Five-minute season preview: West Coast Conference Yahoo Sports will break down the top 10 leagues for the upcoming college basketball season working backward from No. 10 to No. 1. Here's a look at our No. 10 league, the West Coast Conference. If the central question facing the West Coast Conference for the past 15 years has been whether anyone can truly challenge Gonzaga, then the answer … [Read more...]
President Cup could be anchored by Spieth-Day showdown
President Cup could be anchored by Spieth-Day showdown If August's PGA Championship left you clamoring for a sequel to the Jason Day-Jordan Spieth showdown, then the Presidents Cup captains may just give you what you want. Unlike at the Ryder Cup, captains don't blindly submit their lineups for the biennial matches pitting the U.S. against the Internationals. That means the captains can … [Read more...]
What’s at stake — and not — in this Presidents Cup
What's at stake -- and not -- in this Presidents Cup The biggest knock on the Presidents Cup -- one among many, by the way -- is, well, that it isn't the Ryder Cup. The other American team competition is the creation of the PGA Tour, a clear answer to what, by the time the Presidents Cup was created in 1994, had become a raging biennial success for the PGA of America and the European Tour. … [Read more...]
Report: Armstrong physician aims to stop film distribution (The Associated Press)
Report: Armstrong physician aims to stop film distribution (The Associated Press) ROME (AP) -- Lance Armstrong's former physician has reportedly filed a lawsuit aiming to halt distribution in Italy of a movie about the disgraced cyclist. … [Read more...]
Ryan Tannehill upset by report he mocked practice squad’s paychecks
Ryan Tannehill upset by report he mocked practice squad's paychecks There's a new coach on the Miami Dolphins, and it was quite an interesting day around the team Wednesday. Included in interim coach Dan Campbell's first full day with his team was quarterback Ryan Tannehill's strong denial that he mocked a practice squad player who picked him off by saying, in part, "Enjoy your practice … [Read more...]
Defense: NYPD profiled Sefolosha as ‘black man in a hoodie’ in April arrest
Defense: NYPD profiled Sefolosha as 'black man in a hoodie' in April arrest Atlanta Hawks forward Thabo Sefolosha appeared in a New York court on Tuesday, kicking off his trial on charges of misdemeanor obstructing government administration, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest stemming from an incident that followed the stabbing of NBA forward Chris Copeland and two women outside a … [Read more...]
FIFA ethics committee recommends 90-day suspension for president Sepp Blatter
FIFA ethics committee recommends 90-day suspension for president Sepp Blatter FIFA’s ethics committee has recommended a 90-day suspension for president Sepp Blatter, according to Wednesday reports. The recommendation will now go to FIFA’s adjudicatory arm where, if accepted, Blatter could be banned until early January. Hans-Joachim Eckhart, the German judge who will render the final decision, is … [Read more...]
Vladimir Putin scores seven goals in birthday hockey game (Video)
Vladimir Putin scores seven goals in birthday hockey game (Video) Russian president Vladimir Putin spent his 63rd birthday on Wednesday by pretty much attending a hockey fantasy camp. He was in Sochi celebrating with friends and famous Russian hockey players like Slava Fetisov, Pavel Bure, Alexander Mogilny and Valeri Kamensky. [Yahoo Fantasy Hockey: Sign up for a league today] They played … [Read more...]
LeBron: I'll lead, but 'don't have to carry' Cavs
LeBron: I'll lead, but 'don't have to carry' Cavs Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff Writer Close Cavs and NBA writer for ESPN.com Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14 and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09 Syracuse University graduate 0 Shares Print CINCINNATI -- LeBron James believes the Cleveland Cavaliers, despite lingering injuries and an … [Read more...]
Bucks’ Khris Middleton posterizes Jimmy Butler, renews pleasantries with Bulls
Bucks' Khris Middleton posterizes Jimmy Butler, renews pleasantries with Bulls Jimmy Butler recently expressed surprise that, after becoming an All-Star and earning a five-year, $95 million contract, he'd be featured on opponents' scouting reports. Based on Tuesday night's preseason encounter with the Milwaukee Bucks, we can surmise that the first line on that document is, "Dunk through the … [Read more...]