Poels seals prestigious Liege win for Team Sky (Reuters) Team Sky claimed their first major classic win when Dutchman Wout Poels prevailed in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day race on Sunday, the fourth of five 'Monuments' of the season. The lanky Poels jumped away from a group of four late attackers with 250 meters to go in a 248-km ride from Liege, beating Swiss Michael Albasini … [Read more...]
NFL draft profile: Florida CB Vernon Hargreaves, undersized ballhawk
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Stephen Curry (right ankle) will play in Warriors-Rockets Game 4
Stephen Curry (right ankle) will play in Warriors-Rockets Game 4 After missing the last two games with an ankle injury, reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry will return to the Golden State Warriors for Sunday's Game 4 against the Houston Rockets. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The Warriors announced the superstar point guard's return … [Read more...]
The lights went out in the middle of Spurs-Grizzlies Game 4
The lights went out in the middle of Spurs-Grizzlies Game 4 Add another entry to the Memphis Grizzlies' miles-long injured list: their home gym's power grid. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] At the 10:03 mark of the second quarter of Game 4 between the Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs, the lights at FedEx Forum decided to take a little … [Read more...]
Yasiel Puig crashed a high school prom after game in Colorado
Yasiel Puig crashed a high school prom after game in Colorado Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig had a little time to kill on Saturday night after Kenta Maeda and company made short work of the Colorado Rockies. So he decided he would surprise some Denver area high school students by crashing their prom party. True story. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] Puig shocked the … [Read more...]
Champions League fight worrying Wenger
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Lue compares LeBron's foul treatment to Shaq
Lue compares LeBron's foul treatment to Shaq 1:32 PM ET Dave McMenaminESPN Staff Writer Close Cavs and NBA writer for ESPN.com Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14 and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09 Syracuse University graduate print AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue said the way LeBron James is officiated reminds him of … [Read more...]
Get to know Orioles rookie Joey Rickard
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Georgia CB Juwuan Briscoe arrested on misdemeanor traffic charges
Georgia CB Juwuan Briscoe arrested on misdemeanor traffic charges Georgia defensive back Juwuan Briscoe spent part of his Saturday night arrested. According to jail records, Briscoe was arrested by UGA's police department on two misdemeanor traffic charges. He was arrested shortly after 9 p.m. for not having a license and not wearing his seatbelt. Both charges had a bond of $500 and Briscoe … [Read more...]
Poels beats Albasini to win Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic (The Associated Press)
Poels beats Albasini to win Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic (The Associated Press) Dutch rider Wout Poels attacked near the end and held off Swiss veteran Michael Albasini to win the Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic on Sunday for the biggest win of his career. With four riders left in the home stretch on slippery roads, the 28-year-old Poels pulled away with about 250 meters to go, and the Team … [Read more...]