Does Barry Bonds belong in the Hall of Fame? It's been a good week for Barry Bonds. The former San Francisco Giants star saw the U.S. government abandon its case against him, freeing Bonds from legal worry and wasting about $6 million taxpayer dollars in the process. It might've been an ever better week for Bonds, though, if he were headed to Cooperstown to be inducted in the Hall of Fame … [Read more...]
Daily Fantasy MLB Lineup: Hitters to buy, sell for Friday | Fantasy | Sporting … – SportingNews.com
Daily Fantasy MLB Lineup: Hitters to buy, sell for Friday | Fantasy | Sporting ... - SportingNews.com Not sure whom to buy today in DFS or whom to sit in your season-long fantasy leagues? Let us help set your daily fantasy baseball lineups with this weekend's most important splits and batter vs. pitcher stats. Editor's note: Play one-day fantasy baseball for cash! FanDuel is hosting a $200,000 … [Read more...]
Texas cuts free meals from coaches, staff to save $300,000
Texas cuts free meals from coaches, staff to save $300,000 Several reports have emerged over the past few months relating to frustration among Texas athletics caused by Steve Patterson, the Longhorns’ athletic director since November 2013. The Dallas Morning News reported last week that Patterson was asked to change his “personal style.” Additionally, Chip Brown of Horns Digest published a … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour de France classification after stage 19 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour de France classification after stage 19 (Reuters) July 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Tour de France after Stage 19 on Friday 1. Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky) 78:37:34" 2. Nairo Quintana (Colombia / Movistar) +2:38" 3. Alejandro Valverde (Spain / Movistar) +5:25" 4. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Astana) +6:44" 5. Alberto Contador (Spain / Tinkoff - Saxo) +7:56" … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour de France points classification after stage 19 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour de France points classification after stage 19 (Reuters) July 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Points Classification Tour de France after Stage 19 on Friday 1. Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Tinkoff - Saxo) 420 2. Andre Greipel (Germany / Lotto) 316 3. John Degenkolb (Germany / Giant) 281 4. Mark Cavendish (Britain / Etixx - Quick-Step) 192 5. Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky) 128 6. … [Read more...]
Nibali wins Tour stage 19, Froome retains lead (Reuters)
Nibali wins Tour stage 19, Froome retains lead (Reuters) By Julien Pretot LA TOUSSUIRE, France (Reuters) - Defending champion Vincenzo Nibali enjoyed some rare success in this year's Tour de France by claiming a vintage win on the 19th stage as Chris Froome came under fire but retained the overall lead on Friday. Nibali, who had dropped out of contention in the race after a tough first week … [Read more...]
Listen to Soccer Morning from 9-10:15am ET with Kristan Heneage
Listen to Soccer Morning from 9-10:15am ET with Kristan Heneage Today’s Soccer Morning features listener calls and the discussion and debate about the latest soccer topics. You can listen to Soccer Morning live via the World Soccer Talk LIVE page at www.worldsoccertalk.com/live. During the show, you can tweet your questions or … Continue reading → Today’s Soccer Morning features listener … [Read more...]
Five vital questions about Lou Lamoriello joining Maple Leafs
Five vital questions about Lou Lamoriello joining Maple Leafs Lou Lamoriello shocked the hockey world on Thursday when he resigned from the New Jersey Devils’ presidency and agreed to become the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. It wouldn’t be Lou if we didn’t have more questions than answers right now – after all, this is the man who used “status quo” to address 80 percent of the … [Read more...]
Josh Smith says it will be ‘harder’ to work on his $6.9 M salary, and he’s kind of right
Josh Smith says it will be 'harder' to work on his $6.9 M salary, and he's kind of right New Los Angeles Clipper signee Josh Smith is trying to turn his career around with his fourth team in 26 months. The versatile forward, who finished out 2014-15 with Houston after being waived by the Detroit Pistons midseason, signed on for the veteran’s minimum in Los Angeles at around $1.5 million for … [Read more...]
Report: Indians won’t trade Mike Aviles, whose daughter is battling leukemia
Report: Indians won’t trade Mike Aviles, whose daughter is battling leukemia The Cleveland Indians are very aware that there are more important things in life than baseball, or winning and losing, or acquiring prospects. According to Ken Rosenthal, the Indians have said they won’t attempt to trade infielder Mike Aviles while his four-year old daughter Adriana is battling leukemia. #Indians … [Read more...]