Yanks GM sick of losing, thinking about changes The Yankees are presently in last place in the AL East, running the second-worst run differential in the American League, and on pace for 106 losses. It's early, yes, but if paces hold, then the Yanks will finish at the bottom of the divisional standings for the first time since 1990 and set a franchise record for losses (they haven't lost 100 games … [Read more...]
Rachel’s Valentina is 7-2 favorite in Kentucky Oaks (The Associated Press)
Rachel's Valentina is 7-2 favorite in Kentucky Oaks (The Associated Press) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Rachel's Valentina is the 7-2 morning-line favorite in the $1 million Kentucky Oaks for 3-year-old fillies on Friday at Churchill Downs. … [Read more...]
Why Canelo-Khan isn’t exactly a classic speed vs. power matchup (Yahoo Sports)
Why Canelo-Khan isn’t exactly a classic speed vs. power matchup (Yahoo Sports) In opting to not face Gennady Golovkin, champion Canelo Alvarez is making a smart business decision to extend his title reign. … [Read more...]
Greg Cosell’s Review: How Wentz, Goff and Lynch fit (Podcast)
Greg Cosell's Review: How Wentz, Goff and Lynch fit (Podcast) Before the draft, we talked a lot about scheme fits for many of the prospects, and now we get to see how the draftees fit with their new teams. In the latest episode of our podcast, “The Shutdown,” we discussed many of the players and how they fit in with their new teams. We talked about why Joey Bosa fits well in the San Diego … [Read more...]
Second city: Cubs still World Series favorite, but White Sox close
Second city: Cubs still World Series favorite, but White Sox close A month into the Major League Baseball regular season the Chicago Cubs are still World Series favorites. This shouldn't come as a big surprise. The Cubs have lived up to expectations with an 18-6 record, and have outscored opponents by a league-leading 83 runs thus far this season. A month into the season, the've retained … [Read more...]
Mourinho congratulates Leicester on title
Mourinho congratulates Leicester on title 3:24 PM GMT Jose Mourinho has congratulated Claudio Ranieri and Leicester on their Premier League title triumph. The Foxes were confirmed as English champions for the first time in their history on Monday night after closest challengers Tottenham Hotspur could only draw 2-2 with Chelsea. Mourinho guided Chelsea to the Premier League title last season, … [Read more...]
Ex-NBA ref Steve Javie: Dion Waiters play something 'I've never seen'
Ex-NBA ref Steve Javie: Dion Waiters play something 'I've never seen' 1:27 PM ET print Steve Javie spent 25 seasons working as an NBA referee. He officiated more than 1,000 games, including 230 playoff games and more than a dozen NBA Finals. With a resume like that, you’d think he’s seen it all. But late Monday night, Javie witnessed a sequenced he’d never seen before. … [Read more...]
Everything the Yankees are doing is awful
Everything the Yankees are doing is awful The New York Yankees have had a pretty putrid start to their 2016 season. They’re seven games below .500, and their record of 8-15 has them in last place in the AL East. When a team does this badly, it’s not usually just one thing. So what's failing the Yankees? On the hitting side, things are fairly bleak. Aside from Starlin Castro, who is having a … [Read more...]
Texas LB Dalton Santos to pursue graduate transfer
Texas LB Dalton Santos to pursue graduate transfer Dalton Santos will pursue a graduate transfer. The Texas senior linebacker announced the decision in a Twitter post Monday, saying he will play his fifth season elsewhere “at the highest level (he) can.” [Check out Dr. Saturday on Tumblr for entertaining things you won’t see on the blog] 🤘🏼 pic.twitter.com/5bkTQf7oR3— Dalton Santos … [Read more...]
UCI to test thousands of race bicycles for hidden motors (The Associated Press)
UCI to test thousands of race bicycles for hidden motors (The Associated Press) AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) -- The International Cycling Union plans to test thousands of bicycles for hidden motors, including at the Tour de France and Rio de Janeiro Olympics. … [Read more...]