Injuries keep stealing the show in Melbourne MELBOURNE, Australia – A trio of strange events have halted matches so far this week in Melbourne. The first night, the marquee match on Hisense Arena was delayed when a fan suffered a stroke in the stands. Tomic Hisense Arena match suspended as woman in crowd has seizure. Cries for an Epipen, met with fans throwing device half-way across arena.— … [Read more...]
Former Olympic downhill champ Bill Johnson dies at age of 55 (The Associated Press)
Former Olympic downhill champ Bill Johnson dies at age of 55 (The Associated Press) Bill Johnson, the first American skier to win an Olympic downhill title, has died after a long illness, the U.S. ski team said Friday. Megan Harrod, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Alpine team, said Johnson died Thursday at an assisted living facility in Gresham, Oregon. Johnson won the downhill at the 1984 … [Read more...]
Controversial offside challenge upholds Wild goal vs. Kings (Video)
Controversial offside challenge upholds Wild goal vs. Kings (Video) For the most part, the coach’s challenge has worked well in its debut season. On scoring plays that may or may not involve goalie interference or an offside play, it’s been an effective way to confirm or overturn a call. Even if the officials are using a Nintendo DS to do so. But every week, there’s a review or two that … [Read more...]
Cal freshmen take charge in first game without Tyrone Wallace
Cal freshmen take charge in first game without Tyrone Wallace There are bound to be more difficult days for Cal basketball during Tyrone Wallace’s absence, but the Bears didn’t seem to miss their leading scorer and playmaker Thursday night in their first outing without him against Arizona State. Freshmen forwards Ivan Rabb and Jaylen Brown picked pun the slack for the fallen senior who is … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour Down Under classification after stage 4 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour Down Under classification after stage 4 (Reuters) Jan 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Tour Down Under after Stage 4 on Friday 1. Simon Gerrans (Australia / Orica) 13:41:58" 2. Jay McCarthy (Australia / Tinkoff) +14" 3. Rohan Dennis (Australia / BMC Racing) +26" 4. Sergio Henao (Colombia / Team Sky) +28" 5. Steve Morabito (Switzerland / FDJ) 6. Ruben Fernandez … [Read more...]
Weekly Picks: PL Predictions GW 23
Weekly Picks: PL Predictions GW 23 Onward Christian soldiers. But he’s not making much progress… The future looks bright at Liverpool. None of us doubt the verve and nous of Jurgen the German and the academy kids showed the right amounts of guts and class to see off Exeter in the FA Cup. But the present still looks a bit of a muddle though. No more so than in front of goal. Christian Benteke is … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars: Sedin now Canucks’ all-time goals leader
NHL Three Stars: Sedin now Canucks’ all-time goals leader No. 1 Star: Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks When Sedin knocked home a rebound at 7:03 of the third period, he passed Markus Naslund with his 347th career goal to become the Canucks’ franchise goal-scoring leader. Goal No. 348 came at 19:37 into an empty net, as Sedin and the Canucks defeated the Boston Bruins, 4-2. No. 2 Star: … [Read more...]
Kings squeak past Hawks on Rondo lay-in for another wild finish
Kings squeak past Hawks on Rondo lay-in for another wild finish The Sacramento Kings remain incapable of playing a boring game. The league's most unpredictable team was at it again on Thursday night, hosting the Atlanta Hawks for the sort of game that looks fairly standard in the box score and bewildering for anyone who watched it. Tune into the Kings' next game for pretty much the same … [Read more...]
Draft Strategy: 2016 Category Sleepers: Saves
Draft Strategy: 2016 Category Sleepers: Saves It’s never too early to prepare for your draft, and some of us draft fiends are already setting our draft dates. We’re still early in the offseason, but it’s a great time to start discussing some players to watch as we look toward 2016. For the second year in a row, I’ll be breaking down category sleepers at each of the 5x5 roto categories. We’ve … [Read more...]
Saint Mary’s topples Gonzaga despite Joe Rahon’s late blunder
Saint Mary's topples Gonzaga despite Joe Rahon's late blunder As Eric McClellan's potential game-tying free throw rolled off the rim and out, Saint Mary's guard Joe Rahon pumped his fist, pointed to the sky and smiled. The missed foul shot transformed the mistake Rahon made a few seconds earlier from a devastating gaffe to merely a harmless funny story. Under the mistaken impression Saint … [Read more...]