Dallas Cowboys: Early point spreads for 2016 games - NJ.com ESPN has posted 2016 week-by-week pointspreads for every NFL team. Here's a look at the Dallas Cowboys' schedule and the early lines on their games: Week 1 New York Giants at Dallas (-4, Over/under: 50) Week 2 Dallas (Pick) at Washington Redskins Week 3 Chicago Bears at Dallas (-6) Week 4 Dallas (-3) at San Francisco 49ers Week 5 … [Read more...]
Event chairman says Detroit will host IndyCar again in 2017 (The Associated Press)
Event chairman says Detroit will host IndyCar again in 2017 (The Associated Press) The chairman of Detroit's IndyCar event says it will be back next year. Bud Denker, chairman of the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, says the 2017 event will take place June 2-4 and will again include two IndyCar races. Denker spoke Sunday after the conclusion of the weekend's racing schedule at Belle Isle's … [Read more...]
Mikulak wins fourth straight US Gymnastics Championships (Yahoo Sports)
Mikulak wins fourth straight US Gymnastics Championships (Yahoo Sports) Sam Mikulak hasn't spent much time thinking about what it means to win a fourth straight all-around national gymnastics championship. The 23-year-old Olympic veteran used a steady performance Sunday at the U.S. Championships to become the first man to take the national title in four consecutive years since Blaine Wilson … [Read more...]
Strike Zone: Notes: Raisen The Reliever
Strike Zone: Notes: Raisen The Reliever The Cardinals are planning on shifting Jhonny Peralta to third base upon activating him from the disabled list on Tuesday, which would put Matt Carpenter at second base. The idea is that Aledmys Diaz is now the long-term shortstop, and while I don’t necessarily disagree with that, I worry about the ramifications of the move for the rest of this year. Diaz … [Read more...]
Congolese pay tribute to ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ icon Ali (Reuters)
Congolese pay tribute to 'Rumble in the Jungle' icon Ali (Reuters) KINSHASA (Reuters) - "It was total madness," said Augustin Lisoya, now maintenance director at Kinshasa's Tata Raphael stadium, recalling the night in 1974 that he watched Muhammad Ali knock out George Foreman there before some 60,000 fans. "When Muhammad Ali sent George Foreman to the floor, there was an outbreak of joy … [Read more...]
LeBron and fellow players praise Ali for his huge influence (Reuters)
LeBron and fellow players praise Ali for his huge influence (Reuters) (Reuters) - The death of boxing great Muhammad Ali was a huge talking point on Saturday for players competing in the NBA Finals, and prompted the Golden State Warriors to begin their morning practice with an Ali tribute song. "We started our practice with the old song from the 70s, 'Catch Me If You Can'," said Warriors … [Read more...]
‘The Greatest Love of All’ among songs inspired by Ali (The Associated Press)
'The Greatest Love of All' among songs inspired by Ali (The Associated Press) Before he was even heavyweight champion or had changed his name from Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali was a force in the music world. Written by Michael Masser and Linda Creed for a movie few remember, the 1977 Ali biopic ''The Greatest,'' this soaring, self-affirming ballad would conquer the world, first as a hit for … [Read more...]
Olympian Flanagan wins Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon (Yahoo Sports)
Olympian Flanagan wins Rock 'n' Roll half marathon (Yahoo Sports) U.S. Olympian Shalane Flanagan won the women's half marathon in 1 hour, 7 minutes, 51 seconds at the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon on Sunday, breaking her personal best by 40 seconds. It was the second-fastest half marathon by an American this year, behind Molly Huddle's 1:07:41 at the NYC Half in March. Amy Cragg, who beat … [Read more...]
Broncos’ Aqib Talib ‘accidentally’ shot in leg at Dallas club
Broncos' Aqib Talib 'accidentally' shot in leg at Dallas club Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib was shot following a fight in a Dallas nightclub early Sunday morning, WFAA TV in Dallas first reported. Reporter Rebecca Lopez tweeted that Talib was one of three people shot following a fight at a local nightclub, V Live. Talib reportedly was taken to Medical City Hospital and NFL Network's … [Read more...]
Vin Scully once called 36 innings in 29 hours in two cities
Vin Scully once called 36 innings in 29 hours in two cities For over 67 years, baseball fans have marveled at the brilliance of broadcasting legend Vin Scully. A big part of Scully's allure is that everything about his presentation is seamless and timeless. He's simply baseball's greatest living storyteller, and he achieves that without ever making himself the story. [Vin Scully announces … [Read more...]