Arkansas coach Bret Bielema admits he hates Auburn Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema has always been a guy who speaks his mind, and on Friday night, he expressed his disdain toward another SEC program: Auburn. According to the Arkansas News Bureau, Bielema was speaking at a fan event in Springdale, Ark., and was going through the Razorbacks’ schedule “to the audience of fans and donors” when … [Read more...]
Michael Jordan’s ‘Tune Squad’ uniform from ‘Space Jam’ is going up for auction
Michael Jordan's 'Tune Squad' uniform from 'Space Jam' is going up for auction I've got good news and bad news, nostalgia-drenched, Internet-consuming fans of basketball and pop culture. The good news: I found the perfect Halloween costume for you. The bad news: It's going to cost you at least $10,000. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] That's right: … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana mountain classification after stage 8 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana mountain classification after stage 8 (Reuters) Aug 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Mountain Classification Vuelta a Espana after Stage 8 on Saturday 1. Omar Fraile (Spain / Caja Rural) 13 2. Bert-Jan Lindeman (Netherlands / LottoNL) 13 3. Walter Pedraza (Colombia / Colombia) 7 4. Natnael Berhane (Eritrea / Team MTN) 7 5. Ilia Koshevoy (Belarus / Lampre) 7 6. Esteban … [Read more...]
Cycling-Van Garderen and Martin crash out of the Vuelta (Reuters)
Cycling-Van Garderen and Martin crash out of the Vuelta (Reuters) American Tejay van Garderen has pulled out of the Vuelta after sustaining a possible collarbone fracture in a big pile-up during the eighth stage on Saturday. The BMC Racing rider, who also abandoned the Tour de France last month because of illness, fell off his bike with some 50 kilometres left along with other riders … [Read more...]
Rocco Grimaldi remembers historic hockey double-header day
Rocco Grimaldi remembers historic hockey double-header day EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Several months later, the absurdity of Nov. 18, 2014 is not lost on Florida Panthers forward Rocco Grimaldi. That was the day he pulled the rare double-header, playing in two different games in two different leagues. Grimaldi started the day in Texas with Florida Panthers’ AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. … [Read more...]
Baylor president wants review of athletic dept.
Baylor president wants review of athletic dept. Following the school's internal review of the events surrounding Sam Ukwuachu's arrival on campus and sexual assault case, Baylor president Ken Starr is calling for an independent review of the school's athletic department. "We must guarantee there is no room at Baylor University for those who would perpetrate sexual violence on our campus," Starr … [Read more...]
College basketball: Jordan Bohannon, brother of two ex-Badgers, picks Iowa – Madison.com
College basketball: Jordan Bohannon, brother of two ex-Badgers, picks Iowa - Madison.com IOWA CITY — The Bohannon legacy has come full circle. A decade after his oldest brother spurned Iowa for border rival Wisconsin, Jordan Bohannon chose the Hawkeyes’ basketball program on Friday morning. Bohannon, a 6-foot-1 senior at Linn-Mar High School, became head coach Fran McCaffery’s third commit in the … [Read more...]
Athletics-Bolt secures third world sprint sweep as Jamaica win relay (Reuters)
Athletics-Bolt secures third world sprint sweep as Jamaica win relay (Reuters) (Adds U.S disqualification) By Nick Mulvenney BEIJING, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Usain Bolt secured a sweep of the sprint golds at a world championships for the third time when he helped Jamaica's relay team to a fourth successive 4x100 metres title on Saturday. The 29-year-old, who had already won the 100 and 200 … [Read more...]
Riders hurt in Spanish Vuelta crash (The Associated Press)
Riders hurt in Spanish Vuelta crash (The Associated Press) MURCIA, Spain (AP) -- Several riders have been injured in an accident during Saturday's eighth stage of the Spanish Vuelta. … [Read more...]
Spieth’s missed cut at The Barclays costs him world No. 1
Spieth's missed cut at The Barclays costs him world No. 1 That was fast. Jordan Spieth's first reign as No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking will end on Sunday night after the two-time 2015 major winner missed the cut at The Barclays in New Jersey. From the outset, Spieth said the Donald Ross-designed Plainfield Country Club didn't fit his eye, not appreciative of green complexes that … [Read more...]