Holy Lute wins Green Flash Handicap (The Associated Press) DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) -- Holy Lute overhauled Distinctiv Passion in the final sixteenth to win the $87,080 Green Flash Handicap by a length Wednesday at Del Mar. … [Read more...]
Kids' choice awards: Durant rookies' fave player
Kids' choice awards: Durant rookies' fave player ESPN.com news services 0 Shares Print Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant had injury-marred seasons to forget in 2014-15, but this year's class of rookies still count the stars of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers as their favorite players. Durant at 21.2 percent won the vote, edging out Bryant (18.2 percent) in an … [Read more...]
Jimmy Conrad interview; World Soccer Talk Radio (8.19.15)
Jimmy Conrad interview; World Soccer Talk Radio (8.19.15) Listen to the latest episode of World Soccer Talk Radio featuring an interview with Jimmy Conrad, former footballer and now journalist at KICK TV. During the interview, Jimmy Conrad discusses his playing career at San Jose Earthquakes and Sporting Kansas City, as well as what it was like to play […] Listen to the latest episode of … [Read more...]
Available now: Signed photos of Wilmer Flores crying in Mets dugout
Available now: Signed photos of Wilmer Flores crying in Mets dugout Your browser does not support iframes. Listen up, Mets fans. Your opportunity to own an important piece of team history has arrived. According to Steiner Sports, which owns and operates a sports memorabilia website, Mets shortstop Wilmer Flores has signed copies of photos that show him crying in the Mets dugout during … [Read more...]
Report: David Stern’s friends want him to run for New York City mayor
Report: David Stern's friends want him to run for New York City mayor Longtime NBA commissioner David Stern has kept relatively quiet since officially retiring and given way to current league boss Adam Silver in February 2014. Apart from the occasional appearance at a game or NBA event, the nearly 73-year-old Stern has kept private and spent his life like many other retired septuagenarians. … [Read more...]
Byron Buxton rejoins Twins after Aaron Hicks is placed on DL
Byron Buxton rejoins Twins after Aaron Hicks is placed on DL Byron Buxton is coming back to the big leagues, and the Minnesota Twins are hoping he can provide a spark to their fading playoff chances. The Twins recalled Buxton from Triple-A on Wednesday to replace center fielder Aaron Hicks, who was placed on the DL with a strained hamstring. Hicks sustained the injury running to first base … [Read more...]
Rabbit on track delays Truck Series practice (Video)
Rabbit on track delays Truck Series practice (Video) NASCAR tracks apparently double as wildlife preserves. Animals have become a common sight during events recently (remember the cat at Atlanta?) and a rabbit delayed the Camping World Truck Series practice on Wednesday at Bristol. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football: Sign up and join a league today!] After NASCAR officials threw a caution flag … [Read more...]
Simple Surprise wins $100,000 Bolton Landing at Saratoga (The Associated Press)
Simple Surprise wins $100,000 Bolton Landing at Saratoga (The Associated Press) SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) -- Simple Surprise made her grass debut a winning one, hanging on for a one-length victory over Celestial Sighting in the $100,000 Bolton Landing for 2-year-old fillies Wednesday at Saratoga Race Course. … [Read more...]
Random Recap: The 1985 Busch 500
Random Recap: The 1985 Busch 500 Welcome to Random Recaps, a weekly feature at From The Marbles. In this space, we'll recap a random race from the past at the track the where Sprint Cup Series is racing next.This week's race is the 1985 Busch 500. And as always, Random Recap is truly random thanks to Random.org. Dale Earnhardt dominated the Busch 500 Saturday night, leading 343 of the … [Read more...]
Eli Manning on wanting to be NFL’s highest-paid player: ‘Never said it’
Eli Manning on wanting to be NFL's highest-paid player: 'Never said it' Eli Manning is a smart guy, and semantics are everything, right? But let's assume for a moment that Manning was being earnest when he said, per New York Daily News' Ralph Vacchiano, that the reports of Manning wanting to be the NFL's highest-paid player are bunk. Vacchiano tweeted Manning's quote when asked: "No. That's … [Read more...]