Giancarlo Stanton will participate in Home Run Derby if asked One of baseball's biggest sluggers is prepared to participate in the 2015 Home Run Derby. Before taking the field on at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Friday — which is this year's Derby and All-Star game host — Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton made it clear that he's willing to participate. "If I'm asked, … [Read more...]
Notorious ballhawk Zack Hample catches A-Rod’s 3,000th hit
Notorious ballhawk Zack Hample catches A-Rod's 3,000th hit Here's an interesting twist to Alex Rodriguez's 3,000th hit that no one could have anticipated. Well, no one aside from the man who actually caught it. That would be notorious baseball ballhawk Zack Hample, who over the course of his "career" has now snagged over 8,000 baseballs at major league games. Hample has even written three … [Read more...]
Sources: Hawks approve buyout of GM Ferry
Sources: Hawks approve buyout of GM Ferry Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN Staff Writer Close NBA writer for ESPN.com since 2008 Former contributor and editor at NPR 0 Shares Print The Atlanta Hawks board approved a buyout of general manager Danny Ferry's contract at a meeting Friday. The controlling majority voted in favor of the buyout, which will pay Ferry more than the remaining balance on … [Read more...]
Offseason Beat: Offseason Ailments
Offseason Beat: Offseason Ailments Injuries were a huge story throughout the 2014-15 season. You might have heard the Warriors got “lucky” because they avoided a starting point guard in every round of the postseason, which is one of the laziest takes out there. Anyway, all those injuries means we have a lot to track heading into the offseason. We’ll definitely re-visit this in our jam-packed NBA … [Read more...]
A-Rod’s resurgence has been one of the best stories of the season
A-Rod's resurgence has been one of the best stories of the season Now that he's become the 29th player in MLB history to reach 3,000 hits, let's take a moment to talk about New York Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez. To some, he is baseball's greatest monster. To others, he is history's greatest monster. To Yankees' fans, he's turned into something else entirely. Coming off a scandal … [Read more...]
Alabama has exclusive negotiation rights for 2019 or 2020 Cowboys Classic
Alabama has exclusive negotiation rights for 2019 or 2020 Cowboys Classic Alabama could be playing in the 2019 or 2020 Cowboys Classic at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas thanks to a provision in its contract for the 2016 Cowboys Classic with USC. According to AL.com, which obtained the contract, Alabama will "negotiate exclusively with ESPN in good faith through August 31, 2015 in an effort … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour de Suisse classification after stage 7 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour de Suisse classification after stage 7 (Reuters) June 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Tour de Suisse after Stage 7 on Friday 1. Thibaut Pinot (France / FDJ) 25:55:03" 2. Geraint Thomas (Britain / Team Sky) +37" 3. Domenico Pozzovivo (Italy / AG2R) +50" 4. Simon Spilak (Slovenia / Katusha) 5. Miguel Angel Lopez (Colombia / Astana) +1:07" 6. Jakob Fuglsang … [Read more...]
Jason Day collapses at U.S. Open
Jason Day collapses at U.S. Open UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — As Jason Day walked toward the green on his final hole of Round 2 of the U.S. Open, the world number 10 ranked golfer collapsed. Day laid in place for almost 10 minutes as medical staff rushed to give him attention. Day's wife, Ellie, came inside the ropes as well to check on her husband. Ultimately, Day got up and finished playing … [Read more...]
Cycling-Froome’s motorhome plan for Tour scuppered by UCI (Reuters)
Cycling-Froome's motorhome plan for Tour scuppered by UCI (Reuters) Team Sky's plan to put Chris Froome up in a private motorhome for the Tour de France was scuppered on Friday when cycling's governing body ruled that riders must stay in official hotels during all road stage races. The team wanted the 2013 champion to stay in a motorhome during next month's race to avoid having to adapt to … [Read more...]
Bucs plan to buy virtual reality system to help Jameis Winston
Bucs plan to buy virtual reality system to help Jameis Winston With still more than a month to go until the beginning of training camp, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers want to do anything they can to develop quarterback Jameis Winston for his rookie season. With that in mind, according to Fox Sports, the team plans to purchase a “virtual reality system” in order to help Winston prepare for life as … [Read more...]