Marlins hire Mattingly KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Don Mattingly, long eyed as the choice of owner Jeffrey Loria to revive the Marlins, has agreed to take the Miami managing job, sources confirm. Mattingly has seemd to be a fait accompli in Miami since he and the Dodgers parted ways late last week. Loria has been targeting him as the replacement for Dan Jennings since late summer, and the sides made it … [Read more...]
Report: Padres to name Andy Green as their next manager
Report: Padres to name Andy Green as their next manager The San Diego Padres have found what they hope to be their long-term answer at manager. The franchise will reportedly announce Arizona Diamondbacks third-base coach Andy Green as the team's new manager Thursday, according to Scott Miller of Bleacher Report. The Padres have not officially confirmed the hire, but have announced a press … [Read more...]
Ole Miss DT Nkemdiche cleared at Auburn
Ole Miss DT Nkemdiche cleared at Auburn Robert Nkemdiche has practiced all week and is "ready to go" for Auburn on Saturday. (USATSI) Ole Miss star defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche, who suffered a concussion in the Rebels' loss to Memphis two weeks ago and missed the Texas A&M game last week, is "ready to go" for the Auburn game on Saturday, according to coach Hugh Freeze. “Rob's been … [Read more...]
At least one Giants teammate was surprised at seeing JPP’s hand
At least one Giants teammate was surprised at seeing JPP's hand Jason Pierre-Paul returned to New York Giants practice on Wednesday. Perhaps some of his teammates had seen him before then, but Pierre-Paul was reclusive after his July 4 fireworks accident severely injured his hand. So for many, Wednesday was the first chance to see Pierre-Paul's oft-discussed hand. [Yahoo Daily Fantasy … [Read more...]
American Pharoah gallops in workout at Keeneland (The Associated Press)
American Pharoah gallops in workout at Keeneland (The Associated Press) LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Triple Crown champion American Pharoah had a spirited gallop at Keeneland in preparation for his final career start in Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic. … [Read more...]
Piercy leads CIMB with blistering 62 as Scott Brown nabs another ace
Piercy leads CIMB with blistering 62 as Scott Brown nabs another ace Scott Piercy got off to a blistering start at the CIMB Classic on Thursday in Malaysia, shooting a 10-under 62 at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club to take a three-shot edge over Hideki Matsuyama. Piercy made 10 birdies, without a bogey, to take charge and match the single-round tournament record against par. Nick Watney … [Read more...]
Thu. picks: Ducks' struggles continue at Blues
Thu. picks: Ducks' struggles continue at Blues Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks where hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters make their selections for all of the day's games. Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues, 8 p.m. ET On Tuesday night in Dallas the Anaheim Ducks finally had a little bit of an offensive breakthrough. After being held to just six goals through their first eight games of the … [Read more...]
Memphis fan hits half-court shot to win tater tots for life (Video)
Memphis fan hits half-court shot to win tater tots for life (Video) Memphis’ home opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday was seemingly over within minutes. The Grizz managed just 10 first quarter points in what one team beat writer described as a “somnambulant” performance. Midway through the second, with Memphis already down 21 points, one Grizzlies fan at least managed to … [Read more...]
Arizona State unveils Pat Tillman-themed uniforms for Oregon game
Arizona State unveils Pat Tillman-themed uniforms for Oregon game Arizona State has Pat Tillman-centric uniforms to match its cleats for Thursday night's game against Oregon. The school previously unveiled the special combat boot-themed cleats it would wear against the Ducks and released the uniforms for the game Thursday morning. The uniforms are throwbacks to the ones that Tillman wore … [Read more...]
NASCAR: Nothing ‘suspect, so far’ with Harvick’s actions at Talladega
NASCAR: Nothing 'suspect, so far' with Harvick's actions at Talladega Your browser does not support iframes. NASCAR vice chairman Mike Helton said Sunday night that the sanctioning body has, so far, found no evidence that Kevin Harvick wrecked Trevor Bayne intentionally to end Sunday's race at Talladega. The race was on a green-white-checker attempt when Harvick and Bayne made contact. … [Read more...]