The winners and losers of the MLB offseason We’re getting closer to 100 percent spring training. All the pitchers and catchers have arrived. Position players started to get there Sunday and all 30 teams will be at their respective spring homes by Friday, when Minnesota Twins players are the “last but not least” of spring arrivals. [2016 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball is open for business. Sign up … [Read more...]
The Yankees super secret hint to a successful camp? Sleeping in
The Yankees super secret hint to a successful camp? Sleeping in "The early bird gets the worm." Or, as they say in baseball, "the early infielder gets the ground ball." OK, fine, they don't actually say that. And it's not a phrase that's going to catch on any time soon, especially with the New York Yankees. [2016 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball is open for business. Sign up now] That's because … [Read more...]
Athletics chief says Russia must qualify for Rio Games by June: R-Sport (Reuters)
Athletics chief says Russia must qualify for Rio Games by June: R-Sport (Reuters) Russian athletes will be unable to compete at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games if a ban on their participation is not lifted by June, the head of the Russian Athletics Federation (VFLA) was quoted as saying on Tuesday. … [Read more...]
Prince Ali seeks FIFA vote suspension
Prince Ali seeks FIFA vote suspension FIFA presidential contender Prince Ali bin al Hussein has called on the international sport tribunal to suspend Friday’s world football election over the voting arrangements. The Jordanian prince, one of five hopefuls, wants transparent voting booths used at the congress to find a replacement for Sepp Blatter. This has been […] Photo credit: AFP FIFA … [Read more...]
Austen Lane shares crazy questions combine prospects get from scouts
Austen Lane shares crazy questions combine prospects get from scouts We've all stories about crazy, intimate, and just plain weird questions NFL prospects get from scouts and coaches during the run-up to the NFL draft, but maybe you've never gotten any specifics on what those questions are. Well Austen Lane, a former defensive lineman for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Detroit Lions who now … [Read more...]
Cliff Lee’s pitching career is more than likely over
Cliff Lee's pitching career is more than likely over It seemed like a long shot that Cliff Lee could make comeback to the big leagues after spending the better part of a year and a half rehabbing a torn flexor tendon in his pitching elbow. Lee last pitched for the Phillies in July 2014 and he sat out all of 2015, avoiding surgery on his elbow as he feared that at his age it would be … [Read more...]
Rydzek beats Watabe to win Nordic Combined event in Finland (The Associated Press)
Rydzek beats Watabe to win Nordic Combined event in Finland (The Associated Press) KUOPIO, Finland (AP) -- Germany's Johannes Rydzek won a duel with Akito Watabe of Japan that lasted for most of the second half of the 10-kilometer cross country course to win a Nordic Combined World Cup event on Tuesday. … [Read more...]
Jeanie Buss still expects the Lakers to contend next season
Jeanie Buss still expects the Lakers to contend next season The Los Angeles Lakers are in the midst of the worst period the team has ever seen. The most consistently successful franchise of the history of the NBA set a record-low winning percentage last season and is on pace to finish with even fewer wins this season, which would also mark the Lakers' first-ever run of three consecutive … [Read more...]
Dave Dombrowski ‘not concerned’ about Pablo Sandoval’s weight
Dave Dombrowski 'not concerned' about Pablo Sandoval's weight We've all seen the unflattering picture of Pablo Sandoval taking part in the Boston Red Sox's first official workout of spring training. And if you're one of the few that's been able to avoid it: here it is, in all its bulging glory. Red Sox president Dave Dombrowski has seen it, too. He's seen Sandoval in person as well, … [Read more...]
Jim Harbaugh appears on WWE’s Monday Night Raw (Video)
Jim Harbaugh appears on WWE's Monday Night Raw (Video) WWE’s Monday Night Raw made a stop in Detroit on Monday night and none other than Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh was in attendance at Joe Louis Arena. Predictably, Harbaugh got some face time on the WWE’s broadcast. And in true Harbaugh fashion, he pumped up the crowd with enthusiasm unknown to mankind. Or something like that. Welcome … [Read more...]