No suspense at Tour? Blame Team Sky (The Associated Press) Chris Froome's superiority at the Tour de France was under threat for only a brief moment. A few minutes of suspense over 21 days of racing shed a light on Team Sky's dominance in cycling's toughest race. Apart from crashes at the Mont Ventoux and in the penultimate Alpine stage, the 31-year-old Froome enjoyed a very quiet Tour. … [Read more...]
Russia says at least 8 athletes to miss Rio under IOC rule (Yahoo Sports)
Russia says at least 8 athletes to miss Rio under IOC rule (Yahoo Sports) At least eight Russian athletes are set to miss next month's games in Rio de Janeiro under new IOC rules prohibiting former dopers from competing, Russia's top Olympic official said. Alexander Zhukov had said earlier that only eight athletes would be affected, but acknowledged after a meeting of his Russian Olympic … [Read more...]
Pirates fan makes a perfect barehanded grab
Pirates fan makes a perfect barehanded grab On Sunday at PNC Park, one Pittsburgh Pirates fan performed a public service for everyone watching. He made a barehanded grab of a foul ball that was so perfect that it demonstrated to everyone exactly how it should be done. So let’s look at how exactly he got it done. It happened in the bottom of the eighth inning of the Pirates’ game against the … [Read more...]
Jayson Werth, Carlos Villanueva share another eephus pitch moment
Jayson Werth, Carlos Villanueva share another eephus pitch moment On Sunday, Washington Nationals left fielder Jayson Werth was thrown a pitch he had no idea what to do with. In the bottom of the fifth inning of the Nationals’ game against the San Diego Padres, Padres reliever Carlos Villanueva was pitching to Werth in what would be just a three-pitch at-bat. In between two pitches in the … [Read more...]
Texas fills big hole with LSU transfer Trent Domingue
Texas fills big hole with LSU transfer Trent Domingue Trent Domingue (14) scored a touchdown for LSU on a fake field goal against Florida. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Texas filled a big hole on its roster over the weekend. The Longhorns confirmed the addition of kicker Trent Domingue, a graduate transfer from LSU, on Sunday. Domingue announced the news on Twitter earlier in the day. Officially … [Read more...]
Danica Patrick: It's 'miserable' running in 20th place
Danica Patrick: It's 'miserable' running in 20th place Danica Patrick is 24th in the points standings in 2016 (Getty). Danica Patrick wants to be running better in the Sprint Cup Series. And she knows that progress will come in steps rather than all at once. Patrick is currently 24th in the standings through the first 19 races of 2016. It’s the same position in the points she … [Read more...]
Video: Dudes can't stop dunking on Andre Drummond at the Drew League
Video: Dudes can't stop dunking on Andre Drummond at the Drew League Andre Drummond hasn’t had this much pie on his face since the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) Maybe it was payback for the vicious block Andre Drummond unleashed on a Danish child in June. Andre Drummond is a savage. ???????? (via @sebastian.pfaffnba, Submitted by @naqibs786) A … [Read more...]
Broncos offseason report: Super Bowl champs are already seeking ways to improve – USA TODAY
Broncos offseason report: Super Bowl champs are already seeking ways to improve - USA TODAY The Broncos are hoping CB Aqib Talib is ready for Week 1.(Photo: Doug Pensinger, Getty Images) Just in case the star-studded secondary returned to work this spring planning to merely ride the success it had in helping the Denver Broncos win the Super Bowl last season, defensive backs coach Joe Woods … [Read more...]
Archery federation approves 3 Russian athletes for Rio Games (Yahoo Sports)
Archery federation approves 3 Russian athletes for Rio Games (Yahoo Sports) The international archery federation has approved the entry of three Russian archers for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after determining they have no links to doping. World Archery made the announcement Monday, a day after the IOC decided against imposing a total ban on Russian athletes and authorized individual … [Read more...]
Kremlin hails IOC decision to allow clean Russian athletes to compete in Rio (Reuters)
Kremlin hails IOC decision to allow clean Russian athletes to compete in Rio (Reuters) The Kremlin said on Monday it welcomed the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) which allowed clean Russian sportspeople to compete in next month's Rio Olympics. "Certainly, we welcome the main decision which allows the so-called clean athletes to take part in the Olympic Games, given the … [Read more...]