ACC offseason storylines: Duke anchors the country's deepest conference - CBSSports.com The ACC has separated itself as the premier league in college basketball. The conference had four teams in the Elite Eight last March during the NCAA Tournament and continues to be a cut above everyone else in the sport. Check out our breakdown below for five offseason storylines in the ACC. 1. Duke … [Read more...]
GOP's Paul Ryan makes crucial mistake, waves Terrible Towel in Cleveland
GOP's Paul Ryan makes crucial mistake, waves Terrible Towel in Cleveland House Speaker Paul Ryan might have offended Cleveland Browns fans at the RNC. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Following the GOP script during the pre-election cycle the past year or so has been an interesting ride of the unexpected. So perhaps we shouldn’t be shocked by what others might view as a horrific faux pas. Paul … [Read more...]
Florida freshmen WRs arrested for alleged BB gun incident
Florida freshmen WRs arrested for alleged BB gun incident (AP Photo/John Raoux) Two Florida freshmen ran into some trouble over the weekend. According to the Orlando Sentinel, receivers Tyrie Cleveland and Rick Wells were arrested Sunday in an alleged dorm room incident involving BB guns. The two are accused of causing in excess of $1,000 in damage to Keys Residential housing on campus. Both … [Read more...]
Asking Twitter for feedback really didn't go how the Magic hoped
Asking Twitter for feedback really didn't go how the Magic hoped NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum announces that the Orlando Magic have the 11th pick in the 2016 NBA draft. (AP/Julie Jacobson) As Summer League winds down and we move toward the quieter part of the NBA’s offseason, NBA teams and their social media squads must look for ways to keep fans engaged and involved during a … [Read more...]
Wolves likely won't trade Rubio, owner says
Wolves likely won't trade Rubio, owner says 11:37 AM ET ESPN.com news services Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said during a recent interview that he doesn't think the team will trade Ricky Rubio. Rubio has been the topic of widespread trade speculation ever since Minnesota drafted point guard Kris Dunn with the No. 5 overall pick last month. Rubio also publicly acknowledged … [Read more...]
Indians' sacrifice to Jobu backfires as Yan Gomes injures shoulder
Indians' sacrifice to Jobu backfires as Yan Gomes injures shoulder Cleveland Indians catcher Yan Gomes has been mired in a slump all season (his average hasn’t been over .200 since April), and on Saturday his faithful teammates staged a special ceremony to help him break out of it. They sacrificed a Target chicken (among other things) to Jobu, Pedro Cerrano’s voodoo doll from the movie … [Read more...]
Jonny Gomes gets 'worst news' of his baseball career
Jonny Gomes gets 'worst news' of his baseball career Jonny Gomes, part of the 2015 World Series-winning Kansas City Royals (who you might remember from his enthusiastic World Series parade speech), recently received some bad news. “I’ve been sent down. I’ve been non-tendered, whatever,” Gomes said. “But this is probably the worst news of my professional baseball career.” What news … [Read more...]
Russian inquiry finds cheating went beyond Sochi Olympics (Yahoo Sports)
Russian inquiry finds cheating went beyond Sochi Olympics (Yahoo Sports) An investigator looking into Russian doping found the country's state-directed cheating program resulted in no fewer than 312 falsified results and lasted from 2011 through at least last year's world swimming championships. The investigator, Richard McLaren, dubbed Russia's program the ''disappearing positive … [Read more...]
Russian Olympic chief says pleased WADA made no recommendations to IOC: TASS (Reuters)
Russian Olympic chief says pleased WADA made no recommendations to IOC: TASS (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Olympic chief Alexander Zhukov said on Monday he was pleased a World Anti-Doping Agency report into allegations of state-backed cheating at the 2014 Sochi Games had not made recommendations to the International Olympic Committee, TASS news agency reported. Several anti-doping … [Read more...]
Patriots safety Ebner, former Lions RB Best named to Olympic teams
Patriots safety Ebner, former Lions RB Best named to Olympic teams Nate Ebner (Getty Images) There are very, very few circumstances under which we can imagine Bill Belichick letting one of his players to miss training camp time. But the Summer Olympics is apparently one of them. On Monday, USA Rugby men’s sevens head coach Mike Friday named the squad that will represent the country at the … [Read more...]