Tuesday a failure on all levels for Klinsmann, U.S. Soccer; By Steve Davis No, the soccer sky isn’t falling, even if it felt that way for some U.S. soccer supporters watching events unfold Tuesday night in Boston. This wasn’t Belize, after all, that was running circles around Jurgen Klinsmann’s experimental crew of miscasts and positional applicants. This was Brazil, where good players … [Read more...]
Brandon Marshall: Race shapes players’ views of overturned Brady suspension
Brandon Marshall: Race shapes players' views of overturned Brady suspension Brandon Marshall is not alone among NFL players in having an opinion on deflate-gate, but the New York Jets wide receiver has interjected the idea that race might be playing a part in how NFL players view the recent overturning of Tom Brady's suspension. Brady was suspended four games this offseason by commissioner … [Read more...]
Check out the Suns’ new black alternate uniforms, new home court
Check out the Suns' new black alternate uniforms, new home court The Phoenix Suns entered this week with five different uniform designs — their home whites, their purple roadies, their sleeved orange alternates and "Los Suns" Noche Latina threads, and the grey-sleeved duds they introduced back in February. Evidently, a handful's not as enticing as a half-dozen, because Phoenix unveiled a … [Read more...]
San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks Free Pick and Betting Lines Sept 9, 2015
San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 66-73 Arizona Diamondbacks play host to the 72-67 San Francisco Giants tonight in MLB action on the grass of Chase Field, Sept 9, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 9:40PM ET. Betting Odds Moneyline: Giants -115/Diamondbacks +105 Total Line: 8.5 Pitching Matchup Christopher Heston (R) W/L 11-9 WHIP 1.26 ERA … [Read more...]
Report: Patriots have indeed asked NFL to reinstate equipment employees
Report: Patriots have indeed asked NFL to reinstate equipment employees When NFL commissioner Roger Goodell appeared on ESPN Radio for a rather cushy interview Tuesday, his most emphatic response followed a question about whether the league asked the New England Patriots to suspend equipment personnel John Jastremski and Jim McNally for their alleged role in deflate-gate. "Absolutely not," … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana classification after stage 17 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana classification after stage 17 (Reuters) Sept 9 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Vuelta a Espana after Stage 17 on Wednesday 1. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands / Giant) 68:40:36" 2. Fabio Aru (Italy / Astana) +3" 3. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain / Katusha) +1:15" 4. Rafal Majka (Poland / Tinkoff - Saxo) +2:22" 5. Nairo Quintana (Colombia / Movistar) +2:53" 6. … [Read more...]
Tom Dumoulin wins Vuelta stage 17 time trial, leads overall (The Associated Press)
Tom Dumoulin wins Vuelta stage 17 time trial, leads overall (The Associated Press) Tom Dumoulin of Netherlands won the individual time-trial in the Spanish Vuelta on Wednesday to reclaim the race leader's red jersey on the 17th stage. The tall, 24-year-old Giant-Alpecin rider clocked 46 minutes, one second, over the 38.7 kilometer (24-mile) course in and around the northern city of Burgos. … [Read more...]
Why Mayweather-Pacquiao was bad for boxing (Yahoo Sports)
Why Mayweather-Pacquiao was bad for boxing (Yahoo Sports) The "super fight" was a money grab that didn't deliver, and now it's harming Floyd Mayweather's farewell. … [Read more...]
Best XI: DFS Soccer Week 5
Best XI: DFS Soccer Week 5 I hope you guys enjoyed the international break and the fairly boring, one-sided football it brought. Personally, I can’t wait for the Premier League to return this weekend, where we don’t have to watch an 8-0 blowout daily. Before we get too caught up in how bad international qualifiers are, let’s talk about what we learned from week four: Chelsea’s defense still sucks. … [Read more...]
Puck Daddy Power Rankings: Phil Kessel’s weight; David Savard’s contract
Puck Daddy Power Rankings: Phil Kessel's weight; David Savard's contract [Author's note: Power rankings are usually three things: Bad, wrong, and boring. You typically know just as well as the authors which teams won what games against who and what it all means, so our moving the Red Wings up four spots or whatever really doesn't tell you anything you didn't know. Who's hot, who's not, who … [Read more...]