Shell-shocked Germany host bogey side Italy in soccer friendly Shell-shocked Germany hunt a rare win over bogey side Italy in a friendly international in Munich on Tuesday as the world champions seek to bounce back from their defeat to England. Joachim Loew’s Germany threw away a two-goal lead in Berlin on Saturday to slump to a 3-2 loss against […] Photo credit: AFP Shell-shocked Germany … [Read more...]
Ryan O’Reilly Masterton Trophy nomination earns widespread mockery
Ryan O’Reilly Masterton Trophy nomination earns widespread mockery The NHL’s Bill Masterton Trophy nominations are trickling out on Monday. And if the reaction tells you anything, the Buffalo chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association had theirs trickle down their legs. Ryan O’Reilly is the Buffalo Sabres nominee for the Masterton Trophy, given annually “to the National Hockey … [Read more...]
BDL’s Most Interesting Power Rankings: The race for 73 heats up
BDL's Most Interesting Power Rankings: The race for 73 heats up Let's face it — the best and most powerful teams in the NBA don't really change from week to week. A handful of results in the middle of winter can only mean so much to a franchise's championship hopes. What does shift regularly, though, is how much interest a squad can hold over the course of a season. Every week, BDL's Most … [Read more...]
With Blackwell in coma, British boxing experiences deja vu (The Associated Press)
With Blackwell in coma, British boxing experiences deja vu (The Associated Press) As Nick Blackwell lies in an induced coma in a London hospital following a brutal middleweight title fight, a heavy sense of deja vu is hanging over British boxing. In 1991, Michael Watson suffered a near-fatal brain injury in an all-British world title fight against Chris Eubank. Watson needed six operations … [Read more...]
Jason Heyward attacked by bees in the outfield, stung repeatedly
Jason Heyward attacked by bees in the outfield, stung repeatedly Your browser does not support iframes. A swarm of bees descended on Sloan Park on Sunday during a Cactus League game between the Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners. The bees targeted Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward in the top of third inning and stung him more than 10 times in head and neck area. Heyward kept moving around in … [Read more...]
What We Learned: How the Nashville Predators turned it around
What We Learned: How the Nashville Predators turned it around (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.) The Nashville Predators weren't looking so hot headed into the All-Star Break. They were … [Read more...]
What We Learned: How the Predators turned it around
What We Learned: How the Predators turned it around (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.) The Nashville Predators weren't looking so hot headed into the All-Star Break. They were 24-18-8, with 56 … [Read more...]
Packers jump into free agency fray, agree with TE Jared Cook
Packers jump into free agency fray, agree with TE Jared Cook After a lot of considering, Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson has decided to sign a free agent. Tight end Jared Cook, who spent the past three seasons with the St. Louis Rams, flew to Green Bay on Sunday to take a physical and sign a contract on Monday. The Packers and Cook agreed to a deal, Weston Hodkiewicz of the … [Read more...]
Final 4 Odds Set: Villanova vs. Oklahoma, Syracuse vs. North Carolina – SportsBlog.com (blog)
Final 4 Odds Set: Villanova vs. Oklahoma, Syracuse vs. North Carolina - SportsBlog.com (blog) The 2016 Final Four of men’s college basketball is set as Villanova takes on Oklahoma and Syracuse battles North Carolina. The Wildcats of Villanova are a 2.5-point favorite over Oklahoma with the total of 147. The over-under has dropped 2.5 points since opening worldwide at 149.5. Aaron Doster-USA TODAY … [Read more...]
Riders demand probe into Demoitie death (Reuters)
Riders demand probe into Demoitie death (Reuters) The Association of Professional Cyclists (CPA) wants an urgent investigation into the death of Belgian Antoine Demoitie at the Gent-Wevelgem classic race over the weekend. CPA president Gianni Bugno, who won the world road race title in 1991 and 1992, said it was a time of "sadness and sorrow". … [Read more...]