NBA free agency: Winners and losers - Sports Illustrated Your teams. Your favorite writers. Wherever you want them. Personalize SI with our new App. Install on iOS or Android. Brace yourself for this one: Thanks to a massive spike in the salary cap, NBA teams combined to hand out more than $3 billion in contracts over the first week of free agency. Three. Billion. Dollars. Even more remarkable … [Read more...]
France, Germany set for Euro 2016 semi-final blockbuster
France, Germany set for Euro 2016 semi-final blockbuster Marseille (AFP) – Captain Bastian Schweinsteiger will make his first start of Euro 2016 as Germany take on France in a semi-final battle of European superpowers on Thursday. The two fancied teams will be playing for the right to play Portugal in Sunday’s final at the Stade de France after Cristiano Ronaldo’s men beat Wales 2-0. More than … [Read more...]
How QB Brandon Harris and LSU can work together to make a Playoff offense – SB Nation
How QB Brandon Harris and LSU can work together to make a Playoff offense - SB Nation If the Tigers quarterback turns a corner as an upperclassman, look out. The story for LSU is a familiar one. A fantastic athlete who’s been mediocre in the passing game is expected to lead a team loaded with talent at virtually every other position. Something like this has been the case almost every year since … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour de France points classification after stage 6 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour de France points classification after stage 6 (Reuters) July 7 (Gracenote) - Points Classification Tour de France after Stage 6 on Thursday 1. Mark Cavendish (Britain / Dimension Data) 204 2. Marcel Kittel (Germany / Etixx - Quick-Step) 182 3. Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Tinkoff) 175 4. Bryan Coquard (France / Direct Energie) 112 5. Andre Greipel (Germany / Lotto) 89 6. … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour de France classification after stage 6 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour de France classification after stage 6 (Reuters) July 7 (Gracenote) - Classification from Tour de France after Stage 6 on Thursday 1. Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium / BMC Racing) 30:18:38" 2. Julian Alaphilippe (France / Etixx - Quick-Step) +5:11" 3. Alejandro Valverde (Spain / Movistar) +5:13" 4. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain / Katusha) +5:15" 5. Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky) … [Read more...]
Cycling-Sprint king Cavendish takes third stage win (Reuters)
Cycling-Sprint king Cavendish takes third stage win (Reuters) (Writes through) By Julien Pretot MONTAUBAN, France, July 7 (Reuters) - Mark Cavendish further cemented his status as the Tour de France's greatest sprinter when the Briton claimed his 29th career win in the sixth stage on Thursday. The 31-year-old Dimension Data team rider surged ahead in the final straight and held off the … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour de France stage 6 results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour de France stage 6 results (Reuters) July 7 (Gracenote) - Results from Tour de France (Arpajon-sur-Cere - Montauban, 190.5 km) on Thursday 1. Mark Cavendish (Britain / Dimension Data) 4:43:48" 2. Marcel Kittel (Germany / Etixx - Quick-Step) ST 3. Daniel McLay (Britain / Fortuneo) 4. Alexander Kristoff (Norway / Katusha) 5. Christophe Laporte (France / Cofidis) 6. Peter Sagan … [Read more...]
Snoop gives Kobe Lakers-themed convertible
Snoop gives Kobe Lakers-themed convertible 11:25 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant has received a one-of-a-kind retirement gift from rapper Snoop Dogg: a Lakers-themed convertible. Bryant retired from the Lakers in April after 20 seasons in L.A. He posted a picture on Twitter of him and Snoop standing by the purple-and-gold car Wednesday. Unbelievable retirement gift from my … [Read more...]
Offseason Beat: Free Agency Winners and Losers
Offseason Beat: Free Agency Winners and Losers Just when you thought the free agency madness was slowing down, Dwyane Wade announced on Wednesday night that he has agreed to join the Bulls after 13 years in Miami. Wade was basically the last major domino to fall since we know LeBron James is re-signing in Cleveland, so I thought it would be fun to take an early look at the winners and losers of … [Read more...]
What exactly did the Atlanta Hawks do? – ESPN
What exactly did the Atlanta Hawks do? - ESPN 6:00 PM ET Now that the free-agency whirlwind has calmed, we can sit back and ask: So, um, what exactly did the Atlanta Hawks do? They tried to straddle two paths at once, and ultimately fell into the netherworld between them. The NBA is ripe for a tank job. Two to three years ago, almost a half-dozen teams raced to the bottom at once -- a backward … [Read more...]