Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana mountain classification after stage 13 (Reuters) Sept 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Mountain Classification Vuelta a Espana after Stage 13 on Friday 1. Omar Fraile (Spain / Caja Rural) 55 2. Ruben Plaza (Spain / Lampre) 27 3. Mikel Landa (Spain / Astana) 25 4. Bert-Jan Lindeman (Netherlands / LottoNL) 16 5. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands / Giant) 13 6. Fabio Aru (Italy / … [Read more...]
Progress report for Aston Villa’s first four games of the Premier League season
Progress report for Aston Villa’s first four games of the Premier League season Aston Villa have had a stop start beginning to the season but have made some astute signings and look like a side with some quality players, who should comfortably avoid relegation. They have a young enthusiastic manager and a squad with plenty of players who have a point to prove. […] Aston Villa have had a … [Read more...]
Mike McCarthy said Packers plan to ‘kick Chicago’s … ‘ well, you know
Mike McCarthy said Packers plan to 'kick Chicago's ... ' well, you know Rivalries have a way of making people say bold things. Even the decidedly un-bold Mike McCarthy. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football: Sign up and join a league today!] At the Green Bay Packers' annual Welcome Back Luncheon this week, McCarthy — who is not Rex Ryan, mind you, by any stretch of the imagination — went way out of … [Read more...]
It’s Force Friday and even MLB caps are joining the ‘Star Wars’ party
It's Force Friday and even MLB caps are joining the 'Star Wars' party "Star Wars" hysteria, like Christmas, is hitting us waaaaaay before December. You need only to venture to your local Target to get besieged by "Star Wars" products. Shopping online? Yep, they're all over the place there too. In fact, Friday was dubbed "Force Friday" because of well-planned roll out of "Star Wars" products … [Read more...]
Colorado fails to get final play off after troubles with ball spot (Video)
Colorado fails to get final play off after troubles with ball spot (Video) You can't blame Colorado for having a beef with the officials in the final seconds of the Buffaloes' loss to Hawaii on Friday morning. Trailing 28-20, Colorado was desperately driving down the field to score a late touchdown. After a completed pass didn't net a first down, the clock kept running. So the Buffs had to … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana classification after stage 13 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana classification after stage 13 (Reuters) Sept 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Vuelta a Espana after Stage 13 on Friday 1. Fabio Aru (Italy / Astana) 51:33:19" 2. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain / Katusha) +27" 3. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands / Giant) +30" 4. Rafal Majka (Poland / Tinkoff - Saxo) +1:28" 5. Esteban Chaves (Colombia / Orica) +1:29" 6. Alejandro … [Read more...]
Cycling-Oliviera wins Vuelta stage 13, Aru still leads (Reuters)
Cycling-Oliviera wins Vuelta stage 13, Aru still leads (Reuters) MADRID, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Portuguese Nelson Oliveira of the Lampre-Merida team caught his breakaway companions off guard to win the 13th stage of the Vuelta on Friday. Oliveira jumped away from a group of 24 riders in a descent with 27 kilometres remaining and never looked back. The 26-year-old, his country's time trial … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana team classification after stage 13 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana team classification after stage 13 (Reuters) Sept 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Team Classification Vuelta a Espana after Stage 13 on Friday 1. Team Sky (Britain) 154:51:31" 2. Astana (Kazakhstan) +11:21" 3. Movistar (Spain) +12:08" 4. Katusha (Russia) +28:28" 5. Cofidis (France) +36:06" 6. Europcar (France) +38:27" 7. Caja Rural (Spain) +39:51" 8. Lotto (Belgium) … [Read more...]
Royal Posse wins $100,000 Evan Shipman at Saratoga (The Associated Press)
Royal Posse wins $100,000 Evan Shipman at Saratoga (The Associated Press) SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) -- Royal Posse won the $100,000 Evan Shipman at Saratoga Race Course on Friday, dueling with Saratoga Snacks through the stretch before getting his nose down at the wire. … [Read more...]
Rich Peverley announces retirement, takes up player development role with Stars
Rich Peverley announces retirement, takes up player development role with Stars Next Thursday will mark 18 months since Rich Peverley collapsed on the Dallas Stars bench during a game and was treated for “a cardiac event.” March 10, 2014 will also mark what was his final game in the NHL. On Friday, the 33-year old Peverley told Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News that he was retiring and … [Read more...]