Top 128 College Football Players - Sports On Earth For two months, Sports on Earth has been counting down the best returning college football players position by position in preparation for the 2016 season. With media days beginning and preseason camp almost here, it's time to put all these lists together to figure out the best overall players. Need a way to catch up on college football after a … [Read more...]
‘Better than Beijing’ is Britain’s main medal target (Reuters)
'Better than Beijing' is Britain's main medal target (Reuters) By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is unlikely to improve on the home haul of 65 medals in London four years ago and the main target for next month's Rio Olympics is 'better than Beijing', UK Sport said on Thursday. The high performance sports agency said its target was to come home with at least 48 medals. The 2008 … [Read more...]
Habana misses out on South Africa’s Olympic rugby squad (Yahoo Sports)
Habana misses out on South Africa's Olympic rugby squad (Yahoo Sports) JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- World Cup winner Bryan Habana has missed out on a place on South Africa's Olympic rugby sevens squad. … [Read more...]
Wind blowing at 125 kph on Mont Ventoux for Stage 12 of Tour (The Associated Press)
Wind blowing at 125 kph on Mont Ventoux for Stage 12 of Tour (The Associated Press) MONT VENTOUX, France (AP) -- The wind is blowing at 125 kph (nearly 80 mph) on Mont Ventoux as the peloton sets out for the weather-shortened Stage 12 of the Tour de France, which coincides with Bastille Day. … [Read more...]
Triathlon world champion Gomez Noya to miss Olympics (Yahoo Sports)
Triathlon world champion Gomez Noya to miss Olympics (Yahoo Sports) MADRID (AP) -- Five-time triathlon world champion Javier Gomez Noya will miss the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after breaking his arm during training. … [Read more...]
BVB CEO: We have more appeal than City
BVB CEO: We have more appeal than City 12:46 PM GMT Stephan Uersfeld Borussia Dortmund have more appeal but less financial power than Manchester City, CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke told reporters. Dortmund have lost three key players this summer, with Ilkay Gundogan opting to join City, Mats Hummels heading for Bayern Munich and Henrikh Mkhitaryan joining Manchester United. Earlier this week, … [Read more...]
Danny Ainge on Terry Rozier: 'He's been our best player' at summer league
Danny Ainge on Terry Rozier: 'He's been our best player' at summer league 11:04 PM ET Chris ForsbergESPN Staff Writer Close Covered Celtics since 2007 Emmy award-winning videographer Joined ESPNBoston.com in 2009 Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge joined ESPN's broadcast of the Cleveland Cavaliers' 98-94 triumph over the Celtics at the Las Vegas … [Read more...]
Cuban: 'Villain' Warriors good for NBA business
Cuban: 'Villain' Warriors good for NBA business 1:51 AM ET Tim MacMahonESPN Staff Writer Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM LAS VEGAS -- Mark Cuban believes Kevin Durant's decision to join the Golden State Warriors will benefit the NBA from a business perspective, despite commissioner … [Read more...]
Durant on move: 'People don't like me right now'
Durant on move: 'People don't like me right now' 9:25 AM ET ESPN.com news services New Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant admitted Wednesday that his relationship with former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Russell Westbrook likely "won't ever be the same again" and that he'll just have to get used to being the villain. Durant told China's Sina Sports that he talked to … [Read more...]
GOP convention speaker list: Gingrich and Christie, but no Pence – Politico
GOP convention speaker list: Gingrich and Christie, but no Pence - Politico Indiana Gov. Mike Pence met with Trump on Wednesday. | AP Two of Donald Trump’s possible vice-presidential picks are slated to speak at next week’s Republican convention in Cleveland next week, but one much-talked about VP contender is noticeably absent from the list of speakers. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, who met with … [Read more...]