Prize Exhibit wins San Clemente Handicap at Del Mar (The Associated Press) DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) -- Prize Exhibit rallied to win the $200,000 San Clemente Handicap for 3-year-old fillies by 1 1/2 lengths over 8-5 favorite Sunset Glow on a rare rainy Sunday at Del Mar. … [Read more...]
Offseason Beat: Summer League: Northwest
Offseason Beat: Summer League: Northwest The Northwest Division had a bad 2014-15 with just one team in the postseason. The Blazers were able to win the division, but they had the worst offseason with how many players they lost in free agency. In fact, the lineup of Damian Lillard, Wesley Matthews, Nicolas Batum, LaMarcus Aldridge and Robin Lopez scored more points than any other five-man lineup … [Read more...]
End of an era: Cubs designate pitcher Edwin Jackson for assignment
End of an era: Cubs designate pitcher Edwin Jackson for assignment It's safe to say the Edwin Jackson era with the Chicago Cubs didn't turn out as expected. Jackson signed with the club prior to the 2013, and was expected to stabilize a shaky rotation at the time. [Play a Daily Fantasy contest for cash today!] That didn't happen. Jackson was below average during his first season, but then … [Read more...]
Mets strand 25 runners, but still defeat Cardinals in extras
Mets strand 25 runners, but still defeat Cardinals in extras The New York Mets are synonymous with misery. Even when the club is good, it still finds ways to make its fans suffer. [Play a Daily Fantasy contest for cash today!] That's precisely what happened Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Mets actually won the contest 3-1, but it took 18 innings to secure the victory. During … [Read more...]
Too early for college football picks | The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald – Roanoke Chowan News Herald
Too early for college football picks | The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald - Roanoke Chowan News Herald [unable to retrieve full-text content]Too early for college football picks | The Roanoke-Chowan News-HeraldRoanoke Chowan News HeraldWith local baseball at sunset this time of year, high school football still non-contact in T-shirts and the summer doldrums for the pros coming before the start of NFL … [Read more...]
Penske struggles again in Iowa (The Associated Press)
Penske struggles again in Iowa (The Associated Press) Andretti Autosport driver Ryan Hunter-Reay claimed his third victory in Iowa in the last four years, leading the first U.S. podium sweep in nine years and giving Andretti its sixth consecutive win on the 0.894-mile oval. Will Power's 10th-place finish was the best of yet another shaky race in Iowa for Penske. … [Read more...]
Chelsea need one more defender
Chelsea need one more defender Jose Mourinho believes Chelsea are one defensive signing away from having a balanced squad, while adding that the club have no interest in another winger or in keeping Mohamed Salah. Speaking to Sky Sports News HQ, the Blues boss talked about the challenges of going through another season with essentially the same squad as last year's Premier League title winners. So … [Read more...]
Easy scoring leads to jam-packed British Open leaderboard
Easy scoring leads to jam-packed British Open leaderboard Under normal circumstances, Saturday is Moving Day. At this British Open, it was Sunday – and, wow, did the field move. With the field reduced from 156 to 80, you'd expect the scoring average to improve. Combine the small, better-performing field with the best scoring conditions of the week, and the result is a Sunday scoring average … [Read more...]
‘Times have changed’ says Froome in face of doping questions (Reuters)
'Times have changed' says Froome in face of doping questions (Reuters) By Julien Pretot VALENCE, France (Reuters) - Top cycling performances should not systematically trigger doping suspicions, Tour de France overall leader Chris Froome said on Sunday. The Team Sky rider, whose impressive ride up La Pierre St Martin in the first mountain stage raised suspicions like his 2013 ride up the … [Read more...]
British Open Round 4 tee times
British Open Round 4 tee times Here are you Final Round tee times for the 144th British Open Championship, being held at St. Andrews in Scotland. (Full leaderboard) (NOTE: All times are a.m. ET) 2:45: Ryan Fox, Bernhard Langer 2:55: Scott Arnold, Paul Casey 3:05: Francesco Molinari, Thomas Aiken 3:15: Ross Fish, Cameron Tringale 3:25: Bernd Wiesberger, Mark O'Meara 3:35: Billy Horschel, … [Read more...]