Filipe Luis secures €16 million return to Atletico Madrid, says report Atletico Madrid have completed the signing of former left-back Filipe Luis from Chelsea, according to the Spanish publication Marca. Luis only joined the English side last summer from Madrid. However, during his first season at Stamford Bridge, the Brazilian defender failed to secure … Continue reading → Atletico Madrid … [Read more...]
What We Learned: Craig Smith and an education about arbitration
What We Learned: Craig Smith and an education about arbitration (Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend’s events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it.) Most hockey fans, I think it's fair to say, couldn't pick Craig Smith out of a lineup. He was … [Read more...]
Bryce Harper not impressed by Zack Greinke: ‘He was okay’
Bryce Harper not impressed by Zack Greinke: 'He was okay' Zack Greinke continues to chase history, improving his scoreless inning streak Sunday to 43 2/3 innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers blanked the Washington Nationals by the count of 5-0. [Play a Daily Fantasy contest for cash today!] You know who wasn't terribly impressed by Greinke's outing Sunday? Fellow NL All-Star starter Bryce … [Read more...]
ROOT SPORTS Picks up Five Lobo games for 2015 – New Mexico Official … – New Mexico Official Athletic Site
ROOT SPORTS Picks up Five Lobo games for 2015 - New Mexico Official ... - New Mexico Official Athletic Site DENVER, Colo. --- ROOT SPORTS has announced its nine-game Mountain West schedule, and The University of New Mexico Lobos will be featured five times. That brings the total of television broadcasts for the Lobos to nine. Kick times have also been added for the five games on ROOT. ROOT is … [Read more...]
NFL VP of officiating Dean Blandino visited Cowboys to clarify Dez Bryant call
NFL VP of officiating Dean Blandino visited Cowboys to clarify Dez Bryant call NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino paid a visit to the Dallas Cowboys this summer, and this time around it wasn't for the purpose of partying with coeds outside a Los Angeles nightclub. Instead, the topic of conversation centered on Dez Bryant's controversial no-catch. If you're outside the … [Read more...]
K.J. McDaniels bet on himself and won $10 million from the Houston Rockets
K.J. McDaniels bet on himself and won $10 million from the Houston Rockets After selecting him with the 32nd pick in the 2014 NBA draft, the Philadelphia 76ers offered Clemson swingman K.J. McDaniels a four-year contract in which the first two years were guaranteed at a salary higher than the league minimum — a rarity for second-round picks, whose deals aren't required to be guaranteed and … [Read more...]
The Angels were rained out at home for the first time since 1995
The Angels were rained out at home for the first time since 1995 Fans that showed up to Angel Stadium in Anaheim for Sunday night's scheduled game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Boston Red Sox were treated to – well maybe that's not the right way to put it – but they did witness something that hadn't happened at the stadium in 20 years: a rainout. Before Sunday's tilt was called on … [Read more...]
Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: MLB DraftKings Ideal Lineup Picks – Bleacher Report – Bleacher Report
Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: MLB DraftKings Ideal Lineup Picks - Bleacher Report - Bleacher Report Brett Davis/Associated Press DraftKings players should be stacking Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays positional players on Monday. Hitters from those two teams should provide the best opportunity to score big. The Cubs, who face the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, haven't exactly been the … [Read more...]
Big 12 will not expand or have a championship game in 2015
Big 12 will not expand or have a championship game in 2015 The Big 12 is not going to have a championship game. That’s it. Finito. Stop asking. Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said his membership looked at the prospect of having a championship game should the conference obtain a waiver from the NCAA, and decided it was not the right time to employ it. “I think we’ll have the prerogative at some … [Read more...]
Froome retains lead as Thomas suffers freak crash (Reuters)
Froome retains lead as Thomas suffers freak crash (Reuters) By Julien Pretot GAP, France (Reuters) - Chris Froome retained the overall lead in the Tour de France on a chaotic day for Team Sky in the 16th stage on Monday. The day's laurels went to Spaniard Ruben Plaza Molina although the action was way behind as Froome's key lieutenant Geraint Thomas suffered a freak crash. In a tricky … [Read more...]