Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon with wrist injury Rafael Nadal won't be playing Wimbledon this year, the victim of a wrist injury that also forced him out of the French Open. "I’m sad to announce that after talking to my doctors, and receiving the results of my last medical revision, I won’t be able to play at Wimbledon this year," Nadal said on his Facebok page. "As you can all … [Read more...]
Old Dominion board approves plans to rebuild football stadium
Old Dominion board approves plans to rebuild football stadium Old Dominion is a step closer to having a new football stadium. The school's Board of Visitors approved plans to rebuild Foreman Field, the team's current stadium. The current iteration of Foreman Field seats 20,118 fans and the new edition would increase capacity to 22,130. "Our first priority with the renovation of our current … [Read more...]
Boasson Hagen wins Stage 4 at Dauphine Libere (The Associated Press)
Boasson Hagen wins Stage 4 at Dauphine Libere (The Associated Press) BELLEY, France (AP) -- Edvald Boasson Hagen claimed the fourth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine Libere on Thursday after coming out on top of a bunch sprint finish. … [Read more...]
German football coach Sascha Lewandowski found dead at 44
German football coach Sascha Lewandowski found dead at 44 Berlin (AFP) – German football coach Sascha Lewandowski has been discovered dead at his home in Bochum, local police said on Thursday, two months after quitting his coaching job at second-tier club Union Berlin due to burn out. The 44-year-old who admitted to depression when he quit his job in March, was suffering exhaustion, had cardiac … [Read more...]
Chip Ganassi thinks this lug nut stuff is a bunch of silliness
Chip Ganassi thinks this lug nut stuff is a bunch of silliness Given one of his crew chiefs was suspended Wednesday by NASCAR, team owner Chip Ganassi may be a bit biased. But it's hard not to agree with his point about the absurdity of lug nuts being a dominant topic throughout the 2016 season. Ganassi made the following comments on SiriusXM's NASCAR channel Wednesday evening. NASCAR … [Read more...]
Red Wings hire John Torchetti as assistant coach
Red Wings hire John Torchetti as assistant coach The Detroit Red Wings have hired former Minnesota Wild interim coach John Torchetti as an assistant coach the team announced Thursday. Torchetti was named the Wild’s interim coach after the team fired Mike Yeo in February. Under the fiery Torchetti, Minnesota went 15-11-1 to make the playoffs for the fourth straight season. They then took the … [Read more...]
The dab is done, Cam Newton giving up his famous TD celebration
The dab is done, Cam Newton giving up his famous TD celebration Cam Newton is done dabbing. He is giving up the touchdown dance that set off conservative moms, uptight columnists and spawned a million horrible imitations. Don't worry though. The Carolina Panthers quarterback will have another celebration that will make people irrationally angry. He said in an interview with WFNZ radio in … [Read more...]
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA Podcast for June 9
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA Podcast for June 9 Thursday, June 09, 2016 The Cavs looked like the Warriors in Game 3. We discuss some of their go-to plays and how they thumped the Warriors. We'll talk about what adjustments the Warriors will need to make after this ugly loss. Do they, though? Also, some talk of Jeff Teague, Jordan Clarkson, the draft and more. Mike Gallagher has covered fantasy … [Read more...]
If Warriors can't count on Curry, what can they do?
If Warriors can't count on Curry, what can they do? 12:07 PM ET Ethan Sherwood StraussESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN.com Contributes to ESPN's TrueHoop blog Hosts TrueHoop TV Live CLEVELAND -- The Golden State Warriors are up 2-1 in these NBA Finals, but they now have a problem beyond the optics of just having been crushed by 30 points. It’s their … [Read more...]
The Pirates are having a weird and busy week
The Pirates are having a weird and busy week The complexities of baseball scheduling are incredible. Every team has to play 162 games, but 81 of them have to be played at a team's home stadium. There's division play, non-division play, concerns about days off, travel times, the locations of road trips, and there's interleague play, too. It's insane. When the season starts, the schedule is as … [Read more...]