Bogut lashes out at Olympic accommodation 8:23 AM ET Andrew Bogut has let rip at the standard of accommodation in the Olympic Village, launching the ironic hashtag #IOCLuxuryLodging on Twitter after arriving in Rio de Janeiro. The Australia basketball star's mood changed just two hours after tweeting "just arrived into Rio with the boomers. Exciting times ahead," the Boomers centre posting after … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Deadline Deals
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Deadline Deals Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter. Whew. The moves came fast and furious prior to Monday’s trade deadline, with a whopping 18 deals being made. Let’s get to some fantasy implications of those trades. Lucroy, Beltran Land in Texas Jonathan Lucroy used his veto power to shoot down a trade to the Indians over the weekend, but the … [Read more...]
Olympics-Swimming-FINA lets two Russian swimmers compete at Rio Olympics (Reuters)
Olympics-Swimming-FINA lets two Russian swimmers compete at Rio Olympics (Reuters) Swimming's world governing body FINA has allowed Russian swimmers Vladimir Morozov and Nikita Lobintsev to compete at the Rio Olympics, TASS news agency quoted their lawyer Artyom Patsev as saying on Tuesday. "Yes, Morozov and Lobintsev have been admitted to the Olympic Games by FINA," Patsev told the agency. … [Read more...]
Olympics-Boxing-AIBA dismiss corruption allegations as ‘rumours’ (Reuters)
Olympics-Boxing-AIBA dismiss corruption allegations as 'rumours' (Reuters) The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has dismissed allegations of corruption within the organisation and demanded proof after a British newspaper reported that some bouts in the Rio Olympics could be fixed. According to The Guardian, citing multiple sources, a group of senior referees and judges met before a … [Read more...]
Five possible UFC opponents for the returning Nick Diaz
Five possible UFC opponents for the returning Nick Diaz Nick Diaz is set to return after serving an 18-month suspension. (AP) For the past year and a half, the MMA world has been without the enigmatic Nick Diaz due to a suspension for a failed drug test that found marijuana metabolites in his system after his loss to Anderson Silva last January. The punishment could have been a lot worse as … [Read more...]
Man City sign Leroy Sane in £37 mn transfer from Schalke
Man City sign Leroy Sane in £37 mn transfer from Schalke Berlin (AFP) – Germany winger Leroy Sane has signed a five-year deal for Manchester City, both the Premier League side and his now former Bundesliga club Schalke 04 confirmed Tuesday. City tweeted a picture of the 20-year-old Sane signing a contract, which is reportedly worth £37m (43m euros), plus add-ons, after he completed the medical … [Read more...]
Jeff Gordon's seatbelt comes undone during Pocono race
Jeff Gordon's seatbelt comes undone during Pocono race Gordon is filling in for Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Getty Images) Jeff Gordon’s right-side seatbelt came undone during Monday’s rain-delayed Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono. Gordon, driving his second race for Dale Earnhardt Jr., said the buckle came undone twice in the second half of the race. The first time happened when he was leaving … [Read more...]
Rangers improve without starter or giving up MLB youngsters – Washington Post
Rangers improve without starter or giving up MLB youngsters - Washington Post By Stephen Hawkins | AP, ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers are still trying to win a World Series five years after twice coming within a strike of their first title. With another non-waiver trade deadline looming, and the cost of acquiring another starting pitcher apparently too steep, general manager Jon Daniels and … [Read more...]
College Football: Media picks Northern Illinois to take third in MAC West – Freeport Journal-Standard
College Football: Media picks Northern Illinois to take third in MAC West - Freeport Journal-Standard DETROIT – For the second-straight year, the defending Mid-American Conference West Division champion Northern Illinois University football team was tabbed to finish third in the division in the poll released Thursday during the 2016 MAC Media Day at Ford Field in Detroit. The Huskies, who … [Read more...]
Mookie Betts lifts Red Sox to another amazing late inning comeback
Mookie Betts lifts Red Sox to another amazing 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. The 2016 Boston Red Sox appear to have a flair for the dramatic. A day after pulling off an … [Read more...]