Social Hour: Navy mourns the loss of mascot Bill XXXV (AP) Miss something that happened on Dr. Saturday’s social media presence? Well, we’ve got your roundup right here. Don’t let this happen again. Always be in the know by following Dr. Saturday on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. Navy is mourning the death of its mascot Bill XXXV. RIP Navy mascot Bill XXXV. pic.twitter.com/iMHJrgJxEF — Dr. … [Read more...]
Wyndham Championship 2016: How to watch live stream online, TV coverage
Wyndham Championship 2016: How to watch live stream online, TV coverage The final PGA Tour event of the 2015-16 regular season is upon us, and it should be a good one. The women's competition in Rio de Janeiro is still underway, but the men will be stateside in Greensboro, North Carolina, for the Wyndham Championship. Rickie Fowler will be there. So will his Olympics partner (and former winner … [Read more...]
IndyCar drivers will honor police when they resume at Texas (The Associated Press)
IndyCar drivers will honor police when they resume at Texas (The Associated Press) IndyCar drivers will have ''Back The Blue'' decals on their cars and wear caps representing local police and national law enforcement agencies when they resume the rain-interrupted race at Texas Motor Speedway on Aug. 27. Just weeks after the June 12 postponement, five law enforcement officers were shot and … [Read more...]
US routs Argentina 105-78, moves into men’s basketball semis (Yahoo Sports)
US routs Argentina 105-78, moves into men's basketball semis (Yahoo Sports) In front of a chanting, flag-waving crowd of Argentines who came to throw a raucous farewell party for their Golden Generation, the Americans delivered their most complete performance in Rio. ''What a remarkable run by Argentina and so we knew we had to match that energy tonight. Turning a slow start into an early … [Read more...]
Parker says goodbye to Olympics after France loses to Spain (Yahoo Sports)
Parker says goodbye to Olympics after France loses to Spain (Yahoo Sports) Before going their separate ways, Tony Parker and Paul Gasol met near mid-court and the new teammates shared a warm embrace following Spain's lopsided win. Nearly written off after two losses to open the Rio Games, Spain is back in the men's basketball semifinals for the third straight time following a 92-67 rout of … [Read more...]
Joe Pavelski likely to be named Team USA captain for World Cup of Hockey: Report
Joe Pavelski likely to be named Team USA captain for World Cup of Hockey: Report (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) There’s a good possibility San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski will be named the captain of Team USA for the World Cup of Hockey. A source told CSN Bay Area that there is a “99 percent” chance that Pavelski, a Plover, Wisconsin native, will be chosen to wear the ‘C’ … [Read more...]
Seven burning questions for the SEC West during fall practice
Seven burning questions for the SEC West during fall practice It's hard to argue that there's been a better division in college football over the last decade than the SEC West. Since 2006, we've had 10 teams win national titles and six of those have come from the SEC West (Alabama four times, LSU and Auburn once each). In other words, the SEC West has more national titles in the last 10 years … [Read more...]
Astros release minor leaguer involved in alleged domestic incident
Astros release minor leaguer involved in alleged domestic incident Danry Vasquez was arrested on Aug. 4 before being suspended and released on Wednesday. (Corpus Christi Hooks) The Houston Astros have released 22-year-old minor league outfielder Danry Vasquez, who was suspended indefinitely by the commissioner’s office on Wednesday amid an investigation into an alleged domestic violence … [Read more...]
UNT picks up Spencer Edwards, former 2nd round MLB pick – Denton Record Chronicle (blog)
UNT picks up Spencer Edwards, former 2nd round MLB pick - Denton Record Chronicle (blog) Spencer Edwards, a former baseball standout at Rockwall, has joined the UNT football team. (The Dallas Morning News/John F. Rhodes) Spencer Edwards, a former two-sport standout at Rockwall, has joined the North Texas football team. Edwards was selected with the 88th overall pick in the 2012 Major League … [Read more...]
Five challengers to Barcelona and Real Madrid in La Liga
Five challengers to Barcelona and Real Madrid in La Liga Barcelona (AFP) – Ahead of the start of the 2016/17 La Liga season on Friday, AFP Sports takes a look at the five most prominent challengers to champions Barcelona and European champions Real Madrid (last season’s final position in brackets): Atletico Madrid (third) The undoubted third force of Spanish football missed out on the title by … [Read more...]