Weekly Rotation: This season's most deserving first-time All-Stars Any day now, Major League Baseball will reveal its first fan voting update for the 2016 All-Star game in San Diego. It might seem too early to consider who deserves to earn bids to the Midsummer Classic, but online fan voting commenced on April 24. One can debate the merits of that starting point, but since the ballot boxes … [Read more...]
Yahoo Daily Fantasy Hockey: Wednesday-Thursday picks – Yahoo Sports (blog)
Yahoo Daily Fantasy Hockey: Wednesday-Thursday picks - Yahoo Sports (blog) By Neil Parker Game 6 between San Jose and St. Louis and the Game 7 showdown between Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay make up the Yahoo contests for Wednesday. Look for the home teams to punch their tickets to the Stanley Cup Finals, leading to your picks, values and fades for the Wednesday-Thursday contests. GOALIEMatt … [Read more...]
Oklahoma WR Dede Westbrook arrested for trespassing
Oklahoma WR Dede Westbrook arrested for trespassing Oklahoma wide receiver Dede Westbrook was arrested Monday on a charge of criminal trespassing in his hometown of Cameron, Texas. Per the Norman Transcript, Westbrook was released approximately three hours after he was booked. According to a Milan County (Texas) Jail spokesperson, Westbrook was booked into the jail at 11:30 a.m. on Monday. … [Read more...]
Kenya track federation HQ under police protection (Yahoo Sports)
Kenya track federation HQ under police protection (Yahoo Sports) Already mired in doping and corruption scandals, Kenya's track and field federation has called in police to help guard its headquarters, fearing disgruntled athletes might try to take over the premises in protest for a second time. Athletics Kenya President Jackson Tuwei said Wednesday that the federation had asked police this … [Read more...]
WBC champ Wilder can choose next opponent (The Associated Press)
WBC champ Wilder can choose next opponent (The Associated Press) Heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder can choose his next opponent in defending his World Boxing Council title. … [Read more...]
Spanish hurdler tests positive in retest of 2008 samples (Yahoo Sports)
Spanish hurdler tests positive in retest of 2008 samples (Yahoo Sports) Spanish hurdler Josephine Onyia is one of the athletes who tested positive in a reanalysis of doping samples from the 2008 Beijing Games, an official with knowledge of the case said Wednesday. The Spanish Olympic Committee said it was informed by the International Olympic Committee ''about an alleged adverse result for … [Read more...]
Kluge wins Giro’s 17th stage, Kruijswijk stays in pink (Reuters)
Kluge wins Giro's 17th stage, Kruijswijk stays in pink (Reuters) (Reuters) - IAM Cycling's Roger Kluge snatched victory in the Giro D'Italia 17th stage on Wednesday, giving the Swiss team its first Grand Tour stage win in the week it announced it would close down at the end of the season. German Kluge, 30, powered past Pippo Pozzato in a last-ditch attack and held off the peloton in an … [Read more...]
Benitez stays to lead Newcastle’s promotion bid
Benitez stays to lead Newcastle’s promotion bid Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Rafael Benitez confirmed Wednesday he would stay on as Newcastle United manager in a bid to lead the north-east club’s bid for promotion back to the Premier League. The 56-year-old Spaniard has agreed a new three-year deal after opting against exercising a release clause open to him in the event of relegation that … [Read more...]
What panic? LeBron 'very calm' ahead of Game 5
What panic? LeBron 'very calm' ahead of Game 5 3:49 PM ET Dave McMenaminESPN Staff Writer Close Cavs and NBA writer for ESPN.com Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14 and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09 Syracuse University graduate print INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- After all the heartbreak Cleveland has been through as a pro sports city, seeing the … [Read more...]
My 5 picks for the NASCAR Hall of Fame – FOXSports.com
My 5 picks for the NASCAR Hall of Fame - FOXSports.com Today at 12:30 p.m., the NASCAR Hall of Fame voting panel will meet in the Charlotte Convention Center to pick five individuals who will comprise the hall's class of 2017. As one of the voting panel members, it is both an awesome responsibility and a tremendous challenge to take part in the process. All 20 nominees are worthy to be in the … [Read more...]