Debunking the Calvin Johnson combine 40-yard dash myth years later INDIANAPOLIS — Is it possible that we’ve had one of the more legendary NFL scouting combine stories wrong all these years? As Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson ponders retirement, and with the 2016 combine in full swing and the testing set to begin, we often remember fondly one of the best one-off performances of … [Read more...]
Cycling-Cavendish given top-three target at world championships (Reuters)
Cycling-Cavendish given top-three target at world championships (Reuters) Mark Cavendish must finish in the top three of the omnium at the next month's track world championships to be selected for the Rio Olympics, British cycling's technical director said on Friday. Cavendish is one of the world's best ever road sprinters with 26 Tour de France stage victories, but has never won an Olympic … [Read more...]
Report: Tiger Woods hitting drivers in addition to other clubs
Report: Tiger Woods hitting drivers in addition to other clubs Your browser does not support iframes. The Tiger Woods news turned quickly in the last few days from a stream to a flood. A day after the 14-time major winner shared a video of himself hitting a 9-iron into a simulator, a new report suggests Woods' progress has made it deeper through the bag. Golf World reporter Tim Rosaforte … [Read more...]
Penguins lock up Olli Maatta with 6-year, $24.5 million deal
Penguins lock up Olli Maatta with 6-year, $24.5 million deal The Pittsburgh Penguins locked up a key young piece of their blue line on Friday with the announcement that Olli Maatta has signed a six-year, $24.5 million extension. The deal carries a $4.083 million cap hit. Maatta, who set to become a restricted free agent this summer, has six goals and 16 points in 53 games this season for … [Read more...]
Examining which NFL teams should use the franchise tag
Examining which NFL teams should use the franchise tag NFL teams have an important choice to make before next Tuesday: To franchise tag, or to not franchise tag? Teams can choose to use the tag, which ensures a one-year deal at no less than the average of the top five salaries at his position, to keep their most valuable free agent off the market. The downside is that it's generally a huge … [Read more...]
Euro 2016: Most likely upsets
Euro 2016: Most likely upsets Euro2016 is ahead of us, and, as always people keep talking about the favorites, about the best players. You will hear a lot of people claiming that it is obvious that the Germans will win the competition, or that England, Germany, Spain, France, Belgium and Italy will make it to […] Euro2016 is ahead of us, and, as always people keep talking about the … [Read more...]
Pinturault beats Hirscher for 2nd straight GS World Cup win (The Associated Press)
Pinturault beats Hirscher for 2nd straight GS World Cup win (The Associated Press) HINTERSTODER, Austria (AP) -- Alexis Pinturault of France built on a big first-run lead to comfortably win a men's World Cup giant slalom on Friday. … [Read more...]
Donald Trump will appear at next week’s WGC at Doral
Donald Trump will appear at next week's WGC at Doral Donald Trump will be on site at next week's WGC-Cadillac Championship at his Trump Doral resort outside of Miami. However, the Republican presidential frontrunner won't be as visible as in years past. "I’ll be there very limited because I have the Secret Service," Trump said, according to the Miami Herald. "But I’ll be there.” Since Trump … [Read more...]
Adam Scott sent ex-R&A head man long putter as retirement gift
Adam Scott sent ex-R&A head man long putter as retirement gift Behind the sunglasses and stoic looks, Adam Scott has a good sense of humor. With the start of the anchoring ban in 2016, all of the long and belly putters Scott has used since going to the anchored putting stroke in 2011 became, to him, scrap metal. So, Scott decided to have a little fun with one, sending retired R&A head man … [Read more...]
Stephen Curry sets NBA record, hits 3 in 128th straight game
Stephen Curry sets NBA record, hits 3 in 128th straight game Stephen Curry added another NBA record to his impressive resume on Thursday night when he made a 3-pointer for the 128th consecutive game, the longest such streak in NBA history. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The reigning NBA Most Valuable Player got his business out of the way early, … [Read more...]