Golf returns to the Olympics, minus its best players (Yahoo Sports) A year away from golf's return to the Olympics after a 112-year absence, IOC President Thomas Bach said it would be good if the sport had a wide range of players from as many countries as possible competing for medals. Jordan Spieth will be watching from home, still wondering if he should have set aside his personal … [Read more...]
Summer racing heats up with California Chrome, Songbird (The Associated Press)
Summer racing heats up with California Chrome, Songbird (The Associated Press) While the Del Mar meet began last week, Saratoga opens its 148th season on Friday and runs through Sept. 5. California Chrome, the 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, comes into the 1 1/16-mile San Diego with a 3-0 record this year. … [Read more...]
Melo planning meeting to address police violence
Melo planning meeting to address police violence 2:33 AM ET Carmelo Anthony plans to organize a meeting with community leaders, athletes and politicians that will take place Monday in Los Angeles to discuss issues surrounding the recent shootings by and against police officers across the country. Anthony said he plans to keep the meeting closed to the media so that those involved feel … [Read more...]
Demba Ba surgeon confident striker will play again
Demba Ba surgeon confident striker will play again Shanghai (AFP) – Demba Ba’s surgeon arrived in Shanghai and declared he was confident the former Chelsea striker would return to competitive football. French orthopaedic surgeon Olivier Bringer touched down in the Chinese megacity late Thursday and immediately went to Putuo District People’s Hospital where the Senegalese striker has been treated … [Read more...]
'Melo plans meeting to address police violence
'Melo plans meeting to address police violence 1:48 AM ET Carmelo Anthony plans to organize a meeting with community leaders, athletes and politicians in Los Angeles next week to discuss issues surrounding the recent shootings by and against police officers across the country. "You have to keep the conversation going and dialogue going," Anthony said Thursday at a Team USA workout in Las … [Read more...]
Cardinals win on walk-off after incredible late-inning comeback
Cardinals win on walk-off after incredible late-inning comeback Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we’ll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. Don’t look now, but the St. Louis Cardinals’ “devil magic” may have kicked in again. Despite … [Read more...]
Most evidence says practicing FTs doesn't help the worst shooters
Most evidence says practicing FTs doesn't help the worst shooters Dwight Howard considers yet another free throw (Getty Images). Discussions of NBA free-throw shooting often come back to one point — that there’s no good reason why professionals shouldn’t be able to practice enough to avoid Hack-a-Shaq fouls and the ignominy that comes along with shooting around 50 percent from the line … [Read more...]
Odubel Herrera's badly misplays fly ball, jumps for it anyway
Odubel Herrera's badly misplays fly ball, jumps for it anyway Playing centerfield is no easy task. Generally, the best defensive outfielder gets put out there, and is viewed as the leader of the outfield. With that said, even the best centerfielders can make mistakes. That’s precisely what happened to Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera on Thursday. In the eighth inning, … [Read more...]
Predictions for every main card fight at UFC Chicago – FOXSports.com
Predictions for every main card fight at UFC Chicago - FOXSports.com The UFC heads to Chicago this weekend for an action-packed event headlined by a women's bantamweight clash between former champion Holly Holm and seventh-ranked Valentina Shevchenko. Holm is coming off a fifth-round submission loss to Miesha Tate in her first title defense and is eager to get back in position to challenge for the … [Read more...]
Brazil nabs 10 IS backers in Olympics anti-terror swoop (Yahoo Sports)
Brazil nabs 10 IS backers in Olympics anti-terror swoop (Yahoo Sports) Ten Brazilians who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State militant group were arrested Thursday, authorities announced, describing them as ''amateurs'' who discussed on social media the possibility of staging attacks during next month's Olympics. Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes said in the capital, Brasilia, that … [Read more...]