UPDATE 4-Cycling-Froome retains lead as Thomas suffers freak crash (Reuters) (Corrects second and third placings in overall standings in penultimate para) By Julien Pretot GAP, France, July 20 (Reuters) - Chris Froome was reminded just how quickly the Tour de France title could slip from his grip as his Sky team mate Geraint Thomas suffered a freak crash in Monday's 16th stage. The day's … [Read more...]
Florentino Perez has not uttered a single truth in years, says Casillas’ agent
Florentino Perez has not uttered a single truth in years, says Casillas’ agent Santos Marquez, a FIFA agent and representative of Iker Casillas, says Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has not uttered one single truth in years. One week ago, Casillas completed a long rumored move away from his boyhood club and completed a … Continue reading → Santos Marquez, a FIFA agent and … [Read more...]
Ray Allen celebrated his 40th birthday with a giant career-spanning cake
Ray Allen celebrated his 40th birthday with a giant career-spanning cake It's nothing new for an NBA player to celebrate his birthday with an elaborate cake that'd make Buddy Valastro (cake boss) blush. We've seen league luminaries like Brandon Jennings, DeMar DeRozan, Stephen Curry, Chris Bosh and Damian Lillard ring in a new year with confounding confections chock full of flamboyant … [Read more...]
Texas A&M Johnny Manziel Kevin Sumlin Mike Evans Damontre Moore – 247Sports
Texas A&M Johnny Manziel Kevin Sumlin Mike Evans Damontre Moore - 247Sports Record 11-2, 6-2, second place SEC WestPre Season Ranking NoneYear End Ranking 5thHighest Ranking 5thBowl Cotton Bowl (beat 12th ranked Oklahoma 41-13)Head Coach Kevin SumlinOffensive tackle Luke Joeckel anchored an offensive line that eventually saw all five members either be drafted or wind up on NFL rosters Post Season … [Read more...]
Justin Tuck on JPP: ‘He’ll be the first one to tell you he made a mistake’
Justin Tuck on JPP: 'He'll be the first one to tell you he made a mistake' Former New York Giants teammate Justin Tuck has been in constant contact with Jason Pierre-Paul, Tuck said, since the franchise defensive end blew his right index finger off in a July 4 fireworks accident. Asked at a golf tournament if Pierre-Paul remains in good spirits, per NJ.com, Tuck said: "He is. He'll be the … [Read more...]
College football: My preseason picks for ACC divisions and all-league … – Fayetteville Observer (blog)
College football: My preseason picks for ACC divisions and all-league ... - Fayetteville Observer (blog) Officially, this is the second day of the annual Atlantic Coast Conference Football Kickoff at the Pinehurst Resort. But today is the first time we're actually conducting some interviews with players from each of the league's teams. On a side note, since we are at the home of American golf, … [Read more...]
James Franklin personally delivers season tickets to Penn State fans (Video)
James Franklin personally delivers season tickets to Penn State fans (Video) Some Penn State season ticket holders got a special surprise from Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin. Instead of receiving their season tickets through the mail like usual, Franklin, PSU’s second-year head coach, personally delivered season tickets to a handful of fans last Thursday. He brought some Penn State … [Read more...]
Gary Pinkel thinks Notre Dame should ‘join a league’ to make the playoff
Gary Pinkel thinks Notre Dame should 'join a league' to make the playoff Call Gary Pinkel a College Football Playoff purist. The Missouri football coach who was making the ESPN rounds Monday morning was asked about the criteria to play in the College Football Playoff and took two main stances: Teams should play a conference title game and Independents should not be allowed. Mizzou’s Gary … [Read more...]
Jordan Spieth’s 4-putt double bogey cost him the Grand Slam
Jordan Spieth's 4-putt double bogey cost him the Grand Slam Jordan Spieth came up one shot shy of a playoff for the British Open on Monday, and he should blame the par-3 eighth as the undoing of his single-season Grand Slam chances. Spieth, trying to become the first golfer in the modern era to win the Grand Slam having already claimed the Masters and U.S. Open in 2015, arrived at the par-3 … [Read more...]
Thrills and spills on Stage 16 won by Plaza (The Associated Press)
Thrills and spills on Stage 16 won by Plaza (The Associated Press) Racing downhill at breakneck speeds, Ruben Plaza Molina rode triumphantly into Gap as the solo winner of a treacherous Stage 16 on Monday that saw a teammate of race leader Chris Froome careen into a telephone pole and Peter Sagan finish second for a fifth time. Froome's Sky teammate Geraint Thomas, who is sixth overall, … [Read more...]