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...]
Another Texas Sunday, another chance for Spieth to win
Another Texas Sunday, another chance for Spieth to win For the second consecutive Sunday, Jordan Spieth finds himself with the final tee time in the concluding round of a PGA Tour event in Texas. Once again, the 22-year-old is hoping to be the lone star atop the leaderboard. ... Sorry. Spieth carries a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Dean & DeLuca Invitational, sitting at … [Read more...]
Real fans celebrate 11th European crown in divided Madrid
Real fans celebrate 11th European crown in divided Madrid Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid fans descended into the streets of the Spanish capital in the early hours of Sunday morning to celebrate a historic 11th European Cup win after beating local rivals Atletico Madrid on penalties. “The 11th is here,” fans chanted with many expected to wait for their heroes to return from Milan with the trophy at … [Read more...]
BMW PGA leader Scott Hend almost punched 2 drunk fans on Sat.
BMW PGA leader Scott Hend almost punched 2 drunk fans on Sat. Scott Hend is one round away from the biggest win of his professional career. He was also one more smart remark away on Saturday from potentially knocking out a few rowdy hecklers. The Aussie carries a one-stroke lead into the final round of the European Tour's BMW PGA Championship, shooting a third-round, 1-over 73 that ended … [Read more...]
Benzema, Ben Arfa omission a missed opportunity for France, says Cantona
Benzema, Ben Arfa omission a missed opportunity for France, says Cantona Paris (AFP) – The omission of Karim Benzema and Hatem Ben Arfa from the France squad for next month’s European Championships is a missed opportunity to unite the country in the face of extremism and division, according to ex-international Eric Cantona. Cantona stirred up a hornet’s nest last week when he claimed that France … [Read more...]
Recent first round picks prominent in Philadelphia Flyers prospect awards – Hockey's Future
Recent first round picks prominent in Philadelphia Flyers prospect awards - Hockey's Future Photo: Philadelphia Flyers prospect Ivan Provorov was the top defenseman in the WHL this season and is likely to jump directly to the NHL next season. Many of the Philadelphia Flyers prospects who performed well this past season came from the most recent draft class. There was Ivan Provorov, expected … [Read more...]