South Korea's Olympic committee clears Park for Rio (Yahoo Sports) South Korea's Olympic committee lifted its ban on Park Tae-hwan on Friday, allowing the former Olympic swimming champion to compete in the Rio de Janeiro Games. The decision came after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a request for provisional measures filed by Park and determined him as eligible for the Rio Games. … [Read more...]
Offseason Beat: The New OKC
Offseason Beat: The New OKC With Kevin Durant taking his talents to Golden State we now have a new pecking order in OKC, with OKC’s new Big 3 consisting of Russell Westbrook, Victor Oladipo and Enes Kanter. The Thunder lost 28.2 points per game and 19.2 shots a night (30.5 percent of the Thunder’s offensive possessions went through KD during the 2015-16 season) with the departure of Durant, and … [Read more...]
DraftKings MLB Lineup: Best Picks & DFS Players July 8 – Heavy.com
DraftKings MLB Lineup: Best Picks & DFS Players July 8 - Heavy.com The final weekend of baseball before the All-Star break is upon us! Starting at 7:05, a full slate of 15 games will be played tonight. Within those 15 games are a phenomenal variety of pitchers and position players that could get you huge points for your daily DraftKings fantasy lineup. There's so much variety, in fact, that … [Read more...]
It’s a Tour record with all 198 riders starting Stage 7 (The Associated Press)
It's a Tour record with all 198 riders starting Stage 7 (The Associated Press) LAC DE PAYOLLE, France (AP) -- All 198 riders have started Stage 7 of the Tour de France for the first time in 103 editions. … [Read more...]
NFC North Q&A: Did the Lions do enough to protect Matthew Stafford this season? – ESPN (blog)
NFC North Q&A: Did the Lions do enough to protect Matthew Stafford this season? - ESPN (blog) Jun 15, 2016 Michael RothsteinESPN Staff Writer Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Today’s question: Matthew Stafford has been sacked 89 times over the past two seasons -- two more times than his total … [Read more...]
Liverpool confirm new Klopp contract
Liverpool confirm new Klopp contract 9:00 AM GMT Glenn Price Liverpool have confirmed that Jurgen Klopp has signed a new long-term contract at Anfield. Former Borussia Dortmund head coach Klopp has signed a six-year deal, taking him to 2022, a club source has told ESPN FC. Klopp's senior assistants -- Zeljko Buvac and Peter Krawietz -- have also signed extensions. Klopp only took charge at … [Read more...]
UEFA picks referee Clattenburg for France-Portugal final – Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)
UEFA picks referee Clattenburg for France-Portugal final - Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog) PARIS (AP) — UEFA says English referee Mark Clattenburg will handle the European Championship final between France and Portugal on Sunday. Clattenburg completes a big match hat trick after working the UEFA Champions League final and English FA Cup final in May. Subscription Required An … [Read more...]
Fernando Santos the power behind ‘King’ Ronaldo
Fernando Santos the power behind ‘King’ Ronaldo Paris (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo reigns over the football pitch but Fernando Santos calls the shots behind the scenes. The dynamic goalscorer and coach duo have taken Portugal to the Euro 2016 final and given it a chance to become the latest little nation to upset the continent’s giants. After Denmark beat Germany in 1992 and Greece beat Portugal in … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Bad News for Harvey
Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Bad News for Harvey Murphy’s Law is the principle that whatever can go wrong will go wrong. Maybe we should start calling it Harvey’s law. Drew Silva sounded the alarm in Thursday’s Dose, warning us that Matt Harvey could be dealing with something more significant than your run-of-the-mill shoulder injury. Allow me to expand on that panic. In the lexicon of major league … [Read more...]
Brady: NFL draft will be held in Philly in April – Philly.com
Brady: NFL draft will be held in Philly in April - Philly.com Bob Brady says the 2017 NFL draft will be held in Philadelphia. The city says: Not so fast. The U.S. representative said in an interview Thursday that the draft, held in Chicago the last two years, would take place in Philadelphia in April. Although the city did not confirm that a deal had been made, Brady, a Democrat from … [Read more...]