Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Life After Stanton We’ve been down this road before haven’t we? Each year we wonder if this will be the year Giancarlo Stanton finally stays healthy. Well we can keep wondering. 2016 won’t be the year. It’s been an interesting season for Stanton, which is usually the case. Stanton was his usual dinger-smashin’ self in April but his bat went into a deep slumber during … [Read more...]
Andy Murray 1st to win 2 Olympic tennis singles golds (Yahoo Sports)
Andy Murray 1st to win 2 Olympic tennis singles golds (Yahoo Sports) Andy Murray is making a habit of accomplishing things that hadn't been done in a while. Murray became the first tennis player in Olympic history with two singles gold medals, winning his second in a row by wearing down Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 at the Rio de Janeiro Games in a back-and-forth … [Read more...]
Finally healthy, Ryan Moore notches fifth PGA Tour win at John Deere Classic
Finally healthy, Ryan Moore notches fifth PGA Tour win at John Deere Classic There are only 201 PGA Tour players who have more career wins than Ryan Moore. Moore won the John Deere Classic on Sunday by two strokes over Ben Martin to secure the fifth win of his PGA Tour career. That's the same number as Luke Donald and Henrik Stenson. It's also one behind Jimmy Walker, Hunter Mahan and Bill Haas; … [Read more...]
Rio Olympics: Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar nearly medals, inspires world
Rio Olympics: Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar nearly medals, inspires world The gymnastics venue has been home to some of the most incredible performances of the Olympics. It has also been home to plenty of inspiring stories, perhaps none more than 23-year-old gymnast Dipa Karmakar. She already made history as the first ever female gymnast from India to qualify for the Olympics, overcoming long … [Read more...]
Mookie Betts blasts three home runs in a single game … again
Mookie Betts blasts three home runs in a single game ... again Warning: Do not adjust your webpage. We promise this isn’t a recycled article from May 31. For the second time this season, Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts blasted three home runs in a single game. This time around, Betts did his damage against Zack Greinke and the Arizona Diamondbacks. He wasted no time getting to work. … [Read more...]
Olympics-Cycling-Kenny’s key to gold? Pretend ‘I’m racing myself’ (Reuters)
Olympics-Cycling-Kenny's key to gold? Pretend 'I'm racing myself' (Reuters) By Martyn Herman RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Callum Skinner's attempts to unsettle British team mate Jason Kenny with mindgames proved futile on Sunday as he was forced to settle for silver in the Olympic track cycling sprint final. "In the past we have been kind of hanging on and it's been grim to be in the … [Read more...]
Van Niekerk shatters world record in 400 to win Olympic gold (Yahoo Sports)
Van Niekerk shatters world record in 400 to win Olympic gold (Yahoo Sports) Exploding out of the blocks in lane eight, Wayde van Niekerk didn't see another runner during the entire Olympic 400-meter final. The South African sprinter broke Michael Johnson's 17-year-old world record on Sunday night in Rio de Janeiro, leaving two of the greatest one-lap runners of this era in his dust. Van … [Read more...]
Mourinho expects Ibrahimovic to make his mark
Mourinho expects Ibrahimovic to make his mark Bournemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho believes Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s influence on his Manchester United team-mates will be just as crucial as his inspirational contribution on the pitch. Ibrahimovic marked his Premier League debut for United in memorable fashion as the flamboyant Swedish striker hammered a 25-yard strike past Bournemouth … [Read more...]
Orioles rally late, pull off dramatic ninth inning comeback
Orioles rally late, pull off dramatic ninth inning comeback 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. After the fifth inning, the Baltimore Orioles looked doomed. With the San Francisco Giants leading 7-1, … [Read more...]