Blues may take ‘half-step back’ to put lead foot forward If you’re a St. Louis Blues fan, these are strange days. How many conference finalists bid farewell to their team captain and starting goaltender in the following summer? How many general managers of conference finalists are willing to admit that to get over the hump, they might need to scurry back a few yards and get a running start? … [Read more...]
Man Utd flight makes emergency landing
Man Utd flight makes emergency landing 10:07 AM GMT Arindam Rej Manchester United's flight to Beijing was forced into an emergency landing due to bad weather, forward Memphis Depay said on his Twitter account. Depay filmed himself outside on the tarmac with an air stewardess and captain, discussing the problem. They had landed in Tianjin, which is around 66 miles from Beijing. United were … [Read more...]
Hamels picks up 11th victory; Rangers top Royals 7-4 – North Platte Telegraph
Hamels picks up 11th victory; Rangers top Royals 7-4 - North Platte Telegraph KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cole Hamels allowed one unearned run in 5 1/3 innings, Nomar Mazara and Adrian Beltre homered and the Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-4 on Saturday night. Hamels, who is 6-1 with a 2.24 ERA in his past nine starts, limited the Royals to five hits, struck out four and walked … [Read more...]
Hammer in hot pursuit of first track cycling gold for U.S. women (Reuters)
Hammer in hot pursuit of first track cycling gold for U.S. women (Reuters) By Scott Malone BOSTON (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 its … [Read more...]
‘Polite guys’: Guardiola to shake hands on renewed Mourinho rivalry
‘Polite guys’: Guardiola to shake hands on renewed Mourinho rivalry Beijing (AFP) – Pep Guardiola rejects any suggestion he would not shake hands with arch-rival Jose Mourinho and insisted relations would be friendly when Manchester City play Manchester United in Bejing on Monday. “We are polite guys, why not?” Guardiola said Sunday when asked if the pair would extend hands, despite an … [Read more...]
Foreign athletes use Brazilian connections to make it to Rio (Yahoo Sports)
Foreign athletes use Brazilian connections to make it to Rio (Yahoo Sports) SAO PAULO (AP) -- Rugby player Isadora Cerullo never lived in Brazil. Fencer Ghislain Perrier speaks very little Portuguese. Golfer Miriam Nagl played abroad most of her life. … [Read more...]
Pep expects 'polite' rivalry with Mourinho
Pep expects 'polite' rivalry with Mourinho 6:37 AM GMT Jonathan SmithESPN FC BEIJING, CHINA -- Pep Guardiola intends to kick off his renewed rivalry with Jose Mourinho in a friendly atmosphere. Manchester City play United in a preseason friendly in Beijing on Monday and plenty of eyes on the two managers as they face each other for the first time since a bitter feud during their … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Chris For Sale?
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Chris For Sale? A Chris Sale trade went from unlikely to possible -- and maybe even probable -- in the course of a few hours Saturday. Sale, whom the White Sox have been adamant about keeping in trade discussions, per reports, was scratched from his scheduled start Saturday and eventually sent home for what the team called a "clubhouse incident." "The incident, … [Read more...]
There's a reason Rays players don't close the dugout bathroom door
There's a reason Rays players don't close the dugout bathroom door Steve Pearce had an awkward moment Saturday night in Oakland. (AP) As you may or may not have heard, Steve Pearce of the Tampa Bay Rays was nearly caught in an unenviable position on Saturday night. As it so often does, nature called in the midst of Tampa’s 4-3 loss to the A’s, and Pearce had no choice but to … [Read more...]
Crawford beats Postol in title unification fight (The Associated Press)
Crawford beats Postol in title unification fight (The Associated Press) Terence Crawford was so sure of his victory Saturday night that he spent part of the final round with his hands at his side, taunting Viktor Postol. What he's not so sure of is that Manny Pacquiao will agree to his terms and fight him at 140 pounds in November. ''It will be at 140, definitely,'' Crawford said. … [Read more...]