Bartolo Colon doubles, scores, and makes more history Bartolo Colon's 2016 season is the gift that keeps on giving, not just to the fans but to his team, the New York Mets. He hit his first major league home run on May 7, and at 42 became the oldest player to hit his first career homer. His at-bats are a continuous joy, and he's pitching well to boot. And on Thursday night, Bartolo showed … [Read more...]
Denard Span’s return to Tampa is a delight for his biggest fan
Denard Span's return to Tampa is a delight for his biggest fan Wanda Wilson has had to dramatically alter her sleeping schedule this baseball season with her son, San Francisco Giants center fielder Denard Span. She lives in Tampa and Span is, for the time in his career, playing so many of his games at night on the West Coast. You can see how that would troubling. She gets a welcomed … [Read more...]
NHL’s speed game; Randy Carlyle’s system (Puck Headlines)
NHL's speed game; Randy Carlyle's system (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]. Surprising some golfers at the US Open. #stanleycup @penguins @NHL @HockeyHallFame … [Read more...]
IAAF upholds bans on Russian athletes for Rio Games (Yahoo Sports)
IAAF upholds bans on Russian athletes for Rio Games (Yahoo Sports) The IAAF upheld its ban on Russia's track and field team for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Friday in a landmark decision that punishes the world power for systematic doping. The Russian sports ministry said it was notified of the decision by track and field's world governing body, which ruled that the country had not done … [Read more...]
Yates given four-month ban following failed drugs test (Reuters)
Yates given four-month ban following failed drugs test (Reuters) (Reuters) - British cyclist Simon Yates has been handed a four-month ban after failing a drugs test, the sport's governing body UCI announced on Friday, meaning he will miss this year's Tour de France. Until the UCI ruling, Yates had been hopeful that he might still be able to take part in the Tour de France but his four-month … [Read more...]
Boxing school in Rio slum shows sport’s power before Olympics (Reuters)
Boxing school in Rio slum shows sport's power before Olympics (Reuters) By Daniel Flynn and Nacho Doce RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Beneath a street lamp in one of Rio de Janeiro's slums, 19-year-old boxer Wanderson de Oliveira does pull-ups from a metal bar outside the Fight for Peace academy while two skinny young boys watch intently. Much of the Complexo da Maré, a teeming neighborhood of … [Read more...]
Lukaku in firing line as Belgium prepare for Ireland at Euro 2016
Lukaku in firing line as Belgium prepare for Ireland at Euro 2016 Bordeaux (AFP) – Belgium head into their Euro 2016 clash with the Republic of Ireland on Saturday desperate to atone for their opening defeat to Italy as debate rages about whether Romelu Lukaku should be dropped. Marc Wilmots’ much-fancied side are second in the FIFA world rankings but they disappointed in a 2-0 loss to Italy in … [Read more...]
Reports: Baylor, Art Briles reach contract settlement
Reports: Baylor, Art Briles reach contract settlement Well, that moved quickly. A day after filing a motion accusing Baylor of wrongful termination, former Bears head coach Art Briles has reportedly reached a contract settlement with the school. Details of the settlement, which was first reported by Bleacher Report’s Jason King, are not yet known. KWTX also reported news of a settlement, … [Read more...]
Did Steve Kerr have a point about Steph Curry’s ‘ticky-tack fouls’?
Did Steve Kerr have a point about Steph Curry's 'ticky-tack fouls'? Ayesha Curry, wife of Warriors point guard Stephen Curry, did not have a point. There is no conspiracy theory keeping the NBA's unanimous MVP from a second straight title. There is no puppet master pulling strings on Draymond Green's fist and marionetting it into Cavaliers forward LeBron James' groin. And commissioner Adam … [Read more...]
Curry, Kerr each fined $25K for Game 6, no suspension for Steph
Curry, Kerr each fined $25K for Game 6, no suspension for Steph The Golden State Warriors' frustrations at having let 2-0 and 3-1 leads in the 2016 NBA Finals slip away boiled over in the late stages of Thursday's Game 6, and both Stephen Curry and Steve Kerr will have to pay for it. Luckily for the league's MVP and his head coach, though, all it'll cost them is money. [Follow Dunks Don't … [Read more...]