Tales from the NBA draft lottery 12:00 AM ET print For a moment in the closed-off lottery drawing room, there is real suspense. The machine with the 14 pingpong balls inside flips on, the balls fly around, and a timekeeper with his back to it waits 20 seconds before raising his hand, the signal for the operator to suck up the first ball. Those 20 seconds last forever. In that 20 … [Read more...]
Evan Fournier is not very bullish on the Raptors’ chances vs. Cavs
Evan Fournier is not very bullish on the Raptors' chances vs. Cavs Heading into the Eastern Conference finals, few observers gave the Toronto Raptors much of a shot of toppling the top-seeded and rampaging Cleveland Cavaliers. Many, though — including us — thought a Raptors team that finally got its All-Star backcourt going late in its second-round matchup with the Miami Heat could earn one … [Read more...]
MLB Picks and Pivots – FanDuel Baseball Picks May 18 – Fantasy CPR
MLB Picks and Pivots – FanDuel Baseball Picks May 18 - Fantasy CPR DraftKings Early MLB Picks For May 18 by Mike Marteny May 17, 2016; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets left fielder Michael Conforto (30) rounds third base after hitting a solo home run against the Washington Nationals during the third inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports MLB Picks and … [Read more...]
Spanish FA chief Villar to fill in for Platini at Euro
Spanish FA chief Villar to fill in for Platini at Euro Basel (Switzerland) (AFP) – Spanish football federation president Angel Maria Villar will award the Euro 2016 trophy to the tournament winners in the absence of Michel Platini, UEFA anounced Wednesday. The move follows the resignation of UEFA president Platini after a sports tribunal rejected his final appeal against his ban from football … [Read more...]
Madison Bumgarner, Wil Myers get mad, then make up at first base
Madison Bumgarner, Wil Myers get mad, then make up at first base After the insane brawl between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers on Sunday, almost any other on-field fight is going to seem anti-climactic. But Tuesday night's altercation between the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres had a very different ending than most. In the bottom of the third inning, Padres first … [Read more...]
Russia says it backs IOC over Beijing doping action (Reuters)
Russia says it backs IOC over Beijing doping action (Reuters) Russia's sports ministry said on Wednesday it fully supports actions by the International Olympic Committee to bar athletes who dope from competitions, but said clean athletes should not be excluded from the Rio games. The ministry issued a statement in response to the IOC's announcement that suspicious test results were found in … [Read more...]
Cycling-Tour de France doubt for Sky’s Kennaugh after crash (Reuters)
Cycling-Tour de France doubt for Sky's Kennaugh after crash (Reuters) British Olympic gold-medallist Peter Kennaugh could miss the Tour de France in July after breaking his collarbone in the Tour of California on Tuesday. The Team Sky rider, who won gold as part of Britain's team pursuit squad on the track at London 2012 and in contention for a place in the squad for Rio this year, crashed … [Read more...]
Forget pizza, now it’s lobster for Leicester City stars
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Tour de France doubt for Sky’s Kennaugh after crash (Reuters)
Tour de France doubt for Sky's Kennaugh after crash (Reuters) British Olympic gold-medalist Peter Kennaugh could miss the Tour de France in July after breaking his collarbone in the Tour of California on Tuesday. The Team Sky rider, who won gold as part of Britain's team pursuit squad on the track at London 2012 and in contention for a place in the squad for Rio this year, crashed near the … [Read more...]
Kremlin hits out at U.S. criminal probe into Russian doping (Reuters)
Kremlin hits out at U.S. criminal probe into Russian doping (Reuters) Russia does not accept the application of U.S. justice outside Washington's jurisdiction, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, after the U.S. Justice Department opened an investigation into allegations of state-sponsored doping by Russian athletes. "We treat with a certain scepticism and a certain degree of incomprehension and … [Read more...]