Should the FedEx Cup playoffs end sooner? (Podcast) The FedEx Cup playoffs resume this week with the first of the final two events at the BMW Championship. But should the playoffs, and season, end sooner? We discuss. Also, we make the case for the Web.com Tour needs bigger purses and a grander stage, seeing as though it's billed as the future of the PGA Tour and, many weeks, is the … [Read more...]
Day of Fury wins Belmont feature (The Associated Press)
Day of Fury wins Belmont feature (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) -- Day of Fury pulled a 7-1 upset Wednesday in the $77,000 allowance feature at Belmont Park. … [Read more...]
Roma must learn from their Bayern embarrassment, not be diverted by Europe
Roma must learn from their Bayern embarrassment, not be diverted by Europe The last time Roma met Europe’s defending champions, things didn’t go so well. Last season, Bayern Munich cracked open the side and left the giallorossi a broken, empty shell, too humiliated to even cry. After that 7-1 loss, Roma picked up just one more point in the Champions League group […] The last time Roma met … [Read more...]
Marcus Mariota first rookie Week 1 player of week since … uh oh
Marcus Mariota first rookie Week 1 player of week since ... uh oh Marcus Mariota is headed toward a career of disappointment and heartbreak. That's the only conclusion we can draw following the Tennessee Titans' incredible debut upon hearing the news that Mariota was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 1. [Yahoo Fantasy Football: Still not too late to sign up for a league] … [Read more...]
3-on-3 OT preseason test; Blackhawks give Visnovsky a PTO; Disney blocking D4? (Puck Headlines)
3-on-3 OT preseason test; Blackhawks give Visnovsky a PTO; Disney blocking D4? (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected]. • Goalie mask designer to the stars, Dave Gunnarsson, … [Read more...]
BLS Roundtable: What would you demand for a home run ball?
BLS Roundtable: What would you demand for a home run ball? Your browser does not support iframes. Catching any ball at a major-league game is quite the feat. Some fans attend thousands of games in a lifetime, and never come close to snagging a foul. [Check out Big League Stew on Tumblr for even more baseball awesomeness.] While coming up with a foul ball is cool, and certainly something that … [Read more...]
Rangers overtake Astros for first in AL West
Rangers overtake Astros for first in AL West Take a moment to survey the AL West standings, current as of Tuesday night ... Yes, the Rangers are in first place. Yes, the Rangers, who haven't gotten an inning from Yu Darvish and who lost 95 games a season ago, are atop their division. In fact, they're in first place for the first time since April 11 and in sole possession of first place for the … [Read more...]
Brown not interested Texas job; candidates
Brown not interested Texas job; candidates Mack Brown on Wednesday told CBS Sports he is not interested in becoming Texas' next athletic director. The longtime Longhorns coach is working as a college football analyst for ESPN and continues to be interested in a return to coaching if the right job comes along. It is believed that Texas will make Brown part of its search committee to find a … [Read more...]
Pacquiao says Street View will help Philippine tourism (The Associated Press)
Pacquiao says Street View will help Philippine tourism (The Associated Press) Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and tourism officials said Wednesday images of the Philippine capital and the country's main tourist spots on Google's Street View could help attract more visitors to the country. Google country marketing manager Ryan Morales said the Philippines became the 69th country included … [Read more...]
Jordan Spieth knows he’s going bald and can’t do much about it
Jordan Spieth knows he's going bald and can't do much about it Every guy who's going bald knows he's going bald. There's no mystery to it. Jordan Spieth knows he's going bald. Comedian and bald man Larry David pointed out Spieth's receding hairline in an interview with Golf Digest, saying the two-time 2015 major winner was going "wildly bald" and giving the Texan just a few more years before … [Read more...]