Power Rankings: Chasing Kyle Busch Welcome to Power Rankings. As always, Power Rankings are far from a scientific formula. In fact, it's the perfect blend of analytics and bias against your favorite driver. Direct all your complaints to us at [email protected] and we'll try to have some fun. 1. Kyle Busch (LW: 1): It's fair to say Busch had the second or third-fastest car … [Read more...]
Pop Warner eliminating kickoffs for youngest ages; is NFL next?
Pop Warner eliminating kickoffs for youngest ages; is NFL next? Kickoffs have been eliminated in Pop Warner's three youngest divisions, according to an Associated Press report (via ESPN.com). It's the sign of a movement that's starting at the bottom but also in the works at the very top of football, too. The ball will be placed at the 35-yard line after scoring plays and to start each half … [Read more...]
Bill Barnwell's offseason report cards: AFC West – ESPN
Bill Barnwell's offseason report cards: AFC West - ESPN 7:20 AM ET print The AFC West is home to the defending Super Bowl champions, but the Denver Broncos you saw lay waste to the Carolina Panthers in February aren't the ones you'll see suiting up in September. Many of Denver's stars have scattered to the winds, thanks to retirement and free agency. As many as nine of the … [Read more...]
Johnny Cueto channels Happy Gilmore with amazing running swing
Johnny Cueto channels Happy Gilmore with amazing running swing San Francisco Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto plays baseball with his own thoroughly awesome style. For proof, all you have to do is look at his unique pitching motion, which includes a delightful shimmy. Now Cueto has introduced a new element of awesomeness to his game: his swing. In the sixth inning of the Giants' game against … [Read more...]
Russian sportsmen named in doping scandal call claims nonsense – TV (Reuters)
Russian sportsmen named in doping scandal call claims nonsense - TV (Reuters) MOSCOW, May 13 (Reuters) - Russian skier Alexander Legkov and bobsledder Alexander Zubkov, named in doping allegations by the former head of Russia's drug testing laboratory, have rejected the claims as "nonsense and slanderous", Russia's Match TV reported on Friday. The denials follow a report in the New York … [Read more...]
Sharks rout Preds in Game 7, reach West finals
Sharks rout Preds in Game 7, reach West finals Two Game 7s in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs sounded like it was going to be a great time, and then both games turned into absolute blowouts very, very quickly. Just one night after the St. Louis Blues punched their ticket to the Western Conference finals with a huge win over the Dallas Stars, the San Jose Sharks completed the … [Read more...]
Bill Barnwell's offseason report cards: AFC West – ABC News
Bill Barnwell's offseason report cards: AFC West - ABC News With that in mind, the West feels wide open. The Kansas City Chiefs were arguably a better team in the regular season than the Broncos, only missing out on the division title because of a ridiculous collapse from a 96+ percent win expectancy in the final three minutes against Denver in Week 2. The Oakland Raiders have a promising … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Price Finds the Fix
Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Price Finds the Fix Welcome to Boston, David. I know what you’re thinking. Why say that, Jesse? Don’t you know David Price has already made five starts at Fenway Park? He even had his own bobblehead night earlier this week (featuring his famous four-legged friend Astro). But come on, that wasn’t the real Price. Aside from an April 16 start when he hurled a seven-inning … [Read more...]
Kremlin: Olympic doping allegations ‘treacherous slander’ (Reuters)
Kremlin: Olympic doping allegations 'treacherous slander' (Reuters) (Updates with Kremlin reaction, quotes, context) By Dmitry Solovyov and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, May 13 (Reuters) - The Kremlin dismissed allegations that Russia had run a sophisticated doping programme at the last winter Olympics as treacherous slander on Friday, calling the ex-head of the country's doping laboratory "a … [Read more...]
Tomic says he won’t play for Australia at Olympics in Rio (Yahoo Sports)
Tomic says he won't play for Australia at Olympics in Rio (Yahoo Sports) Bernard Tomic ruled himself out of representing Australia at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, saying Friday that a busy playing schedule and personal circumstances were behind the decision. Tomic's selection was already under considerable doubt after he turned his racket around the wrong way on match point at a … [Read more...]