 2022 is not so far fetched; By Steve Davis
Why the US as host of World Cup 2022 is not so far fetched; By Steve Davis Some sort of re-vote on the tainted tallies that awarded FIFA World Cups in 2018 and 2022 to Russia and (most stunningly, most notoriously, most annoyingly) Qatar still seems unlikely. Even with the dizzying wave of corruption charges that swept … Continue reading → Some sort of re-vote on the tainted tallies that … [Read more...]
Cardinals get unlikely walk-off win after D-backs throwing error
Cardinals get unlikely walk-off win after D-backs throwing error Take a look around the league with Big League Stew's daily wrap up. We'll hit on all of the biggest moments from the day that you may have missed, while providing highlights, photos and interesting stats. In the end, something went right for the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. On a day they lost their first baseman Matt Adams … [Read more...]
Duncan Keith goes assist crazy to give Chicago Game 6 lead
Duncan Keith goes assist crazy to give Chicago Game 6 lead The tenseness of Game 6 of the Western Conference Final between the Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks was broken … by the incredible passing ability of Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith. First, Keith led Brandon Saad perfectly up the middle of the ice – and was helped a little by Kane to give Saad a breakaway and Chicago a 1-0 … [Read more...]
Riley Curry returns to Steph’s press conference, sings Big Sean, is cute
Riley Curry returns to Steph's press conference, sings Big Sean, is cute The rest of you can have Stephen Curry, James Harden, and Klay Thompson. For the discerning fan, the true star of the Western Conference Finals was Steph's young daughter Riley Curry, who dominated the aftermath of the Golden State Warriors' Game 1 victory over the Houston Rockets by serving as the cutest … [Read more...]