Sole Russian track athlete banned from Rio, quickly appeals (Yahoo Sports) The IAAF said Saturday it has banned the only Russian in Olympic track and field from competition and that she is appealing the ruling. The eligibility of long jumper Darya Klishina was revoked by the IAAF based on new information it received last week, spokesman Yannis Nikolaou told The Associated Press. McLaren … [Read more...]
NFL Preseason Blitz: Jared Goff upstaged by … Dak Prescott? – Yahoo Sports
NFL Preseason Blitz: Jared Goff upstaged by ... Dak Prescott? - Yahoo Sports What a rookie quarterback debut at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Oh yeah, No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff played too in the Los Angeles Rams’ 28-24 win. Preseason isn’t a great gauge for anything, and that’s especially true for the first game of the preseason. But raise your hand if you expected Dallas Cowboys … [Read more...]
Celtics' Isaiah Thomas: 'NBA knows we're going to be pretty good'
Celtics' Isaiah Thomas: 'NBA knows we're going to be pretty good' 2:10 AM ET Boston Celtics All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas says he thinks the schedule makers got it right by scheduling Boston for 22 national-television appearances during the 2016-17 season. "The NBA knows we're going to be pretty good," Thomas told reporters Saturday morning at his youth basketball camp in … [Read more...]
Mets overcome themselves to get desperately needed victory
Mets overcome themselves to get desperately needed victory Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we’ll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. If you thought the sky was falling in Queens before Saturday, just imagine what another New York Mets … [Read more...]
Neymar leads Brazil into men’s soccer semifinals (Yahoo Sports)
Neymar leads Brazil into men's soccer semifinals (Yahoo Sports) Neymar scored his first goal of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Saturday, giving Brazil a 2-0 win over Colombia and a spot in the semifinals of the men's soccer tournament. Neymar scored from a free kick in the 12th minute, sending a right-footed shot through the wall and into the lower right corner of the net. Luan added the … [Read more...]
Neymar comes alive as Brazil edge Colombia at Rio Olympics
Neymar comes alive as Brazil edge Colombia at Rio Olympics Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Neymar led Brazil into the semi-finals of the Olympics with his first goal of the competition to edge the third of a trilogy of grudge matches with Colombia in three years 2-0. The Barcelona star curled home an inch-perfect free-kick after just 12 minutes of Saturday’s game, but was lucky to escape with a yellow … [Read more...]
NFL Preseason Blitz: Jared Goff upstaged by … Dak Prescott?
NFL Preseason Blitz: Jared Goff upstaged by ... Dak Prescott? What a rookie quarterback debut at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Oh yeah, No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff played too in the Los Angeles Rams’ 28-24 win. Preseason isn’t a great gauge for anything, and that’s especially true for the first game of the preseason. But raise your hand if you expected Dallas Cowboys fourth-round pick Dak … [Read more...]
2016 Rio Olympics golf: Leaderboard, medal round updates, Sunday highlights
2016 Rio Olympics golf: Leaderboard, medal round updates, Sunday highlights They say the cream rises to the top, so it should be no surprise that Sweden's Henrick Stenson and Great Britain's Justin Rose are alone at the top of the 2016 Rio Olympics leaderboard as the Summer Games hosts golf for the first time since 1904. Stenson and Rose are the lead contenders for gold, but Australia's Marcus … [Read more...]
Indians prospect extends hitting streak to 50 games after scoring change
Indians prospect extends hitting streak to 50 games after scoring change Cleveland Indians prospect Francisco Mejia extended his hitting streak to 50 games on Saturday, though it may come with an asterisk. (Lynchburg Hillcats) The longest hitting streak in modern minor league baseball history ended on Saturday night. Then, with the swipe of an official scorer’s eraser and the letters … [Read more...]
Cowlishaw: Cowboys rookie Dak Prescott puts top draft picks Jared Goff, Carson Wentz to shame in debut – Dallas Morning News (blog)
Cowlishaw: Cowboys rookie Dak Prescott puts top draft picks Jared Goff, Carson Wentz to shame in debut - Dallas Morning News (blog) LOS ANGELES -- It's the toughest transition in sports, or so we are told time after time, season after season. The NFL pocket is no place for a rookie quarterback.For now -- for one fun night in the ancient LA Coliseum -- Dak Prescott begged to differ.The Dallas … [Read more...]