5 concerns for U.S. Women’s National Team in Women’s World Cup With yesterday’s win over Colombia, the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) has three wins and a draw in the Women’s World Cup, finished first in the Group of Death, and has shown it may have the strongest defense of … Continue reading → With yesterday’s win over Colombia, the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) … [Read more...]
Coach K: Okafor, Winslow have shot 'to be stars'
Coach K: Okafor, Winslow have shot 'to be stars' Dana O'Neil, ESPN Senior Writer Close College basketball reporter. Joined ESPN in 2007. Graduate of Penn State University. 0 Shares Print DURHAM, N.C. -- With the NBA draft just two days away, Mike Krzyzewski has neither insight nor interest in guessing where his former players, potential top pick Jahlil Okafor and likely … [Read more...]
Cup heading to Pride parade?; Galchenyuk fires agent; Gwozdecky leaves Lightning (Puck Headlines)
Cup heading to Pride parade?; Galchenyuk fires agent; Gwozdecky leaves Lightning (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected]. • Pretty cool Stanley Cup beard. [Finesse86_ / … [Read more...]
Nats' Strasburg activated, will pitch vs. Braves
Nats' Strasburg activated, will pitch vs. Braves Blue Jays OF Dalton Pompey avoids concussion in minorsby Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (5:51 pm ET) Blue Jays outfielder Dalton Pompey, who was hit in the head by a pitch Monday night playing for Double-A New Hampshire, did not suffer a concussion, according to Blue Jays assistant general manager Tony LaCava. Pompey won't play Tuesday, … [Read more...]
NBA beat writers mock draft: Towns, Okafor go 1-2 – Boston Globe
NBA beat writers mock draft: Towns, Okafor go 1-2 - Boston Globe Comments Print AP Duke’s Jahlil Okafor, Ohio State’s DeAngelo Russell, and Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns are among the top players on the draft board. By Rachel G. Bowers Globe Staff June 23, 2015 Karl-Anthony Towns, a 7-foot center out of Kentucky, was the No. 1 pick in the Globe’s NBA beat writers mock draft on Tuesday. Writers … [Read more...]
The 19th Hole Golf Show: 2015 U.S. Open review
The 19th Hole Golf Show: 2015 U.S. Open review With Jordan Spieth halfway to the Grand Slam, was the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay a good idea? Did Mike Davis nail the setup? Was the fan experience as bad as advertised? How did Fox do with their first Open? Ryan Ballengee digs in and answers all those questions. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, TuneIn or Stitcher. Ryan Ballengee … [Read more...]
2 Eritreans on 1st African team at Tour de France (The Associated Press)
2 Eritreans on 1st African team at Tour de France (The Associated Press) CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- Two Eritrean cyclists will be the first from their country to compete at the Tour de France after being named in the MTN-Qhubeka team's final lineup on Tuesday. … [Read more...]
Top 5 players at Copa America 2015 so far
Top 5 players at Copa America 2015 so far Up to this point, the Copa America has delivered on its reputation for chaotic soccer. Already we’ve seen shocks, last-gasp winners, brawls, stunning displays of fandom and one of the competition’s star attractions banned for the duration of the Copa. … Continue reading → Up to this point, the Copa America has delivered on its reputation for chaotic … [Read more...]
Fox Sports says it’s keeping Pete Rose as a baseball analyst
Fox Sports says it's keeping Pete Rose as a baseball analyst Monday wasn't a great day for the Pete Rose reinstatement campaign. ESPN's "Outside the Lines" reported that Rose had indeed bet on baseball as a player, something he had long denied, even as recently as two months ago. Producer Willie Weinbaum and reporter T.J. Quinn uncovered an old log of gambling records that had been sealed … [Read more...]
Post Sports Live: Predictions for the Nationals, previews of Wizards' and … – Washington Post (blog)
Post Sports Live: Predictions for the Nationals, previews of Wizards' and ... - Washington Post (blog) The Washington Post's Neil Greenberg, Chelsea Janes and Dan Steinberg join host Gene Wang to preview the Nationals' second half of the season, debate Pete Rose's place at the All-Star Game in Cincinnati, discuss the Wizards and Capitals' draft needs, and settle on whether Kirk Cousins or … [Read more...]