Cycling-Road-Paris - Nice prologue results (Reuters) March 6 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Paris - Nice (Conflans-Saint-Honore - Conflans-Saint-Honore, 6.1 km) on Sunday 1. Michael Matthews (Australia / Orica) 7:39" 2. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands / Giant) +1" 3. Patrick Bevin (New Zealand / Cannondale) +2" 4. Jesus Herrada (Spain / Movistar) +6" 5. Jon Izagirre (Spain / Movistar) 6. … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Paris – Nice classification after prologue (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Paris - Nice classification after prologue (Reuters) March 6 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Paris - Nice after Prologue on Sunday 1. Michael Matthews (Australia / Orica) 7:39" 2. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands / Giant) +1" 3. Patrick Bevin (New Zealand / Cannondale) +2" 4. Jesus Herrada (Spain / Movistar) +6" 5. Jon Izagirre (Spain / Movistar) 6. Lieuwe Westra (Netherlands … [Read more...]
Peyton Manning retires as a legend with the Denver Broncos, too
Peyton Manning retires as a legend with the Denver Broncos, too I covered Jerry Rice's retirement news conference in 2005. It was with the Denver Broncos, and that was very weird. Rice spent a preseason with the Broncos and it was clear he was finished. Most people probably don't remember he was ever with Denver. That's expected when legends change teams late in their careers. Maybe you're … [Read more...]
Shiffrin builds huge lead in 1st run of World Cup slalom (The Associated Press)
Shiffrin builds huge lead in 1st run of World Cup slalom (The Associated Press) Mikaela Shiffrin left her rivals in awe after a stunning first run that gave her a 1.67-second lead in a women's World Cup slalom on Sunday. Shiffrin led home crowd favorite Veronika Velez-Zuzulova by 1.67 seconds. Another Slovakian racer, Petra Vlhova, shared third with Wendy Holdener of Switzerland, 1.88 … [Read more...]
Teams won’t fear Rangers in Scottish Cup draw, says Warburton
Teams won’t fear Rangers in Scottish Cup draw, says Warburton Rangers manager Mark Warburton says he and his players will keep their feet on the ground after booking their place in the Scottish Cup semi-finals for the second time in three years with a 4-0 demolition of Dundee. The Championship leaders, who are 14 points ahead of Hibernian in their […] Rangers manager Mark Warburton says he … [Read more...]
Reports: Peyton Manning to announce retirement on Monday
Reports: Peyton Manning to announce retirement on Monday It's time. Peyton Manning will announce his retirement on Monday, one month to the day after winning Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos. ESPN's Chris Mortensen, technically on hiatus as he battles cancer, was first with the news on Sunday morning. Mortensen cited a source familiar with Manning's decision. The official retirement … [Read more...]
Ticket punched: Yale’s 54-year NCAA Tournament drought ends
Ticket punched: Yale's 54-year NCAA Tournament drought ends One year after watching an NCAA Tournament bid slip through their fingers in the final two games of the season, the Yale Bulldogs captured the Ivy League title Saturday by beating Columbia 71-55 and will go dancing for the first time since John F. Kennedy was president. Hey @Yale_Basketball, YOU READY TO DANCE? #OneIvy … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Jasna women’s slalom results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Jasna women's slalom results (Reuters) March 6 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Jasna Women's Slalom after run 1 on Sunday Run 1 Overall 1. Mikaela Shiffrin (U.S.) 58.04 58.04 2. Veronika Velez-Zuzulova (Slovakia) 59.71 59.71 3. Wendy Holdener (Switzerland) 59.92 59.92 3. Petra Vlhova (Slovakia) 59.92 59.92 5. Nina Loseth (Norway) 1:00.06 1:00.06 6. … [Read more...]
Spurs and Arsenal’s strengths and weaknesses exposed in north London derby
Spurs and Arsenal’s strengths and weaknesses exposed in north London derby The biggest winner in the north London derby was Leicester City, seeing that both of their biggest title rivals dropped five out of a possible six points in a week when even they dropped points. While there are both positives and negatives for both sides to take from one of […] The biggest winner in the north London … [Read more...]
Perry Ellis jokes about his lengthy Kansas career in senior speech
Perry Ellis jokes about his lengthy Kansas career in senior speech Kansas forward Perry Ellis played his final home game Saturday. No, it's legitimate. He won't be eligible, finally, when opponents visit Allen Fieldhouse next season. Ellis has been a huge success and a big contributor in each of his four years in the Kansas lineup, which has led fans of other teams, opposing players and … [Read more...]