Report: Troy Vincent wants to meet with Patriots' Jastremski, McNally The rest of the NFL populace has tired of talking about Deflategate and wants it to go away, but not Troy Vincent. This week, the New England Patriots formally requested that the league reinstate the team’s longtime assistant equipment manager, John Jastremski, and game-day attendant Jim McNally, the pair featured … [Read more...]
Boxing-Mayweather’s legacy still up for debate (Reuters)
Boxing-Mayweather's legacy still up for debate (Reuters) By Mark Lamport-Stokes LAS VEGAS, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Should Floyd Mayweather's boxing career now be over, as the undefeated American insisted after easily beating Andre Berto in their welterweight showdown on Saturday, his place among the sport's very best is assured. Part of the problem for Mayweather is public perception directly … [Read more...]
Give Money May his due after a perfect 19 years in the ring (The Associated Press)
Give Money May his due after a perfect 19 years in the ring (The Associated Press) Floyd Mayweather Jr. went out just as expected - on top and leaving boxing fans yearning for more. Andre Berto wasn't expected to give him much trouble, and he didn't. Mayweather served notice in the opening minute of his fight with Berto that it would be an easy night and it was, with Mayweather winning all … [Read more...]
Michael Owen’s horse Brown Panther dies at Irish St. Leger (The Associated Press)
Michael Owen's horse Brown Panther dies at Irish St. Leger (The Associated Press) Brown Panther, a horse part-owned by former England striker Michael Owen, died after a serious injury in the Irish St. Leger on Sunday. The Tom Dascombe-trained 7-year-old Brown Panther was bidding to repeat his 2014 victory in The Curragh classic but he was suddenly pulled up by jockey Richard Kingscote … [Read more...]
End of the road 2015: Colorado Rockies
End of the road 2015: Colorado Rockies After their loss Saturday night, the Colorado Rockies have been mathematically eliminated from the MLB postseason, meaning that they've effectively come to the end of the road in their 2015 season. As we'll do with each eliminated team this season, let's give them a send-off that would make Boyz II Men proud. We'll look at the high and lows of their … [Read more...]
Coaches Poll: Auburn falls, BYU makes debut
Coaches Poll: Auburn falls, BYU makes debut The USA Today coaches poll release was back in its usual spot Sunday, setting the stage with a new batch of rankings just before the kickoff of NFL action. Ohio State maintained its hold on No. 1 following its victory against Hawaii, with Alabama, TCU and Baylor all holding strong at their spots. The main shuffling in the top ten came as a result of … [Read more...]
Progress report for QPR’s first six games of the 2015/16 season
Progress report for QPR’s first six games of the 2015/16 season Six games into the 2015/16 Championship season and with the transfer window finally closed, Queens Park Rangers’ chances of a quick return to the Premier League look remarkably better than any rational person would have believed at the start of the season. After a 2-0 away loss to Charlton on the opening day […] Six games into … [Read more...]
Cody Franson on his free-agent nightmare, faith in agent
Cody Franson on his free-agent nightmare, faith in agent Cody Franson didn’t have time to think of his still unrestricted free agent status on his 28th birthday. Instead, he tried to relax at his family’s annual fish fry at their home in Sicamous, B.C. on Aug. 8. “We get all our family friends up with people who we’re close to back home. We have them all over at the house and my dad cooks a … [Read more...]
Report: Jets called Redskins about Kirk Cousins after Geno Smith punched
Report: Jets called Redskins about Kirk Cousins after Geno Smith punched The New York Jets had no idea Geno Smith would be out for when he was punched by then-teammate IK Enemkpali, so they made a call to the Washington Redskins about a quarterback. No, not Robert Griffin III, who was then the team's starter. Instead, the Jets inquired about the status of Kirk Cousins, who appeared to be … [Read more...]
Spanish police spot stolen $13,600 racing bicycle on sale (The Associated Press)
Spanish police spot stolen $13,600 racing bicycle on sale (The Associated Press) Spanish police say they've recovered a prized bicycle belonging to an international racing team taking part in the Spanish Vuelta cycling race after finding it on sale in a secondhand store for a ridiculously low price. Officers in the Mediterranean port of Malaga recovered the specially-constructed cycle, … [Read more...]