Hillary Clinton Picks Tim Kaine As Running Mate - Wheeling Intelligencer In this July 14, 2016, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks at a rally at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va. Clinton has chosen Kaine to be her running mate (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)TAMPA, Florida (AP) — Hillary Clinton named Virginia … [Read more...]
Offseason Beat: NBA Summer League West: Pt. 2
Offseason Beat: NBA Summer League West: Pt. 2 Summer League is over, but at least we still have the Olympics to tide us over. In case you missed Ryan Knaus' (@Knaus_RW) first part of Summer League recap, bang it here. We're also doing a ton of podcasts this summer. We did a Summer League Recap Podcast with Ed Isaacson (@NBADraftBlog), so check that out for more on the scouting side of things. … [Read more...]
Sonoma Stompers make history again with all-female battery
Sonoma Stompers make history again with all-female battery Kelsie Whitmore will also represent Team USA in the Women’s Baseball World Cup this September. (Team USA) The Sonoma Stompers history-making season continued on Friday as they featured the first all-female pitcher-catcher combination in a professional baseball since the All-American Girls Professional Baseball folded in 1954. Kelsie … [Read more...]
Unbeaten Enola Gray romps to 7 3/4-length win at Del Mar (The Associated Press)
Unbeaten Enola Gray romps to 7 3/4-length win at Del Mar (The Associated Press) Unbeaten Enola Gray romped to a 7 3/4-length victory Friday in the $150,000 Fleet Treat Stakes for California-bred 3-year-old fillies. Ridden by Tyler Baze for trainer Phil D'Amato, Enola Gray ran seven furlongs in a stakes-record 1:21.24. The previous record of 1:21.40 was set by Princess Royalty in 1990. … [Read more...]
The 5 most interesting PGA Championship groupings
The 5 most interesting PGA Championship groupings The groupings and tee times are out for the first two rounds of next week’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J., and the PGA of America has some good ones in store for the year’s final major. In a rare July slot thanks to the scheduling imperative created by golf’s inclusion in the Olympics, the PGA Championship … [Read more...]
Tony Stewart 'relaxed and focused' heading into final Indianapolis start
Tony Stewart 'relaxed and focused' heading into final Indianapolis start Tony Stewart won the Brickyard 400 in 2005 and 2007 (Getty). INDIANAPOLIS – Tony Stewart doesn’t know how many family and friends will be in attendance for Sunday’s Brickyard 400. And he doesn’t want to know. Stewart, an Indiana native and two-time winner of the Brickyard 400, is retiring at the end of the 2016 … [Read more...]
Durant, U.S. crush Argentina by 37 in exhibition
Durant, U.S. crush Argentina by 37 in exhibition 11:54 PM ET ESPN.com news services LAS VEGAS -- New team. Same old result. Full of new star power, the U.S. men's basketball team opened its bid for a third straight Olympic gold medal Friday with a 111-74 exhibition romp over Argentina at T-Mobile Arena. A U.S. team that hasn't lost a game in 10 years had little trouble with Argentina, which … [Read more...]