Kareem Abdul-Jabbar slams Trump, represents Muslims in DNC speech The sports world has had relatively few representatives at this week’s Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, but those who have spoken on stage have largely come from basketball. Jason and Jarron Collins, friends of Chelsea Clinton from their time at Stanford, spoke on Monday in support of Hillary Clinton’s candidacy … [Read more...]
Podcast: Breaking down the trade deadline with Jeff Passan
Podcast: Breaking down the trade deadline with Jeff Passan This is The StewPod, our baseball podcast with a dash of pop culture. If you dig the show, please subscribe and review us on iTunes. It’s that time of the baseball season where Jeff Passan’s phone is buzzing with information. Yes, the trade deadline is coming on Aug. 1, which means teams are making moves and our pal Jeff is trying to … [Read more...]
Social Hour: WVU DE arrested on drug charges, WMU picked to win MAC
Social Hour: WVU DE arrested on drug charges, WMU picked to win MAC Western Michigan head coach P.J. Fleck is presumably excited his team was picked to win the MAC. (AP Photo/David Richard) Miss something that happened on Dr. Saturday’s social media presence? Well, we’ve got your roundup right here. Don’t let this happen again. Always be in the know by following Dr. Saturday … [Read more...]
Phoenix Suns draft picks show 'they belonged' in NBA – Arizona Sports (registration) (blog)
Phoenix Suns draft picks show 'they belonged' in NBA - Arizona Sports (registration) (blog) Phoenix Suns' Dragan Bender (35) gets fouled by Denver Nuggets’ Mateusz Ponitka (20) to send him to the free throw for two shots and to break the tie score with one second on the clock in the NBA Summer League quarterfinal game at the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday, July 16, 2016, in Las … [Read more...]
Miguel Sano takes frustration out on bat Bo Jackson-style
Miguel Sano takes frustration out on bat Bo Jackson-style Miguel Sano went 1-for-5 and drove in two runs Wednesday night in a loss to the Atlanta Braves. Not a banner night by any means, but hardly the kind of performance you might expect to upset him. But Sano was angry when he struck out in the eighth inning. It was his third strike out of the night and 105th this season and it came with … [Read more...]
2016 Rio Olympic Odds Posted For Men's Basketball – SportsBlog.com (blog)
2016 Rio Olympic Odds Posted For Men's Basketball - SportsBlog.com (blog) The United States men’s basketball Dream Team is a stunning -1400 to win the 2016 Olympic Gold Medal according to the cumulative sportsbook odds. This is based on winning $100, hence a bettor has to risk $1,400 to win $100. Spain is +1000 or 10-1. The Spaniards are led by NBA players Pau Gasol, Ricky Rubio, and Jose … [Read more...]
Anderson Varejao to miss Olympics with back injury (Yahoo Sports)
Anderson Varejao to miss Olympics with back injury (Yahoo Sports) OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Center Anderson Varejao will miss the Olympics for host Brazil because of a herniated disc in his lower back. … [Read more...]
Cycling: Three Russians withdrawn, three probed, 11 eligible for Rio (Reuters)
Cycling: Three Russians withdrawn, three probed, 11 eligible for Rio (Reuters) (Reuters) - Three Russian cyclists have been withdrawn from the Rio Games by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), three riders are under investigation by the sport's world governing body and 11 are eligible to compete, the UCI said on Thursday. "The UCI, through the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF), is in … [Read more...]
Australian swimmers focus on Rio, not weak London showing (Yahoo Sports)
Australian swimmers focus on Rio, not weak London showing (Yahoo Sports) Cate Campbell was waiting for the question about Australia's swim team in the London Olympics. ''You cannot compare where we are now to where we were in 2012,'' said Campbell, who set the 100-meter freestyle world record at the Brisbane Grand Prix in early July. The team is training its final week at Auburn University … [Read more...]
Jason Day finally gets off to a good start in a major with 68 at the PGA
Jason Day finally gets off to a good start in a major with 68 at the PGA SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — For the first time in 2016, Jason Day has started a major in the 60s. The defending PGA champion, who didn’t see Baltusrol’s host Lower Course for the first time until Wednesday, opened with a smooth 2-under 68 that has him in contention on Day 1. “I’m very excited about how I hit it today,” he said. … [Read more...]