Source: Six teams scheduled to meet Durant 6:01 AM ET ESPN.com news services Kevin Durant and his representatives have added free-agency meetings with the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Clippers, a league source confirmed to ESPN's Chris Broussard. The three additions join previously reported plans for face-to-face talks with the Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs and … [Read more...]
Britain’s King may appeal against Rio snub (Reuters)
Britain's King may appeal against Rio snub (Reuters) (Reuters) - Olympic champion Dani King is considering appealing against the British Cycling decision to leave her out of the country's road race team for the Rio Olympics, the rider has said. King, who won the track team pursuit gold at the 2012 London Games, is the second-highest ranked British woman on the UCI World Tour behind world … [Read more...]
Stunner at US Olympic swim trials: Lochte beaten in 400 IM (Yahoo Sports)
Stunner at US Olympic swim trials: Lochte beaten in 400 IM (Yahoo Sports) Ryan Lochte powered out to a big lead in the event he won four years ago at the London Olympics, his powerful arms churning through the water, looking very much like a lock for another trip to the games. Lochte appeared to be swimming in molasses on the breaststroke and freestyle legs, allowing Chase Kalisz and Jay … [Read more...]
Media Circus: Should sports media members discuss politics publicly? – Sports Illustrated
Media Circus: Should sports media members discuss politics publicly? - Sports Illustrated Your teams. Your favorite writers. Wherever you want them. Personalize SI with our new App. Install on iOS or Android. NBC Sports reporter Michele Tafoya is an anomaly among high-profile sports TV people—her social media feeds are very politically oriented. Tafoya has been openly critical of Hillary Clinton … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Strasburg Down For the Count
Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Strasburg Down For the Count It happens every year, doesn’t it? No, I’m not talking about Kanye West embarrassing himself at an awards ceremony. I mean Stephen Strasburg landing on the disabled list. Death, taxes and Strasburg getting hurt—that’s about all we’re promised in this world. For years, we waited for Strasburg to put it all together. And it happened. This was … [Read more...]
Olympics-Britain’s King may appeal against Rio snub (Reuters)
Olympics-Britain's King may appeal against Rio snub (Reuters) Olympic champion Dani King is considering appealing against the British Cycling decision to leave her out of the country's road race team for the Rio Olympics, the rider has said. King, who won the track team pursuit gold at the 2012 London Games, is the second-highest ranked British woman on the UCI World Tour behind world road … [Read more...]
Sterling set for England recall – reports
Sterling set for England recall - reports 6:09 AM GMT Raheem Sterling is to receive a recall to the England side for their Euro 2016 round-of-16 tie against Iceland, according to British newspaper reports. The Guardian, The Times and The Telegraph report that Sterling will come into the starting XI in place of Adam Lallana for Monday's game in Nice. Manchester City's Sterling, 21, has not … [Read more...]
Former Baylor signee Kam Martin says he’s heading to Auburn
Former Baylor signee Kam Martin says he's heading to Auburn Kam Martin has already figured out where he'll play college football. The former Baylor signee announced on Twitter that he was heading to Auburn to play for the Tigers. I'm officially an Auburn Tiger .... 🐯 pic.twitter.com/HDprKEIrF8 — Kam Martin ⁶ (@TeamKamMartin) June 27, 2016 Martin, a four-star running back, was one of five … [Read more...]
The Walk Off: Indians make history during ninth straight win
The Walk Off: Indians make history during ninth straight win 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. Either the apocalypse is nigh, or the city of Cleveland is catching up on years of awful sports … [Read more...]
Tony Stewart is back, even if it’s for just a summer day in Sonoma
Tony Stewart is back, even if it's for just a summer day in Sonoma Your browser does not support iframes. This is the Tony Stewart fans have been waiting for over the past three years. The Tony Stewart that says what's on his mind, has a swagger and, oh, drives like hell backing up his words and attitude. Not much has gone right for Stewart over the past three years. He entered Sunday's race … [Read more...]