The improved Colorado Avalanche (Trending Topics) Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Here’s how you know things got very, very bad between Patrick Roy and the Colorado Avalanche: News of his departure from the organization came out not from a team source, but by the now-former coach himself, via PR Newswire. Some of the more noteworthy stuff in the brief statement included the fact that he … [Read more...]
Barret Robbins, who went AWOL for Super Bowl, charged with assault
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Rotoworld Podcasts: Fantasy Mailbag Pod for Aug 12
Rotoworld Podcasts: Fantasy Mailbag Pod for Aug 12 Friday, August 12, 2016 We had a lot of good questions in this edition. A lot of keeper questions to go with some pick ‘em kind of picks. There were also some strategy questions and of course some tangents. Here’s the podcast: Mike Gallagher has covered fantasy hoops for eight years and this season is his second with Rotoworld. You can … [Read more...]
Sixers need to move a big but Celtics not a good match – Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
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John Elway's contrarian plan; Tyrod Taylor's franchise status – NFL.com
John Elway's contrarian plan; Tyrod Taylor's franchise status - NFL.com Former NFL player and scout Bucky Brooks knows the ins and outs of this league, providing keen insight in his weekly notebook. The topics of this edition include: » The cold, hard truth about the Cowboys' defense. » Would NFL execs rather build around Blaine Gabbert or Colin Kaepernick? » Why the Bills were wise to … [Read more...]
Man Utd’s Januzaj loaned to Sunderland
Man Utd’s Januzaj loaned to Sunderland Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Belgian winger Adnan Januzaj has joined Sunderland on a season-long loan from Manchester United, his new club announced on Friday. The move will reunite Januzaj, 21, with Sunderland manager David Moyes, who gave him his United debut in August 2013. Januzaj made a strong impression in the 2013-14 season, but failed to hold … [Read more...]
Cam Newton got too excited and cost the Panthers a touchdown
Cam Newton got too excited and cost the Panthers a touchdown One of the great things about Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is his exuberance. On Thursday night, he got a little too excited. His teammate, linebacker A.J. Klein, picked off a pass and was returning it 95 yards for a touchdown in Thursday’s preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens. You can see why Newton would be … [Read more...]
Olympics-Boxing-Men’s lightweight quarterfinal results (Reuters)
Olympics-Boxing-Men's lightweight quarterfinal results (Reuters) Aug 12 (Gracenote) - Olympic boxing men's lightweight quarterfinal results in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. Robson Conceicao (Brazil) beat Hurshid Tojibaev (Uzbekistan) 3-0 Lazaro Alvarez (Cuba) beat Carlos Balderas Jr (U.S.) 3-0 … [Read more...]
Puck Daddy Summer Series: Weird Edmonton Oilers
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Timberwolves' Andrew Wiggins: 'We can make the playoffs'
Timberwolves' Andrew Wiggins: 'We can make the playoffs' It turns out that the guy who had the audacity to try a 720 dunk is optimistic about his team. In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Andrew Wiggins said that he believes the young Minnesota Timberwolves can reach the postseason next year. I think we're going to have a way better season than we had this year. We just had … [Read more...]