Leicester to sign German World Cup ‘keeper Zieler Berlin (AFP) – English champions Leicester City are set to strengthen their squad for next season by signing World Cup winner goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler from relegated Hanover 96, the German club announced on Sunday. The 27-year-old ‘keeper is set to travel to England on Monday to complete the medical with his transfer to cost a reported 3.5 … [Read more...]
Jameis Winston seems to be dedicated, has dropped a lot of weight
Jameis Winston seems to be dedicated, has dropped a lot of weight One of the many, many reasons the NFL draft is an inexact science is that teams can't know for sure which players will put in the work to be great. It's hard to predict what a 22-year-old will do once he's given a few million dollars. It's especially true at quarterback. NFL quarterback isn't a full-time job; it's two … [Read more...]
Mariners baserunning gaffes lead to absurd game-ending double play
Mariners baserunning gaffes lead to absurd game-ending double play If you're a fan of the Minnesota Twins, then you're conditioned to expect the worst this season. That's how far the expectations have fallen with the team off to a highly disappointing 13-34 start entering play on Saturday. We're sure that overwhelming sense of dread crept into their minds on Saturday night too when the … [Read more...]
SEC spring meetings preview
SEC spring meetings preview The Big 12 is considering expanding to add a TV network and football championship game. The ACC keeps working with ESPN to start a network. The Pac-12 makes less money than members initially expected from its network. Meanwhile, life is simpler for the SEC and Big Ten. They have the money, the exposure and the first two College Football Playoff national titles. … [Read more...]
Young fan gives Max Scherzer adorable advice on hitting homers
Young fan gives Max Scherzer adorable advice on hitting homers Washington Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer has not only developed into one of MLB's most dominant pitchers, he's also a pretty decent hitter. That seems to be the trend these days among the National League's top hurlers. It's well documented that pitchers like Madison Bumgarner, Jake Arrieta and Clayton Kershaw are all … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Giro d’Italia final points classification (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia final points classification (Reuters) May 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Final Points Classification Giro d'Italia on Sunday 1. Giacomo Nizzolo (Italy / Trek) 209 2. Matteo Trentin (Italy / Etixx - Quick-Step) 184 3. Sacha Modolo (Italy / Lampre) 163 4. Diego Ulissi (Italy / Lampre) 156 5. Daniel Oss (Italy / BMC Racing) 133 6. Maarten Tjallingii (Netherlands / LottoNL) … [Read more...]
Theisen-Eaton wins Hypo Meeting heptathlon for 3rd time (Yahoo Sports)
Theisen-Eaton wins Hypo Meeting heptathlon for 3rd time (Yahoo Sports) GOETZIS, Austria (AP) -- Brianne Theisen-Eaton of Canada set this year's best mark in heptathlon to win the Hypo Meeting for a third time on Sunday. … [Read more...]
11th European crown caps rollercoaster Real season
11th European crown caps rollercoaster Real season Madrid (AFP) – A season that promised so little when Zinedine Zidane took charge of a beleaguered Real Madrid less than five months ago ended beyond even the richest club in the world’s wildest dreams with an 11th European Cup win in Milan. Cristiano Ronaldo struck the winning penalty in a shootout to cap a remarkable turnaround in Real’s … [Read more...]
Eulogy: Remembering the 2015-16 St. Louis Blues
Eulogy: Remembering the 2015-16 St. Louis Blues (Ed. Note: As the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue, we're bound to lose some friends along the journey. We've asked for these losers, gone but not forgotten, to be eulogized by the people who knew the teams best: The bloggers and fans who hated them the most. Here are the Chicago Blackhawks bloggers of The Committed Indian, fondly recalling the … [Read more...]
Should the White Sox make some changes?
Should the White Sox make some changes? To say the Chicago White Sox have been in a tailspin lately would be putting it kindly. After surprisingly keeping pace with the crosstown Cubs in April by posting a 17-8 record, they've since faltered in May, dropping 15 of 25 games. The six-game lead they built in the AL Central is completely gone now, and they've lost two straight this weekend to … [Read more...]