Matt Nieto in; Karmanos sued; Clitsome retires (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected]. She just loves when it's summer time 🙃 pic.twitter.com/240GR1kcHd— Tyler Seguin … [Read more...]
Broncos want to end Sports Authority stadium naming rights deal
Broncos want to end Sports Authority stadium naming rights deal The Denver Broncos haven't had the best of luck with their stadium naming rights partners. Perhaps it's karma for all the fans who hated the idea that the new stadium would be called anything but Mile High Stadium. First, it was Invesco Field at Mile High (the last part of the name was a lame way to appease the fans who wanted … [Read more...]
The Warriors are unstoppable…or are they? (Podcast)
The Warriors are unstoppable...or are they? (Podcast) Grandstanding: A Yahoo Sports podcastSubscribe via iTunes or via RSS feed The NBA Finals are upon us, and oh, there are legacies to be built. On one hand, the 73-win Golden State Warriors, owners of the best regular season in NBA history, defending champions coming off a brutal seven-game series with Oklahoma City. On the other, LeBron … [Read more...]
Cavaliers get another shot at ending Cleveland's title drought
Cavaliers get another shot at ending Cleveland's title drought 3:02 PM ET Jason Starrett, ESPN Stats & Information The NBA Finals begin Thursday, and the Cavaliers will again look to end Cleveland’s championship drought. It’s been nearly 52 years since Cleveland won a title in any of North America’s four major pro sports. That was on Dec. 27, 1964, when the Browns defeated the … [Read more...]
Padres catcher uncorks ridiculous pitch in blowout loss
Padres catcher uncorks ridiculous pitch in blowout loss When your team is on the wrong side of a blowout loss, it's never fun. But sometimes there's a silver lining. Crazy things can happen in blowout losses, like position players pitching. On Tuesday, when the San Diego Padres got demolished by the Seattle Mariners, the Padres trotted out not just one position player on the mound, but two! … [Read more...]
Saves and Steals: Street Cleaning
Saves and Steals: Street Cleaning It was a week of returns. Not all of them went well. Brad Boxberger pitched in the sixth inning yesterday and promptly strained his “side.” That sounds like another oblique injury to me. The severity is unknown at this time. It's fair to assume Alex Colome has rock solid job security for the near future. I've bumped him up in the tiers. Huston Street's reunion … [Read more...]
Jim Harbaugh calls out Nick Saban on Twitter
Jim Harbaugh calls out Nick Saban on Twitter For the third time this year, Jim Harbaugh called out an SEC head coach on Twitter. After previously firing shots at Georgia’s Kirby Smart and Tennessee’s Butch Jones, the Michigan head coach turned his attention to a bigger target: Alabama’s Nick Saban. Earlier on Tuesday, Saban ranted about satellite camps, saying they are bad for college … [Read more...]
Zadick to lead USA Wrestling after Rio Games (Yahoo Sports)
Zadick to lead USA Wrestling after Rio Games (Yahoo Sports) Bill Zadick will take over as men's freestyle coach for the U.S. national team after the Rio Olympics in August. USA Wrestling announced Wednesday that Zadick, a former Iowa Hawkeye who won a world championship in 2006, will succeed Bruce Burnett following the Olympics. Burnett, the national team coach from 1992-2000, was rehired … [Read more...]
US national team coach Speraw to lead next Olympic cycle (Yahoo Sports)
US national team coach Speraw to lead next Olympic cycle (Yahoo Sports) John Speraw has shown he thrives balancing it all. The U.S. men's volleyball coach received a contract extension Wednesday to lead the Americans through the 2020 Olympic cycle in Tokyo, a task he is eager to handle even as he simultaneously coaches the UCLA program. The move was expected after women's national team … [Read more...]
IOC chief to travel to Brazil to check on Games, meet Temer (Yahoo Sports)
IOC chief to travel to Brazil to check on Games, meet Temer (Yahoo Sports) IOC President Thomas Bach will make a three-day trip to Brazil this month to check first-hand on final preparations for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and meet with acting President Michel Temer. The International Olympic Committee said Wednesday that Bach would visit Brazil from June 14-16, less than two months before … [Read more...]