Russia expects final IOC decision on Rio Games on July 24: TASS (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Olympic Committee head Alexander Zhukov said on Wednesday he expected the International Olympic Committee to make a final decision on Russia's participation in the 2016 Rio Games on July 24, TASS news agency reported. (Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Jason Bush) … [Read more...]
Juggernaut Index, No. 23: The San Diego Chargers
Juggernaut Index, No. 23: The San Diego Chargers If Keenan Allen remains healthy and Melvin Gordon isn’t awful and Gates is Gates, maybe the Bolts can surprise us. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images) The Juggernaut Index is our annual ranking and review of NFL teams for fantasy purposes — repeat: FANTASY PURPOSES. Here, we concern ourselves with a franchise’s likely contributions to the … [Read more...]
Liverpool complete ?5m Klavan signing
Liverpool complete ?5m Klavan signing 11:00 AM GMT Glenn Price Liverpool have completed the signing of defender Ragnar Klavan from Augsburg, the Premier League club have confirmed. Klavan, 30, arrived in Merseyside on Tuesday for a medical before the centre-back put pen to paper on his Liverpool contract on Wednesday. Sources have told ESPN FC that the club will pay €5 million plus add-ons deal … [Read more...]
Lewandowski won't join Madrid – Ancelotti
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Ba not retiring following horrific broken leg
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Reynaldo Lopez's debut for Nationals historic and disappointing
Reynaldo Lopez's debut for Nationals historic and disappointing Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we’ll look the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with the interesting debut of one of the top pitching prospects in baseball. The Washington Nationals called up Reynaldo Lopez to make … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Uh Oh Uehara
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Uh Oh Uehara The Red Sox have had their bullpen depth tested over the past several weeks with Craig Kimbrel and Junichi Tazawa on the disabled list. Things got even worse on Tuesday. Koji Uehara, who had been filling in for Kimbrel in the ninth inning, was forced to leave Tuesday’s game with a strained right pectoral muscle. Red Sox manager John Farrell was … [Read more...]
Albert Pujols able to smile and take base after pitch in the face
Albert Pujols able to smile and take base after pitch in the face Albert Pujols is one tough baseball player. The Los Angeles Angels designated hitter had already hit two home runs when he came to the plate in the seventh inning Tuesday night against the Texas Rangers. Tony Barnette was pitching for the Rangers and he came in high and tight catching Pujols off guard and striking him in the … [Read more...]
By the Numbers: Unreliable Red Zone Receivers
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Ouch! Unsuspecting Oakland A's vendor hit with fly ball
Ouch! Unsuspecting Oakland A's vendor hit with fly ball When Houston’s Marwin Gonzalez was at the plate with two strikes on him in the third inning Tuesday night in Oakland, an ice cream vendor way out in the seats down the third-base line in left field decided it was a good time to turn his back on the game. Oops. Gonzalez sent a foul ball in the vendor’s direction and it tagged the man … [Read more...]