Read or Not: Rio Olympics open doors at Athletes Village (Yahoo Sports) Ready or not, the Rio Olympics are opening their doors. The Games begin in just over two weeks, but the Athletes Village opens officially on Sunday, meaning 10,500 athletes and another 7,000 staff members will start trickling into the luxurious layout, with the pace picking up daily until the Aug. 5 opening ceremony at … [Read more...]
Cycling: Phillips ready for BMX rollercoaster ride in Rio (Reuters)
Cycling: Phillips ready for BMX rollercoaster ride in Rio (Reuters) "You can't take your feet off the pedals and kick somebody but after that pretty much anything can happen." For sheer intensity, thrills and spills, the BMX races on the rollercoaster-like Deodoro course at next month's Rio Olympics will have no equal. Medal hopes can vanish in the blink of an eye -- as Phillips knows all … [Read more...]
Cycling-Hammer in hot pursuit of first track gold for U.S. women (Reuters)
Cycling-Hammer in hot pursuit of first track gold for U.S. women (Reuters) By Scott Malone BOSTON, July 24 (Reuters) - When she walks into Rio de Janeiro's velodrome in August as the best hope to lead the U.S. women's track cycling team to its first Olympic gold medal, Sarah Hammer will be acutely aware she might easily never have seen that moment. Then last March she led the U.S. squad to … [Read more...]
Red Sox announcer shaken up after being hit by wind-blown monitor
Red Sox announcer shaken up after being hit by wind-blown monitor Boston Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy was sent home Saturday after being struck by a television monitor. (AP) Crazy wind gusts wreaked havoc at Fenway Park on Saturday night and even sent announcer Jerry Remy home early with a bump on his head. According to reports, Remy was struck on the head by a television monitor that blew … [Read more...]
NFL training camps preview: Looking at questions surrounding each team – Los Angeles Times
NFL training camps preview: Looking at questions surrounding each team - Los Angeles Times Peyton Manning is gone, Los Angeles is back, and 32 teams are gearing up for another run at the Lombardi Trophy.NFL training camps kick off this week, and there are seven new head coaches. Only the NFC North and AFC West return all four coaches from last season. There are … [Read more...]
St. Louis fans honor Rams legends indoors, trash Stan Kroenke outside
St. Louis fans honor Rams legends indoors, trash Stan Kroenke outside ST. LOUIS — Jeff Schnurbusch spent his hard-earned money on his beloved St. Louis Rams for more than 20 years, but he has made his final two purchases toward the team whose owner broke his and thousands of others’ hearts when the franchise moved to Los Angeles. One was a ticket to Saturday’s Legends of the Dome game that … [Read more...]
DraftKings MLB Lineup: Best Picks & DFS Players July 23 – Heavy.com
DraftKings MLB Lineup: Best Picks & DFS Players July 23 - Heavy.com An exciting day of baseball awaits you today, particularly as night falls. Starting at 7:05 tonight, 12 games are going to be played. That excludes a few afternoon games, but still gives you quite a few players to choose from for your daily DraftKings lineup tonight. And you've got good options today that run the gamut, from … [Read more...]
Mike Piazza reflects on memorable post-9/11 home run
Mike Piazza reflects on memorable post-9/11 home run We’re all looking forward to the many great stories Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza will share during Sunday’s Hall of Fame ceremony in Cooperstown. Before we get there though, the two soon-to-be Hall of Famers addressed the media on Saturday during the annual press conference. While they may not have revealed the talking points for their … [Read more...]
Chris Bassitt's dog goes surfing during Bark at the Park event
Chris Bassitt's dog goes surfing during Bark at the Park event Your browser does not support iframes. We interrupt your regularly scheduled baseball reading to bring you images of very good dogs doing some very good surfing. On Friday, the Oakland A’s hosted Bark at the Park Night at the Coliseum. That meant fans could bring their precious canines to the ballpark to watch some baseball … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour de France youth classification after stage 20 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour de France youth classification after stage 20 (Reuters) July 23 (Gracenote) - Youth Classification Tour de France after Stage 20 on Saturday 1. Adam Yates (Britain / Orica) 86:26:22" 2. Louis Meintjes (South Africa / Lampre) +2:16" 3. Emanuel Buchmann (Germany / BORA) +42:58" 4. Warren Barguil (France / Giant) +47:32" 5. Wilco Kelderman (Netherlands / LottoNL) +1:19:56" 6. … [Read more...]