Raid on FIFA amid new revelations on Blatter payments Zurich (AFP) – Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and two of his deputies awarded themselves more than $80 million in often suspicious payments over the past five years, FIFA said Friday, after Swiss investigators raided the headquarters of football’s governing body. On a day that FIFA also had to deny media reports that new president Gianni … [Read more...]
Assessing each of the NBA’s 2016 head coaching commitments
Assessing each of the NBA's 2016 head coaching commitments The Coaching Carousel, thankfully, has stopped. Kindly dismount the creepy horse and form an orderly queue that will take you past the gate on your way toward Draft City, followed by a spin through our star attraction: Free Agent Land. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Ten NBA teams – a third … [Read more...]
The Week Ahead: Week Ahead: Pineda Paradox
The Week Ahead: Week Ahead: Pineda Paradox It's been a rough go thus far for Yankees starter Michael Pineda, who has stumbled to a 2-6 record and 6.41 ERA. Opponents have jumped all over an uncharacteristically flat fastball to put up a .320/.365/.564 line against the right-hander for ugly results that bely his strong velocity and impressive strikeout rate. A quality outing against the Tigers on … [Read more...]
Rick Fox on what advice he'd give Kevin Durant: 'Come to the Lakers' – For The Win
Rick Fox on what advice he'd give Kevin Durant: 'Come to the Lakers' - For The Win By: Alysha Tsuji | June 3, 2016 4:30 pm Follow @alyshatsuji Rick Fox, who owns the eSports team Echo Fox, was at the NBA 2K16 Road to the Finals Championship in Downtown L.A. on Wednesday night to announce the start of the event and to introduce the Legend Edition cover athlete, Kobe Bryant, and … [Read more...]
Sankey talks Jeffery Simmons decision as SEC expands transfer ban
Sankey talks Jeffery Simmons decision as SEC expands transfer ban As expected, the SEC expanded its “serious misconduct” rule as it relates to potential transfer student-athletes. The league first introduced a rule banning transfers with a history of serious misconduct (sexual assault, domestic violence or other forms of sexual violence) from transferring into SEC programs last year. Now, … [Read more...]
Jose Fernandez gets a headlock after photobombing Barry Bonds
Jose Fernandez gets a headlock after photobombing Barry Bonds Miami Marlins hitting coach Barry Bonds obviously has a lot of hitting knowledge to share with his team's young players, and the process of working with them is incredibly fascinating. The Marlins broadcasting team at Fox Sports Florida decided to interview him about that on Thursday during the Marlins' game against the Pittsburgh … [Read more...]
Vanderbilt pitcher Donny Everett dies in drowning accident
Vanderbilt pitcher Donny Everett dies in drowning accident Donny Everett, a freshman pitcher for Vanderbilt University, died at the age of 19 after drowning in a lake near Nashville on Thursday night. Everett and four friends, including two Vanderbilt teammates, were fishing when Everett attempted to swim across Normandy Lake and was pulled under water. In a statement, Vanderbilt spokesman … [Read more...]
Bat Cave rallies to win feature at Monmouth Park (The Associated Press)
Bat Cave rallies to win feature at Monmouth Park (The Associated Press) OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) -- Patrick Rochette's Bat Cave wore down Unruly Heir in the final eighth of a mile to post a nearly length victory in the $50,000 allowance feature for New Jersey-bred horses at Monmouth Park on Friday. … [Read more...]
Schwartzel says Zika kept him out of Olympics; Day wary (Yahoo Sports)
Schwartzel says Zika kept him out of Olympics; Day wary (Yahoo Sports) Charl Schwartzel of South Africa says he is not going to the Olympics specifically because of the threat of the Zika virus. Schwartzel revealed on Friday that he loves the Olympics and would play if it were held anywhere but Rio because of the virus. Jason Day says he is wary about the mosquito-borne virus linked to … [Read more...]
Copa América 2016 Schedule
Copa América 2016 Schedule We’ve compiled the most comprehensive Copa América 2016 Schedule. Hopefully, it’ll to give you as many options as possible to watch the 100th anniversary of the Copa America Centenario. Every single game will be shown live on US television and streaming. Plus all of the games will be available in English-language and Spanish-language. We’ve navigated through all of the … [Read more...]