Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Bye Bye Byrdie Follow @drewsilv and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter. Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that Indians outfielder Marlon Byrd has been suspended 162 games after testing positive for the human growth hormone secretagogue Ipamorelin. That’s something you would take to mask HGH use, though Byrd of course claims it accidentally got into his body. Believe him … [Read more...]
Next Tyler up – Bengals.com
Next Tyler up - Bengals.com With Pro Bowler Tyler Eifert on the shelf, the Bengals like the workmanlike versatility of Tyler Kroft (above). Now that Pro Bowl tight end Tyler Eifert’s ankle is in a cast, all eyes are cast on the next Tyler up in Rutgers’ Tyler Kroft, the tight end the Bengals targeted in the 2015 draft every bit as much as first-rounder Cedric Ogbuehi. The best pair of eyes when … [Read more...]
Indy 500 champ’s written excuse for girl who skipped school (The Associated Press)
Indy 500 champ's written excuse for girl who skipped school (The Associated Press) DALLAS (AP) -- Indianapolis 500 champion Alexander Rossi gave a junior kart driver much more than an autograph. … [Read more...]
Lionel Messi to take stand at tax fraud trial in Spain
Lionel Messi to take stand at tax fraud trial in Spain Barcelona (AFP) – Argentina and Barcelona football star Lionel Messi, one of the world’s highest-paid athletes, is due to take the stand Thursday for the first time at his tax fraud trial in Spain. The 28-year-old and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, are accused of using a chain of fake companies in Belize and Uruguay to avoid paying taxes … [Read more...]
Sources: Knicks, Hornacek agree to 3-year deal
Sources: Knicks, Hornacek agree to 3-year deal 11:46 PM ET NEW YORK -- The Knicks and Jeff Hornacek have agreed to a three-year, $15 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. There is no fourth-year option on Hornacek's deal, sources say. The Knicks are expected to announce the agreement and hold a news conference for Hornacek by the end of the week, according to sources. … [Read more...]
Penguins defeat Sharks in OT, take 2-0 Stanley Cup Final lead
Penguins defeat Sharks in OT, take 2-0 Stanley Cup Final lead PITTSBURGH – In hindsight, we should have totally anticipated overtime between the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks, as Wednesday night’s affair was the fifth Stanley Cup Final Game 2 in the last six years to require extra time. What we might not have expected was a rookie ending it. Conor Sheary scored his second goal of … [Read more...]
Grant Cohn: 5 49ers who may not be around for long – Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Grant Cohn: 5 49ers who may not be around for long - Santa Rosa Press Democrat Most football teams give young players a few years to develop before replacing them with more young players. The 49ers may not be so patient.With the exception of the current rookies, every young player on the Niners was drafted to fit Jim Harbaugh’s system, which later became Jim Tomsula’s system, neither of which have … [Read more...]
UFC 199 predictions: 'Rockhold vs Bisping 2' FOX Sports 1 'Prelims' undercard preview, Pt. 2 – MMAmania.com
UFC 199 predictions: 'Rockhold vs Bisping 2' FOX Sports 1 'Prelims' undercard preview, Pt. 2 - MMAmania.com More fights are coming to Fight Pass and FOX Sports 1 this weekend (Sat., June 4, 2016) when UFC 199: “Rockhold vs. Bisping 2” storms The Forum in Inglewood, California. MMAmania.com's Patrick Stumberg continues the UFC 199 "Prelims" party with the second (and final) … [Read more...]
After researching Zika, McIlroy ready to compete in Rio Olympics
After researching Zika, McIlroy ready to compete in Rio Olympics Rory McIlroy has done his homework, and now he's ready to give his answer: The world No. 3 will play in the Olympic golf tournament. After McIlroy won the Irish Open two weeks ago, McIlroy said he was concerned about the spread of Zika virus and was considering skipping the sport's return to the Olympic program after a 112-year … [Read more...]
Jordan Spieth invites spelling bee co-champion to New York area tournament
Jordan Spieth invites spelling bee co-champion to New York area tournament Jordan Spieth had a surprise in store for one of the nation's two sharpest spellers. During last week's Scripp's National Spelling Bee, it came out that co-champion Jairam Hathwar considers the two-time major winner as one of his heroes. On a visit to "Live With Kelly" on Tuesday, he reiterated the same sentiment. … [Read more...]