WWE SummerSlam 2015 roundtable with predictions for the big event - CBSSports.com Extending the event to four hours, hiring Jon Stewart as a host and ensuring the press for the event is nearing WrestleMania levels, WWE has invested plenty into their 2015 SummerSlam pay-per-view, which will air for the 28th time (just three fewer than WrestleMania itself) on Sunday. SummerSlam has morphed into … [Read more...]
Boise State names Ryan Finley its starting QB
Boise State names Ryan Finley its starting QB Boise State has named Ryan Finley its starting quarterback, coach Bryan Harsin announced in a press conference Sunday. Finley was the backup Grant Hedrick a year ago and was the only quarterback on the Boise State roster with experience. He emerged as the favorite in spring football, however, his status as the potential was put in jeopardy when … [Read more...]
Rain or Shine picks Ahanmisi 3rd overall; Rosario fate hangs – Inquirer.net
Rain or Shine picks Ahanmisi 3rd overall; Rosario fate hangs - Inquirer.net LANETE: No.6, NLEX NEWSOME: No.4, Meralco Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao wasn’t kidding when he said that he would be springing a surprise in Sunday’s 2015 PBA Draft at Robinsons Place Manila. With the top two choices—Moala Tautuaa and Troy Rosario—going as expected to Talk ‘N Text and Mahindra (formerly KIA Motors), … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana mountain classification after stage 2 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana mountain classification after stage 2 (Reuters) Aug 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Mountain Classification Vuelta a Espana after Stage 2 on Sunday 1. Esteban Chaves (Colombia / Orica) 3 2. Walter Pedraza (Colombia / Colombia) 3 3. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands / Giant) 2 4. Davide Villella (Italy / Cannondale) 2 5. Nicolas Roche (Ireland / Team Sky) 1 6. Bert-Jan Lindeman … [Read more...]
Saratoga here we come! Travers next for Triple Crown winner (The Associated Press)
Saratoga here we come! Travers next for Triple Crown winner (The Associated Press) Triple Crown winner American Pharoah is on his way to the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, where a sold-out crowd is likely to turn one of racing's most historic tracks into a festival to remember. Before making the highly anticipated decision, Zayat and Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert wanted to wait … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana stage 2 results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana stage 2 results (Reuters) Aug 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Vuelta a Espana (Alhaurin de la Torre - Caminito del Rey, 158.7 km) on Sunday 1. Esteban Chaves (Colombia / Orica) 3:57:25" 2. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands / Giant) +1" 3. Nicolas Roche (Ireland / Team Sky) +9" 4. Daniel Martin (Ireland / Cannondale) +14" 5. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain / Katusha) +26" … [Read more...]
Cycling-Nibali kicked out of Vuelta for holding onto team car (Reuters)
Cycling-Nibali kicked out of Vuelta for holding onto team car (Reuters) Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali has been disqualified from the Tour of Spain after the 2014 Tour de France winner got a tow from his Astana team car following a crash in Sunday's second stage into Caminito del Rey. Television footage clearly showed Nibali, who won the Vuelta in 2010, hanging onto the car as he tried to … [Read more...]
LA Kings sign Christian Ehrhoff for one year, $1.5M
LA Kings sign Christian Ehrhoff for one year, $1.5M The Los Angeles Kings brought in some offense for their blueline at a bargain basement price. On Sunday, the Kings agreed to terms with unrestricted defenseman Christian Ehrhoff for a one-year, $1.5 million contract. For most of the offseason the 33-year-old Ehrhoff had done a slow dance with the Columbus Blue Jackets as the two seemed … [Read more...]
Four starters, including Jordy Nelson, injured in Packers-Steelers game
Four starters, including Jordy Nelson, injured in Packers-Steelers game The preseason is too long, and any benefit that is gained getting young players experience or evaluating who will be the 52nd and 53rd players on the regular-season roster is lost when there are injuries. And there were plenty of key injuries in the Pittsburgh Steelers-Green Bay Packers preseason game on Sunday … [Read more...]
Ball boy makes outstanding diving stop to protect A’s bullpen
Ball boy makes outstanding diving stop to protect A's bullpen After a relatively slow start to the season, we've recently seen a resurgence from ball boys and ball girls around Major League Baseball. It all started two weeks ago in San Diego when a Padres ball girl made one of the finest defensive plays we've seen all season, leaping in the air to pull down a rocket line drive. It continued … [Read more...]