Jake Furr | Winter prep sports predictions - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum My predictions for every sport this winter Haley Green returns as a key player for Buckeye Central.(Photo: TF File) Last week, I brought you my fall sports predictions, so I figured, why not keep the ball rolling and give you my predictions for the winter sports? Here we go. Boys Basketball Predictions I am picking … [Read more...]
Greg Cosell's QB Study: Blake Bortles needs some help
Greg Cosell's QB Study: Blake Bortles needs some help Blake Bortles took some big hits on third downs last season for Jacksonville. (AP) Last year, we did a two-part series looking at Blake Bortles’ interceptions as a rookie. And the main takeaway from that project was not all of the interceptions were his fault. This year we’re going to look in-depth at some of the NFL’s most … [Read more...]
NBC nets 3.6 million viewers for USA-Colombia women’s Olympic game
NBC nets 3.6 million viewers for USA-Colombia women’s Olympic game The viewing audiences for the US Women’s National Team in the 2016 Rio Olympics continue to increase. Tuesday night’s 2-2 draw with Colombia on NBCSN from 6-8pm ET was watched by an audience of 3.6 million, which is greater than any of the US Men’s National Team games from the 2016 Copa America tournament. In fact, the 3.6 … [Read more...]
Antonio Gates wants holdout Joey Bosa in camp: 'Be a man'
Antonio Gates wants holdout Joey Bosa in camp: 'Be a man' You don’t often hear a player discuss his teammate’s contract business in public. But Antonio Gates seems upset that Joey Bosa isn’t in San Diego Chargers training camp. Bosa, the third pick of the NFL draft, is having the kind of holdout we almost never see anymore. Not only has he not reported to camp, ESPN’s Adam Schefter … [Read more...]
Alex Rodriguez's last game will stream live on Yahoo Sports
Alex Rodriguez's last game will stream live on Yahoo Sports This could be the end for New York Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez. Following Friday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Rodriguez will be released, effectively ending his major-league career. If Friday is truly Rodriguez’s last game ever, he’ll leave behind one of the most complicated legacies of any athlete in recent … [Read more...]
Carlos Gomez designated for assignment by Astros
Carlos Gomez designated for assignment by Astros The Carlos Gomez era with the Houston Astros has reached its end. The 30-year-old former All-Star has been designated for assignment by the club, according to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. The move comes somewhat as a shock. Gomez hasn’t played particularly well this season, hitting just .210/.272/.322 over 323 plate appearances, but was an … [Read more...]
Oklahoma City Thunder film room: Scouting Domantas Sabonis – Welcome to Loud City
Oklahoma City Thunder film room: Scouting Domantas Sabonis - Welcome to Loud City An in-depth analytical breakdown of Thunder rookie Domantas Sabonis' strengths and weaknesses ahead of his debut NBA season. Domantas Sabonis, the 11th pick of the 2016 draft, is an intriguing young prospect for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Born in Portland, though of Lithuanian nationality, Sabonis comes from great … [Read more...]
Cycling: Armstrong defeats Russian for third straight gold (Reuters)
Cycling: Armstrong defeats Russian for third straight gold (Reuters) By Martyn Herman RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - On the one hand there was Kristin Armstrong, hoping to complete a fairytale return to road cycling with a third consecutive Olympic time trial gold the day before her 43rd birthday. On the other there was Olga Zabelinskaya, a Russian rider with a doping past who was nearly … [Read more...]
Argentine soccer reeling again with ouster from men’s play (Yahoo Sports)
Argentine soccer reeling again with ouster from men's play (Yahoo Sports) The South American power has won two Olympic gold medals in soccer, but it failed to advance from the group stage after a 1-1 draw against Honduras. The result follows the senior team's loss in the Copa America final in June and added to the crisis enveloping the sport at home. Playing without any of its stars from … [Read more...]
Rain, rain, go away: 20 of 26 Rio tennis matches postponed (Yahoo Sports)
Rain, rain, go away: 20 of 26 Rio tennis matches postponed (Yahoo Sports) Rafael Nadal went from being scheduled for a busy-as-can-be day to a day off at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, thanks to rain that forced postponement of 20 of 26 matches. After waiting and waiting in the hope of getting in matches, organizers eventually decided to take all but a half-dozen off the day's schedule. … [Read more...]