Chronicles of Stanley: Celebrating Suomi-style with Timonen, Teravainen and Raanta The Chronicles of Stanley is an occasional series this summer that tracks the Chicago Blackhawks as they each get their special alone time with the Stanley Cup. Get your passport and neck pillow ready, it's time to take an approximately nine and half hour flight from Chicago to the majestic land of Finland! … [Read more...]
Offseason Low Down: Titans Fantasy Preview
Offseason Low Down: Titans Fantasy Preview Titans Year in Review2014 Pass Attempts Rank: 24th (513)2014 Rush Attempts Rank: 29th (356)2014 Total Offensive Plays Rank: 32nd (919)2014 Yards Per Play Rank: 18th (5.3)Projected Starting LineupQB: Marcus MariotaRB: Bishop SankeyWR: Kendall WrightWR: Dorial Green-BeckhamWR: Harry DouglasTE: Delanie WalkerLT: Taylor LewanLG: Andy LevitreC: Brian … [Read more...]
Sources: Rehabbing Love to attend USAB camp
Sources: Rehabbing Love to attend USAB camp Marc Stein, ESPN Senior Writer Close • Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com• Began covering the NBA in 1993-94• Also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics 0 Shares Print Though still recovering from shoulder surgery, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love plans to attend next month's USA Basketball minicamp in Las Vegas to make himself … [Read more...]
Cycling-Briton Froome lands second Tour title (Reuters)
Cycling-Briton Froome lands second Tour title (Reuters) * Froome takes second Tour victory * German Greipel wins final stage (Adds Froome quote) By Julien Pretot PARIS, July 26 (Reuters) - Briton Chris Froome won his second Tour de France title in three years on Sunday to enhance his growing reputation as a grand tour specialist. It was Team Sky's third Tour triumph in four years after … [Read more...]
Coveted Memphis transfer Austin Nichols picks Virginia
Coveted Memphis transfer Austin Nichols picks Virginia Virginia's chances of remaining an ACC title contender beyond next season improved significantly on Sunday when the Cavaliers landed a transfer many of the top programs in the nation coveted. Austin Nichols, Memphis' leading scorer and shot blocker this past season, chose Virginia over a host of other suitors, a source confirmed Sunday … [Read more...]
Wenger expects new Walcott deal soon
Wenger expects new Walcott deal soon Arsene Wenger has said Theo Walcott is likely to pen a new deal at Arsenal very soon and has backed him to score plenty of goals this season. Walcott, 26, hit the only goal of the game as Arsenal beat Wolfsburg 1-0 to secure Emirates Cup success for the Gunners for the first time since 2010. His future at Arsenal had again been questioned but Wenger now expects … [Read more...]
Greg Cosell’s NFL Classroom: Evaluating quarterbacks with ‘Jaws’
Greg Cosell's NFL Classroom: Evaluating quarterbacks with 'Jaws' This summer, NFL Films' Greg Cosell will be doing a series of posts for Shutdown Corner taking a deeper look into the finer points of football, explaining how fans can look for the subtle nuances that make the game so interesting beneath the surface. Nothing is more important and gets more attention in the NFL than evaluating … [Read more...]
Heat dump Napier to Magic in trade, sources say
Heat dump Napier to Magic in trade, sources say Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books 0 Shares Print The Orlando Magic have agreed in principle to acquire point guard Shabazz Napier from the Miami Heat, sources told ESPN.com. The Magic will send the Heat a heavily protected 2016 second-round pick in … [Read more...]
Zack Greinke’s remarkable scoreless streak ends at 45 2/3 innings
Zack Greinke's remarkable scoreless streak ends at 45 2/3 innings Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Zack Greinke was closing in on history entering Sunday's start against the New York Mets. Dating back to June 13, Greinke had gone 43 2/3 innings without allowing a run, a span that covers six full starts. With another 16 scoreless frames, Greinke would have surpassed former Dodgers legend … [Read more...]
Coveted Memphis transfer Austin Nichols picks Virginia | The Dagger – Yahoo Sports – Yahoo Sports (blog)
Coveted Memphis transfer Austin Nichols picks Virginia | The Dagger - Yahoo Sports - Yahoo Sports (blog) Virginia's chances of remaining an ACC title contender beyond next season improved significantly on Sunday when the Cavaliers landed a transfer many of the top programs in the nation coveted.Austin Nichols, Memphis' leading scorer and shot blocker this past season, chose Virginia over … [Read more...]