2016 NBA Mock Draft 2.0 - FOXSports.com While the NBA Finals have fully captured America's imagination over the past two weeks, it's easy to forget that the NBA Draft is slowly creeping toward us. Correction, it's not "slowly creeping toward us," it's basically right here, with slightly more than a week until Adam Silver steps to the podium and puts the Philadelphia 76ers on the clock, all while a … [Read more...]
LSU still assessing visiting marching band prohibition
LSU still assessing visiting marching band prohibition LSU may be having some second thoughts about a decision that recently became public. The school enacted a provision last year that prevented visiting marching bands from performing at halftime of football games at Tiger Stadium. However, the decision hadn't been publicly confirmed until last week. And it's "still being assessed." “We’re … [Read more...]
Ibrahimovic picked for Sweden’s provisional Olympics squad (Yahoo Sports)
Ibrahimovic picked for Sweden's provisional Olympics squad (Yahoo Sports) STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been picked for Sweden's provisional squad for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. … [Read more...]
Russian athletes plead to be allowed to compete in Rio (Yahoo Sports)
Russian athletes plead to be allowed to compete in Rio (Yahoo Sports) Russian athletes pleaded Wednesday to be allowed to compete at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, making their case two days before the IAAF decides whether to lift its ban on the country's track and field team. The Russian Olympic Committee athletes' commission sent a letter to IOC President Thomas Bach asking for ''your … [Read more...]
US cycling envious of Iran, Morocco heading to Rio Olympics (Yahoo Sports)
US cycling envious of Iran, Morocco heading to Rio Olympics (Yahoo Sports) When riders roll to the start line for the road cycling race on the first official day of the Rio Olympics, more will be wearing Iranian and Moroccan jerseys than those of Team USA. It's a thought that causes Jim Miller plenty of anguish. Miller is the vice president in charge of the elite teams for USA Cycling, so … [Read more...]
Craig Sager will join ESPN’s coverage of Warriors-Cavaliers Game 6
Craig Sager will join ESPN's coverage of Warriors-Cavaliers Game 6 Well, this is awesome: ESPN announced Wednesday morning that Craig Sager, legendary sideline reporter for Turner Sports' NBA coverage and soon-to-be recipient of the Jimmy V Perseverance Award at the 2016 ESPYs, will join the ABC/ESPN broadcast crew for Thursday's Game 6 of the 2016 NBA Finals between the Golden State … [Read more...]
TNT-ESPN deal lets Sager work first NBA Finals
TNT-ESPN deal lets Sager work first NBA Finals 10:45 AM ET ESPN.com news services Turner Sports reporter Craig Sager will get a chance to work his first NBA Finals, thanks to a unique partnership with ESPN. Sager, a 34-year Turner veteran and popular TNT sideline reporter known for wearing flashy suits, has continued to work as he faces a recurrence of the leukemia he has been battling for the … [Read more...]
Miguel Cabrera wanted a hug from Jose Abreu but was cruelly denied
Miguel Cabrera wanted a hug from Jose Abreu but was cruelly denied All any of us really need is love, right? That's what the Beatles said, and that's all that Miguel Cabrera wanted on Tuesday. When his Detroit Tigers were facing the Chicago White Sox, he saw a chance to spread love and happiness to a player on a rival team. But in-game hugs aren't for everyone, apparently. This went down in … [Read more...]
Poland’s Lewandowski ready to shoot down Germany at Euro 2016
Poland’s Lewandowski ready to shoot down Germany at Euro 2016 Paris (AFP) – Poland striker Robert Lewandowski is tipping Germany to win Euro 2016, but it will not stop the Bundesliga star trying to shoot down the world champions when the sides meet Thursday. Lewandowski lived up to his reputation as one of the world’s best strikers as he finished top scorer with 13 goals in qualifying for Euro … [Read more...]
The Walk Off: Rockies overcome Gerardo Parra injury to beat Yankees
The Walk Off: Rockies overcome Gerardo Parra injury to beat Yankees Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with Colorado beating the New York Yankees but losing a key player to injury. Shortstop Trevor Story has done a lot of good with his … [Read more...]