An OKC store sold Kevin Durant jerseys at a 99 percent discount Oklahoma City Thunder fans have understandably taken the departure of Kevin Durant quite hard. He is the greatest player in the eight-season history of the team and one of the league’s two or three best players, the sort of superstar who teams go to great lengths to keep or obtain. While the claims regarding his traitorous … [Read more...]
Create and share your own Hall of Fame baseball card
Create and share your own Hall of Fame baseball card Before Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, you too can put a Hall of Fame stamp on your baseball fandom. Beginning on Wednesday, fans that downloaded the free Rookies app from the Apple App Store can create a branded and personalized “Future Hall of Famer” baseball card. Those cards can … [Read more...]
Bolt return from injury upstaged by 28-year WR being broken (Yahoo Sports)
Bolt return from injury upstaged by 28-year WR being broken (Yahoo Sports) Keni Harrison also looked more than ready for Brazil by breaking a 28-year record in the 100-meters hurdles in London on Friday. Only unlike Bolt, Harrison is not going to the Olympics. While Bolt is Rio-bound despite being forced to pull out of the Jamaican trials with a hamstring injury, Harrison failed to make … [Read more...]
Wenger to spend 'big' on the right player
Wenger to spend 'big' on the right player 8:55 PM GMT Mattias Karen LENS, France -- Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal still plan on spending "big money" this transfer window, if he can find the right player. The Gunners have only made one major signing so far this summer by bringing in Granit Xhaka in a deal worth around £30 million, and Wenger is still searching for that elusive … [Read more...]
Oklahoma State forward had just begun to blossom before his death
Oklahoma State forward had just begun to blossom before his death Tyrek Coger (AP) Not content to merely challenge himself against some of the nation’s top players his own age, Tyrek Coger sought a step up in competition. The high school junior goaded budding NBA star John Wall into a game of 1-on-1 at the 2012 Reebok Breakout Challenge in Philadelphia. In front of a few dozen onlookers, … [Read more...]
Dumoulin injures wrist in fall, abandons Tour de France (The Associated Press)
Dumoulin injures wrist in fall, abandons Tour de France (The Associated Press) SAINT-GERVAIS-LES-BAINS, France (AP) -- Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin, a favorite for gold in the Olympic time trial, abandoned the Tour de France in tears Friday after damaging his left wrist in a fall, two stages from the end of the race. At the beginning of the biggest climb in Stage 19, Dumoulin appeared to make … [Read more...]
IOC strips doping weightlifter of 2008 Olympic silver medal (Yahoo Sports)
IOC strips doping weightlifter of 2008 Olympic silver medal (Yahoo Sports) LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- The IOC has disqualified a silver medal-winning Turkish weightlifter from the 2008 Beijing Olympics for doping with an anabolic steroid. … [Read more...]
Inspired by fans, Bardet rides to 1st French win of Tour (The Associated Press)
Inspired by fans, Bardet rides to 1st French win of Tour (The Associated Press) SAINT-GERVAIS-LES-BAINS, France (AP) -- Riding alone toward the host country's first victory in this Tour de France, Romain Bardet switched his focus from the road to the eyes of the spectators behind the barriers. Unlike when he captured his first stage win in last year's Tour, Bardet wanted to fully enjoy the … [Read more...]
2016 NFL Preview: Ravens aim to rebound, but with an aging core
2016 NFL Preview: Ravens aim to rebound, but with an aging core John Harbaugh is coming off his first losing season as an NFL coach (AP) Shutdown Corner is previewing all 32 teams as we get ready for the NFL season, counting down the teams one per day in reverse order of our initial 2016 power rankings. No. 1 will be revealed on Aug. 6, the day before the Hall of Fame Game kicks off the … [Read more...]
Fantasy Reaction: Le'Veon Bell suspension
Fantasy Reaction: Le'Veon Bell suspension News broke Friday morning that Steelers star running back Le’Veon Bell is reportedly facing a four-game suspension due to a missed drug test. Assuming the suspension stands, Bell would be absent for a quarter of the season. As a result, he’s dropped outside of the top-five players at the position in our consensus rankings. Going first overall in … [Read more...]