New York tabloid takes parting shot at Alex Rodriguez Alex Rodriguez enjoyed a memorable sendoff from the New York Yankees on Friday night. You wouldn’t know that though based on the back page headline in Saturday’s New York Post. The well-known tabloid, which isn’t afraid to push the envelope with its headlines, elected to focus on the pre-game thunderstorm that disrupted the Yankees … [Read more...]
Sports digest: MU basketball team moves to 3-0 on Italian tour – STLtoday.com
Sports digest: MU basketball team moves to 3-0 on Italian tour - STLtoday.com Point guard Terrence Phillips stuffed the stat line in the Missouri men’s basketball team’s victory Friday, an 81-52 win over Vicenza Select in Creazzo, Italy. Phillips scored a game-high 17 points and added seven assists and five steals as the Tigers improved to 3-0 on the tour. Freshman forward Willie Jackson had his … [Read more...]
EPL soccer fans, don’t forget to switch NBC Sports App to the Sports Channel
EPL soccer fans, don’t forget to switch NBC Sports App to the Sports Channel Soccer fans in the United States looking forward to watching the Premier League on US television this August will need to remember an important step. If you’ve been watching a lot of the Olympics like I have, you may have selected the Olympics Channel on the NBC Sports App (previously known as NBC Sports Live Extra). In … [Read more...]
Jeremy Lin on esports – “It's the unique talent of the players that is the draw”
Jeremy Lin on esports - "It's the unique talent of the players that is the draw" NBA player Jeremy Lin attends Dota 2's The International 6 tournament in Seattle. Lin is a big Dota fan and longtime player. 12:19 AM ET Jeremy Lin never got a chance to play basketball at the KeyArena. The Seattle SuperSonics left to become the Oklahoma City Thunder two years before Lin made his debut in the … [Read more...]
Rio Olympics 2016: Day 8 schedule, events, how to watch, live stream
Rio Olympics 2016: Day 8 schedule, events, how to watch, live stream It's the Day 8 of the 2016 Rio Olympics, and action continues with plenty of exciting medal events. In the morning, Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin hit the track for the first time in the 100-meter prelims. Later in the evening, the world's fastest woman will be named following the women's 100-meter final. Michael Phelps will also … [Read more...]
Olympics-Cycling-‘Sir Wiggo’ leads Britain to pursuit gold (Reuters)
Olympics-Cycling-'Sir Wiggo' leads Britain to pursuit gold (Reuters) * Wiggins seals eighth Olympic medal * Britain win thriller against Australia (Adds details) By Martyn Herman RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Bradley Wiggins fired Britain to track cycling team pursuit gold in a titanic final battle with Australia at the Rio Games on Friday, etching his name into the record books as … [Read more...]
16 years after first gold in Sydney, Anthony Ervin is back (Yahoo Sports)
16 years after first gold in Sydney, Anthony Ervin is back (Yahoo Sports) RIO DE JANIERO (AP) -- Sixteen years after winning his first individual gold Olympic medal, Anthony Ervin picked up his second with a furious dash across the pool. … [Read more...]
A-Rod contributes double, takes final bows in emotional Yankees farewell
A-Rod contributes double, takes final bows in emotional Yankees farewell The final chapter of Alex Rodriguez’s New York Yankees career was officially written Friday night in front of a soldout crowd at Yankee Stadium. Rodriguez, who will now be released from his player’s contract, went out on the highest of highs given his unusual circumstances, contributing an RBI double in four at-bats. … [Read more...]
'New York Post' misses the mark with headline on A-Rod's farewell
'New York Post' misses the mark with headline on A-Rod's farewell The New York Post has a thing where it goes above and beyond anything a reasonable person would do with headlines. A lot of the time, people might say they crossed a line. This time it looks like they threw up on the line and trampled all over it. In light of there being a storm during the pregame ceremony honoring … [Read more...]
A-Rod contributes double, takes his final bows in emotional Yankees farewell
A-Rod contributes double, takes his final bows in emotional Yankees farewell The final chapter of Alex Rodriguez’s New York Yankees career was officially written Friday night in front of a soldout crowd at Yankee Stadium. Rodriguez, who will now be released from his player’s contract, went out on the highest of highs given his unusual circumstances, contributing an RBI double in four … [Read more...]