Olympics-Cycling-Hoy leads praise of record-breaker Wiggins (Reuters) By Martyn Herman RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Cycling great Chris Hoy led the praise for Bradley Wiggins after he surpassed his own British record Olympic medal haul in a thrilling track team pursuit final on Friday. Wiggins, along with Owain Doull, Ed Clancy and Steven Burke, edged Australia in a gold medal … [Read more...]
NFL Preseason Blitz: Terrelle Pryor trying to beat huge odds
NFL Preseason Blitz: Terrelle Pryor trying to beat huge odds It is very, very rare for a player to fail at quarterback in the NFL, then become an effective receiver. But Terrelle Pryor of the Cleveland Browns is a special athlete, and he might be in the process of pulling it off. Pryor made a nice statement on his first play this preseason, in a 17-11 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Pryor … [Read more...]
Bayern, Dortmund in Super Cup showdown
Bayern, Dortmund in Super Cup showdown Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund host champions Bayern Munich for the German Super Cup on Sunday with Mats Hummels and Mario Goetze set to be scrutinised following high-profile returns to each rival team. The showdown between German league and cup champions Bayern and last season’s runners-up Dortmund, who finished second to the Bavarians in both … [Read more...]
U.S. men's hoops team escapes another close call in Rio
U.S. men's hoops team escapes another close call in Rio DeMarcus Cousins set a physical tone early with a spin and dunk around Milos Teodosic in the first quarter. But the experienced Serbs stuck to their half-court game and took Team USA down to the final seconds. 11:16 PM ET RIO DE JANEIRO -- Some at-the-buzzer instant analysis from press row at the Carioca Arena 1 after Team USA … [Read more...]
Indians run all over Angels to tie franchise record
Indians run all over Angels to tie franchise record Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we’ll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. The Cleveland Indians had a pretty clear game plan on Friday night: Run! The aggressive Indians started the … [Read more...]
Joseph Schooling’s Olympic gold comes with a massive payout
Joseph Schooling’s Olympic gold comes with a massive payout (Getty Images) Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news After winning the 100-meter butterfly Friday night in Rio, Joseph Schooling will take home more than just an Olympic gold medal and the pride that comes with beating Michael Phelps. Schooling’s victory, the first-ever gold for Singapore, comes with a $753,000 pay-out from … [Read more...]
Top US BMX rider Connor Fields back from hand injury (The Associated Press)
Top US BMX rider Connor Fields back from hand injury (The Associated Press) The pink scar that winds from the bottom of Connor Fields' left hand and past his wrist serves as a reminder of the injury that derailed a promising BMX season. While the hand he hurt in the spring isn't fully healed, Fields said it feels well enough to do whatever he needs to do on the bike. It allows just enough … [Read more...]
Carter’s last throw nets 1st US Olympic gold in women’s shot (Yahoo Sports)
Carter's last throw nets 1st US Olympic gold in women's shot (Yahoo Sports) Michelle Carter loves to let the tension build. The American shot putter waited until her last throw Friday night to knock off arguably the best woman to ever compete in the event - two-time defending champion Valerie Adams of New Zealand. Now, Carter has a gold medal to go with the silver one her longtime NFL … [Read more...]
Jonathan Lucroy keeps piling up homers with his new team by slugging two Friday
Jonathan Lucroy keeps piling up homers with his new team by slugging two Friday Needless to say, the Rangers trading for Jonathan Lucroy on trade deadline day is thus far working out pretty well. The Rangers had won five straight Lucroy starts heading into Friday's game against the Tigers, and the run is in no small part due to Lucroy's power surge at the plate. That home run stroke was again on … [Read more...]
Oh no! Cody Kessler pulls a Dan Orlovsky, runs out of end zone
Oh no! Cody Kessler pulls a Dan Orlovsky, runs out of end zone Dan Orlovsky … You thought about him running out of the back of the end zone when you saw his name, didn’t you? When Orlovsky was with the Detroit Lions, he ran out of the back of the end zone, oblivious that he stepped out of bounds and took a safety. That happened in 2008, and became the play that summed up the 0-16 Lions. It’s … [Read more...]