10 days after Mayer's crash, debate over air bag continues (The Associated Press) Ten days after the spectacular crash of Olympic downhill champion Matthias Mayer, there is still debate within the close-knit World Cup skiing circuit over whether a radical safety air bag system prevented the Austrian from more serious injury. Having come away with two broken vertebrae, did the air bag … [Read more...]
‘Like a parachute’: Innerhofer battles gate in wild downhill (The Associated Press)
'Like a parachute': Innerhofer battles gate in wild downhill (The Associated Press) With Bode Miller taking this season off, Christof Innerhofer has taken over the reigns of the World Cup circuit's most daring skier. In a wild downhill that Adrien Theaux won by a large margin Tuesday, Innerhofer grabbed most of the attention by finishing fourth after skiing halfway down the course with a … [Read more...]
British tabloids are manufacturing the narrative to sack Premier League managers in order to sell newspapers
British tabloids are manufacturing the narrative to sack Premier League managers in order to sell newspapers Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United are now winless in eight games in all competitions. For the Red Devils, this is a dry spell of historic proportions. But van Gaal appears to retain the support of Manchester United Chief Executive Ed Woodward, the club’s board and luminaries such as Paul … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Santa Caterina men’s downhill results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Santa Caterina men's downhill results (Reuters) Dec 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Santa Caterina Men's Downhill on Tuesday 1. Adrien Theaux (France) 1:47.29 2. Hannes Reichelt (Austria) 1:48.33 3. David Poisson (France) 1:48.44 4. Christof Innerhofer (Italy) 1:48.51 5. Romed Baumann (Austria) 1:48.67 6. Vincent Kriechmayr (Austria) 1:48.75 7. … [Read more...]
Watch Soccer Morning from 9-10:15am ET with ArseBlog
Watch Soccer Morning from 9-10:15am ET with ArseBlog Today’s Soccer Morning features an interview with ArseBlogger (Andrew Mangan) to discuss Arsenal moving to the top of the Premier League table. You can watch Soccer Morning live via the World Soccer Talk LIVE page every weekday at www.worldsoccertalk.com/live. During the show, you can tweet your questions or observations live […] Today’s … [Read more...]
Brock Osweiler leads Broncos to huge overtime win over Bengals
Brock Osweiler leads Broncos to huge overtime win over Bengals DENVER — Brock Osweiler was so clutch after halftime on Monday night, he came up with two game-winning drives. The first one, in the final two minutes of regulation, didn't end as planned. Brandon McManus shanked a 45-yard field goal. No matter. Osweiler just did it again in overtime and led the Broncos to a 20-17 win, … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars: Hats off for MacKinnon, Toffoli; Canadiens snap losing streak
NHL Three Stars: Hats off for MacKinnon, Toffoli; Canadiens snap losing streak No. 1 Star: Tyler Toffoli, Los Angeles Kings No Jeff Carter, no problem. Toffoli picked up his second career hat trick in the Kings 5-0 stomping of the Vancouver Canucks. Pretty sure Jonathan Quick left the game early to beat traffic. No. 2 Star: Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche Not to be outdone by Toffoli, … [Read more...]
NFL Picks Week 17: Bengals, Steelers win; Saints lose to Falcons – NOLA.com
NFL Picks Week 17: Bengals, Steelers win; Saints lose to Falcons - NOLA.com Hey, at least I warned you. It was most definitely a ho-hum Week 16 after a fantastic Week 15. However, y'all ready to finish the regular season with a bang? I have a good feeling about finishing strong. There aren't usually a ton of surprises in Week 17, especially when playoff berths are on the line. The teams that need … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Lienz women’s slalom results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Lienz women's slalom results (Reuters) Dec 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Lienz Women's Slalom after run 1 on Tuesday Run 1 Overall 1. Frida Hansdotter (Sweden) 52.91 52.91 2. Wendy Holdener (Switzerland) 53.02 53.02 3. Michaela Kirchgasser (Austria) 53.30 53.30 4. Sarka Strachova (Czech Republic) 53.32 53.32 5. Nastasia Noens (France) 53.61 53.61 … [Read more...]
Hansdotter leads women’s World Cup slalom after 1st run (The Associated Press)
Hansdotter leads women's World Cup slalom after 1st run (The Associated Press) LIENZ, Austria (AP) -- Frida Hansdotter posted the fastest time in the opening run of a women's World Cup slalom on Tuesday. … [Read more...]