US water polo captain Azevedo preps for record 5th Olympics (Yahoo Sports) Tony Azevedo is a speed boat in a pool full of aircraft carriers. The captain of the U.S. water polo team is going to his native Rio de Janeiro in search of one of the few lines missing from his resume: an Olympic gold medal. ''I'm pretty sure this is my last one,'' Azevedo said. … [Read more...]
Draymond Green clocks Steven Adams in the groin. Again. (Video)
Draymond Green clocks Steven Adams in the groin. Again. (Video) The Oklahoma City Thunder might be well on the way to a 2-1 Western Conference finals lead over the Golden State Warriors, but Thunder center Steven Adams is not having the best week of his life. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Six days after being wrung to the floor by Festus Ezili in … [Read more...]
Kevin Pillar deserves a cape after making another diving catch
Kevin Pillar deserves a cape after making another diving catch Not all superheroes wear capes, but maybe they should. Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar has put his power of flight on display a number of times while playing the field, and managed to do it again Sunday. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] With two outs in the fifth inning, Minnesota Twins infielder Brian … [Read more...]
Tigers top Rays; Zimmermann, Cabrera hurt
Tigers top Rays; Zimmermann, Cabrera hurt Zimmermann and Cabrera left Sunday's game due to injuries. USATSI The Tigers won their game (and weekend series) on Sunday against the Rays by a 9-4 score. Alas, they couldn't celebrate as much as they would've liked to, because the win coincided with injuries to a pair of key players First, Jordan Zimmermann exited in the sixth inning with a strained … [Read more...]
NBA fines Raptors' Casey, suspends Cavs' Jones
NBA fines Raptors' Casey, suspends Cavs' Jones 7:32 PM ET Ohm YoungmisukESPN Staff Writer Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of Michigan State University.Follow him on … [Read more...]
Mark Cuban picks Thunder to win NBA title – Larry Brown Sports
Mark Cuban picks Thunder to win NBA title - Larry Brown Sports May 22, 2016 Mark Cuban has a rather surprising pick for NBA Champion. The Mavericks owner appeared on “Meet the Press” on Sunday morning, and when asked who he was picking to win the championship, he went against the grain, ignoring the two favorites in Golden State and Cleveland. “You know, I’m going to take a little bit of a … [Read more...]
Physical intensity picks up between Cavaliers and Raptors – U.S. News & World Report
Physical intensity picks up between Cavaliers and Raptors - U.S. News & World Report By IAN HARRISON, Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan remembers the angry emotions Raptors teammate Bismack Biyombo once stirred in him as an opponent. "I hated him," DeRozan said Sunday. The Cavaliers … [Read more...]
Podcast: How Phil Mickelson avoided insider trading charges
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Vardy atones for Kane miss as England edge Turkey
Vardy atones for Kane miss as England edge Turkey Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jamie Vardy spared Harry Kane’s blushes with a late winner as England edged Turkey 2-1 in their first Euro 2016 warm-up match at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Kane opened the scoring in the third minute, but then clipped the post with a 72nd-minute penalty, won by Vardy, after Hakan Calhanoglu had … [Read more...]
Shawn Michaels, HBK Line and 10 other NHL/wrestling connections
Shawn Michaels, HBK Line and 10 other NHL/wrestling connections PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby smiled widely as the memories flooded back. Growing up, the Pittsburgh Penguins captain was a fan of Shawn Michaels, the WWE wrestling legend who headlined main events from 1989 through 2010. “Yeah, I was. I liked Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart but I was also a Shawn Michaels fan," remembered Crosby, in a bit … [Read more...]