Ethiopian officials: Bekele won't make Olympic marathon team (Yahoo Sports) Ethiopian track and field officials will not reconsider selection criteria to allow Kenenisa Bekele a spot on the Olympic marathon team, and they rejected Wednesday strong criticism by Bekele, Haile Gebrselassie and other elite athletes. ''He (Bekele) has a big place in our athletics history but he has failed to … [Read more...]
Sharks struggling, Ryan Kesler and Las Vegas (Puck Daddy Countdown)
Sharks struggling, Ryan Kesler and Las Vegas (Puck Daddy Countdown) (Ed. Note: The column formerly known as the Puck Daddy Power Rankings. Ryan Lambert takes a look at some of the biggest issues and stories in the NHL, and counts them down.) 7. Ryan Kesler's assessment of the coaching job Bruce Boudreau did in Anaheim, which was very wrong Late last week, Ryan Kesler gave an interview with … [Read more...]
Greg Cosell’s Podcast: Are the Steelers a Super Bowl contender?
Greg Cosell's Podcast: Are the Steelers a Super Bowl contender? This offseason, Greg Cosell and Frank Schwab will explore key questions for each of the 32 NFL teams in "The Shutdown" podcast, going team-by-team for each division over eight episodes. Links to previous division preview podcasts are at the end of this post. The AFC North is arguably the NFL's best division, though each of the … [Read more...]
Video: It’s time for baseball’s beanball culture to change
Video: It's time for baseball's beanball culture to change Baseball proved again on Tuesday just how silly it can be. Yordano Ventura threw a 99 mph fastball at Manny Machado's ribs. They looked at each other and we knew what was coming next. It was time to fight. So they threw punches at each other, Machado looking more the part of boxer than Ventura. Then Machado pulled Ventura to the … [Read more...]
Eight notable stats from the NCAA’s annual attendance report
Eight notable stats from the NCAA's annual attendance report The NCAA released its entire attendance report for the 2015-16 college basketball season on Wednesday morning. Here's a look at eight stats that stood out the most: • Highest attendance per game: 1. Kentucky (23,361) 2. Syracuse (21,592) 3. Louisville (20,859) Comment: Syracuse's two-year run as average attendance leaders … [Read more...]
Italy football squad given raucous welcome by waiting Azzurri fans
Italy football squad given raucous welcome by waiting Azzurri fans Montpellier (France) (AFP) – Beaten 2012 finalists Italy were given a raucous welcome by fans at their Euro 2016 Montpellier base on Wednesday after arriving in the southern French city from Rome. Italy, who lost the 2012 final 4-0 to Spain, have failed to get past the first round of the past two editions of the World Cup and … [Read more...]
Snoop Dogg threw out a first pitch and, woof, it was bad
Snoop Dogg threw out a first pitch and, woof, it was bad Like most things involving the 2016 San Diego Padres, the first pitch thrown out Wednesday by famed rapper Snoop Dogg at Petco Park was a bit of an embarrassment. It wasn't quite 50 Cent level of embarassment, but what celebrity first pitches really are? Snoop's almost took some innocent bystanders, though, and certainly was not a … [Read more...]
NBA Draft 2016: Full 1st-Round Mock Draft, Most Surprising Potential Picks – Bleacher Report
NBA Draft 2016: Full 1st-Round Mock Draft, Most Surprising Potential Picks - Bleacher Report Ted S. Warren/Associated Press After the first two picks, predicting the 2016 NBA draft becomes a difficult task. Ben Simmons and Brandon Ingram appear destined to be the first two off the board, respectively. But what happens when the Boston Celtics are on the clock? The options are an eclectic … [Read more...]
USA Hockey picks Air Force's Miller as junior coach – Colorado Springs Gazette
USA Hockey picks Air Force's Miller as junior coach - Colorado Springs Gazette Air Force director of hockey Steve Miller, a veteran college assistant with three NCAA titles (Denver 2, Providence), was named as an assistant coach for USA Hockey’s 2017 junior world championship team by head coach Bob Motzko, longtime bench mentor at St. Cloud State.Motkzo also named longtime Boston College … [Read more...]
Pittsburgh preps for win; Sherman leaves Avs; Vegas flair logos (Puck Headlines)
Pittsburgh preps for win; Sherman leaves Avs; Vegas flair logos (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]. • ESPN redesigned all NHL logos to add a bit of Las Vegas 'flair' to … [Read more...]