Mickelson, Day, Fowler among those missing Torrey Pines cut Phil Mickelson loudly gets out of jail. https://t.co/ACkJNnkdgV— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 29, 2016 Several of golf's biggest names have the weekend off after missing the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open near San Diego. World No. 2 and defending champion Jason day is perhaps chief among them, shooting 2-over 74 on Friday on … [Read more...]
Branden Grace wins Qatar Masters, perhaps setting up big 2016
Branden Grace wins Qatar Masters, perhaps setting up big 2016 Saturday's alright for winnin' for Branden Grace. The South African successfully defended his Qatar Masters title on Saturday in the lone European Tour stop which finishes before Sunday. With a final round of 3-under 69 at Doha G.C., Grace beat Rafa Cabrera-Bello and Thorbjorn Olesen by two shots at 14-under 274. "This was really … [Read more...]
Masochistic goalies ready for cruelty of NHL All-Star Game
Masochistic goalies ready for cruelty of NHL All-Star Game NASHVILLE – In the rest of the NHL season, they’re the most valuable players on the ice. The difference between victory and defeat. Able to will mediocre teams into contention by their sheer talent and dominance. But at the NHL All-Star Game, goaltenders are props. They're co-stars. Hell, maybe even extras. They’re pylons in a relay … [Read more...]
Homer History: The Big Papi grand slam that still haunts Detroit
Homer History: The Big Papi grand slam that still haunts Detroit In our Homer History series, writers re-tell the stories of memorable home runs from their perspective. In this installment, Yahoo Sports NFL editor Al Toby, who grew up in Michigan, recalls the night — well, one of the nights — the Tigers bullpen blew a postseason game. This time, it was Big Papi delivering the death blow. … [Read more...]
Fantasy Roundtable: Roundtable: Coaching Changes
Fantasy Roundtable: Roundtable: Coaching Changes Jesse Pantuosco (@JessePantuosco): With no football this week, unless you count the Pro Bowl, which is really just an excuse to wear Hawaiian shirts, let’s shift gears. A few assistants and position coaches are still trickling in but for the most part, coaching staffs are set for next season. Of the seven head coaches hired this month, five were … [Read more...]
Saturday Dose: Dose: The Gorgui Dieng Show
Saturday Dose: Dose: The Gorgui Dieng Show What a night! Gorgui Dieng is a must-start player again, Chandler Parsons has never looked better, and several guys returned from injuries including Goran Dragic, Carmelo Anthony and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. If you guys have any questions or simply need some advice, click here to follow me on Twitter and don’t hesitate to shoot me an email. Let’s get right … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Garmisch-Partenkirchen men’s downhill results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Garmisch-Partenkirchen men's downhill results (Reuters) Jan 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Garmisch-Partenkirchen Men's Downhill on Saturday 1. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (Norway) 1:55.28 2. Bostjan Kline (Slovenia) 1:55.50 3. Beat Feuz (Switzerland) 1:55.52 4. Christof Innerhofer (Italy) 1:55.53 5. Adrien Theaux (France) 1:55.57 6. Travis Ganong … [Read more...]
Jordan Spieth trails by 3 in weather-plagued Singapore Open
Jordan Spieth trails by 3 in weather-plagued Singapore Open For the second week in a row, the weather have wreaked havoc with Jordan Spieth's tournament schedule. Despite tropical storms that have oft-delayed play at this week's Singapore Open, however, Spieth is back in contention to earn his second win of 2016. On Saturday, Spieth, who is reported to have received nearly $1.2 million to … [Read more...]
Frenzel wins 2nd Nordic combined World Cup event in 2 days (The Associated Press)
Frenzel wins 2nd Nordic combined World Cup event in 2 days (The Associated Press) SEEFELD, Austria (AP) -- Eric Frenzel of Germany won his second Nordic combined event in two days to go top of the overall World Cup standings on Saturday. … [Read more...]
Rebensburg wins WCup GS; overall leader Vonn skies out (The Associated Press)
Rebensburg wins WCup GS; overall leader Vonn skies out (The Associated Press) Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany overcame a huge mistake early in the final run to win her second straight women's World Cup giant slalom on Saturday. ''The run was chaotic from top to bottom,'' Rebensburg said. Rebensburg finished in a two-run time of 2 minutes, 29.82 seconds to beat Ana Drev of Slovenia by 0.32, … [Read more...]