Everton vs Manchester City; team news and predicted lineups Manchester City will hope to continue their 100% start to the season when they play Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday. The Citizens have won both their games so far including the big game last weekend where they underlined their title credentials by beating Chelsea 3-0. The victory moved City […] Manchester City will hope to … [Read more...]
Jury awards Michael Jordan $8.9M over unauthorized use of name in grocery store ad
Jury awards Michael Jordan $8.9M over unauthorized use of name in grocery store ad It took Michael Jordan nearly six years, but he's finally come out victorious in the long-running Chicago court case over the use of his identity without permission in a grocery store advertisement. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] A jury of Jordan's peers — ha! — ruled … [Read more...]
Hunter Mahan: Jordan Spieth ‘thinks he’s hilarious’ but among the least funny on Tour
Hunter Mahan: Jordan Spieth 'thinks he's hilarious' but among the least funny on Tour Jordan Spieth might be the kind of guy that laughs at his own jokes a little too hard. The reigning winner of The Barclays, Hunter Mahan, was interviewed overseas by Today's Golfer and asked a slew of best-and-worst questions, including who is the funniest and least funny person on the PGA Tour. Mahan … [Read more...]
Cycling-Colombian Chaves grabs early Vuelta lead (Reuters)
Cycling-Colombian Chaves grabs early Vuelta lead (Reuters) Esteban Chaves snatched the early lead at the Tour of Spain when the Colombian Orica-GreenEdge rider surged clear at the death to win the mountainous second stage into Caminito del Rey on Sunday. Chaves pipped Dutchman Tom Dumoulin of Giant-Alpecin to the line in the 158.7-kilometre trek by one second, with Team Sky's Nicolas Roche … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Vattenfall Cyclassics results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Vattenfall Cyclassics results (Reuters) Aug 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Vattenfall Cyclassics (Kiel - Hamburg, 221.3 km) on Sunday 1. Andre Greipel (Germany / Lotto) 4:57:04" 2. Alexander Kristoff (Norway / Katusha) ST 3. Giacomo Nizzolo (Italy / Trek) 4. Tom Boonen (Belgium / Etixx - Quick-Step) 5. Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium / BMC Racing) 6. Arnaud Demare (France / … [Read more...]
Kobe surprises Taylor Swift with Staples Center banner, shoots for first time since surgery
Kobe surprises Taylor Swift with Staples Center banner, shoots for first time since surgery Earlier this year, Kobe Bryant told GQ's Chuck Klosterman that "a 'great friend' is something I will never be," because he's so intensely focused on his own obsessive and single-minded pursuit of his goals that he'll "never remember" stuff like calling you on your birthday. A few months later, he … [Read more...]
Australian Little Leaguer unleashes bat flip after long home run
Australian Little Leaguer unleashes bat flip after long home run The bat flip of the weekend comes to us all the way from Williamsport, PA via the Land Down Under. Australian Little Leaguer Jake Burns knew he got every bit of this pitch from Dominican Republic hurler Idelfonso Puello on Saturday, and he didn't mind punctuating his moment with the baseball equivalent of a mic drop. Gorgeous … [Read more...]
Man Utd target Lazio's Anderson – sources
Man Utd target Lazio's Anderson - sources Peter O'Rourke Manchester United are ready to rekindle their interest in Lazio attacker Felipe Anderson after missing out on Pedro to Chelsea, sources have told ESPN FC. Louis van Gaal is keen to bolster his attacking options before the close of the transfer window and the club had lined up a move for Spain international Pedro before Chelsea … [Read more...]
Preseason College Football Rankings 2015: Predictions for Initial AP NCAA Top 25 – Bleacher Report
Preseason College Football Rankings 2015: Predictions for Initial AP NCAA Top 25 - Bleacher Report Brynn Anderson/Associated Press Official rankings continue to roll out as the college football season creeps toward kickoff. Up next after the release of the USA Today Coaches Poll is Sunday's official unveiling of the Associated Press Top 25. Like all other rankings, it promises to stir up … [Read more...]
Jason Gore tried to quit pro golf, but says he ‘couldn’t even do that right’
Jason Gore tried to quit pro golf, but says he 'couldn't even do that right' Jason Gore just can't quit golf. The 54-hole leader of the Wyndham Championship has tried, repeatedly, to walk away from the touring life, but he hasn't found a way out. Now, Gore could, like Michael Corleone, be pulled right back in. With a win in Greensboro on Sunday, Gore would earn a two-year exemption on the … [Read more...]