Three-Point Stance: Is a Big Ben boom on the horizon? Some believe Big Ben could be a fantasy blast furnace this season. (Getty) All eyes are on the Steel City. Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown, Ladarius Green, breakout candidate Sammie Coates and Le’Veon Bell, reportedly fully recuperated from knee surgery and waiting official word on his suspension appeal, are sought after fantasy … [Read more...]
Broncos QBs fare well vs. Bears, but no clear front runner to start yet
Broncos QBs fare well vs. Bears, but no clear front runner to start yet CHICAGO — Prior to Thursday, Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian had never played a football game inside the Windy City limits. But the Connecticut-born, Orlando-bred Siemian knows it well, having made the trek to play his college games up the road a few miles in Evanston at Northwestern, and the city has … [Read more...]
Zach Britton saves his way to a new MLB record
Zach Britton saves his way to a new MLB record Zach Britton, the Baltimore Orioles’ untouchable closer, earned a spot in baseball history after finishing out the O’s 9-6 win against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday. That save was Britton’s 35th of the season, and his 39th straight appearance without allowing a single, solitary earned run. That’s a new MLB record. Zach Britton just set a new … [Read more...]
Olympics-Cycling-Skinner powers Britain home to team sprint gold (Reuters)
Olympics-Cycling-Skinner powers Britain home to team sprint gold (Reuters) * Britain start Rio same way they ended London * NZ, Britain swap Olympic records (Adds details, quotes) By Martyn Herman RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Tasked with occupying the saddle vacated by British track cycling colossus Chris Hoy, Callum Skinner proved the perfect man for the job as he anchored his … [Read more...]
Cycling: Britain set world record in women’s team pursuit (Reuters)
Cycling: Britain set world record in women's team pursuit (Reuters) By Martyn Herman RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Britain's women's team pursuit squad christened the Rio de Janeiro Olympic velodrome with a world record on the first day of the track cycling program on Thursday. Shortly before the British men won gold in the team sprint in an Olympic record, the quartet of Laura Trott, Katie … [Read more...]
Super Simone! Biles soars to Olympic all-around title (Yahoo Sports)
Super Simone! Biles soars to Olympic all-around title (Yahoo Sports) Simone Biles and Aly Raisman stood side by side in Rio Olympic Arena, clutching each other while waiting for the inevitable coronation. When the floor exercise judges validated what Raisman and every other gymnast has known for years - that Biles is the greatest of her generation and perhaps of all time - the U.S. Olympic … [Read more...]
2016 Rio Olympics golf: Leaderboard, live blog, Round 2 updates, Friday highlights
2016 Rio Olympics golf: Leaderboard, live blog, Round 2 updates, Friday highlights The first round of Olympic golf in 112 years is now in the books and golfers at the 2016 Rio Olympics now have 18 holes to look back on in hopes of making improvements to vie for the first medals to be handed out since 1904. Both Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose are hoping to ride solid Thursdays to the top of the … [Read more...]
Where to find USA women’s Olympic soccer team vs. Sweden on US TV
Where to find USA women’s Olympic soccer team vs. Sweden on US TV If you’re trying to find out how you can watch UUSA women’s Olympic soccer team vs. Sweden in the Olympics, you’ve come to the right place. The US Women’s Olympic soccer team faces Sweden in the quarter-finals of the tournament. After defeating New Zealand and France, and drawing Colombia 2-2, the USA will be looking to put aside … [Read more...]
Buccaneers rookie kicker, a second-round pick, has a rough start
Buccaneers rookie kicker, a second-round pick, has a rough start Roberto Aguayo (AP) Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie kicker Roberto Aguayo might go on to have an all-time great career and we’ll laugh about how it started. But when you draft a kicker in a second round, you don’t want to see him miss his first career kick. After Jameis Winston threw a nice touchdown pass in the first quarter of … [Read more...]
Manuel becomes 1st African American woman to win swim gold (Yahoo Sports)
Manuel becomes 1st African American woman to win swim gold (Yahoo Sports) Simone Manuel leaned her head into her hands and cried when she recognized her historic achievement. With her victory in the 100-meter freestyle, she became the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming. The 20-year-old Manuel upset world-record holder Cate Campbell of Australia and tied … [Read more...]