FOX’s ‘Copa Tonight’ show is a train wreck, in stark contrast to ESPN’s programming ESPN’s Euro 2016 Preview, which aired Thursday night on the main ESPN network, reminded English-language dominant American viewers what a top serious soccer production looks like around a major international tournament. ESPN’s serious preview involved no less than a dozen commentators on site in Paris, a mixture … [Read more...]
Xfinity Series practice halted for groundhog on the track (Video)
Xfinity Series practice halted for groundhog on the track (Video) A groundhog flummoxed Michigan International Speedway workers who tried to get it off the track during Xfinity Series practice Friday afternoon. The practice session was halted for the groundhog and track workers went to remove it. They chased it around the track for a bit and (temporarily) captured it. As three workers were … [Read more...]
Kevin Love can still be a weapon … off the bench
Kevin Love can still be a weapon ... off the bench 10:35 AM ET Kevin Love is a really good basketball player, and the Cleveland Cavaliers have been almost universally amazing at basketball this season with Kevin Love on the floor. His defense wasn't even that big of an issue -- at least not directly -- when the Golden State Warriors flitted all over the visiting Cavs during Games 1 and 2 of the … [Read more...]
Rays sideline reporter axed after racist comments in Facebook chat
Rays sideline reporter axed after racist comments in Facebook chat Emily Austen won't be the sideline reporter for future Tampa Bay Rays games on Fox Sports Florida. Nor will she do that job for the Orlando Magic next season either. After unleashing a variety of racial and religious jokes during a live Facebook chat with Barstool Sports, Austen has gotten the ax from Fox's regional sports … [Read more...]
There’s an interesting idea being discussed for Big 12 divisions
There's an interesting idea being discussed for Big 12 divisions When announcing the Big 12’s decision to reintroduce a conference championship game in 2017, commissioner Bob Bowlsby mentioned the possibility of arranging the league’s 10 members into two five-team divisions. And with those divisions, there is an interesting proposal apparently on the table. Iowa State president Steven Leath … [Read more...]
Chris Froome seizes overall lead at Dauphine Libere (The Associated Press)
Chris Froome seizes overall lead at Dauphine Libere (The Associated Press) VAUJANY, France (AP) -- Two-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome seized the overall lead at the Criterium du Dauphine after winning the fifth stage on Friday. … [Read more...]
The Latest: Celebrities flock to Ali’s memorial service (The Associated Press)
The Latest: Celebrities flock to Ali's memorial service (The Associated Press) An announcer has asked people to find their seats so the public interfaith memorial service for Muhammad Ali can begin. The service at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville follows a private graveside service at Cave Hill Cemetery. Celebrities have begun showing up at the memorial service for Muhammad Ali. … [Read more...]
Attacking Froome snatches Dauphine lead from Contador (Reuters)
Attacking Froome snatches Dauphine lead from Contador (Reuters) (Reuters) - Chris Froome took over as leader of the Criterium du Dauphine after beating former Sky team mate and now rival Richie Porte in a thrilling finish to stage five on Friday. Tour de France champion Froome accelerated away 2.5 kilometers from the uphill finish in Vaujany and held off Porte (BMC) to claim the overall … [Read more...]
Gordie Howe was my hockey god
Gordie Howe was my hockey god PITTSBURGH – When you’re a child of the late 1970s, there are three different kinds of sports legends. There are the ones who you grow up with, that you feel are your generation’s legends, ones you can touch and speak with if so blessed. Michael Jordan was like that for me. So was Jaromir Jagr. There are the ones that maybe you didn’t see in their absolute … [Read more...]
Jim Brown calls on Ray Lewis, other athletes for violence summit
Jim Brown calls on Ray Lewis, other athletes for violence summit In one of the more fascinating Muhammad Ali tributes you'll read this week or any week, Yahoo Sports' Eric Adelson took us back 49 years to a historic human-rights moment led by the late boxing great. The "Ali Summit," as it was later known, was an event organized in Cleveland by recently retired NFL great Jim Brown to support … [Read more...]