Irish Olympic executive arrested in ticket scheme (Yahoo Sports) A senior Olympic executive from Ireland was arrested and taken to the hospital Wednesday after police carried out a raid at his beachfront hotel as part of an investigation into illegal sale of tickets for the Rio de Janeiro Games. Patrick Hickey, a member of the International Olympic Committee's executive board, was accused … [Read more...]
Boxing: U.S.’s Shields makes sure of another medal (Reuters)
Boxing: U.S.'s Shields makes sure of another medal (Reuters) By Alan Baldwin RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Reigning Olympic champion Claressa Shields of the United States made sure of another medal after reaching the women's middleweight semi-finals on Wednesday. Kazakhstan's Dariga Shakimova, who beat Morocco's Khadija Mardi in her quarter-final, now stands between her and another final. "I … [Read more...]
Ottawa Senators on Parliament Hill; Vesey's Pittsburgh fit (Puck Headlines)
Ottawa Senators on Parliament Hill; Vesey's Pittsburgh fit (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected]. He's pretty good at baseball, but @MikeTrout looks like a natural … [Read more...]
Roundtable: What’s your favorite baseball video on the Internet?
Roundtable: What’s your favorite baseball video on the Internet? Baseball is more than just a game fans watch every night of the summer. Baseball is a culture we enjoy from all aspects. It’s why we at Big League Stew give you news on stadium food, ball caps, baseball movies, baseball cards and so on. So this week in the BLS roundtable, we’re turning to a more modern piece of baseball culture … [Read more...]
Cult of Hockey: Third-round pick Matthew Cairns the latest Oilers' D … – Edmonton Journal
Cult of Hockey: Third-round pick Matthew Cairns the latest Oilers' D ... - Edmonton Journal 2016 Edmonton Oilers prospects#16 Matthew Cairns Previously: N/A (drafted #84 overall in 2016) How often have we seen a picture just like that shown above? A fresh faced young graduand draft pick wearing his brand new colours, posing in whatever manner the photogs have chosen this year, smiling like … [Read more...]
DraftKings Early MLB Picks For August 17 – Fantasy CPR
DraftKings Early MLB Picks For August 17 - Fantasy CPR Fantasy Football Top Running Backs to Avoid by Pj Candido DraftKings Late MLB Picks For August 17 by Mike Marteny Aug 12, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer (22) pitches against the New York Yankees during the first inning at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees won 6-3. Mandatory Credit: Andy Marlin-USA … [Read more...]
Neymar leads Brazil into Rio gold medal match
Neymar leads Brazil into Rio gold medal match Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Neymar scored twice, including the fastest goal in Olympics history, as Brazil coasted into Saturday’s gold medal match with a 6-0 thrashing of Honduras at Rio’s iconic Maracana. The hosts now have the chance to ease some of the pain caused by a 7-1 humiliation at the hands of Germany on home soil at the 2014 World Cup by … [Read more...]
Sources: Lakers agree to terms with Yi Jianlian
Sources: Lakers agree to terms with Yi Jianlian 12:06 PM ET Marc Stein Close ESPN Senior Writer • Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com• Began covering the NBA in 1993-94• Also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News RIO DE JANEIRO -- The Los Angeles Lakers are finalizing a deal … [Read more...]
Why is Titans running back Derrick Henry still wearing No. 2?
Why is Titans running back Derrick Henry still wearing No. 2? If you watched Derrick Henry’s highlights from his first NFL preseason game, a couple things stood out. First, the 2015 Heisman Trophy winner looked good. Also, he was still wearing jersey No. 2. That flies in college, where we see skill-position players, defensive backs and even some linebackers wearing single-digit numbers. And … [Read more...]
Olympics-Boxing-AIBA drops some referees, judges after scoring controversy (Reuters)
Olympics-Boxing-AIBA drops some referees, judges after scoring controversy (Reuters) * AIBA says some judges dropped after review of decisions * Results of all Olympic bouts will stand * Controversy over scoring erupted on Tuesday (Adds comment from AIBA official) By Alan Baldwin RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Olympic boxing's governing body has removed some judges and referees from … [Read more...]