Stewart-Haas Racing switching to Ford in 2017 One of NASCAR's most prominent teams is making a manufacturer switch. Stewart-Haas Racing surprised many on Wednesday when it announced it was changing from Chevrolets to Fords for the 2017 season. “I am proud of our association with Chevrolet as they helped build our organization into the team it is today,” SHR co-owner Tony Stewart said in a … [Read more...]
Jim Harbaugh to serve as Tigers first base coach in spring game
Jim Harbaugh to serve as Tigers first base coach in spring game After a successful one-day stint as the Oakland A's first base coach last spring, University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh is set to reprise his role again this year. Only this time, Harbaugh will be suiting up for the Detroit Tigers when they face the Pittsburgh Pirates during a split-squad game on Wednesday … [Read more...]
Brewers prospect Brett Phillips has the best laugh in baseball
Brewers prospect Brett Phillips has the best laugh in baseball Spring training is in full swing now and just about everybody who loves baseball is in a good mood as a result. That's even true of the players, and especially so for the first-timers at big league camp, which is the category Milwaukee Brewers prospect Brett Phillips falls under. [2016 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball is open for business. … [Read more...]
Ski Jump World Cup Results (The Associated Press)
Ski Jump World Cup Results (The Associated Press) 1. Peter Prevc, Slovenia, 272.7 points. … [Read more...]
Washington Capitals place Brooks Laich on waivers
Washington Capitals place Brooks Laich on waivers The Washington Capitals have placed long-time forward Brooks Laich on waivers. Laich, who was acquired by Washington from the Ottawa Senators in 2004 as part of a trade for forward Peter Bondra, has just one goal in 59 games played this season. He’s averaged just 10:34 of ice-time. Laich has played a total of 741 career games with the … [Read more...]
Jared Goff, Carson Wentz stand out most in QB combine drills
Jared Goff, Carson Wentz stand out most in QB combine drills INDIANAPOLIS — Quarterbacks took center stage at the NFL scouting combine on Saturday, the annual overreaction to prospects throwing in shorts against “air” defenses to unfamiliar receivers. It's hardly an exact science, but a few top quarterbacks appeared to do nothing to hurt their chances of being drafted high this spring. The … [Read more...]
NHL Picks: Red Wings will top Avalanche in Stadium Series – CBSSports.com
NHL Picks: Red Wings will top Avalanche in Stadium Series - CBSSports.com Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks where hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters make their selections for all of the day's games. Detroit Red Wings vs. Colorado Avalanche, 8 p.m. ET One of the NHL's best and most intense rivalries in the 1990s and early 2000s belonged to the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche. It was a … [Read more...]
How Fox covered the final lap of the Daytona 500
How Fox covered the final lap of the Daytona 500 Much like many of us, Artie Kempner didn't immediately know who won the Daytona 500. Kempner, Fox Sports' lead NASCAR director since the network started covering the Sprint Cup Series in 2001, had to look to his monitors in the production truck to figure out if Denny Hamlin or Martin Truex Jr. got to the finish line first. "I actually thought, … [Read more...]
Golfers show support for ending ‘modern-day’ slavery at Honda Classic
Golfers show support for ending 'modern-day' slavery at Honda Classic Ahead of Thursday's first round at The Honda Classic, several PGA Tour players marked Shine a Light on Slavery Day, organized by what's dubbed the End It Movement, an organization committed to raising awareness about modern-day slavery around the world. The organization estimates some 27 million people worldwide are held … [Read more...]
Lindsey Vonn injures left knee in crash at World Cup race (The Associated Press)
Lindsey Vonn injures left knee in crash at World Cup race (The Associated Press) SOLDEU-EL TARTER, Andorra (AP) -- Lindsey Vonn suffered a minor fracture in her left knee during a World Cup super-G crash in heavy snowfall Saturday but didn't rule out her start in a combined event the next day. ''Got caught in the soft snow today and crashed pretty hard,'' Vonn wrote on Facebook. Vonn … [Read more...]