Gut tops Vonn by .01 seconds to win World Cup super-combined (The Associated Press) VAL D'ISERE, France (AP) -- Swiss skier Lara Gut beat American Lindsey Vonn by .01 seconds to win a thrilling World Cup super-combined race on Friday and deprive Vonn of a fifth straight win. Vonn led after the morning's downhill section, with Gut .38 behind in second place. … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Val Gardena men’s super g results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Val Gardena men's super g results (Reuters) Dec 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Val Gardena Men's Super G on Friday 1. Aksel Lund Svindal (Norway) 1:28.12 2. Kjetil Jansrud (Norway) 1:28.46 3. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (Norway) 1:28.56 4. Matthias Mayer (Austria) 1:28.66 5. Andrew Weibrecht (U.S.) 1:29.13 6. Adrien Theaux (France) 1:29.17 7. Georg … [Read more...]
Cristiano Ronaldo will invest $40 million in a series of CR7 hotels
Cristiano Ronaldo will invest $40 million in a series of CR7 hotels Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is already looking toward life after soccer as he unveiled plans to invest over €37 million ($40m) in hotels bearing his ‘CR7’ moniker in his native Portugal, Madrid and New York. “Many footballers finish their careers without knowing what they want to do. For me […] Photo credit: AFP. … [Read more...]
FFL Sunday: Get the fantasy football advice you need to advance
FFL Sunday: Get the fantasy football advice you need to advance It's fantasy semifinal week and the “Fantasy Football Live” cast is ready to help you reach the title game. How will Bryce Brown, Brandon Bolden and Fozzy Whittaker fare as owners scramble for options on such an important week? Why Derek Carr owners shouldn't worry about his Week 15 matchup. And the crew will also … [Read more...]
Cycling-Tour organisers pull races from UCI’s 2017 calendar (Reuters)
Cycling-Tour organisers pull races from UCI's 2017 calendar (Reuters) By Julien Pretot PARIS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Tour de France organisers ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation) are withdrawing their races from the International Cycling Union calendar in 2017 because of a disagreement over the reform of the calendar and the selection of teams, they said on Friday. The ASO said the reform of the … [Read more...]
Tour organizers pulling races from UCI circuit in 2017 (The Associated Press)
Tour organizers pulling races from UCI circuit in 2017 (The Associated Press) The Tour de France organizer says it will pull that race and others from the International Cycling Union's calendar in 2017 as their longstanding dispute for control of the sport reached a new climax. Amaury Sport Organisation, which last month rejected the UCI's proposed reforms for the 2017 WorldTour, has the … [Read more...]
Vonn fastest in downhill leg of World Cup super-combined (The Associated Press)
Vonn fastest in downhill leg of World Cup super-combined (The Associated Press) VAL D'ISERE, France (AP) -- Lindsey Vonn posted the fastest time in the downhill leg of a World Cup super-combined, putting her in the lead ahead of the slalom later Friday. Swiss skier Lara Gut was .38 seconds behind and Cornelia Huetter of Austria was third fastest, .88 behind Vonn. Although Vonn, who was … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Val d’Isere women’s super combined results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Val d'Isere women's super combined results (Reuters) Dec 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Val d'Isere Women's Super Combined after run 1 on Friday Downhill Overall 1. Lindsey Vonn (U.S.) 1:44.13 1:44.13 2. Lara Gut (Switzerland) 1:44.51 1:44.51 3. Cornelia Huetter (Austria) 1:45.01 1:45.01 4. Ilka Stuhec (Slovenia) 1:45.42 1:45.42 5. Tina Weirather … [Read more...]
Weekly Picks: PL Predictions GW 17
Weekly Picks: PL Predictions GW 17 The Sacked One… Jose Mourinho’s last match in charge featured three significant factors, in my (not very humble) opinion… He conceded that the Top Four was out of reach. Which, of course, prompted unflattering comparisons to Sherlock Holmes. The truth is Chelsea would probably need to win 16 of their remaining 22 matches just to squeeze into the Top Six. He … [Read more...]
Rams player certain to be fined for likely Stedman Bailey tribute
Rams player certain to be fined for likely Stedman Bailey tribute The St. Louis Rams played what could be their final game in the Edward Jones Dome on Thursday night, so it would be the last time this season that the players have the chance to honor one teammate who is not there. #Rams DE William Hayes has '12' written on helmet. Why? #TBvsSTL pic.twitter.com/oLGEVy5Mlt— Andrew Doughty … [Read more...]