Weekly Picks: The Bargain Hunter-Week 2 And we’re off. Now that we’ve gotten that pesky first day of school out of the way, we can really start to dig our heels in and get to work on the season ahead in Fantasy Premier League. Gameweek 2 starts today, with the Premier League unveiling its new Friday Night Lights promotion with Manchester United facing Southampton. As far as last week went, I … [Read more...]
Horsin' around the world: How horses make the journey to the Olympics
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With All-Star Game's arrival, will Anthony Davis renew lost luster?
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Astros GM Jeff Luhnow wants to set baseball back 50 years
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James Shields is the White Sox's problem for the foreseeable future
James Shields is the White Sox's problem for the foreseeable future When the dust settles on the 2016 season, there will likely be articles about the best and worst trade deadline acquisitions. These players either rose to the occasion and singlehandedly pushed their new clubs to the playoffs, or they crashed and burned, leaving a trail of failure and tears behind them. The James Shields … [Read more...]
Lloyd Carr steps down from CFP selection committee
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New Orleans replaces Charlotte as NBA ASG site
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You will yell like a shot-put hurler after watching this video
You will yell like a shot-put hurler after watching this video Your browser does not support iframes. Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news The men’s Olympic shot put weighs 7.26 kilograms, or about 16 pounds, or about the weight of two gallons of milk, so, yeah, it takes a bit of effort to hurl one. So you’ll love watching this NBC compilation of these Olympic shot put competitors … [Read more...]
Olympics-Boxing-Men’s light welterweight semifinal results (Reuters)
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Lydia Ko makes second ace of the day at Olympic women's golf tourney
Lydia Ko makes second ace of the day at Olympic women's golf tourney Lydia Ko is making a big charge up the leaderboard in Friday’s third round of the women’s Olympic golf tournament, thanks in part to a hole-in-one. Ko was playing the 140-yard eighth hole already 3 under par through seven holes of her round. With a 7-iron, the New Zealander hit a 7-iron that landed just short of the … [Read more...]