RB Jay Bradford remains out as Texas A&M begins practice As Texas A&M began preseason practice Monday night, true freshman Jay Bradford was not listed on the team’s 105-man camp roster. The program released a statement in July saying Bradford “had a medical condition” and reiterated Monday that the running back is still out because of health reasons. “The health and well-being of Jay is the … [Read more...]
Daughter has new heart, and fighter has new hope (The Associated Press)
Daughter has new heart, and fighter has new hope (The Associated Press) It's been a few months now, time that in the Cunningham household is best measured by the decreasing number of visits 9-year-old Kennedy Cunningham makes to the doctor. This summer Kennedy began to grow again, and her father delights in taking her to the gym, where she likes to hit the heavy bag while he trains for one … [Read more...]
No one is asking Tiger Woods if he can win the PGA Championship
No one is asking Tiger Woods if he can win the PGA Championship SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Tiger Woods entered the media tent at Whistling Straits on Tuesday and held court on a variety of subjects before a typically large crowd of media members. Woods talked about the size of the mosquitos spawning from the wet Wisconsin farmland. He answered questions about his newly-opened restaurant in Jupiter, … [Read more...]
Player Analysis: By The Numbers Week 2
Player Analysis: By The Numbers Week 2 Wow, what a start to the season! Arsenal lose, Chelsea draw and lose Courtois, Everton scrape a point against a newly promoted team and West Ham have a 16 year old with a 95% pass completion percentage. Who’d have guessed? Well, I did predict the fate of the newly promoted teams in my earlier post… Of course the fallout from these performances is that the … [Read more...]
Ducks to get ‘Mighty’ again, Avs to honor Colorado with reported new third jerseys (Photos)
Ducks to get 'Mighty' again, Avs to honor Colorado with reported new third jerseys (Photos) The Edmonton Oilers won’t be the only NHL team with a bright new orange third jersey, according to Icethetics. The Anaheim Ducks, who teased a third jersey release on Monday, will reportedly bring back not only the orange this coming season, but also a bit of their “Mighty” past. Here’s an Icethetics … [Read more...]
Rev. Jesse Jackson on Ray Rice: ‘Why give him a lifetime sentence?’
Rev. Jesse Jackson on Ray Rice: 'Why give him a lifetime sentence?' Whenever a team has a question at running back, pundits always bring up Ray Rice's name as a possible solution. But almost a year since the infamous video of Rice striking his wife was released, the former Baltimore Ravens running back remains out of football. Now Rev. Jesse Jackson has taken up Rice's cause. [Yahoo Sports … [Read more...]
Flip Saunders diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, plans to keep coaching
Flip Saunders diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, plans to keep coaching In mid-June, as he readied his franchise-altering decision on who to take with the first pick in the NBA’s draft, Minnesota Timberwolves coach and president Flip Saunders was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. On Tuesday, in a press release, the Wolves confirmed Saunders’ diagnosis: Minnesota, with Saunders at the helm … [Read more...]
FIFA picks Olympic veteran Carrard to lead reform task force – Yahoo Sports
FIFA picks Olympic veteran Carrard to lead reform task force - Yahoo Sports GENEVA (AP) -- FIFA has turned to Francois Carrard, who helped oversee cleaning up the IOC after the Salt Lake City bidding scandal, to chair a group leading reforms of football's corruption-hit governing body.Carrard, former director general of the International Olympic Committee, was chosen Tuesday to lead a … [Read more...]
Bubba Watson actually tries at the long drive contest, but misses fairway
Bubba Watson actually tries at the long drive contest, but misses fairway A good crack at the #pgalongdrive by @bubbawatson - fun group. @Love3d leads early at 305 pic.twitter.com/zYZt4KkXdZ— PGA.COM (@PGA_com) August 11, 2015 SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — One year after drawing plenty of criticism for his attitude toward the PGA Championship long drive contest, Bubba Watson relented and gave it the old … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Eneco Tour stage 2 results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Eneco Tour stage 2 results (Reuters) Aug 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Eneco Tour (Breda - Breda, 180.7 km) on Tuesday 1. Andre Greipel (Germany / Lotto) 4:12:52" 2. Jacopo Guarnieri (Italy / Katusha) ST 3. Tom Boonen (Belgium / Etixx - Quick-Step) 4. Jempy Druecker (Luxembourg / BMC Racing) 5. Danny van Poppel (Netherlands / Trek) 6. Arnaud Demare (France / FDJ) 7. … [Read more...]