Blue Jackets have a building block duo in Saad and Johansen Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen sees newly acquired winger Brandon Saad and center Ryan Johansen as making sweet, sweet music together for a number of years. “We’ve been looking for a left winger, left shot, left wing for Ryan Johansen who’s a right shot centerman,” Kekalainen said after he dealt for the power winger … [Read more...]
2015 NBA free-agency tracker
2015 NBA free-agency tracker The NBA's free-agent market officially opens at 12:01 a.m. ET Wednesday. LeBron James figures to have a much easier decision this summer, but there will be plenty of other storylines: Will Dwyane Wade leave Miami? Will the Los Angeles Lakers find help for Kobe Bryant in his possible last season with them? Is LaMarcus Aldridge on his way out of Portland? Follow … [Read more...]
Pete Mackanin to serve as Phillies manager for the rest of the year
Pete Mackanin to serve as Phillies manager for the rest of the year The Philadelphia Phillies are about to undergo some major changes. Some of that turnover has already begun. Manager Ryne Sandberg resigned, leaving the club because he was tired of losing. Just a few days later, Andy MacPhail agreed to become the team's next president. Based on MacPhail's press conference Monday, many other … [Read more...]
Dee Gordon flies around the bases for inside-the-park home run
Dee Gordon flies around the bases for inside-the-park home run Your browser does not support iframes. Saying Miami Marlins infielder Dee Gordon is fast is like saying water is wet. It's his most defining quality, and everyone knows it. That's why it shouldn't come as a surprise that Gordon was responsible for the first inside-the-park home run at Marlins Park. The hit came in the second … [Read more...]
Women allowed heat breaks at scorching Wimbledon, men not
Women allowed heat breaks at scorching Wimbledon, men not Temperatures are soaring at Wimbledon, reaching 86 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday. That's 86 throughout the grounds – it's even hotter at Centre Court, where the thermometer measured more than 100 degrees during Andy Murray's afternoon win. Players, at least those in the women's and girls' draws, will have a chance to escape the heat. … [Read more...]
Report: Ole Miss’ Laremy Tunsil was meeting with agents on night of fight
Report: Ole Miss' Laremy Tunsil was meeting with agents on night of fight The stepfather of Ole Miss tackle Laremy Tunsil alleges that his stepson was meeting with football agents prior to the incident that led to Tunsil’s arrest for domestic assault. According to The Clarion-Ledger, Lindsey Miller told sheriff's deputies on Thursday night that he and Tunsil's mother, Desiree Tunsil, were … [Read more...]
Labor Department sues trainer Asmussen, stable over wages (The Associated Press)
Labor Department sues trainer Asmussen, stable over wages (The Associated Press) Trainer Steve Asmussen is being sued by the U.S. Labor Department, which alleges his stable didn't pay overtime since at least 2012 to grooms and hot walkers who worked more than 40 hours in a week. The federal lawsuit filed last week in Louisville accuses Asmussen and KDE Equine of violating federal wage law … [Read more...]
Churchill renames stakes race for Hall of Fame trainer Lukas (The Associated Press)
Churchill renames stakes race for Hall of Fame trainer Lukas (The Associated Press) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Churchill Downs has renamed a stakes race to honor Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas. … [Read more...]
NBC to televise Premier League Asia Trophy featuring Arsenal, Everton and Stoke
NBC to televise Premier League Asia Trophy featuring Arsenal, Everton and Stoke NBC Sports will televise this summer’s Premier League Asia Trophy competition to viewers in the United States with games featuring Arsenal, Everton, Stoke and a Singapore XI team. Even though the Premier League Asia Trophy has been running every two … Continue reading → NBC Sports will televise this summer’s … [Read more...]
Brett Favre, now 45, says he thinks he could still play
Brett Favre, now 45, says he thinks he could still play Longtime NFL quarterback Brett Favre is on the cover of this week’s Sports Illustrated for its “Where Are They Now?” issue. Favre is now 45 and hasn’t played since 2010, when his two-year stint with the Minnesota Vikings came to an end. Favre, who donned a Green Bay Packers uniform (one he hadn't worn since 2008) on the cover, says he … [Read more...]