Bild makes 1966 pledge if UK rejects Brexit 7:23 AM GMT We appreciate acts of diplomacy within football, even if it's something as benign as a player helping up an opponent after a heavy challenge. German newspaper Bild, however, has gone a step further with a bold promise surrounding the upcoming "Brexit" vote in Britain. They're willing to acknowledge that the highly contentious third England … [Read more...]
Joshua has a lot of weaknesses, says title opponent Breazeale (Reuters)
Joshua has a lot of weaknesses, says title opponent Breazeale (Reuters) (Reuters) - British boxer Anthony Joshua's weaknesses will be exposed when he defends his IBF world heavyweight title, his opponent Dominic Breazeale has said as the American returns to London for the first time since his 2012 Olympics nightmare. Olympic champion Joshua, who won the world heavyweight crown in only his … [Read more...]
Rising star Thiem, top US man Isner skipping Olympic tennis (Yahoo Sports)
Rising star Thiem, top US man Isner skipping Olympic tennis (Yahoo Sports) Mike Bryan panicked a bit, understandably, when he received a phone call about the burglar alarm sounding at his home back in the U.S. while he was at the French Open. ''The first thing I thought about is: 'Where's the gold medal? For all of his duo's records - 16 Grand Slam doubles championships, more than 100 … [Read more...]
How Braden Holtby won the 2016 Vezina Trophy
How Braden Holtby won the 2016 Vezina Trophy Braden Holtby is your winner of the 2016 Vezina Trophy award in a landslide over Ben Bishop and Jonathan Quick. Here’s why Holtby took home the award, via the NHL: Holtby equaled a single-season NHL record with 48 wins, tying the mark set by New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur in 2006-07, to backstop the Capitals to the 2015-16 Presidents’ Trophy as the … [Read more...]
Sabres plan their picks ahead of NHL draft – Buffalo News
Sabres plan their picks ahead of NHL draft - Buffalo News Tim Murray’s draft calls are short, sweet and legendary. He totaled just 10 words while selecting Sam Reinhart and Jack Eichel, and his less-is-more strategy added to the impact. Don’t expect anything to change just because he’ll be in his home rink Friday. “It’s not going to be any different,” the Buffalo Sabres’ general manager said. “I’m … [Read more...]
The Walk Off: Cardinals complete rare series sweep at Wrigley Field
The Walk Off: Cardinals complete rare series sweep at Wrigley Field Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. After pulling off two one-run victories to open the series, history and logic did not favor … [Read more...]
Ramsey glows for Wales in Bale’s shadow
Ramsey glows for Wales in Bale’s shadow Paris (AFP) – Aaron Ramsey’s man-of-the-match display in Wales’s 3-0 win over Russia at Euro 2016 sent a reminder that there is more to Chris Coleman’s side than Gareth Bale. The 25-year-old Arsenal midfielder scored his team’s opener in Toulouse on Monday — a smooth, lofted finish from Joe Allen’s pass — and teed up Bale for the third goal, his second … [Read more...]
Russian athletes to file class action suit against IAAF ban next week: TASS (Reuters)
Russian athletes to file class action suit against IAAF ban next week: TASS (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian athletes will file a class action suit against a ban imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federations to the Court of Arbitration for Sport next week, TASS news agency cited Russian Athletics Federation General Secretary Mikhail Butov as saying on Thursday. … [Read more...]
Cook finds all right ingredients in 2016 Olympic comeback (Yahoo Sports)
Cook finds all right ingredients in 2016 Olympic comeback (Yahoo Sports) Kassidy Cook's painful memories from four years ago could have derailed her Olympic dream. Cook leads the 3-meter event by 34.3 points over Abby Johnston. ''Those three years, I hung onto the idea of making the Olympics, even if I had never gotten back to being my full self,'' Cook said. … [Read more...]
Las Vegas NHL team faces important decisions with logo, team name
Las Vegas NHL team faces important decisions with logo, team name LAS VEGAS – The eventual Las Vegas NHL team doesn’t have players. It doesn’t have a general manager or any other specifics on how they organization will be run. Before the team picks all these important components it will need to come up with a logo and color scheme, which could prove vital for early success of a franchise. “A … [Read more...]