Desert Thief rallies to win feature at Santa Anita (The Associated Press) ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Desert Thief rallied to win the $58,000 feature for older fillies and mares bred in California by 1 3/4 lengths Thursday at Santa Anita. … [Read more...]
Zinedine Zidane must give Gareth Bale a starring role for Real Madrid
Zinedine Zidane must give Gareth Bale a starring role for Real Madrid Just hours on from Real Madrid’s decision to part ways with manager Rafael Benitez and replace him with Zinedine Zidane, rumors started to gather pace about what personnel will be make up the Frenchman’s side at the Santiago Bernabeu. Intriguingly, various reports suggested the man who has arguably been Los […] Just hours … [Read more...]
Warriors' Green bidding for All-Star starting role
Warriors' Green bidding for All-Star starting role 9:51 PM ET Associated Press print NEW YORK -- Golden State's Draymond Green has moved into third place in voting for the Western Conference frontcourt, putting him in position to start in the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 14 in Toronto. Green is about 1,300 votes ahead of San Antonio's Kawhi Leonard in the closest race for a … [Read more...]
Hot Stove Digest: Rockies making a push for Gerardo Parra
Hot Stove Digest: Rockies making a push for Gerardo Parra Welcome to The Stew's Hot Stove Digest, our daily rundown of MLB news, rumors and gossip for Hot Stove season. Here you'll find a recap of all the day's action and other fun stuff from around the Internet. PUSH IT: The Colorado Rockies are making a push for free-agent outfielder Gerardo Parra. [@JonHeyman] OFFICIAL: The Los Angeles … [Read more...]
Brett Favre highlights 15 finalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame
Brett Favre highlights 15 finalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame Brett Favre has about four weeks before it's official, and he officially becomes a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Favre took another step in the inevitable process on Thursday, when the NFL's first three-time MVP was announced as a finalist for the class of 2016, along with 14 other players. The Hall of Fame voters … [Read more...]
Ken Griffey Jr. flips his cap backwards at Hall of Fame presser
Ken Griffey Jr. flips his cap backwards at Hall of Fame presser For a couple minutes Thursday, baseball fans thought they traveled back in time. Immediately after receiving his Hall of Fame cap, Ken Griffey Jr. revived an old ritual: He turned it backwards. You know Junior’s gotta rock it backwards. #HOF pic.twitter.com/MpxXxCcH3a— MLB (@MLB) January 7, 2016 Suddenly, it was 1991 all over … [Read more...]
StewPod: How would you improve the Hall of Fame voting process?
StewPod: How would you improve the Hall of Fame voting process? This is The StewPod, our baseball podcast with a dash of pop culture. If you dig the show, please subscribe and review us on iTunes. The Baseball Hall of Fame voting may be over, but the controversies are just beginning. Do you have a Hall of Fame hangover? That's too bad. This week's edition of the StewPod is all about the … [Read more...]
FA Cup: What are the odds of seeing a true Cinderella?
FA Cup: What are the odds of seeing a true Cinderella? Editor’s note/warning: A version of this analysis will be published on Jan. 8 by the Harvard Sports Analysis Collective. Anthony has been kind enough to adapt his work for World Soccer Talk ahead of this weekend’s FA Cup matchups. Any precision lost in the editing of this post is unintentional […] Editor’s note/warning: A version of … [Read more...]
Howard (back) out vs. Jazz; Utah's Gobert returns
Howard (back) out vs. Jazz; Utah's Gobert returns 7:57 PM ET Calvin WatkinsESPN Staff Writer Close Calvin Watkins covers the Houston Rockets and the NBA for ESPN.com. He joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. He's covered the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers as well as colleges, boxing and high school sports. print HOUSTON -- Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard won't play in … [Read more...]
Brad Stevens misses Celtics-Bulls to visit ailing ex-Butler player
Brad Stevens misses Celtics-Bulls to visit ailing ex-Butler player The Boston Celtics announced Thursday that head coach Brad Stevens will miss his team's nationally televised road game against the Chicago Bulls "to visit a former Butler University player of his." Assistant coach Jay Larranaga will take over as the team's head coach for the night. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best … [Read more...]