Draft Analysis: $100K Champ Draft Strategy Rotoworld Draft Guide subscriber Oliver Gold took home first place the 2014 online National Fantasy Football Championship, earning a $100,000 grand prize. Oliver is doing a three-part series on re-draft strategy for Rotoworld readers this year. This is Part One. Parts Two and Three will soon be available in the Rotoworld Draft Guide. After winning last … [Read more...]
The Latest: Froome leads pack as Tour heads off in Stage 12 (The Associated Press)
The Latest: Froome leads pack as Tour heads off in Stage 12 (The Associated Press) Chris Froome is leading the pack as Tour de France riders head off on the last and hardest of three days in the Pyrenees in Stage 12. The British leader on Team Sky has a 2 minute, 52 second lead on American rider Tejay van Garderen, who is second, and all other pre-race favorites are at least 3 minutes … [Read more...]
Expert picks: 144th British Open Championship – Yahoo Sports (blog)
Expert picks: 144th British Open Championship - Yahoo Sports (blog) It's almost go time. The 144th British Open starts less than 12 hours from now, and that's when Jordan Spieth's quest for a third consecutive major this season begins in earnest. So, will Spieth win or can another player spoil the journey to the single-season Grand Slam? The Yahoo Sports team weighs in with their picks. … [Read more...]
Ronda Rousey mocks Floyd Mayweather after winning ‘Best Fighter’ ESPY
Ronda Rousey mocks Floyd Mayweather after winning 'Best Fighter' ESPY At the annual ESPY Awards on Wednesday in Los Angeles, female UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey won the Best Fighter award over male contemporaries in UFC fighter Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, and boxers Gennady Golovkin and Terrance Crawford. Oh, and some guy named Floyd Mayweather, too. “Money” famously once said about … [Read more...]
The Latest: Armstrong returns to fringe of Tour de France (The Associated Press)
The Latest: Armstrong returns to fringe of Tour de France (The Associated Press) LANNEMEZAN, France (AP) -- LANNEMEZAN, France (AP) - The latest from the 12th stage of the Tour de France (all times local). … [Read more...]
Cycling-Armstrong makes low key return to Tour for charity (Reuters)
Cycling-Armstrong makes low key return to Tour for charity (Reuters) By Anthony Paone VENERQUE, France, July 16 (Reuters) - Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong made a low key return to the Tour de France on Thursday when the American cancer survivor set off on a charity ride that follows the route of this year's race. Dozens of journalists were in attendance at a supermarket car park in … [Read more...]
Manchester United have a healthy midfield conundrum
Manchester United have a healthy midfield conundrum With Morgan Schneiderlin joining Bastian Schweinsteiger at Manchester United there are growing questions about where these two will fit into a central midfield that is already packed. This is just the thing that United supporters have been craving for years, … Continue reading → With Morgan Schneiderlin joining Bastian Schweinsteiger at … [Read more...]
NBA's first exhibition in Africa a play for 'pride'
NBA's first exhibition in Africa a play for 'pride' Michael Wallace, ESPN Staff Writer Close ESPN.com NBA reporter Blogs regularly on the Miami Heat 14 years covering the ACC, SEC, NFL and NBA 0 Shares Print MIAMI -- San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and four players with a combined 17 All-Star appearances, including Miami Heat forward Luol Deng, will be part of … [Read more...]
Devon Still delivers emotional ESPYs speech about daughter Leah
Devon Still delivers emotional ESPYs speech about daughter Leah Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still accepted the Jimmy V. Perseverance Award on behalf of his 5-year-old daughter, Leah, Wednesday night at the 2015 ESPY Awards. LeBron James presented the award and Still thanked the Cleveland Cavaliers star for being another man that could make his daughter smile through her battle … [Read more...]
New Lakers liaison to help coaches and analytics group communicate
New Lakers liaison to help coaches and analytics group communicate Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott does not like advanced analytics. The 54-year-old has made this stance abundantly clear, whether via his belief that his team should shoot a comically low number of three-pointers or his less direct, verifiably old-school analogies about foxhole scenarios and the like. Yet Scott's … [Read more...]