Olympics-Boxing-Men's light flyweight quarterfinal results (Reuters) Aug 10 (Gracenote) - Olympic boxing men's light flyweight quarterfinal results in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. Nico Miguel Hernandez (U.S.) beat Carlos Quipo (Ecuador) 3-0 Hasanboy Dusmatov (Uzbekistan) beat Birzhan Zhakypov (Kazakhstan) 3-0 Yuberjen Martinez Rivas (Colombia) beat Samuel Carmona Heredia (Spain) 2-1 Joahnys … [Read more...]
Grading Arsenal’s summer preseason ahead of a crucial 2016/17 year
Grading Arsenal’s summer preseason ahead of a crucial 2016/17 year With Arsenal’s summer preseason officially in the books, let’s take a look at how they fared heading into the 2016/17 season. Preseason matches grade: A. 1-1 draw against Lens 2-1 win against MLS All-Stars 3-1 win against Guadalajara 8-0 win against Viking 3-2 win against Manchester City Although wins and losses don’t matter too … [Read more...]
Bovada lists Leonard Fournette, Deshaun Watson as Heisman favorites
Bovada lists Leonard Fournette, Deshaun Watson as Heisman favorites Leonard Fournette is Bovada’s Heisman favorite (Getty). If we asked you to guess who you thought the top five favorites for the 2016 Heisman Trophy are, we’re guessing your list would be pretty similar to Bovada’s. The betting site released preseason Heisman and National Championship odds Wednesday and LSU running back … [Read more...]
Zach Johnson doesn't expect run of 58s (or even better) to continue
Zach Johnson doesn't expect run of 58s (or even better) to continue Zach Johnson has been dominant at the John Deere Classic. (Getty Images) In the last two weeks, two players — Stephan Jaeger on the Web.com Tour and Jim Furyk on the PGA Tour — have shot 58 in a PGA Tour-sanctioned tournament. That had never happened previously. Zach Johnson isn’t sure anything like that is going to … [Read more...]
IndyCar, Pocono Raceway reach 2-year extension through ’18 (The Associated Press)
IndyCar, Pocono Raceway reach 2-year extension through '18 (The Associated Press) IndyCar and Pocono Raceway have reached a two-year extension that will keep the open-wheel series at the track through 2018. IndyCar returned to Pocono in 2013 following a 24-year absence and gives the series a needed oval on the schedule. Last year's race was marred by the accident that killed driver Justin … [Read more...]
Cancellara denies Froome time trial gold at Rio Olympics (Yahoo Sports)
Cancellara denies Froome time trial gold at Rio Olympics (Yahoo Sports) Fabian Cancellara bounced onto the Olympic podium with a little extra hop on top, for a fleeting moment making everyone forget the 35-year-old cyclist is on the brink of retirement. Cancellara powered over a hilly, rain-slicked course at the Rio de Janeiro Games on Wednesday to win his second Olympic time trial, denying … [Read more...]
Alba Torrens scores 32 points as Spain routs China 89-68 (Yahoo Sports)
Alba Torrens scores 32 points as Spain routs China 89-68 (Yahoo Sports) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Alba Torrens scored 32 points to lead Spain to an 89-68 win over China Wednesday as the Spaniards improved their position in women's basketball group play behind the undefeated U.S. and Canada. … [Read more...]
Preseason schedule revealed; Oilers end Octane cheer team (Puck Headlines)
Preseason schedule revealed; Oilers end Octane cheer team (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected]. Isobel, meet Stanley. Stanley, meet Isobel. @CushingAcademy … [Read more...]
Rotoworld Podcasts: Olympic Hoops Pod for Aug. 10
Rotoworld Podcasts: Olympic Hoops Pod for Aug. 10 Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Kevin Durant has been awesome with his 20.5 points per game on a 94.7 true shooting percentage. This isn't surprising at all and the same goes for the USA rolling in the first two. We'll talk about today's big game against the Aussies to kick off the pod. Also, all fantasy eyes are on Dario Saric. We talk a lot about … [Read more...]
The peculiar story of the Cubs player who won’t report to Triple-A
The peculiar story of the Cubs player who won’t report to Triple-A Tommy La Stella gives a fist bump. (Getty Images) 12 days ago, Chicago Cubs infielder Tommy La Stella was demoted to Triple-A Iowa to make room for Chris Coghlan, who was being activated from the disabled list. But La Stella didn’t report to Iowa within the usual 72-hour timeframe, and has continued to not report ever since. … [Read more...]