Paul Goldschmidt hit a ball so hard it got stuck in the outfield wall Paul Goldschmidt is a strong man. So strong, in fact, that he hit a baseball so hard it got stuck in the outfield wall at Chase Field. [Play a Daily Fantasy contest for cash today!] Yep, that's right. Facing St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Jaime Garcia in the fourth inning Tuesday night, the hulking Arizona Diamondbacks … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana points classification after stage 5 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana points classification after stage 5 (Reuters) Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Points Classification Vuelta a Espana after Stage 5 on Wednesday 1. Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Tinkoff - Saxo) 61 2. John Degenkolb (Germany / Giant) 36 3. Alejandro Valverde (Spain / Movistar) 35 4. Esteban Chaves (Colombia / Orica) 31 5. Daniel Moreno (Spain / Katusha) 31 6. Nicolas Roche … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana stage 5 results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana stage 5 results (Reuters) Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Vuelta a Espana (Rota - Alcala de Guadaira, 167.3 km) on Wednesday 1. Caleb Ewan (Australia / Orica) 3:57:28" 2. John Degenkolb (Germany / Giant) ST 3. Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Tinkoff - Saxo) 4. Jempy Druecker (Luxembourg / BMC Racing) 5. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spain / Movistar) +2" 6. Kristian … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana mountain classification after stage 5 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana mountain classification after stage 5 (Reuters) Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Mountain Classification Vuelta a Espana after Stage 5 on Wednesday 1. Omar Fraile (Spain / Caja Rural) 13 2. Walter Pedraza (Colombia / Colombia) 7 3. Natnael Berhane (Eritrea / Team MTN) 7 4. Sylvain Chavanel (France / IAM Cycling) 4 5. Esteban Chaves (Colombia / Orica) 3 6. Tom … [Read more...]
What if NHL doesn’t expand to Quebec City, Las Vegas after all?
What if NHL doesn’t expand to Quebec City, Las Vegas after all? It was announced recently that Quebec City and Las Vegas have entered “Phase III” of the NHL expansion process, which we assume is the talent portion. Can’t wait to see Bill Foley spinning plates while singing the national anthem … The markets are now proving their viability to the NHL and its Board of Governors, and the League … [Read more...]
New campaign aims to put Earl Lloyd, NBA’s first black player, on U.S. postage stamp
New campaign aims to put Earl Lloyd, NBA's first black player, on U.S. postage stamp Despite occupying a pivotal place in basketball history as the first African-American ever to play in an NBA game, Earl Lloyd's contributions to the game and to American sporting culture often went overlooked in the latter decades of his life. Now, six months after Lloyd's death at age 86, his son has begun … [Read more...]
Late draft picks ready to contribute – Mile High sports
Late draft picks ready to contribute - Mile High sports When the Denver Broncos selected a little known offensive lineman from the University of Florida with the 133rd overall pick in May the local media needed to quickly Google the name Max Garcia. The team again went big man 70 draft picks later but this time on the defensive side and swooped up Darius Kilgo. A deeper search into the internet … [Read more...]
Nicklas Backstrom unsure if he’ll be ready for start of Capitals’ season
Nicklas Backstrom unsure if he’ll be ready for start of Capitals' season Washington Capitals star center Nicklas Backstrom had arthroscopic hip surgery after last season. All indications are that the surgery went well, and that Backstrom would join the Capitals in training camp. But appearing in training camp is different than being ready for the start of the 2015-16 season, and Backstrom … [Read more...]
Injuries for Packers, Cowboys and holdout for Seahawks open up NFC
Injuries for Packers, Cowboys and holdout for Seahawks open up NFC Unless you're from Philadelphia, Detroit or Arizona, at some point this offseason you figured out there was a very good chance that the NFC champion was going to be one of three teams: Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks or Dallas Cowboys. August hasn't been kind to any of those three teams, and suddenly maybe the rest of … [Read more...]
NBA says owner Michael Jordan can’t pick Jordan Brand endorsers
NBA says owner Michael Jordan can't pick Jordan Brand endorsers The $250,000 fine imposed upon the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday for presenting then-free agent DeAndre Jordan with an impermissible third-party endorsement with Lexus has brought greater attention to the various ways in which NBA franchises may choose to circumvent the salary cap. With every collective bargaining negotiation … [Read more...]