Cycling-Sagan sprints to Vuelta win as Chaves retains lead (Reuters) Colombian Esteban Chaves retained the leader's red jersey and Briton Chris Froome made smooth progress as Peter Sagan of Slovakia surged to victory in a sprint finish to the Tour of Spain's third stage on Monday. Tinkoff-Saxo rider Sagan edged out Frenchman Nacer Bouhanni of Cofidis on the line after the 158.4-km leg to … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana stage 3 results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana stage 3 results (Reuters) Aug 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Vuelta a Espana (Mijas - Malaga, 158.4 km) on Monday 1. Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Tinkoff - Saxo) 4:06:46" 2. Nacer Bouhanni (France / Cofidis) ST 3. John Degenkolb (Germany / Giant) 4. Jempy Druecker (Luxembourg / BMC Racing) 5. Maximiliano Richeze (Argentina / Lampre) 6. Kristian Sbaragli (Italy … [Read more...]
D-III coach volunteers to be tased to ‘boost team morale’ (Video)
D-III coach volunteers to be tased to 'boost team morale' (Video) Sometimes, as preseason camp drags on, it’s difficult for players to have the same type of motivation that they did at the beginning of camp. So, coaches often will plan activities to break up the monotony and energize the team. However, Division III Centre College (Danville, Ky.) defensive line coach Jeffrey Collett took this … [Read more...]
WBA reject Berahino transfer request
WBA reject Berahino transfer request West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino has put in a written transfer request, which has been rejected by the club. Berahino, 22, has been attracting the interest of Tottenham and the England under-21 international was left out of the West Brom squad for Sunday's 3-2 defeat to Chelsea, with boss Tony Pulis saying the player was unsettled by all the transfer … [Read more...]
Preseason Week 2 Flames: Chris Ivory may rumble into RB2 ranks
Preseason Week 2 Flames: Chris Ivory may rumble into RB2 ranks There's a large contingent of football fans that staunchly believe preseason games are completely inconsequential. To these naysayers, they're nothing more than an evaluation phase for head coaches looking to comprise the best 53-man roster possible. However, most fanatics would vehemently disagree. Exhibition action gives owners … [Read more...]
Houston Texans pick Brian Hoyer as their Week 1 starting quarterback
Houston Texans pick Brian Hoyer as their Week 1 starting quarterback Brian Hoyer came off the bench in the Houston Texans' second preseason game, had a mediocre night of 7-of-11 for 52 yards, and that was enough to win the starting quarterback job. Such is the state of the Texans' quarterback position these days. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football: Sign up and join a league todayl] Multiple … [Read more...]
Offseason Beat: Is it October Yet?
Offseason Beat: Is it October Yet? There’s just a little more than a couple of months before the NBA season starts back up, but you know that news around the NBA is slow when the biggest headline of the week was Kobe Bryant presenting a banner to Taylor Swift at the Staples Center. I’ve been keeping myself from going insane by doing some mock drafts on Yahoo Sports and contributing to our awesome … [Read more...]
Rutgers’ cold tub dance party makes its triumphant return (Video)
Rutgers' cold tub dance party makes its triumphant return (Video) “Club Ice” made its triumphant return to Rutgers over the weekend. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football: Sign up and join a league today!] Instead of the usual post-practice session in the cold tub, for a second year in a row, the Scarlet Knights brought in a DJ and strobe lights to bring the atmosphere to a new level. Glow sticks, … [Read more...]
Rodgers: Firmino has Sanchez's aggression
Rodgers: Firmino has Sanchez's aggression Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says summer signing Roberto Firmino shares a "lot of similarities" with Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez despite their different physical attributes. Rodgers had sought to sign Sanchez from Barcelona in the summer of 2014 after seeing Luis Suarez move in the opposite direction, but the Chile international preferred a move to … [Read more...]
Justin Wilson critical, in a coma after head injury at Pocono (Updated)
Justin Wilson critical, in a coma after head injury at Pocono (Updated) IndyCar driver Justin Wilson suffered a severe head injury Sunday afternoon at Pocono Raceway when he was hit in the head by debris from Sage Karam's car after Karam crashed. As of 9 p.m. ET, the IndyCar Series said he's in a coma and in critical condition at an Allentown, Pennsylvania, hospital. Wilson was airlifted … [Read more...]