Joergen Graabak wins season's last Nordic combined World Cup (The Associated Press) SCHONACH, Germany (AP) -- Joergen Graabak of Norway pipped Fabian Riessle of Germany for the second time in three days to win the final Nordic combined World Cup of the season Sunday. … [Read more...]
Shiffrin wins, Hansdotter takes World Cup slalom title (Reuters)
Shiffrin wins, Hansdotter takes World Cup slalom title (Reuters) (Reuters) - Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States took a dominant World Cup slalom victory in the Slovakian resort of Jasna on Sunday while Sweden's Frida Hansdotter sealed the World Cup title in the discipline with a race to spare. Switzerland's Lara Gut failed to finish the first run and will have to wait … [Read more...]
Alpine skiing-Kristoffersen takes men’s slalom World Cup title (Reuters)
Alpine skiing-Kristoffersen takes men's slalom World Cup title (Reuters) Austrian Marcel Hirscher was the race winner but young Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen took his first men's Alpine skiing slalom World Cup title after finishing second in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, on Sunday. The victory was the second in two days for overall World Cup leader Hirscher, who took the giant slalom title with … [Read more...]
Messi double keeps Barcelona record rolling
Messi double keeps Barcelona record rolling A Lionel Messi-inspired Barcelona tightened their grip on the La Liga title race with a comprehensive 4-0 win at Eibar on Sunday to open up an 11-point lead at the top. Munir El Haddadi tapped home the opener from Luis Suarez’s cross before Messi doubled Barca’s advantage with a brilliant […] Photo credit: AFP A Lionel Messi-inspired Barcelona … [Read more...]
Meet the NFL hopeful who ran a 4.19-second 40-yard dash
Meet the NFL hopeful who ran a 4.19-second 40-yard dash Has Chris Johnson's NFL combine record fallen? Well, maybe. Johnson's all-time official mark of 4.28 seconds for the 40-yard dash happened at the main NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, but since then the league has added regional combines for lower-level players to make their mark. [Follow Yahoo Sports draft expert Eric Edholm on … [Read more...]
Waiver Wired: Wired: Top NBA Pickups
Waiver Wired: Wired: Top NBA Pickups It's a different NBA with the way teams rest players. If a team is good, bad or tanking, there will be nights off. On Saturday, we saw a healthy Brook Lopez miss his first game of the season for rest while the Spurs did the DNP-OLD on Tim Duncan and DNP-BAD on Danny Green -- he hasn't been too bad, but DNP-LETDOWN is too long. The resting issue is just … [Read more...]
Nancy Reagan threw out the first pitch at the 1988 World Series
Nancy Reagan threw out the first pitch at the 1988 World Series Over the years, Major League Baseball has invited many people to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before a World Series game. None were classier than Nancy Reagan. On Sunday, the former first lady died at the age of 94, leaving behind a remarkable legacy built on strength and grace. And yes, that legacy does include a short … [Read more...]
MLB season preview: Can the Padres’ pitchers make them relevant?
MLB season preview: Can the Padres' pitchers make them relevant? 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. Our daily series continues with No. 25: The San Diego Padres. After being the splashiest … [Read more...]
Waiver Wired: Top Fantasy Basketball Pickups
Waiver Wired: Top Fantasy Basketball Pickups It's a different NBA with the way teams rest players. If a team is good, bad or tanking, there will be nights off. On Saturday, we saw a healthy Brook Lopez miss his first game of the season for rest while the Spurs did the DNP-OLD on Tim Duncan and DNP-BAD on Danny Green -- he hasn't been too bad, but DNP-LETDOWN is too long. The resting issue is just … [Read more...]
Chase Utley’s two-game suspension for takeout slide dropped by MLB
Chase Utley's two-game suspension for takeout slide dropped by MLB Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley will not serve the two-game suspension handed out by Major League Baseball following his vicious take-out slide in last year's NLDS. Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times first reported Sunday morning that the suspension had been dropped by the league, freeing Utley to play … [Read more...]