Parents of Texas A&M hero left the arena before his game-tying shot ANAHEIM, Calif. — As Admon Gilder scored a last-second game-tying layup to cap Texas A&M's historic final-minute comeback last Sunday night, his parents were completely unaware of their son's heroics. Admon Gilder Sr. and his wife Paula had left the arena in Oklahoma City a few minutes earlier with the Aggies trailing … [Read more...]
Daniel Martin wins third stage, takes Tour of Catalonia lead (The Associated Press)
Daniel Martin wins third stage, takes Tour of Catalonia lead (The Associated Press) Daniel Martin of Ireland was the first up the mountain to win the third stage of the Tour of Catalonia and take the overall lead on Wednesday. Martin, who won the weeklong Spanish event in 2013, beat Alberto Contador to the finish line of the 172.1-kilometer (106.9-mile) ride from Girona finishing at the La … [Read more...]
Melnyk’s spending, Amanda Kessel’s return (Puck Daddy Countdown)
Melnyk's spending, Amanda Kessel's return (Puck Daddy Countdown) (Ed. Note: The column formerly known as the Puck Daddy Power Rankings. Ryan Lambert takes a look at some of the biggest issues and stories in the NHL, and counts them down.) 7. Not getting it “I’m looking at all of it. It’s right across the board. There’s nobody safe when you have a year like we just did. No way. The status quo … [Read more...]
Change to touchbacks could make kickoffs less safe, not more
Change to touchbacks could make kickoffs less safe, not more Among the rule changes the NFL announced had been approved during its annual spring meetings is another intended to make kickoffs safer: The ball will now be placed at the 25-yard line on touchbacks, meant to provide returners with greater incentive to take a knee rather than try to bring the ball out. But it's probably a good … [Read more...]
Man Utd could face charge for illicit chants
Man Utd could face charge for illicit chants 8:03 PM GMT Manchester United could be hit with another UEFA charge after the governing body announced it was investigating reports of illicit chanting in their Europa League clash against Liverpool. Both of the northwest giants last week found themselves subject to a host of disciplinary proceedings following disturbances during last Thursday's … [Read more...]
An awful pitch and Riley Curry helped convince Steph to leave Nike
An awful pitch and Riley Curry helped convince Steph to leave Nike In life and in business, first impressions are important. Good ones can set the stage for long and fruitful relationships, and bad ones can come back to bite you. In the case of Nike and Stephen Curry, a rough start to a critical meeting might very well have been a multibillion-dollar inflection point in the athletic apparel … [Read more...]
Longtime and iconic MLB broadcaster Joe Garagiola dies at age 90
Longtime and iconic MLB broadcaster Joe Garagiola dies at age 90 [unable to retrieve full-text content]The baseball world lost a long-known figure and iconic broadcaster on Wednesday. … [Read more...]
How would a 68-team college football bracket play out? – ESPN
How would a 68-team college football bracket play out? - ESPN 11:44 AM ET Sharon Katz and Mark Schlabach print What would a 68-team college football playoff bracket look like? Last week, using the 2016 Way-Too-Early Top 25 and the initial Football Power Index ratings, we set up a bracket, then played the first 48 games of our imaginary expanded playoff with picks from Mark … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Volta a Catalunya classification after stage 3 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Volta a Catalunya classification after stage 3 (Reuters) March 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Volta a Catalunya after Stage 3 on Wednesday 1. Daniel Martin (Ireland / Etixx - Quick-Step) 14:08:18" 2. Alberto Contador (Spain / Tinkoff) +6" 3. Romain Bardet (France / AG2R) +8" 4. Tejay van Garderen (U.S. / BMC Racing) +12" 5. Nairo Quintana (Colombia / Movistar) +19" … [Read more...]
Boxing-Australian boxer Browne ‘devastated’ by positive test (Reuters)
Boxing-Australian boxer Browne 'devastated' by positive test (Reuters) Australian boxer Lucas "Big Daddy" Browne protested his innocence and said he was "devastated" on Wednesday after failing doping test in wake of his victory in a world title fight two weeks ago. The 36-year-old former bouncer won the "regular" version of the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title when he … [Read more...]