Art Briles teases new Baylor uniforms for 2015 (Photo) Did Art Briles give us a sneak peek of a new set of Baylor uniforms for 2015? The Baylor coach tweeted this picture Friday. #YB #B2B #LetsEat pic.twitter.com/zjOqrRl3rI— Coach Art Briles (@CoachArtBriles) May 29, 2015 If they're real, we hope they're a lightly-used alternate in 2015. While we can always endorse chrome – like Baylor's … [Read more...]
Shane Lowry makes Irish Open cut using wedge as a putter
Shane Lowry makes Irish Open cut using wedge as a putter On the third hole of his Friday round at the Irish Open, Irishman Shane Lowry bent his putter in a fit of anger. Under the Rules of Golf, since the putter wasn't bent in the natural course of play, that meant Lowry had to find another club to putt with the rest of the way. He chose a wedge, and, as it turns out, it was good enough to … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Giro d’Italia points classification after stage 19 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia points classification after stage 19 (Reuters) May 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Points Classification Giro d'Italia after Stage 19 on Friday 1. Giacomo Nizzolo (Italy / Trek) 159 2. Sacha Modolo (Italy / Lampre) 142 3. Elia Viviani (Italy / Team Sky) 134 4. Philippe Gilbert (Belgium / BMC Racing) 128 5. Nicola Boem (Italy / Bardiani Valvole) 111 6. Alberto Contador … [Read more...]
Boxer Jermain Taylor surrenders on latest Arkansas charge (The Associated Press)
Boxer Jermain Taylor surrenders on latest Arkansas charge (The Associated Press) Boxer Jermain Taylor has surrendered to face the latest charge filed against him in Arkansas. Pulaski County Sheriff's Capt. Carl Minden says Taylor surrendered Friday morning and was booked into the county jail on a second-degree battery charge. Taylor is accused of hitting another resident at the … [Read more...]
Phil Mickelson gets his first look at U.S. Open host Chambers Bay
Phil Mickelson gets his first look at U.S. Open host Chambers Bay Earlier this month, USGA executive director Mike Davis warned that the 2015 U.S. Open champion would be the player that gets as much exposure as possible to unfamiliar host Chambers Bay, near Tacoma, Wash. Davis took a lot of flak for saying a playing would need at least 10 rounds at property to win. Well, Phil Mickelson may … [Read more...]
Lightning on Rangers’ Game 7 dominance: ‘Everything is in the past’
Lightning on Rangers' Game 7 dominance: 'Everything is in the past' Four years ago Wednesday, Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman skated off the ice at TD Garden following a 1-0 Game 7 loss to the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference Final. They left the ice — Stamkos with an adjusted face — as the Bruins celebrated and avoided touching the Prince of Wales Trophy. You always hear veteran … [Read more...]
Dwight Howard gets 1-game suspension after Game 5 flagrant upgraded
Dwight Howard gets 1-game suspension after Game 5 flagrant upgraded Dwight Howard's 2014-15 season ended on Wednesday night. As he learned Friday, though, being done playing doesn't mean you can't still get suspended. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] A league review of the offensive foul Howard committed on forward Andre Iguodala late in the fourth … [Read more...]
Masahiro Tanaka set to rejoin Yankees starting rotation
Masahiro Tanaka set to rejoin Yankees starting rotation After missing a month with a forearm strain and wrist tendonitis, New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka appears ready to rejoin the rotation. After just two rehab starts in Triple-A Tanaka flew with the Yankees to Oakland on Thursday for the start of seven-game West Coast road trip. Tanaka will start in Seattle on Tuesday or … [Read more...]
Copa del Rey Final Preview: Odds stacked in Barcelona’s favor against Athletic Club
Copa del Rey Final Preview: Odds stacked in Barcelona’s favor against Athletic Club Athletic Club have always held a reputation for being the romanticists’ team in Spanish soccer. The Basque club are an illustrious, decorated outfit, with a rich history and a unique cantera selection policy. But the disparity between their eight league … Continue reading → Athletic Club have always held a … [Read more...]
Darren Sharper enters another guilty plea, this time in New Orleans
Darren Sharper enters another guilty plea, this time in New Orleans Two months after pleading guilty to sexual assault in Arizona, longtime NFL safety Darren Sharper entered another guilty plea in federal court in New Orleans on Friday morning. According to the New Orleans Advocate, Sharper, a six-time All-Pro, pleaded guilty to three counts of conspiracy to distribute drugs with the intent … [Read more...]