Sports in brief: NBA picks New Orleans as new All-Star Game site - Dubuque Telegraph Herald NEW ORLEANS — The NBA has chosen to hold the 2017 All-Star Game in New Orleans after taking the midseason event away from North Carolina because of a state law that limits anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgender people. The league announced Friday that New Orleans would replace … [Read more...]
Bronze gone? Another race, another miscue for US relay team (Yahoo Sports)
Bronze gone? Another race, another miscue for US relay team (Yahoo Sports) Rodgers and Gatlin were ruled to have passed the baton before the start of the first passing zone in the men's 4x100 relay won Friday night by Usain Bolt and Jamaica. Tyson Bromell ran the anchor leg and finished third behind Jamaica and surprising Japan. … [Read more...]
Olympics schedule at 0530 GMT on Saturday (Reuters)
Olympics schedule at 0530 GMT on Saturday (Reuters) Aug 20 (Reuters) - Olympic schedule at 0530 GMT on Saturday (times GMT): Lochte controversy continues Continuing coverage of the scandal surrounding four U.S. swimmers, including Ryan Lochte, who Brazilian police say lied about an armed robbery. Gunnar Bentz released a statement giving the first inside account of what happened and accused … [Read more...]
Orioles make homer history, but a weak rotation continues to be exposed in loss
Orioles make homer history, but a weak rotation continues to be exposed in loss Although George Springer hit a solo home run in the top of the first, Friday's game against the Houston Astros could not have started better for the Baltimore Orioles . Four of the first five batters they sent to the plate against Collin McHugh hit home runs. Four of the first five! That's never been done before. … [Read more...]
Air Force has matching 'sharktooth' uniforms to match helmet (Video)
Air Force has matching 'sharktooth' uniforms to match helmet (Video) Air Force flag carriers run before the NCAA Mountain West Championship football game against San Diego State Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) Air Force has matching uniforms to go with its awesome “Sharktooth” alternate helmets. [Check out Dr. Saturday on Tumblr for entertaining things … [Read more...]
Neid goes out with gold as Germany defeats Sweden 2-1 (Yahoo Sports)
Neid goes out with gold as Germany defeats Sweden 2-1 (Yahoo Sports) With her arms raised in victory, coach Silvia Neid ran onto the field to join the celebration of Germany's first Olympic gold medal - even jumping onto the players' dogpile. Dzsenifer Marozsan scored early in the second half Friday and Germany went on to give Neid a 2-1 victory over Sweden for the nation's first Olympic … [Read more...]
In Bolt’s shadow, US team keeps raking in medals (Yahoo Sports)
In Bolt's shadow, US team keeps raking in medals (Yahoo Sports) In the shadow of mighty Usain Bolt, Allyson Felix achieved something unprecedented in women's track and field Friday by winning her fifth Olympic gold medal. Running the second leg in the relay, Felix kept the U.S. up there with the mighty Jamaicans, before English Gardner and Tori Bowie brought the baton, tightly clenched in … [Read more...]
Inbee Park two clear heading into women's Olympic finale
Inbee Park two clear heading into women's Olympic finale Inbee Park has a two-shot lead through three rounds in Rio. (Getty Images) Inbee Park is a round away from winning the first women’s Olympic golf gold medal since 1900. The seven-time major winner carries a two-shot lead into the final round in Rio de Janeiro, leading over American Gerina Piller and world No. 1 Lydia Ko at … [Read more...]
Olympics-Cycling-Post’s silver joy tempered as fiance misses a medal (Reuters)
Olympics-Cycling-Post's silver joy tempered as fiance misses a medal (Reuters) By Martyn Herman RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - American Alise Post's joy at winning a silver medal in the women's BMX final was tempered shortly afterwards on Friday as Australian husband-to-be Sam Willoughby finished off the podium. Minutes after Post crossed the line second behind winner Mariana Pajon, … [Read more...]
Why did Jimmy Vesey take the New York Rangers' free agent pitch?
Why did Jimmy Vesey take the New York Rangers' free agent pitch? (Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images) College free agent forward Jimmy Vesey tried not to pay attention to New York Rangers’ celebrity fans as they took to Twitter in droves to try to convince him to play for their team. Eventually Vesey’s friends got ahold of him to inform the Harvard grad that New York Mets pitcher … [Read more...]