Jamie: Megatron's retirement a Calvin Johnson or Detroit Lions issue? - Detroit Free Press Calvin Johnson walks off the field after the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec. 27, 2015. It was his final game in front of the home fans.(Photo: Tim Fuller, USA TODAY Sports) Jamie Samuelsen, co-host of the "Jamie and Wojo" show at 6 p.m. weekdays on WXYT-FM … [Read more...]
Pro boxers N’Dam, Ruenroeng qualify for Rio despite losses (The Associated Press)
Pro boxers N'Dam, Ruenroeng qualify for Rio despite losses (The Associated Press) Professional boxers Amnat Ruenroeng of Thailand and Hassan N'Dam of Cameroon have won spots at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics despite losing in the final qualifying tournament in Venezuela. Ruenroeng and N'Dam both advanced far enough in the tournament to qualify for Rio even with losses in Friday's bouts. The … [Read more...]
Rain, tears and teens with Olympic track spots on the line (Yahoo Sports)
Rain, tears and teens with Olympic track spots on the line (Yahoo Sports) The defending Olympic champion in pole vault warmed up, then cooled down, then ran through the whole process again, as the driving rain pelted the field Friday at U.S. Track and Field Trials. This is how bad things happen,'' Jenn Suhr said. Suhr escaped the badness. … [Read more...]
Pro boxers N’Dam, Ruenroeng qualify for Rio despite losses (Yahoo Sports)
Pro boxers N'Dam, Ruenroeng qualify for Rio despite losses (Yahoo Sports) Professional boxers Amnat Ruenroeng of Thailand and Hassan N'Dam of Cameroon have won spots at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics despite losing in the final qualifying tournament in Venezuela. Ruenroeng and N'Dam both advanced far enough in the tournament to qualify for Rio even with losses in Friday's bouts. The … [Read more...]
Masochistic wins feature by 6 1/4 lengths at Santa Anita (The Associated Press)
Masochistic wins feature by 6 1/4 lengths at Santa Anita (The Associated Press) ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Masochistic won the $65,000 feature for older horses by 6 1/4 lengths Friday at Santa Anita. … [Read more...]
Early college football bowl predictions: Which experts have a Big 12 team in the CFP? – Dallas Morning News (blog)
Early college football bowl predictions: Which experts have a Big 12 team in the CFP? - Dallas Morning News (blog) Joe Camporeale/Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Jan 9, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; General view of the college football playoff trophy during media day at Phoenix Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports With the college football season inching closer and … [Read more...]
Cavaliers targeting Andersen to bolster bench
Cavaliers targeting Andersen to bolster bench 7:50 PM ET Dave McMenaminESPN Staff Writer Close Cavs and NBA writer for ESPN.com Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14 and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09 Syracuse University graduate The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking to shore up their bench for next season by targeting one of LeBron James' old championship pals from … [Read more...]
Croatia, Puerto Rico win in Olympic basketball qualifiers (Yahoo Sports)
Croatia, Puerto Rico win in Olympic basketball qualifiers (Yahoo Sports) Italy and Serbia cruised into the championship games of Olympic Qualifying Tournaments on Friday, moving a win away from a place in the basketball field in Rio. … [Read more...]
Wake Up in Malibu wins Belmont’s Saginaw Stakes (The Associated Press)
Wake Up in Malibu wins Belmont's Saginaw Stakes (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) -- Wake Up in Malibu was the front-running winner of the $100,000 Saginaw Stakes for New York breds on Friday at Belmont Park. … [Read more...]
Offseason Low Down: Chiefs Fantasy Preview
Offseason Low Down: Chiefs Fantasy Preview Chiefs Year in Review2015 Pass Attempts Rank: 29th (473)2015 Rush Attempts Rank: 12th (436)2015 Total Offensive Plays Rank: 31st (955)2015 Yards Per Play Rank: 12th (5.5) This is a link to all of Silva's Team Fantasy Previews.Projected Starting LineupQB: Alex SmithRB: Jamaal CharlesWR: Jeremy MaclinWR: Albert WilsonWR: Chris ConleyTE: Travis KelceLT: … [Read more...]