UFC Fight Night 89 predictions: 'Ottawa' FOX Sports 2 'Prelims' undercard preview, Pt. 2 - MMAmania.com More fights are coming to Fight Pass, FOX Sports 2 and FOX Sports 1 this weekend (Sat., June 18, 2016) when UFC Fight Night 89: “MacDonald vs. Thompson” kicks off from TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. MMAmania.com's Patrick Stumberg continues the UFC Fight Night 89 … [Read more...]
America’s unsung dynasty: the women’s 8 of rowing (Yahoo Sports)
America's unsung dynasty: the women's 8 of rowing (Yahoo Sports) The saying ''don't change a winning team'' doesn't apply to the U.S. women's eight, the most successful boat in international rowing. The Americans have won 10 consecutive world and Olympic titles in the event, a winning streak that is unmatched in most sports but little known outside the rowing world. The U.S. has dominated … [Read more...]
Power Rankings: Kurt Busch (barely) maintains the top spot
Power Rankings: Kurt Busch (barely) maintains the top spot Welcome to Power Rankings. As always, Power Rankings are far from a scientific formula. In fact, it's the perfect blend of analytics and bias against your favorite driver. Direct all your complaints to us at [email protected] and we'll try to have some fun. 1. Kurt Busch (LW: 1): Busch did not have a top-10 car throughout … [Read more...]
Pete Rose says Cubs are good but ‘will find a way to screw it up’
Pete Rose says Cubs are good but 'will find a way to screw it up' Pete Rose beat up on the Chicago Cubs plenty during his memorable career with the Cincinnati Reds and all these years later he’s still finding ways to get under the skin of Cubs fans. Baseball’s disgraced all-time hits leader appeared on FOX Sports' "Outkick the Show" with Clay Travis and was asked about the Cubs, who went … [Read more...]
Social Hour: Baylor donors supporting Briles reportedly identified
Social Hour: Baylor donors supporting Briles reportedly identified Miss something that happened on Dr. Saturday’s social media presence? Well, we’ve got your roundup right here. Don’t let this happen again. Always be in the know by following Dr. Saturday on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. Multiple reports emerged Monday documenting a behind the scenes effort from several powerful Baylor alums … [Read more...]
England face neighbours Wales in Euro 2016 Group B showdown
England face neighbours Wales in Euro 2016 Group B showdown Chantilly (France) (AFP) – England face the twin threats of a disqualification warning if their fans misbehave and a super-motivated Gareth Bale ahead of their Euro 2016 showdown with neighbours Wales in Lens on Thursday. The bloody clashes between rival fans that marred England’s opening 1-1 draw with Russia in Marseille at the weekend … [Read more...]
Jared Goff learns on first day leading first-team unit that defense is really trying to fool him
Jared Goff learns on first day leading first-team unit that defense is really trying to fool him OXNARD, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff has had a lot of firsts recently. He took part in his first NFL practice. He threw out the first pitch at a Dodger game (and ended his feud with Yasiel Puig). He signed his first NFL contract. And Tuesday, he took his first snaps with the … [Read more...]
Roundtable: Who would win a Home Run Derby for pitchers?
Roundtable: Who would win a Home Run Derby for pitchers? Baseball's annual Home Run Derby made some vast improvements last season by moving to a bracket format, where sluggers go 1-on-1 while a clock ticks down. Last year's new-and-improved derby was a lot of fun — and drama. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] We liked that. But there's one more thing MLB can do make the Home … [Read more...]
NBA Mock Draft 2016: The second round will be filled with international players – CBSSports.com
NBA Mock Draft 2016: The second round will be filled with international players - CBSSports.com The NBA Draft is just nine days away, and we finally have a mostly confirmed pool of players with which to work from after the international early entry deadline as come and gone. Particularly, you will see a pretty heavy international flair with these selections, as nearly one-third of the selections … [Read more...]
UN: Risk that Rio Olympics will spread Zika is ‘very low’ (Yahoo Sports)
UN: Risk that Rio Olympics will spread Zika is 'very low' (Yahoo Sports) There is ''a very low risk'' that the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics will accelerate the spread of the Zika virus around the globe, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. After convening a meeting of its independent Zika experts, the U.N. health agency reaffirmed its previous advice that only pregnant women … [Read more...]