NBA's refs union calls for an end to 'Last Two Minutes' reports The NBA’s 2015-16 campaign could end as early as this week, and the league and its referees failed to get through an entire season without coming to figurative blows about the “Last Two Minutes” policy. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] In case you’re just catching up, this has nothing to … [Read more...]
Youth team with Bryce Harper haircuts dominate their competition
Youth team with Bryce Harper haircuts dominate their competition Back in February Bryce Harper filmed a commercial where he surprised a youth baseball team from Port St. John, Fla., and gave each one of the awe-struck players a haircut to remember. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] There's no disputing Harper knows good hair, so the players weren't complaining when they left … [Read more...]
World road race champ Sagan to mountain bike at Rio Olympics (The Associated Press)
World road race champ Sagan to mountain bike at Rio Olympics (The Associated Press) World road race champion Peter Sagan will seek Olympic gold in Rio on his mountain bike. The Slovak Olympic Committee announced Tuesday that Sagan, one of the most popular and successful cyclists in the world, was awarded its lone starting spot in the mountain biking event at the Summer Games. Sagan tested … [Read more...]
Herrada wins Stage 2 of Dauphine, Contador leads overall (The Associated Press)
Herrada wins Stage 2 of Dauphine, Contador leads overall (The Associated Press) CHALMAZEL-JEANSAGNIERE, France (AP) -- Jesus Herrada of Spain won the second stage of the Criterium du Dauphine Libere on Tuesday after making the most of a slightly uphill finish to time his attack to perfection. … [Read more...]
Gebrselassie, other athletes protest at Ethiopia federation (Yahoo Sports)
Gebrselassie, other athletes protest at Ethiopia federation (Yahoo Sports) Distance running great Haile Gebrselassie was part of a group of athletes who protested against the Ethiopian track federation on Tuesday. The athletes were protesting the federation's selection process for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Gebrselassie was part of a group of more than 100 athletes who gathered outside … [Read more...]
First-timer Vrba eyes Euro 2016 surprise with Czech Republic
First-timer Vrba eyes Euro 2016 surprise with Czech Republic Prague (AFP) – Pavel Vrba knows that his Czech Republic team are Euro 2016 underdogs, but past experience has taught him that an upset is always possible. “We can’t say we’re going there as one of the favourites but we don’t want to go home after the group stage,” said the 52-year-old coach ahead of his debut at a major international … [Read more...]
The NFL’s Twitter account was hacked with a startling message
The NFL's Twitter account was hacked with a startling message The NFL's Twitter account was hacked on Tuesday, and whoever did it had social media gasping for a moment. It appeared that the league was informing the country that controversial commissioner Roger Goodell had died. [Yahoo Fantasy Football is open for the 2016 season. Sign up now] It turned out to be a hoax. NFL media relations … [Read more...]
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA Podcast for June 7
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA Podcast for June 7 Tuesday, June 07, 2016 There's hasn't been too much news on the wire in the NBA world. Just about every player will be opting out and likely won't be burned a la J.R. Smith. A couple new coaches have some scheme changes on the horizon, so we'll go over that stuff as well. Plus, a few players have a couple big changes headed their way. Ryan wasn't … [Read more...]
Here are the five most common ways to make an out in baseball
Here are the five most common ways to make an out in baseball There are always more outs in a game of baseball than there are anything else. On both sides of the diamond, there are 51-54 outs total in a single game. If you had data on every out made in baseball games for the last 50+ years, what do you think it would tell you? Chris Ford of All My Sports Teams Suck took it upon himself to … [Read more...]
Ex-Arkansas RB says he’s headed to Kansas, not SMU (Update)
Ex-Arkansas RB says he's headed to Kansas, not SMU (Update) Update: June 7 It appears Denzell Evans has had a change of heart. Instead of transferring from Arkansas to SMU, Evans told the Lawrence Journal-World he plans to transfer to Kansas. The move isn't official yet. Evans is still taking classes at Arkansas in an effort to graduate this summer. If he earns his degree from Arkansas, he … [Read more...]