Fla. delegate brags about LeBron’s Heat titles at RNC in Cleveland Delegates fill the floor during the second day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Tuesday, July 19, 2016. (AP/Matt Rourke) Roll-call votes to nominate presidential candidates give delegates the opportunity to puff out their chests and brag about their home states/territories. During Tuesday’s roll … [Read more...]
Rio boycott over doping out of question: Russian Olympic chief (Reuters)
Rio boycott over doping out of question: Russian Olympic chief (Reuters) The head of Russia's Olympic Committee, Alexander Zhukov, said on Wednesday Russia had no intention of boycotting the Rio Games to protest against the way a doping scandal was being handled, saying politics had no place in sport. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Tuesday it would consider banning Russia … [Read more...]
Russia says final decision on Olympic ban expected Sunday (Yahoo Sports)
Russia says final decision on Olympic ban expected Sunday (Yahoo Sports) Russia's top Olympic official expects a final decision by Sunday on whether the entire Russian team will be banned from next month's games in Rio de Janeiro over allegations of state-sponsored doping. The International Olympic Committee is examining the legal options of a blanket ban following a report by World … [Read more...]
Nick Markakis relives childhood and breaks window with foul ball
Nick Markakis relives childhood and breaks window with foul ball You know the old childhood trope, right? You’re playing baseball in the yard with your friends, and someone hits the ball so hard that it breaks a window. You’ve probably seen it in movies and on TV, or maybe even broken a window or two with your friends. But you don’t usually think about this happening with baseball players, … [Read more...]
Most Important Hokies, No. 1: Jerod Evans and Brenden Motley – Roanoke Times (blog)
Most Important Hokies, No. 1: Jerod Evans and Brenden Motley - Roanoke Times (blog) We're within range of the ACC Kickoff, aka media days on July 21-22 in Charlotte, the unofficial start of the football season. Like every year around this time, I'll do a countdown leading up to the event. This year, we'll rank the Most Important Hokies. It is just what it sounds like, a list of the players whose … [Read more...]
Tour de France riders set off for grueling Alpine stage (The Associated Press)
Tour de France riders set off for grueling Alpine stage (The Associated Press) FINHAUT-EMOSSON, Switzerland (AP) -- Tour de France riders are back in the mountains for the first of four Alpine stages, a grueling 184.5-kilometer (114.6-mile) ride to the artificial lake of Finhaut-Emosson. … [Read more...]
Russia expects final IOC decision on Rio Games on July 24: TASS (Reuters)
Russia expects final IOC decision on Rio Games on July 24: TASS (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Olympic Committee head Alexander Zhukov said on Wednesday he expected the International Olympic Committee to make a final decision on Russia's participation in the 2016 Rio Games on July 24, TASS news agency reported. (Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Jason Bush) … [Read more...]
Juggernaut Index, No. 23: The San Diego Chargers
Juggernaut Index, No. 23: The San Diego Chargers If Keenan Allen remains healthy and Melvin Gordon isn’t awful and Gates is Gates, maybe the Bolts can surprise us. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images) The Juggernaut Index is our annual ranking and review of NFL teams for fantasy purposes — repeat: FANTASY PURPOSES. Here, we concern ourselves with a franchise’s likely contributions to the … [Read more...]
Liverpool complete ?5m Klavan signing
Liverpool complete ?5m Klavan signing 11:00 AM GMT Glenn Price Liverpool have completed the signing of defender Ragnar Klavan from Augsburg, the Premier League club have confirmed. Klavan, 30, arrived in Merseyside on Tuesday for a medical before the centre-back put pen to paper on his Liverpool contract on Wednesday. Sources have told ESPN FC that the club will pay €5 million plus add-ons deal … [Read more...]
Lewandowski won't join Madrid – Ancelotti
Lewandowski won't join Madrid - Ancelotti 7:43 AM GMT Stephan Uersfeld Bayern Munich boss Carlo Ancelotti says Robert Lewandowski will not be allowed to join Real Madrid this summer. Poland international Lewandowski, 27, has three years remaining on his contract with Bayern but had signalled his interest in a move to Madrid before Euro 2016. In late May, his agent told Der Spiegel that … [Read more...]