Swiss skier Feuz to miss 3 months due to Achilles injury (The Associated Press) The Swiss ski federation says world championships medalist Beat Feuz needs surgery and will miss some World Cup races this season. Feuz will have surgery to repair a partial tear of his right Achilles tendon on Thursday after an offseason training accident in Chile. Swiss team doctors expect him to be sidelined … [Read more...]
Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies Free Pick and Betting Lines Sept 2, 2015
Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 53-78 Colorado Rockies play host to the 65-68 Arizona Diamondbacks tonight in MLB action on the grass of Coors Field, Sept. 2, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 8:40PM ET. Betting Odds Moneyline: Diamondbacks -116/Rockies +106 Total Line: 11 Pitching Matchup Chase Anderson (R) W/L 6-5 WHIP 1.30 ERA … [Read more...]
Track cycling likely to be missing at Durban 2022 (Reuters)
Track cycling likely to be missing at Durban 2022 (Reuters) By Greg Stutchbury AUCKLAND (Reuters) - Track cycling is at risk of being dropped from the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Durban unless more money is made available to build a new velodrome in South Africa. Track cycling has been a regular fixture on the Commonwealth Games program since 1934 but remains an optional sport and South … [Read more...]
Chelsea unveil model of new stadium
Chelsea unveil model of new stadium Chelsea have revealed a model of their new stadium that is proposed to replace Stamford Bridge. Premier League champions Chelsea currently play their home matches at Stamford Bridge, which has been the club's ground since their formation in 1905. The current capacity of the stadium is just over 41,000, which is considerably less than the likes of Arsenal … [Read more...]
Games-Track cycling likely to be missing at Durban 2022 (Reuters)
Games-Track cycling likely to be missing at Durban 2022 (Reuters) By Greg Stutchbury AUCKLAND, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Track cycling is at risk of being dropped from the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Durban unless more money is made available to build a new velodrome in South Africa. Track cycling has been a regular fixture on the Commonwealth Games programme since 1934 but remains an optional … [Read more...]
Sizing up September: 10 important storylines for the MLB stretch run
Sizing up September: 10 important storylines for the MLB stretch run It's September now. And while a good chunk of the sports world is going football crazy, we over here in the land of baseball are pretty excited about the month ahead of us too. We've got playoff races to watch, divisions to decide and postseason awards to lock up. There will be excitement, disappointment, surprise and agony … [Read more...]
Dodgers beat Giants 2-1 for 2nd win over rivals in same day
Dodgers beat Giants 2-1 for 2nd win over rivals in same day [unable to retrieve full-text content]LOS ANGELES (AP) Zack Greinke beat Madison Bumgarner in a premier pitching matchup, and the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the second-place San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Tuesday night for the second time in the same day. … [Read more...]
Gabriele Marcotti interview; World Soccer Talk Radio (8.31.15)
Gabriele Marcotti interview; World Soccer Talk Radio (8.31.15) Listen to the latest episode of World Soccer Talk Radio featuring interviews with Gabriele Marcotti and Juan Arango. During the interviews, we get their insight on the latest transfer deals and all of the action from the Transfer Deadline Day across Europe. Plus, Arango shares some interesting insight regarding Javier […] Listen … [Read more...]
Elvis Andrus steals home in win over Padres
Elvis Andrus steals home in win over Padres Opposing pitchers take note: Do not fall asleep when Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus is on the bases. San Diego Padres reliever Kevin Quackenbush did not take heed of this warning Tuesday, and he paid for it dearly. [Check out Big League Stew on Tumblr for even more baseball awesomeness.] With his team already up 7-4, Andrus reached third base … [Read more...]
Report: Marlins to ask Dan Jennings to return to GM role following season
Report: Marlins to ask Dan Jennings to return to GM role following season The Miami Marlins have decided to reverse course. The club will ask manager Dan Jennings abandon his role as manager in order to return to the front office at the end of the season, according to Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports. Sources: #Marlins will ask Jennings to step down as manager and resume role as GM. If Jennings … [Read more...]