Saves and Steals: Guess Who's Back? The big news is the return of Wade Davis to Kansas City. With the Royals on the periphery of playoff contention, every asset counts. Their success over the last two years wouldn't have been possible without their elite bullpen. Getting Davis back makes the entire unit that much stronger. In other news, the Braves are now without Arodys Vizcaino, and the Red … [Read more...]
2016 NFL Preview: Will a tougher schedule upend the Redskins? – Yahoo News
2016 NFL Preview: Will a tougher schedule upend the Redskins? - Yahoo News Shutdown Corner is previewing all 32 teams as we get ready for the NFL season, counting down the teams one per day in reverse order of our initial 2016 power rankings. No. 1 will be revealed on Aug. 6, the day before the Hall of Fame Game kicks off the preseason. View photosHow heavily do you weigh strength of schedule in … [Read more...]
Russian athletes await key ruling on Olympic track ban (Yahoo Sports)
Russian athletes await key ruling on Olympic track ban (Yahoo Sports) Long jumper Ekaterina Koneva says she'll cry. A day before a sports court rules on Russia's appeal against the ban on its track and field team from the Olympics, star Russian athletes at a meet near Moscow pondered how they will react if they lose their case and can't go to Rio de Janeiro. The Court of Arbitration for … [Read more...]
Jeff Gordon to replace Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Indianapolis and Pocono
Jeff Gordon to replace Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Indianapolis and Pocono Jeff Gordon is making his return to the Sprint Cup Series on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Hendrick Motorsports announced Wednesday the four-time Sprint Cup Series champion would take the place of Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 car for the Brickyard 400. Earnhardt Jr. will miss two more races because of … [Read more...]
Thunder's Kanter: Death threats since failed coup
Thunder's Kanter: Death threats since failed coup 12:11 PM ET ESPN.com news services Oklahoma City Thunder forward Enes Kanter said on Twitter that he's been getting death threats since Friday, following the failed military coup in his native Turkey. Kanter, 24, took screenshots of the threats, which are written in Turkish. "Death threats continue to fall," Kanter posted on Twitter, in … [Read more...]
Watch live: Indians face Royals in MLB Free Game of the Day
Watch live: Indians face Royals in MLB Free Game of the Day Behind LeBron James, Mike Napoli might just be the most popular athlete in Cleveland at the moment. On an Indians team that’s built a six-and-a-half game lead in the AL Central after Tuesday night’s win over the Kansas City Royals, Napoli has become an unlikely phenomenon. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] Part of … [Read more...]
Sports Illustrated: University of Cincinnati among top picks for Big 12 'expansion frenzy' – WCPO
Sports Illustrated: University of Cincinnati among top picks for Big 12 'expansion frenzy' - WCPO The Big 12 Conference is kicking off an "expansion frenzy" that could include the University of Cincinnati, Sports Illustrated reported Tuesday. According to the magazine, Oklahoma president David Boren told reporters the Big 12 board of directors instructed conference commissioner Bob … [Read more...]
Closing Time: Koji Uehara hurt, Will Harris scuffling
Closing Time: Koji Uehara hurt, Will Harris scuffling Does Koji need some DL time? Ride a painted pony, let the spinning wheel spin. If those lyrics were good enough for Paulie Walnuts, they’re good enough for us. Brad Ziegler was merely a depth acquisition for the Red Sox earlier this month — the idea wasn’t for him to close in Boston, even with Craig Kimbrel hurt. Koji Uehara seemed up to … [Read more...]
Jason Kreis taking major risk in Orlando City job
Jason Kreis taking major risk in Orlando City job When Jason Kreis announced that he was leaving Real Salt Lake to become the first manager of New York City FC after the 2013 MLS season, he said part of him wanted to take the type of risk he never got around to taking during his playing career. It was an admirable and perfectly understanding sentiment from a man who scored 108 MLS goals but … [Read more...]
Bucs players readying for season by sweating in yoga studio
Bucs players readying for season by sweating in yoga studio Robert Ayers (Tampa Bay Times) Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Robert Ayers is listed at 6-foot-3 and 275 pounds – size he needs to tangle with offensive linemen on a week-to-week basis. But brute strength isn’t all Ayers needs to be successful. He also needs balance and stability, so the first punch from a tackle won’t send him … [Read more...]