Jerome Boateng returns to Bayern training Berlin (AFP) – Germany defender Jerome Boateng took part in Bayern Munich training on Wednesday for the first time since tearing his right thigh against France in the semi-final defeat of Euro 2016. The centre-back managed some light running at Bayern’s Saebener Strasse training ground. There is no date as to when he can return to full team training … [Read more...]
Buffalo Bills second-round pick Reggie Ragland has torn ACL
Buffalo Bills second-round pick Reggie Ragland has torn ACL Reggie Ragland (AP) The Buffalo Bills had a pretty good draft. First-round pick Shaq Lawson was going to provide a pass rush and second-round pick Reggie Ragland was going to step right in at inside linebacker. The Bills haven’t even played a preseason game and those plans have been foiled. Ragland, the team announced, has a torn … [Read more...]
The NL East could stop the Marlins' roll to the playoffs
The NL East could stop the Marlins' roll to the playoffs It seems inconceivable that the Miami Marlins, so recently the laughingstock of MLB, could actually make the playoffs in 2016. They’re 6.5 games back in the NL East, but they currently hold one of the two NL Wild Card spots. But their path to the postseason has four big obstacles: the teams of the NL East. The last five weeks of … [Read more...]
Olympics-Cycling-Road-Women’s individual time trial results (Reuters)
Olympics-Cycling-Road-Women's individual time trial results (Reuters) Aug 10 (Gracenote) - Olympic cycling-road women's individual time trial result in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. 1. Kristin Armstrong (U.S.) 44 minutes 26.42 seconds 2. Olga Zabelinskaya (Russia) 44:31.97 3. Anna van der Breggen (Netherlands) 44:37.80 4. Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands) 44:48.74 5. Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy) … [Read more...]
Armstrong wins third straight Olympic women’s time trial (The Associated Press)
Armstrong wins third straight Olympic women's time trial (The Associated Press) Kristin Armstrong of the United States won her third straight Olympic time trial Wednesday, a golden effort through wind and rain over a brutal course that left her in an exhausted heap at the finish. Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands added a bronze medal to her gold from the road race. Armstrong, who … [Read more...]
Breaking down TCU football: Stars to watch, breakout candidates, predictions and more – Dallas Morning News (blog)
Breaking down TCU football: Stars to watch, breakout candidates, predictions and more - Dallas Morning News (blog) Last season: 11-2 (7-2 in Big 12, T-2nd)Coach: Gary Patterson (143-47 in 15 seasons, all at TCU)Star watchJosh Carraway, DE: The Flower Mound Marcus product was one of the mainstays on a defense that was decimated by injuries last season. Carraway was fourth in the Big 12 in … [Read more...]
U.S. coach thinks LeBron James could be world's best handball player
U.S. coach thinks LeBron James could be world's best handball player LeBron James (AP) People get mad when you insist if the United States sent their best athletes — typically meaning the guys who play football on Sundays in the fall or play above the rim in the NBA — then the U.S. could dominate any sport. Fans of those “other” sports take it as an insult to their athletes, and … [Read more...]
Day four at the Rio Olympics (Reuters)
Day four at the Rio Olympics (Reuters) RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Latest news from the fourth day of competition at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday (all times GMT): 2122 CHINA’S CHEN RUOLIN SPEAKS ON HER PERSONAL STRUGGLES WITH DIVING AFTER WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE WOMEN’S SYNCHRONISED 10M PLATFORM “Over the past two years, I have struggled a lot and it has not been easy. I have even … [Read more...]
DraftKings MLB Lineup: Best Picks & DFS Players August 10 – Heavy.com
DraftKings MLB Lineup: Best Picks & DFS Players August 10 - Heavy.com Today is a busy Wednesday for baseball! Even if you shave off the 3 afternoon games being played, you still have 12 games left to be played starting at 7:05 or later. There are plenty of player for you to pick from, and there are quite a few star players that have great numbers against the opposing pitchers they face … [Read more...]
Dutch cyclist released from hospital, scheduled to fly home Friday
Dutch cyclist released from hospital, scheduled to fly home Friday Dutch women’s cyclist Annemiak van Vleuten was released from the hospital Tuesday. (Getty) Injured cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten had more good news to post on her personal website Tuesday. “Today I can leave the hospital and I will be taken to a hotel nearby,” she wrote. “Not to the Olympic Village, because I need rest and the … [Read more...]