Pele says poor health will keep him from opening ceremony (Yahoo Sports) Pele will not attend Friday's opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics because of poor health, denying Brazilians a chance to celebrate their greatest sports figure. ''I'm not physically able to attend the opening of the Olympics,'' Pele said in a statement on Friday. Pele had hip surgery recently and often walks with a … [Read more...]
Wayne Gretzky rookie card sells for record $465K at auction
Wayne Gretzky rookie card sells for record $465K at auction Goldin Auctions Add another Wayne Gretzky-related record to the books. The 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky rookie card sold for a record $465,000 to an anonymous bidder during the National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City, N.J. on Thursday night. The card’s price began at $100,000 when Goldin Auctions opened the bidding on … [Read more...]
Tom Brady said it was 'personal decision' to drop deflate-gate fight vs. NFL
Tom Brady said it was 'personal decision' to drop deflate-gate fight vs. NFL New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady spoke to the media for the first time in months, and following his decision not to further pursue his legal options related to deflate-gate Brady explained his line of thinking. “Well, it was a personal decision,” he said following Friday practice. “I try to come … [Read more...]
Coco Crisp stuns fans with his home run robbery
Coco Crisp stuns fans with his home run robbery On Thursday at Angel Stadium, there was a robbery. During the game between the Oakland Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels, something was stolen. Something important and precious that cannot be replaced. That something was Ji-Man Choi’s third home run of the game. And Coco Crisp was the culprit. (Getty Images) It was the bottom of the fifth … [Read more...]
Mark Teixeira breaks down in tears while announcing retirement plans
Mark Teixeira breaks down in tears while announcing retirement plans Your browser does not support iframes. By the time Mark Teixeira opened his mouth Friday to announce that he’d retire at the end of the 2016 season, it wasn’t a secret anymore. The fact had been widely reported and analyzed for six hours. Still, when Teixeira actually had to say those words out loud the emotion was too … [Read more...]
Edwin Moses continued to make his mark after winning Olympic golds
Edwin Moses continued to make his mark after winning Olympic golds Janet Evans | Rulon Gardner | Shawn Johnson | Greg Louganis | Summer Sanders Edwin Moses is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 400-meter hurdles, but his most important contributions to sport have come off the track. He fought to ensure athletes could profit from their hard work without compromising Olympic eligibility, … [Read more...]
Louisiana Tech's likely starting QB arrested for DWI
Louisiana Tech's likely starting QB arrested for DWI Higgins started six games in 2013 (Getty Images). Louisiana Tech quarterback Ryan Higgins was arrested for DWI Friday morning. According to The News Star, Higgins was arrested at 3:19 a.m. Friday in Ruston, Louisiana, the city where Tech is located. Higgins was allegedly speeding between 11-20 MPH over the speed limit in addition to … [Read more...]
Luxury car gifts get Leicester players in gear
Luxury car gifts get Leicester players in gear London (AFP) – Leicester City’s players have been given brand new luxury sports cars by the club in recognition of their extraordinary Premier League title triumph last season. Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and their team-mates led the club to an astonishing 5,000-1 title win and Thai owners King Power have rewarded them each with a brand new BMW i8. … [Read more...]
10 Bold Predictions for 2016 NCAA Football Season – ChicagoNow (blog)
10 Bold Predictions for 2016 NCAA Football Season - ChicagoNow (blog) The college football season is coming soon, so here are my ten bold predictions for the coming season.Feel free to tell me I'm crazy - or, heaven forbid, agree. 1. The Big Ten will have two Heisman Trophy finalists. This is a fairly bold statement because there are some tremendous candidates out there. The favorite to win the … [Read more...]
Olympics-Rio police arrest Moroccan Olympic boxer for sexual assault (Reuters)
Olympics-Rio police arrest Moroccan Olympic boxer for sexual assault (Reuters) RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - A Moroccan Olympic boxer was arrested on charges he sexually assaulted two women in the Olympic Village, Rio de Janeiro police said on Friday. Hassan Saada, a 22-year-old competing in the 81 kilogram category, was arrested on Friday morning on allegations that he assaulted two … [Read more...]