Northland's Seth Towns puts education first, picks Harvard over basketball powers - Columbus Dispatch If only for a few minutes, many basketball know-it-alls would like to climb inside the head of Northland standout Seth Towns to understand how a coveted recruit could pass up scholarship offers from dozens of elite programs and instead commit to Harvard.Although he kept a low profile during … [Read more...]
NFL in LA? Here are some predictions for the next few months – Los Angeles Times
NFL in LA? Here are some predictions for the next few months - Los Angeles Times The next few months are crucial for the NFL.With St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke proposing a stadium in Inglewood, and the owners of the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders backing a competing project in Carson, the stars are aligned for … [Read more...]
Schneiderlin deal with Man United agreed
Schneiderlin deal with Man United agreed Kevin Palmer A deal for Morgan Schneiderlin to move from Southampton to Manchester United has been agreed and the French midfielder has been given permission to undergo a medical with the Old Trafford club, a source has told ESPN FC. The fee is reportedly in excess of £25 million. Southampton manager Ronald Koeman and club officials were bemused by … [Read more...]
Sebastien Bourdais wins at Milwaukee with late surge on oval (The Associated Press)
Sebastien Bourdais wins at Milwaukee with late surge on oval (The Associated Press) Sebastien Bourdais' final 60-plus laps at the Milwaukee Mile offered reminders of his dominating Champ Car run a decade ago. A rare victory at an oval could be just what the veteran needs to start a memorable run in IndyCar, too. Bourdais pulled away following a late caution in the 250-lap race on Sunday … [Read more...]
Schneiderlin to Man United deal agreed
Schneiderlin to Man United deal agreed Kevin Palmer A deal for Morgan Schneiderlin to move from Southampton to Manchester United has been agreed and the French midfielder has been given permission to undergo a medical with the Old Trafford club, a source has told ESPN FC. The fee is reportedly in excess of £25 million. Southampton manager Ronald Koeman and club officials were bemused by … [Read more...]
Strike Zone: 2016 1B and DH Rankings
Strike Zone: 2016 1B and DH Rankings Time for some All-Star break fun: here are my very, very preliminary 2016 player rankings. I’ve done my best to list players where they’ll be eligible next year, and the free agents-to-be are listed without teams. Players with options for next year are still listed with their current teams if those options are likely to be exercised. Along with the position … [Read more...]
Swipe wins Summer Juvenile Championship at Los Alamitos (The Associated Press)
Swipe wins Summer Juvenile Championship at Los Alamitos (The Associated Press) LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) -- Swipe won the $85,100 Summer Juvenile Championship for 2-year-olds by a head over Mrazek on Sunday at Los Alamitos, putting brothers Kent and Keith Desormeaux in the winner's circle on closing day of the track's brief summer meet. … [Read more...]
Gallery wins Belmont’s Manila Stakes (The Associated Press)
Gallery wins Belmont's Manila Stakes (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) -- Gallery held off heavily favored A Lot by a nose Sunday in the $95,000 Manila Stakes for 3-year-olds on the turf at Belmont Park. … [Read more...]
Gregory Polanco’s walk-off serves as fitting end to baseball’s first half
Gregory Polanco's walk-off serves as fitting end to baseball's first half 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. Though every team has already played its 81st game, the All-Star break serves as the unofficial halfway point of … [Read more...]
Pirates beat Cards with another dramatic rally
Pirates beat Cards with another dramatic rally The teams with the two best records in the league wrapped up the most entertaining series of the season Sunday night. The Pirates (53-35) took three of four from the Cardinals (56-33) at home in PNC Park to climb to within 2 1/2 games of the top spot in the NL Central. St. Louis took the first game of the series on Thursday (STL 4, PIT 1) before … [Read more...]