MLB's new Spring Time caps will make you want to shield your eyes Spring is here. The birds are chirping, flowers are blooming and, after the gray of winter, the world is finally full of color again. [2016 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball is open for business. Sign up now] Spring also signifies the start of baseball. It's a tremendous pairing, really. Spring and baseball go together like peanut butter … [Read more...]
Roundball Stew: Stew: It's Mudiay's March
Roundball Stew: Stew: It's Mudiay's March At times earlier this season, it was borderline embarrassing to have Emmanuel Mudiay on your fantasy roster.To review: As of Dec. 11 – when Mudiay injured his ankle, and subsequently missed 14 games – the 19-year-old was averaging 10.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 5.7 apg, 1.0 spg, 0.7 bpg and 0.8 3s through 23 games. That, of course, is all fine. In fact, it’s … [Read more...]
2016 Pac-12 spring football primer: Key storylines for each team | SI … – Sports Illustrated
2016 Pac-12 spring football primer: Key storylines for each team | SI ... - Sports Illustrated A year ago, the off-season was full of doom and gloom for the Power 5 conference (the Big 12) that didn't send a team to the College Football Playoff. It needed to expand. It needed to add a conference championship game. It needed to do something or else it was going to collapse. So with only one … [Read more...]
Crolla to defend WBA lightweight title against Barosso (The Associated Press)
Crolla to defend WBA lightweight title against Barosso (The Associated Press) LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Anthony Crolla will fight Ismael Barosso of Venezuela in the first defense of his WBA lightweight title. … [Read more...]
Benitez's objectives at Newcastle
Benitez's objectives at Newcastle 6:01 PM GMT Rafael Benitez has arrived at Newcastle United to pen a three-year deal after an anxious week on Tyneside. Many fans wondered if Steve McClaren would survive a week in which his future was shrouded in doubt, but supporters got the news they wanted to hear on Friday morning when McClaren's exit was confirmed before Benitez arrived later that day. … [Read more...]
Patriots set to sign WR Chris Hogan away from Bills
Patriots set to sign WR Chris Hogan away from Bills The New England Patriots have been characteristically quiet since free agency began, signing only veteran linebacker/special teamer Ramon Humber to this point. But that will likely change soon, with reports that the Patriots have offered Buffalo Bills receiver Chris Hogan a three-year, $12 million deal. Hogan is a restricted free agent, but … [Read more...]
Sergio Romo says Bryce Harper should shut up about unwritten rules
Sergio Romo says Bryce Harper should shut up about unwritten rules It's probably a good thing that the Washington Nationals and San Francisco Giants don't play this season until late July. That gives Bryce Harper and Sergio Romo four months to cool down before facing each other. Harper ruffled feathers in the game this week when he was quoted in an ESPN profile on him saying that baseball is … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tirreno – Adriatico stage 3 results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tirreno - Adriatico stage 3 results (Reuters) March 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Tirreno - Adriatico (Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina - Montalto di Castro, 176 km) on Friday 1. Fernando Gaviria (Colombia / Etixx - Quick-Step) 4:17:28" 2. Caleb Ewan (Australia / Orica) ST 3. Elia Viviani (Italy / Team Sky) 4. Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Tinkoff) 5. Leigh Howard (Australia / IAM … [Read more...]
NFL draft: Ezekiel Elliott up, Joey Bosa down before OSU pro day?
NFL draft: Ezekiel Elliott up, Joey Bosa down before OSU pro day? On Friday, the biggest pro day of the 2016 NFL draft cycle will take place at Ohio State, and it’s possible that the Buckeyes’ two highest-drafted prospects — defensive end Joey Bosa and running back Ezekiel Elliott — don’t turn in a full workout. Twenty-two players in all will showcase their skills for scouts, and it’s a big … [Read more...]
Cam Newton’s hat is large enough to host its own Super Bowl
Cam Newton's hat is large enough to host its own Super Bowl When last we saw Cam Newton after the Super Bowl, he looked like he wanted to curl up and hide away from the world. Thursday night at the Lakers-Cavs game, he wore a hat large enough to let him do just that: Newton, of course, is no stranger to bold fashion choices; he regularly wears non-regulation cleats before games, and his … [Read more...]