Twins acquire Hector Santiago to dump Ricky Nolasco on Angels Hector Santiago is the newest member of the Twins. (Getty Images/Matt Brown) The 2016 Major League Baseball trade deadline was hectic. A number of deals got done as the clock struck 4 p.m. ET. Elite talent changed teams. Promising youngsters found new homes. Twitter erupted in shock and awe as the flurry of trades started coming … [Read more...]
Pope Francis wades into best-ever debate, picks Lionel Messi – FOXSports.com
Pope Francis wades into best-ever debate, picks Lionel Messi - FOXSports.com The debate about the greatest soccer player of all-time has officially reached new heights and His Holiness has weighed in. Pope Francis has picked Lionel Messi as the greatest soccer player of all time. The Pope was in Poland for World Youth Day when a child asked him: "Who is better, Maradona or Pele?" The Pope seemed … [Read more...]
Report: Fox and ESPN reluctant to Big 12 expansion plans
Report: Fox and ESPN reluctant to Big 12 expansion plans Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby addresses attendees during Big 12 media day, Monday, July 18, 2016, in Dallas. With expansion still an unsettled issue for the Big 12 Conference, Commissioner Bowlsby gave his annual state of the league address to open football media days. And a day later he meets with the league’s board of directors. … [Read more...]
Terek football club signs Venezuelan defender Angel
Terek football club signs Venezuelan defender Angel Moscow (AFP) – Russian Premier League club Terek Grozny signed Venezuelan international defender Wilker Angel, Terek president Magomed Daudov announced on his Instagram page on Monday. “We had long talks with the footballer and his representatives,” Daudov wrote. “Angel has proposals from two Italian Serie A clubs and a Spanish La Liga outfit. … [Read more...]
Yasmani Grandal catches wildest pitch ever in his chest protector
Yasmani Grandal catches wildest pitch ever in his chest protector When a pitcher throws a pitch and the batter doesn’t hit it, the catcher can’t stop it, and the runner (or runners) advance, that’s a wild pitch. But a wild pitch can be so much more! Sunday’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks featured one of the wildest — and craftiest — wild pitches ever. … [Read more...]
FanDuel MLB: Picks and Pivots for August 1 – Fantasy CPR
FanDuel MLB: Picks and Pivots for August 1 - Fantasy CPR Fantasy Football Draft: The Zero Running Back Strategy by Bruce Lamb Indians Pick Up Andrew Miller: What Is The Fantasy Impact? by Mike Marteny Jul 30, 2016; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets former catcher and Hall of Fame member Mike Piazza reacts to the crowd during the ceremony retiring his number (31) prior to the game … [Read more...]
Evander Kane pleads not guilty in Buffalo bar incident
Evander Kane pleads not guilty in Buffalo bar incident Evander Kane Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane pled not guilty on Monday to “a misdemeanor charge and five non-criminal charges” stemming from an incident at a downtown Buffalo bar in late June according to the Buffalo News. Kane was arrested on July 22 for misdemeanor criminal trespass among other charges. The case is due back in … [Read more...]
Brook promises to ‘shock the world’ when he fights Golovkin (The Associated Press)
Brook promises to 'shock the world' when he fights Golovkin (The Associated Press) British boxer Kell Brook promises to ''shock the world'' when the IBF welterweight champion jumps two weight classes to fight middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. The Sept. 10 fight is at the 02 Arena in London. ''I always seem to do enough, and I always find a way to win ... I'm going to shock the … [Read more...]
Split widens between IOC and anti-doping leaders over Russia (Yahoo Sports)
Split widens between IOC and anti-doping leaders over Russia (Yahoo Sports) The World Anti-Doping Agency fired back on Monday, a day after IOC President Thomas Bach suggested the agency was to blame for the last-minute chaos over the participation of Russian athletes in the Rio de Janeiro Games. Bach said the agency should have acted sooner on evidence of state-sponsored doping rather than … [Read more...]
Rotoworld Podcasts: Monday Fantasy NBA Podcast
Rotoworld Podcasts: Monday Fantasy NBA Podcast Monday, August 01, 2016 In nine-category fantasy leagues, it's all about drafting guys who can do it all. We'll talk about some of our favorites. As usual, we didn't disagree too much in this one. We'll also take some fantasy questions from the mailbag. Here's the podcast: Mike Gallagher has covered fantasy hoops for eight years and this … [Read more...]