Alaphilippe holds onto Tour of California overall lead (The Associated Press) FOLSOM, Calif. (AP) -- Rohan Dennis delivered a blistering performance to win the Stage 6 time trial at the Tour of California on Friday, while Julian Alaphilippe did enough to retain his overall lead. … [Read more...]
Danny Espinosa’s epic Fu Manchu immortalized by bobblehead
Danny Espinosa's epic Fu Manchu immortalized by bobblehead The Washington Nationals may be censoring Danny Espinosa's facial hair at Nationals Park, but the Potomac Nationals are doing their part to keep its memory alive. On Friday, Washington's Class A affiliate announced its six bobblehead promotions for the 2016, and one of those will pay homage to Espinosa's facial hair. Specifically, … [Read more...]
College football season win totals released in Las Vegas – Sporting News
College football season win totals released in Las Vegas - Sporting News We're 99 days from the college football season, and we've hit another checkpoint in the offseason — the first betting win totals from sports books in Las Vegas, these from the Golden Nugget. Clemson, Florida State, Oklahoma and Tennessee, strangely enough, lead the way at 10 wins each. Alabama, LSU and Michigan are next at … [Read more...]
Cycling-Team Sky’s Mikel Nieve wins Giro stage 13, Amador leads (Reuters)
Cycling-Team Sky's Mikel Nieve wins Giro stage 13, Amador leads (Reuters) Team Sky's Mikel Nieve negotiated the tough mountain climbs between Palmanova and Cividale del Friuli to win the 13th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, as Andrey Amador claimed the leader's pink jersey. Nieve, who won a Giro stage five years ago, set the tempo for much of the later part of the 170km ride. The … [Read more...]
What Nyquist wins if he captures the Preakness (Reuters)
What Nyquist wins if he captures the Preakness (Reuters) If Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist wins the 141st Preakness Stakes on Saturday, and then the Belmont Stakes in June, he will become the 13th horse in more than 140 years to capture the Triple Crown of U.S. horse racing. To get that chance, Nyquist will have to outrace the other horses at 1-3/16 miles on Saturday at Pimlico. … [Read more...]
Ex-France star Ginola improving after quadruple heart bypass
Ex-France star Ginola improving after quadruple heart bypass Monaco (AFP) – Former French international star David Ginola was described as “awake and improving” after undergoing a quadruple heart bypass on Friday, Professor Gilles Dreyfus, who carried out the operation, told AFP. “He was very lucky,” Dreyfus said, on hearing that French pop star Matt Pokora, a renowned amateur footballer … [Read more...]
Stewart-Haas Racing announces contract extension for Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing announces contract extension for Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick is officially a member of Stewart-Haas Racing for the foreseeable future. The team announced Thursday that Harvick has signed a long-term extension with the team. Harvick arrived to SHR on a three-year deal that started in 2014, meaning that the 2016 season was the final year of his original deal. “It was a big … [Read more...]
Did Bucs have a first-round grade on kicker Roberto Aguayo?
Did Bucs have a first-round grade on kicker Roberto Aguayo? In a long, fascinating story in Pewter Report, which looked back at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' recent draft class, some very interesting news popped up. It appears they earmarked a first-round grade on a kicker. That, of course, would be Florida State's Roberto Aguayo, whom the Buccaneers traded up high in Round 2 to draft. As Bucs … [Read more...]
Larry Bird thinks this era of the NBA might be the best one ever
Larry Bird thinks this era of the NBA might be the best one ever One of the major throughlines of this NBA season has been the tension between stars of yesteryear and those of the present day, with many retired players offering at-times unflattering assessments of the game and gumption of today's top talents. You've heard this stuff — the game's gone soft since the defensive rules changed; … [Read more...]
The Cavs got stopped at customs on the way to Canada before Game 3
The Cavs got stopped at customs on the way to Canada before Game 3 After the Cleveland Cavaliers flat-out pummeled the Toronto Raptors again on Thursday to take a 2-0 lead in the 2016 Eastern Conference finals, Scott Cacciola of the New York Times offered a tongue-in-cheek assessment of the Raptors' defensive efforts thus far against LeBron James: "Toronto’s best chance at this point might … [Read more...]