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...]
Tebow Time? Eagles trade third QB Matt Barkley to Cardinals
Tebow Time? Eagles trade third QB Matt Barkley to Cardinals One question, as we pondered if quarterback Tim Tebow would make the Philadelphia Eagles, was how he would make the team being stuck behind No. 3 quarterback Matt Barkley? That hurdle has been cleared. Barkley has been traded for a late-round conditional pick to the Arizona Cardinals. Fox Sports' Jay Glazer reported that news … [Read more...]
Ball Don’t Five: The Top Five Retired Players That Never Made an All-Star Team
Ball Don't Five: The Top Five Retired Players That Never Made an All-Star Team As we continue to work our way through the endless summer between the Finals and Opening Night, we'll pause each Friday to briefly consider and count down some NBA-related topic of note. We like starting lineups and round numbers, so we'll run through a handful of items each week. With a nod to our friends at Dr. … [Read more...]
Joe Panik shows he’s nearing return with great defensive play in rehab game
Joe Panik shows he’s nearing return with great defensive play in rehab game Joe Panik appears to be about ready for a return to the big leagues. The San Francisco Giants second baseman was having a breakout season before going on the disabled list with lower back inflammation at the beginning of August. The 24-year-old was slashing .309/.374/.443 and was named to his first All-Star Game in … [Read more...]
College Football Betting Picks, Week 1: Welcome To The Machine – BC Interruption
College Football Betting Picks, Week 1: Welcome To The Machine - BC Interruption I'm still not taking Kent State. Last August during my bachelor party, a couple of my friends watched the BC-UMass game with virtually no rooting interest outside of getting me hammered. They gambled on plays back and forth, giving each other odds on first downs, kickoff yardage, and scoring plays. Whenever someone … [Read more...]
Predictions and “This Week In High School Sports” video – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (blog)
Predictions and "This Week In High School Sports" video - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (blog) Varsity Blog programming note: Live blog will come to you tonight from Penn Hills-Upper St. Clair game. Follow Mike White on Twitter @mwhiteburgh, but you can also get scores and updates from games around the area on Twitter @PGVarsityXtra. Those score updates can also be seen to the right of this blog. If … [Read more...]
UFO at the U.S. Open? Not quite
UFO at the U.S. Open? Not quite NEW YORK – Louis Armstrong Stadium was nearly empty for a second-round women's match on Thursday. That's a good thing – any other match and some fans would likely have been hit when an unexpected drone came flying into the stadium. It crashed into a row of empty seats. Drone in question: pic.twitter.com/h7nukOTxvE— René Denfeld (@Renestance) September 4, 2015 … [Read more...]
Ohio State to also wear WDBJ decals Monday night
Ohio State to also wear WDBJ decals Monday night Virginia Tech won't be the only team wearing decals to honor the two victims of the WDBJ-7 shooting Monday night. Ohio State, its opponent, has asked to wear the decals as well. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football: Sign up and join a league today!] “Ohio State expressed a desire to show its solidarity with Virginia Tech in remembering the vibrant … [Read more...]