LA’s Ashley Cole and Nigel de Jong ready for MLS altitude test against Colorado Los Angeles Galaxy summer signings Ashley Cole and Nigel de Jong insist they will be ready for a demanding test at altitude against the Colorado Rapids in the second round of the new Major League Soccer season on Saturday. Former England and Chelsea star Cole and Dutch international de Jong […] Los Angeles … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tirreno – Adriatico classification after stage 4 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tirreno - Adriatico classification after stage 4 (Reuters) March 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Tirreno - Adriatico after Stage 4 on Saturday 1. Zdenek Stybar (Czech Republic / Etixx - Quick-Step) 15:56:32" 2. Damiano Caruso (Italy / BMC Racing) +9" 3. Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium / BMC Racing) 4. Tejay van Garderen (U.S. / BMC Racing) 5. Bob Jungels (Luxembourg / … [Read more...]
Gut closes in on overall title as super-G won by Huetter (The Associated Press)
Gut closes in on overall title as super-G won by Huetter (The Associated Press) Lara Gut all but wrapped up Alpine skiing's biggest prize Saturday, extending her lead in the overall World Cup standings. ''No, I don't have it, I didn't win it,'' said Gut, after placing fifth in a super-G race won by Cornelia Huetter of Austria. After then-leader Lindsey Vonn suffered a season-ending knee … [Read more...]
MLB season preview: Can the Rays offense match their pitching?
MLB season preview: Can the Rays offense match their pitching? 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 with the help of friends from Roto Arcade. Our daily series continues with No. 19: The … [Read more...]
North Texas QB DaMarcus Smith no longer with program
North Texas QB DaMarcus Smith no longer with program North Texas and one its more experienced quarterbacks have parted ways. According to the Denton Record-Chronicle, new Mean Green head coach Seth Littrell confirmed that DaMarcus Smith, who started six games in 2015, is no longer with the program. After transferring into the program from Butler Community College, Smith split time with … [Read more...]
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA DFS Podcast for Mar. 12
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA DFS Podcast for Mar. 12 Saturday, March 12, 2016 It's another night with a lot of value. The 76ers have basically no depth up front and they are going to have to go small a lot against the Pistons. Of course, Lance Stephenson and the Grizzlies are going to be thin, as well. DFS players will need to take advanage of those two teams. Here's the order of the games in the … [Read more...]
Red Sox SP Rodriguez (knee) without timetable
Red Sox SP Rodriguez (knee) without timetable Eduardo Rodriguez is coming off a rookie season where he went 10-6 with a 3.85 ERA (112 ERA+) and showed flashes of his immense potential. He was slated to be in the rotation all season in 2016, but he has a knee injury. The Red Sox still don't know when he'll be back. As for when he might even start throwing bullpen sessions, here is what manager John … [Read more...]
1 cyclist dead, 7 injured in Spain, octogenarian driver held (The Associated Press)
1 cyclist dead, 7 injured in Spain, octogenarian driver held (The Associated Press) Police say a 52-year-old cyclist has died and seven others have been injured, three of them seriously, after being slammed into by an SUV near the northwestern Spanish town of A Guarda. An 87-year-old man was arrested at a restaurant not far from the scene of Saturday's accident, police say, adding that he … [Read more...]
Johnson: Steering wheel ‘just came off in my hands’ in qualifying
Johnson: Steering wheel 'just came off in my hands' in qualifying Jimmie Johnson explained Saturday how the steering wheel coming loose from the column during his qualifying run caused him to crash in turn one. Johnson's car entered the corner perfectly fine and then shot straight to the wall. The impact demolished the right side of his car. Johnson was uninjured in the crash. “Yeah, as I … [Read more...]
Karanka’s Middlesbrough future shrouded in doubt after refusing to coach next game
Karanka’s Middlesbrough future shrouded in doubt after refusing to coach next game Aitor Karanka’s future as Middlesbrough manager is shrouded in doubt after the Championship promotion contenders announced he will not be in charge for Sunday’s trip to Charlton. Karanka is believed to be unhappy with his players after some poor performances in recent weeks and the Spaniard stormed away from … [Read more...]