Eagles trading Byron Maxwell, Kiko Alonso to Dolphins for picks - FOXSports.com Two of former Eagles coach Chip Kelly’s biggest pieces in last offseason’s roster makeover are in the process of being traded to the Miami Dolphins, according to multiple reports. Eagles-Dolphins now trying to finalize trade that will send Kiko Alonso and Byron Maxwell to MIA for draft-pick comp, per leaguesource. … [Read more...]
Maria Sharapova failed a drug test at Australian Open
Maria Sharapova failed a drug test at Australian Open Maria Sharapova announced Monday that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open earlier this year. Sharapova received a letter from the International Tennis Foundation several days ago informing her that she had failed the test for a substance that had been legal until Jan. 1 of this year. Sharapova did not indicate what the … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Paris – Nice stage 1 results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Paris - Nice stage 1 results (Reuters) March 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Paris - Nice (Conde-sur-Vesgre - Vendome, 198 km) on Monday 1. Arnaud Demare (France / FDJ) 4:29:53" 2. Ben Swift (Britain / Team Sky) ST 3. Nacer Bouhanni (France / Cofidis) 4. Adrien Petit (France / Direct Energie) 5. Michael Matthews (Australia / Orica) 6. Tom Boonen (Belgium / Etixx - … [Read more...]
AP DERBY TOP 10: Shagaf moves in, Nyquist-Mohaymen still 1-2 (The Associated Press)
AP DERBY TOP 10: Shagaf moves in, Nyquist-Mohaymen still 1-2 (The Associated Press) One stable, two Top 10 horses for the Kentucky Derby. … [Read more...]
How Pep Guardiola perfected the art of players using space on the soccer pitch
How Pep Guardiola perfected the art of players using space on the soccer pitch Until recently, soccer punditry was seen as a joke by many, a last paycheck given to big-name players who contributed nothing someone who had never played the game in their life wouldn’t have known. What viewers really wanted, tactical analysis, anecdotes of having been there and done that, and a […] Until … [Read more...]
What We Learned: The ageless wonder of Joe Thornton
What We Learned: The ageless wonder of Joe Thornton (Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend’s events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it.) Take a look at the points leaders on Sunday morning and you will see some fairly incredible things. Yes, … [Read more...]
Reliving RG3’s highest points, lowest moments in NFL so far
Reliving RG3's highest points, lowest moments in NFL so far It has been a strange ascent and fall for Robert Griffin III, the former Heisman Trophy winner and No. 2 pick in the NFL draft who now needs a career restart less than a month after turning 26. Griffin has reportedly been told he'll be released by the Washington Redskins. There’s little doubt he has the talent to succeed in the … [Read more...]
The $20 million backup: Carl Crawford not upset about current role
The $20 million backup: Carl Crawford not upset about current role Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford may have just become the expensive backup in the majors. With Andre Ethier starting in left field, Crawford and his $21 million salary have been relegated to the bench. [2016 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball is open for business. Sign up now] Despite the money involved, Crawford is mostly OK … [Read more...]
Peyton Manning's career was father Archie's long overdue reward – ESPN
Peyton Manning's career was father Archie's long overdue reward - ESPN 3:15 PM ET print Archie Manning should have known better, and his middle son, Peyton, was reminding him why. The rookie quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts had just thrown three interceptions in his losing 1998 debut against Miami, and the camera had caught the old man acting the part of a Little League … [Read more...]
Chauncey Billups says top point guards won’t sign with New York
Chauncey Billups says top point guards won't sign with New York Phil Jackson’s grand triangle offense experiment in New York, to put it mildly, is a bit of a sham. As such, it’s hard to wonder about the offense’s prospects in the modern NBA when, if we’re honest, the Knicks don’t really run much of it. More on that later. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of … [Read more...]