Alvaro Quiros' 1-foot putt does one of the nastiest lipouts you'll ever see Alvaro Quiros was the victim of one of the cruelest lip-outs you'll ever see on Thursday in the opening round of the Portugal Masters. Quiros missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-5 12th, leaving about a foot to tap in for par. The long-hitting Spaniard hits the putt, the ball hits the back of the cup and Quiros … [Read more...]
Gennady Golovkin not fazed by pressure of carrying first PPV card (Yahoo Sports)
Gennady Golovkin not fazed by pressure of carrying first PPV card (Yahoo Sports) The middleweight champ is firmly focused on David Lemieux and becoming boxing’s pound-for-pound king. … [Read more...]
Sammy Sosa wants to throw out a first pitch if Cubs make World Series
Sammy Sosa wants to throw out a first pitch if Cubs make World Series Winning heals all wounds. That line of thinking might be put to the test soon. If the Chicago Cubs make it to the World Series, former slugger Sammy Sosa would love to throw out a first pitch prior to one of the games. [Check out the Yahoo Sports Podcast Network and find a new favorite podcast] Since he was traded from the … [Read more...]
LeSean McCoy seems ready to make his return for Buffalo Bills
LeSean McCoy seems ready to make his return for Buffalo Bills The LeSean McCoy trade hasn't worked out yet for the Buffalo Bills yet, but it's early in the season. And it looks like McCoy is returning when the Bills really need it. McCoy, the Bills' top running back, is probable on the Bills' injury report, according to coach Rex Ryan. McCoy has been dealing with a hamstring injury since … [Read more...]
NHL Picks: Ducks' stars finally get going vs. Avs, Red Wings keep rolling – CBSSports.com
NHL Picks: Ducks' stars finally get going vs. Avs, Red Wings keep rolling - CBSSports.com Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks, where CBSSports.com hockey writers Chris Peters and Adam Gretz share their predictions for every game, every day. Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks, 10 p.m. ET In a matchup between a pair of teams on edge after inauspicious starts to the season, both are going to view … [Read more...]
Second USF player arrested in connection with shots fired on campus
Second USF player arrested in connection with shots fired on campus South Florida defensive back Lamar Robbins has been arrested in a weekend incident that involved shots being fired on the school's campus. Offensive lineman Benjamin Knox was arrested on charges of possessing or discharging a firearm and shooting into an occupied dwelling for the Sunday morning incident. Robbins is now … [Read more...]
Boxing-Britain’s Brook pulls out of title fight with Chavez (Reuters)
Boxing-Britain's Brook pulls out of title fight with Chavez (Reuters) Britain's Kell Brook has pulled out of his IBF world welterweight title fight against Argentina's Diego Chaves next week because of a rib injury sustained while sparring. Unbeaten Brook's third defence of his belt had been due to take place in Sheffield on Oct. 24. "It's always a bitter blow when an injury causes a fight … [Read more...]
Kell Brook pulls out of title defense with rib injury (The Associated Press)
Kell Brook pulls out of title defense with rib injury (The Associated Press) LONDON (AP) -- Kell Brook has pulled out of his IBF welterweight title defense against Argentina's Diego Chavez. … [Read more...]
Harold Varner III opens PGA Tour season with 68
Harold Varner III opens PGA Tour season with 68 Unfortunately, Harold Varner III will be seen as different at the start of this PGA Tour season because of his race. You see, Varner, who earned his PGA Tour status through the Web.com Tour, is the first African-American to earn a PGA Tour card since Joseph Bramlett in 2011. Varner joins Tiger Woods as the lone pair of African-American players … [Read more...]
McIlroy off to a good start in wine country with Frys.com Open 68
McIlroy off to a good start in wine country with Frys.com Open 68 Rory McIlroy was obligated to play this week, but that doesn't mean he isn't enjoying himself. McIlroy is in the Frys.com Open field as part of a 2012 compromise he and seven other players made with the PGA Tour, by which the Tour granted the group an allowance to play in a big-money exhibition called the Turkish Airlines … [Read more...]