Meet the NFL hopeful who ran a 4.19-second 40-yard dash Has Chris Johnson's NFL combine record fallen? Well, maybe. Johnson's all-time official mark of 4.28 seconds for the 40-yard dash happened at the main NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, but since then the league has added regional combines for lower-level players to make their mark. [Follow Yahoo Sports draft expert Eric Edholm on … [Read more...]
Waiver Wired: Wired: Top NBA Pickups
Waiver Wired: Wired: Top NBA Pickups It's a different NBA with the way teams rest players. If a team is good, bad or tanking, there will be nights off. On Saturday, we saw a healthy Brook Lopez miss his first game of the season for rest while the Spurs did the DNP-OLD on Tim Duncan and DNP-BAD on Danny Green -- he hasn't been too bad, but DNP-LETDOWN is too long. The resting issue is just … [Read more...]
Nancy Reagan threw out the first pitch at the 1988 World Series
Nancy Reagan threw out the first pitch at the 1988 World Series Over the years, Major League Baseball has invited many people to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before a World Series game. None were classier than Nancy Reagan. On Sunday, the former first lady died at the age of 94, leaving behind a remarkable legacy built on strength and grace. And yes, that legacy does include a short … [Read more...]
MLB season preview: Can the Padres’ pitchers make them relevant?
MLB season preview: Can the Padres' pitchers make them relevant? Editor's Note: With the arrival of baseball season we're previewing each MLB team, from worst to best. We'll look at their key offseason moves, projected lineup, best and worst possible outcomes plus examine the team's fantasy implications. Our daily series continues with No. 25: The San Diego Padres. After being the splashiest … [Read more...]
Waiver Wired: Top Fantasy Basketball Pickups
Waiver Wired: Top Fantasy Basketball Pickups It's a different NBA with the way teams rest players. If a team is good, bad or tanking, there will be nights off. On Saturday, we saw a healthy Brook Lopez miss his first game of the season for rest while the Spurs did the DNP-OLD on Tim Duncan and DNP-BAD on Danny Green -- he hasn't been too bad, but DNP-LETDOWN is too long. The resting issue is just … [Read more...]
Chase Utley’s two-game suspension for takeout slide dropped by MLB
Chase Utley's two-game suspension for takeout slide dropped by MLB Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley will not serve the two-game suspension handed out by Major League Baseball following his vicious take-out slide in last year's NLDS. Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times first reported Sunday morning that the suspension had been dropped by the league, freeing Utley to play … [Read more...]
Matthews wins Paris-Nice prologue (The Associated Press)
Matthews wins Paris-Nice prologue (The Associated Press) CONFLANS-SAINTE-HONORINE, France (AP) -- Australian sprinter Michael Matthews won the Paris-Nice prologue on Sunday to grab the Race to the Sun's yellow jersey. … [Read more...]
Cycling-Trott wins omnium gold as Britain dominates medal table (Reuters)
Cycling-Trott wins omnium gold as Britain dominates medal table (Reuters) (Adds later races, quotes) By Martyn Herman LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - Britain's Laura Trott did not put a wheel out place as she claimed her second gold medal of the world track cycling championships with a dominant victory in the omnium on Sunday. Trott, who won Olympic gold in the multi-discipline event on the … [Read more...]
Kristoffersen locks up WCup slalom title with race to spare (The Associated Press)
Kristoffersen locks up WCup slalom title with race to spare (The Associated Press) Henrik Kristoffersen crowned his stellar World Cup slalom season by locking up the discipline title with a race to spare on Sunday. ''It's incredible,'' said Kristoffersen, who won six of nine slaloms this season. It's Kristoffersen's first crystal globe, and the second slalom title for a Norwegian skier … [Read more...]
Pochettino rues wasted chance for Spurs to seize title momentum
Pochettino rues wasted chance for Spurs to seize title momentum Mauricio Pochettino admits Tottenham missed an opportunity to step up their Premier League title challenge, after failing to beat 10-man Arsenal in a pulsating 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane. Pochettino’s side remain in second place, five points behind leaders Leicester, but the Tottenham manager was left frustrated after Spurs […] … [Read more...]