Dumoulin wins 9th Vuelta stage, takes overall lead (The Associated Press) EL POBLE NOU DE BENITATXELL, Spain (AP) -- Tom Dumoulin passed Tour de France winner Chris Froome with about 50 meters left in a steep climb to win the ninth stage and take the overall lead of the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday. … [Read more...]
Stars fan delivers pregame burgers to Seguin
Stars fan delivers pregame burgers to Seguin There was once a time where social media got Tyler Seguin into hot water in his younger days. Lately, however, the Dallas Stars forward is a little more polished and also uses mediums like Twitter to connect with his fans. Seguin found out just how valuable Twitter can be Saturday as he was preparing to play in a charity sled hockey game near Dallas. … [Read more...]
Fan dies from fall at Turner
Fan dies from fall at Turner In the seventh inning of Saturday night's Yankees-Braves game at Turner Field, a man fell from the upper deck as Alex Rodriguez was being introduced as a pinch-hitter. He later died after being treated at the scene and transported to a local hospital. Here's the statement from the team: Statement from the Atlanta Braves: pic.twitter.com/WvmeT8BaSr — Atlanta Braves … [Read more...]
Arizona LB Cody Ippolito tears ACL, out for 2015
Arizona LB Cody Ippolito tears ACL, out for 2015 Arizona linebacker Cody Ippolito is out for the season after tearing his ACL. A redshirt junior in 2014, Ippolito played in all 14 of Arizona's games with six starts. He was sixth on the team with 52 tackles. “What’s a shame is Cody was having a really good camp,” Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez said via the Arizona Daily Star. “He’s a tough, … [Read more...]
Auburn LB Deshaun Davis made his own team hype video (Video)
Auburn LB Deshaun Davis made his own team hype video (Video) Auburn LB Deshaun Davis has a rap video for the Tigers' 2015 season. And it's quite impressive. He produced the five-minute video, which includes highlights of past Auburn seasons to a rap that he sings. If you weren't aware that this was from Davis, you could be convinced that it was an official video. The song is called "The … [Read more...]
Phil Mickelson tried a backwards shot at The Barclays and failed
Phil Mickelson tried a backwards shot at The Barclays and failed Phil Mickelson has a thing for trying obscene shots at The Barclays. A year ago, Mickelson played not once, but twice, from a carpeted hospitality area. On Saturday at Plainfield Country Club, Mickelson was at it again, this time trying to hit a backward shot on the 18th. Mickelson's drive landed on the downslope leading into … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-GP Ouest-France results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-GP Ouest-France results (Reuters) Aug 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from GP Ouest-France ( - , 229.1 km) on Sunday 1. Alexander Kristoff (Norway / Katusha) 5:31:32" 2. Simone Ponzi (Italy / Southeast) ST 3. Ramunas Navardauskas (Lithuania / Cannondale) 4. Grega Bole (Slovenia / CCC) 5. Juergen Roelandts (Belgium / Lotto) 6. Anthony Roux (France / FDJ) 7. Armindo Fonseca … [Read more...]
Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez net braces as Real Madrid hit five against Betis
Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez net braces as Real Madrid hit five against Betis Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez had two goals each as Real Madrid claimed a comfortable 5-0 victory over Real Betis in a high-tempo Primera Division match at the Bernabeu. Record signing Gareth Bale also scored a brace while Cristiano Ronaldo was denied many times as Rafael Benitez took charge of […] Gareth … [Read more...]
Horse racing-Legendary trainer Cummings dies aged 87 (Reuters)
Horse racing-Legendary trainer Cummings dies aged 87 (Reuters) * Cummings dies in his sleep aged 87 * Cummings trained record 12 Melbourne Cup winners * Tributes flow in from the racing world (Adds tribute from Australian Prime Minister) SYDNEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Bart Cummings, one of Australia's most successful and celebrated horse racing trainers, died on Sunday, aged 87. "His final … [Read more...]
Interview with Kartik Krishnaiyer about MLS-NASL-USL comparisons: World Soccer Talk special episode
Interview with Kartik Krishnaiyer about MLS-NASL-USL comparisons: World Soccer Talk special episode Listen to the fourth episode of Divers And Cheats, the show hosted by Kartik Krishnaiyer where he tackles a controversial topic that many in the soccer media ignore or don’t want to touch. This week’s first topic is a comparison between MLS, NASL and USL, weighing up the pros and […] Listen to … [Read more...]