Biles on top after first day of Olympic Trials (Yahoo Sports) Laurie Hernandez likes to joke that any gymnastics meet that includes three-time world champion Simone Biles is really just a race for second. Hernandez is kidding, but not really. For the last three years, there has been Biles and then everyone else. … [Read more...]
Dustin Johnson to skip Olympics to due to concern about Zika (Yahoo Sports)
Dustin Johnson to skip Olympics to due to concern about Zika (Yahoo Sports) U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson withdrew from the Rio Games on Friday because of concerns over the Zika virus, costing golf three of the world's top four players for its return to the Olympics after a 112-year absence. Jordan Spieth is the only player from the top four who has not said if he is going to Brazil. … [Read more...]
Pogba overshadowed as transfer saga dominates
Pogba overshadowed as transfer saga dominates Marseille (AFP) – Euro 2016 was meant to be Paul Pogba’s tournament, putting the seal on what could be a world record setting transfer away from Juventus. But Antoine Griezmann’s match-winning performances against Germany and Iceland have made him the darling of the host nation. Pogba was expected to light up his maiden European Championship with the … [Read more...]
Rotoworld Podcasts: Vegas Summer League Pod 1
Rotoworld Podcasts: Vegas Summer League Pod 1 Saturday, July 09, 2016 Get on the Kris Dunn bandwagon, you guys. I'll spend a lot of time on him and where he fits in with the Wolves. There were also A LOT of great games from high picks, so we'll dig into that stuff. Orlando Pro Summer League is done, so we'll wrap that up. Mike Gallagher has covered fantasy hoops for eight years and this … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: New York Frets
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: New York Frets It was a rough night for the Mets, and not just because they had to face Stephen Strasburg. The Mets lost the game Friday and lost two of their best players in the process, watching Yoenis Cespedes exit in the fourth inning with a strained right quadriceps and seeing Noah Syndergaard leave an inning later with what the team called arm fatigue. … [Read more...]
Portugal seek revenge for past agony against France
Portugal seek revenge for past agony against France Paris (AFP) – For Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal the Euro 2016 final on Sunday offers a golden opportunity to end a miserable record in meetings with France. As well as having home advantage and history on their side from wins in their last two major tournament finals on home soil, Les Bleus can claim to be Portugal’s bete noire. France have won … [Read more...]