Adrian Beltre will never be the same after this awkward swing If there's one thing Adrian Beltre never is at the plate, it's cheated. The 37-year-old slugger loves to let it fly when he thinks he knows what's coming, and that approach can lead to any number of results. Sometimes, the results are good, as in a home run. Sometimes, the results are bad, as in a swing-and-miss. Other times, the … [Read more...]
Dybala double as five-star Juve rout Sampdoria
Dybala double as five-star Juve rout Sampdoria Rome (AFP) – Paulo Dybala hit a brace and provided an assist as Italian champions Juventus capped their sterling Serie A season with a 5-0 rout of 10-man Sampdoria on Saturday. Juventus secured a record-equalling fifth successive title without kicking a ball last month thanks to Roma’s late 1-0 win at home to Napoli. In their final home match of the … [Read more...]
Battaglia's picks for Sunday at Churchill – The Courier-Journal
Battaglia's picks for Sunday at Churchill - The Courier-Journal Mike Battaglia reads his picks Friday at Keeneland.(Photo: Coady Photography) Sunday at Churchill Downs marks the first "Family Adventure Day" of the Sprint Meet. It could also wind up plenty of fun at the betting window with 10 races, four of them offering purse money at or above $50,000. Featured is a 1 3/8-mile allowance … [Read more...]
Sergio Garcia 5-putted from 9 feet at The Players Championship
Sergio Garcia 5-putted from 9 feet at The Players Championship Putting is hard.#QuickHits https://t.co/cg1IOjE91b— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 14, 2016 The conditions have changed dramatically on Saturday at The Players. The greens are no longer receptive, and they're running very quickly – so fast that no putt is dead. Sergio Garcia demonstrated how difficult the greens are at TPC Sawgrass … [Read more...]
Toronto and Miami’s Game 7: Three things to know
Toronto and Miami's Game 7: Three things to know It’s the Game 7 that many anticipated, but so, so few actually wanted. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Miami will attempt to “upset” the Toronto Raptors at 3:30 p.m. ET Sunday in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. In a rather ugly series that hasn’t seen either side truly distinguish … [Read more...]
Can the Rockies be a factor in the NL West?
Can the Rockies be a factor in the NL West? Expected to be a non-factor again in the NL West, the Colorado Rockies are on a mission to prove everyone wrong this season. To be honest, they're doing a good job so far. At 17-18, they're just 1.5 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants in the division standings. That puts them closer to first place than several other … [Read more...]
FIFA audit chief Scala quits over threat to reforms
FIFA audit chief Scala quits over threat to reforms Mexico City (AFP) – The head of FIFA’s independent audit committee, Domenico Scala quit on Saturday in protest at what he called attacks on reforms of the scandal-tainted world football governing body by its leadership. Scala is angry at a FIFA Council move to control the nomination of members of independent oversight bodies such as its ethics … [Read more...]
Lions' Graham Glasgow excited to reunite with UM teammate Jake Rudock – Detroit Free Press
Lions' Graham Glasgow excited to reunite with UM teammate Jake Rudock - Detroit Free Press Third-round pick says it's nice to have familiarity with a new time, ready to compete for starting center spot Michigan quarterback Jake Rudock and offensive lineman Graham Glasgow walk off the field after their 35-7 win over Oregon State at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, September 12, 2015, in Ann … [Read more...]
LSU coach Les Miles wants Leonard Fournette to drop some weight
LSU coach Les Miles wants Leonard Fournette to drop some weight LSU’s Leonard Fournette might be considered the best running back in college football, but his coach, Les Miles, thinks he could be even better with a little weight loss. "I think Leonard was 235 or 233 (pounds) during spring," Miles told Paul Finebaum on Thursday. "We want him right around 225 so that his strength and speed are … [Read more...]
Gatlin wins 100m at Shanghai Diamond League (Yahoo Sports)
Gatlin wins 100m at Shanghai Diamond League (Yahoo Sports) American sprinter Justin Gatlin's preparations for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics got off to a solid start with a commanding win in the 100 meters at the Shanghai Diamond League meet on Saturday. Olympic 800 champion David Rudisha of Kenya faded on the final straight and finished fifth after a poor start he blamed on field competitors … [Read more...]