Brazil judge wants Ryan Lochte to stay in country, but it's too late (Getty Images) Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news One of the strangest stories of the Olympics got stranger on Wednesday morning when Brazilian newspaper Globo reported that a judge had issued an order to seize the passport of U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen. Globo and USA Today, however, reported … [Read more...]
Olympics-Boxing-Men’s welterweight final results (Reuters)
Olympics-Boxing-Men's welterweight final results (Reuters) Aug 17 (Gracenote) - Olympic boxing men's welterweight final result in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. Daniyar Yeleussinov (Kazakhstan) beat Shakhram Giyasov (Uzbekistan) 3-0 … [Read more...]
Olympics-Boxing-Kazakhstan’s Yeleussinov wins welterweight gold (Reuters)
Olympics-Boxing-Kazakhstan's Yeleussinov wins welterweight gold (Reuters) * Yeleussinov extends Kazakh winning welter streak * Uzbekistan's Giyasov takes silver * Bronzes for Morocco and France (Adds detail) By Alan Baldwin RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's Daniyar Yeleussinov beat Uzbekistan's Shakhram Giyasov on points to win Olympic welterweight gold on Wednesday and … [Read more...]
Josh Donaldson has to be separated from manager after dugout clash
Josh Donaldson has to be separated from manager after dugout clash Your browser does not support iframes. Reigning AL MVP Josh Donaldson already has a reputation for being fiery on the field. He’s gotten into arguments with opposing coaches and players, been the victim of bean-ball retaliations and been in the thick of that Blue Jays-Rangers brawl earlier this season. [Join a Yahoo Daily … [Read more...]
Michigan OL Erik Magnuson announces he's the Wolverines' starting QB
Michigan OL Erik Magnuson announces he's the Wolverines' starting QB Michigan offensive lineman Erik Magnuson (78) celebrates a rushing touchdown by running back Derrick Green (27) in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Northwestern in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015. Michigan won 38-0. (AP Photo/Tony Ding) Michigan’s quarterbacking competition has … [Read more...]
Man Utd rumours won’t distract Fonte, says Puel
Man Utd rumours won’t distract Fonte, says Puel London (AFP) – Southampton manager Claude Puel is confident rumours linking captain Jose Fonte with a move to Friday’s opponents Manchester United won’t stop the Portugal defender concentrating on the task at hand. Fonte was a key member of the Portugal side that won Euro 2016 and is understood to be a target for several major clubs, including a … [Read more...]
Watch live: Cardinals vs. Astros in Free MLB Game of the Day
Watch live: Cardinals vs. Astros in Free MLB Game of the Day On Tuesday night, the Houston Astros played the St. Louis Cardinals, and Astros second baseman Jose Altuve began the game with 997 lifetime hits. In his last at-bat, after going 2-for-4, Altuve laced a single to left field for hit number 1000, and became the fastest player in Astros history to reach that mark (he did it in 786 … [Read more...]
Saves and Steals: Miller Time Is Over
Saves and Steals: Miller Time Is Over After a few weeks of utter mayhem, the closer tiers were finally stable. The only “news” is the Indians continued use of Andrew Miller as a late-innings fireman. He's so frequently used before the ninth inning that I've dropped him from the list of closers. We'll discuss in more detail soon. The closer leaderboard is topped by Jeurys Familia with 40 saves. … [Read more...]
Australia annihilates Lithuania, moves on to men’s basketball semis
Australia annihilates Lithuania, moves on to men’s basketball semis Patty Mills and the rest of the Australian men’s national basketball team earned a round of applause with another stellar effort to beat Lithuania. (AP/Charlie Neibergall) Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news Throughout group play at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the Australian men’s national … [Read more...]
Olympics-Boxing-Women’s lightweight semifinal results (Reuters)
Olympics-Boxing-Women's lightweight semifinal results (Reuters) Aug 17 (Gracenote) - Olympic boxing women's lightweight semifinal results in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. Estelle Mossely (France) beat Anastasia Belyakova (Russia) 1-0 TKO Yin Junhua (China) beat Mira Potkonen (Finland) 3-0 … [Read more...]