Cycling-Nibali kicked out of Vuelta for holding onto team car (Reuters) Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali has been disqualified from the Tour of Spain after the 2014 Tour de France winner got a tow from his Astana team car following a crash in Sunday's second stage into Caminito del Rey. Television footage clearly showed Nibali, who won the Vuelta in 2010, hanging onto the car as he tried to … [Read more...]
LA Kings sign Christian Ehrhoff for one year, $1.5M
LA Kings sign Christian Ehrhoff for one year, $1.5M The Los Angeles Kings brought in some offense for their blueline at a bargain basement price. On Sunday, the Kings agreed to terms with unrestricted defenseman Christian Ehrhoff for a one-year, $1.5 million contract. For most of the offseason the 33-year-old Ehrhoff had done a slow dance with the Columbus Blue Jackets as the two seemed … [Read more...]
Four starters, including Jordy Nelson, injured in Packers-Steelers game
Four starters, including Jordy Nelson, injured in Packers-Steelers game The preseason is too long, and any benefit that is gained getting young players experience or evaluating who will be the 52nd and 53rd players on the regular-season roster is lost when there are injuries. And there were plenty of key injuries in the Pittsburgh Steelers-Green Bay Packers preseason game on Sunday … [Read more...]
Ball boy makes outstanding diving stop to protect A’s bullpen
Ball boy makes outstanding diving stop to protect A's bullpen After a relatively slow start to the season, we've recently seen a resurgence from ball boys and ball girls around Major League Baseball. It all started two weeks ago in San Diego when a Padres ball girl made one of the finest defensive plays we've seen all season, leaping in the air to pull down a rocket line drive. It continued … [Read more...]
Everton vs Manchester City; team news and predicted lineups
Everton vs Manchester City; team news and predicted lineups Manchester City will hope to continue their 100% start to the season when they play Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday. The Citizens have won both their games so far including the big game last weekend where they underlined their title credentials by beating Chelsea 3-0. The victory moved City […] Manchester City will hope to … [Read more...]
Jury awards Michael Jordan $8.9M over unauthorized use of name in grocery store ad
Jury awards Michael Jordan $8.9M over unauthorized use of name in grocery store ad It took Michael Jordan nearly six years, but he's finally come out victorious in the long-running Chicago court case over the use of his identity without permission in a grocery store advertisement. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] A jury of Jordan's peers — ha! — ruled … [Read more...]
Hunter Mahan: Jordan Spieth ‘thinks he’s hilarious’ but among the least funny on Tour
Hunter Mahan: Jordan Spieth 'thinks he's hilarious' but among the least funny on Tour Jordan Spieth might be the kind of guy that laughs at his own jokes a little too hard. The reigning winner of The Barclays, Hunter Mahan, was interviewed overseas by Today's Golfer and asked a slew of best-and-worst questions, including who is the funniest and least funny person on the PGA Tour. Mahan … [Read more...]
Cycling-Colombian Chaves grabs early Vuelta lead (Reuters)
Cycling-Colombian Chaves grabs early Vuelta lead (Reuters) Esteban Chaves snatched the early lead at the Tour of Spain when the Colombian Orica-GreenEdge rider surged clear at the death to win the mountainous second stage into Caminito del Rey on Sunday. Chaves pipped Dutchman Tom Dumoulin of Giant-Alpecin to the line in the 158.7-kilometre trek by one second, with Team Sky's Nicolas Roche … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Vattenfall Cyclassics results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Vattenfall Cyclassics results (Reuters) Aug 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Vattenfall Cyclassics (Kiel - Hamburg, 221.3 km) on Sunday 1. Andre Greipel (Germany / Lotto) 4:57:04" 2. Alexander Kristoff (Norway / Katusha) ST 3. Giacomo Nizzolo (Italy / Trek) 4. Tom Boonen (Belgium / Etixx - Quick-Step) 5. Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium / BMC Racing) 6. Arnaud Demare (France / … [Read more...]
Kobe surprises Taylor Swift with Staples Center banner, shoots for first time since surgery
Kobe surprises Taylor Swift with Staples Center banner, shoots for first time since surgery Earlier this year, Kobe Bryant told GQ's Chuck Klosterman that "a 'great friend' is something I will never be," because he's so intensely focused on his own obsessive and single-minded pursuit of his goals that he'll "never remember" stuff like calling you on your birthday. A few months later, he … [Read more...]