CM Punk finally gets first UFC opponent with Mickey Gall's submission win LAS VEGAS – After months of speculation, there is finally a winner in the ‘who fights Phil ‘CM Punk’ Brooks’ sweepstakes. Mickey Gall, a 24-year-old with just one prior professional fight, submitted Mike Jackson via rear-naked choke just 45 seconds into their showdown at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. With … [Read more...]
Lara Gut wins Super-G World Cup race, Vonn 3rd (The Associated Press)
Lara Gut wins Super-G World Cup race, Vonn 3rd (The Associated Press) GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Lara Gut of Switzerland won her first Super-G race of the season on Sunday to cut into Lindsey Vonn's overall World Cup lead. Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany edged Vonn for second place as the American narrowly missed out on winning back-to-back races on the Kandahar hill. Vonn won … [Read more...]
Lavezzi out of PSG squad as £7 million China move beckons
Lavezzi out of PSG squad as £7 million China move beckons Paris Saint Germain forward Ezequiel Lavezzi will not be in the squad for the trip to Marseille on Sunday as he continues to be chased by Chinese club Shanghai Greenland Shenhua. Shenhua seem determined to join in the recent spending spree in China, and they may offer Argentina international Lavezzi […] Photo credit: AFP Paris Saint … [Read more...]
St. Louis Blues ‘strongly considered’ to host 2017 Winter Classic (Report)
St. Louis Blues 'strongly considered' to host 2017 Winter Classic (Report) It's been just over a month since the last Winter Classic... SO WHY DON'T WE KNOW WHERE THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE YET?! Speculation is rampant. The Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins are out of the running with the report earlier this week of their Stadium Series game. Others thought the game would be in … [Read more...]
Brett Favre leads the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2016
Brett Favre leads the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2016 SAN FRANCISCO — The Pro Football Hall of Fame voters meet the day before the Super Bowl, hear presentations for each of the finalists, then vote. Pete Dougherty of the Green Bay Press-Gazette presented former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre. Dougherty's presentation took six seconds. Because, really, nothing more … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars: Habs finally win; Karlsson kills penalties; Marchand’s OT penalty shot
NHL Three Stars: Habs finally win; Karlsson kills penalties; Marchand's OT penalty shot Hi Lou pic.twitter.com/7w5qcsWJSm— Jack A. Wilson (@JACKaWILSON) February 6, 2016 No. 1 Star: Artem Anisimov, Chicago Blackhawks In a big Central Division matchup against the Dallas Stars, the Blackhawks came away with a convincing 5-1 win; increasing their lead over the Stars to five points. Anisimov … [Read more...]
Korean skier earns applause at 2018 Olympics test event (The Associated Press)
Korean skier earns applause at 2018 Olympics test event (The Associated Press) JEONGSEON, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean skier Kim Hyeon-tae had a modest goal in his World Cup debut: to finish within five seconds of the winner. … [Read more...]
Connor McDavid, the boy wizard, creates magic with deke (Video)
Connor McDavid, the boy wizard, creates magic with deke (Video) FACT: Connor McDavid poops rainbows and farts glitter. He comes to the rink on a unicorn. The boy is magic. Straight up magic as evidenced on a play against the Alexei Emelin and the rest of the Montreal Canadiens. In his third game back from injury, the boy wizard effortlessly moves the puck up the ice, dekes around Emelin, and … [Read more...]
Janka wins super-G at 2018 Olympics test by large margin (The Associated Press)
Janka wins super-G at 2018 Olympics test by large margin (The Associated Press) JEONGSEON, South Korea (AP) -- Former overall World Cup champion Carlo Janka won the super-G test event for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics by a large margin Sunday, while several pre-race favorites failed to finish their runs. … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Jeongseon men’s super g results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Jeongseon men's super g results (Reuters) Feb 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Jeongseon Men's Super G on Sunday 1. Carlo Janka (Switzerland) 1:26.16 2. Christof Innerhofer (Italy) 1:26.98 3. Vincent Kriechmayr (Austria) 1:27.22 4. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (Norway) 1:27.37 5. Peter Fill (Italy) 1:27.42 6. Romed Baumann (Austria) 1:27.46 7. Marcel … [Read more...]