Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Arrieta Gets Paid Follow @Baer_Bill and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter. On Friday, the Cubs and starter Jake Arrieta avoided an arbitration hearing, agreeing to a $10.7 million salary for the 2016 season. The right-hander was entering his second of three years of arbitration eligibility. $10.7 million marks the largest one-year deal in history for a player with four years of … [Read more...]
Why didn’t Cam Newton dive for his fumble?
Why didn't Cam Newton dive for his fumble? Every season comes down to a single play, a single moment which could be the difference between defeat and victory. Sometimes it's obvious, like a missed kick, and sometimes it's hidden in the chaos of a fumbling ball. The scene: 4:04 left in the Super Bowl. Panthers down 16-10 but with a chance to win. The Broncos defense had been fearsome, but … [Read more...]
John Terry keen to prolong Chelsea stay
John Terry keen to prolong Chelsea stay Chelsea captain John Terry reiterated his desire to extend his contract with the Premier League champions on Sunday, a week after announcing he would leave at the season’s end. Diego Costa struck in injury time to rescue a point in a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on […] Chelsea captain John Terry reiterated his desire to extend … [Read more...]
White House menu for Super Bowl 50 includes ‘POTUS beer’
White House menu for Super Bowl 50 includes 'POTUS beer' Like many Americans, President Obama and the First Lady are hosting a Super Bowl party to watch the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos, but they're enjoying a pretty extensive menu – and unlike most of us, they won't have to clean up afterward. Via this tweet from CBS This Morning social media manager Kevin Prince (the Obamas … [Read more...]
Broncos squander many chances in first half of Super Bowl 50
Broncos squander many chances in first half of Super Bowl 50 SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Denver Broncos got a ton of big plays in the first half of Super Bowl 50. Von Miller made a Superman-esque play to strip Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and the Broncos recovered in the end zone for a touchdown. They got the longest punt return in Super Bowl history on a weird play in which the … [Read more...]
Jordan Norwood sets Super Bowl record with 61-yard punt return
Jordan Norwood sets Super Bowl record with 61-yard punt return We have a Super Bowl record set early in SB50. Denver Broncos punt returner Jordan Norwood did what no one has done in the first 49 Super Bowl: return a punt longer than 45 yards. [Follow Shutdown Corner on Facebook for instant updates from Super Bowl 50] On his first return attempt of the game, Norwood caught Brad Nortman's punt … [Read more...]
Kevin Durant works as credentialed photographer at Super Bowl 50
Kevin Durant works as credentialed photographer at Super Bowl 50 Super Bowl Sunday is typically considered a quiet day for the NBA, but one of its biggest stars put in an honest day of work for this year's game between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers. One day after dropping a tight game to the Golden State Warriors and honorary Panther #KeepPounding drummer Stephen Curry in nearby … [Read more...]
Super Bowl commercials 2016: Grades for the best and worst ads
Super Bowl commercials 2016: Grades for the best and worst ads It's Super Bowl time, and you know what that means: an ad extravaganza punctuated by brief forays into actual football. As we've done for the last few years (you can find 2014 here, and 2015 here), we've graded the best and worst of this year's Super Bowl ads. As always, our criteria for judgment remain rigidly unscientific and … [Read more...]
17th sinks Fowler twice as Matsuyama wins Phoenix Open
17th sinks Fowler twice as Matsuyama wins Phoenix Open Standing on the tee of the driveable par-4 17th at TPC Scottsdale, Rickie Fowler had a two-shot lead with two holes to play. Rather than lay up and play for a pair of closing pars that may be good enough to win, Fowler chose to drive the green. He didn't feel he could carry a critical fairway bunker with his 3-wood, so he took out his … [Read more...]
Diego Costa and Chelsea keep heat on Van Gaal after 1-1 draw with United
Diego Costa and Chelsea keep heat on Van Gaal after 1-1 draw with United Diego Costa pounced in stoppage time as Chelsea nipped Manchester United’s mini-revival in the bud with a 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Sunday. Jesse Lingard’s smartly taken 61st-minute strike at a rainy Stamford Bridge had set United on course for a third straight win, which would have lifted […] Photo credit: AFP … [Read more...]