Reports: Sun Belt to add championship game in 2018 In 2018, all of the FBS conferences will have championship games. According to ESPN and the Associated Press, the Sun Belt will announce Wednesday that it will introduce a conference title game, beginning in 2018. The expected announcement comes less than a week after the Big 12 voted to bring back its own title game in 2017. For the Sun … [Read more...]
Russian sports minister says ARD film attempt to sway IAAF: Ifax (Reuters)
Russian sports minister says ARD film attempt to sway IAAF: Ifax (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Wednesday new doping allegations from German broadcaster ARD/WDR were aimed at influencing a ruling by the International Athletics Federation on Russia's suspension from world athletics, Interfax news agency reported. (Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Editing by … [Read more...]
World champion Sagan swaps road for mountains in Rio (Reuters)
World champion Sagan swaps road for mountains in Rio (Reuters) Slovakia's world road race champion Peter Sagan will compete in the mountain bike event at the Rio Olympics, returning to the discipline in which he began his career. Sagan, who will ride this year's Tour de France for his Tinkoff-Saxo team, has been handed Slovakia's only spot for the mountain bike race which will take place on … [Read more...]
Ball-making Mexico town fights to get back in the game
Ball-making Mexico town fights to get back in the game Chichihualco (Mexico) (AFP) – A shirtless man sits under a tree in a town in southern Mexico, stitching together a football. At the central square, several women congregate to make balls for the national pastime. Others toil in workshops or inside their ramshackle homes: A grandmother sewing on a chair in her dirt-floor home, or a pregnant … [Read more...]
College of St. Mary picks Peter Haze Haring as athletic director – Omaha World-Herald
College of St. Mary picks Peter Haze Haring as athletic director - Omaha World-Herald Peter Haze Haring has been named the new athletic director at College of St. Mary. Haring comes to the NAIA school after serving 11 years at the same position at Calumet College of St. Joseph in Hammond, Indiana. Haring was the soccer coach at the school from 2005 to 2012. Subscription Required An online … [Read more...]
Cycling-World champion Sagan swaps road for mountains in Rio (Reuters)
Cycling-World champion Sagan swaps road for mountains in Rio (Reuters) Slovakia's world road race champion Peter Sagan will compete in the mountain bike event at the Rio Olympics, returning to the discipline in which he began his career. Sagan, who will ride this year's Tour de France for his Tinkoff-Saxo team, has been handed Slovakia's only spot for the mountain bike race which will take … [Read more...]
Boateng says too risky for family to attend Euro 2016
Boateng says too risky for family to attend Euro 2016 Berlin (AFP) – German defender Jerome Boateng said his wife and five-year-old twins will not go to France to watch him play in the European Championship finals because of terror fears. Boateng was in the German team playing at the Stade de France in Paris on November 13 when a series of jihadist attacks left 130 dead. Suicide bombers tried to … [Read more...]
Former Nigeria coach ‘Big Boss’ Keshi dies
Former Nigeria coach ‘Big Boss’ Keshi dies Abuja (AFP) – Former Nigeria football coach Stephen Keshi died on Wednesday aged 54 of a suspected heart attack, his family said in a statement. The charismatic coach, dubbed “Big Boss” by fans, died in Benin City in southern Nigeria from “cardiac arrest”, the statement said. His brother and manager, Emmanuel Ado, confirmed Keshi’s death. “It is true, … [Read more...]
Draft Preview: NBA Draft Ranks: Centers
Draft Preview: NBA Draft Ranks: Centers In terms of NBA big men, this is a very shallow group of prospects, with very few players who could expect much playing time early in their careers. There is a lot of potential though, and there are a few young players with versatile skills who can make an impact later on, once they get the development they need. The players are listed in order of where … [Read more...]
The Walk Off: Houston can’t back up Ken Giles’ tough talk at Texas
The Walk Off: Houston can't back up Ken Giles' tough talk at Texas 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 the continuing dominance of Houston by the Texas Rangers. Houston Astros reliever Ken Giles didn’t play in Tuesday’s 4-3 loss to … [Read more...]