LeBron is really, really leaning into the Kermit-sipping-tea meme Cleveland Cavaliers’ Lebron James, center, holds up the NBA Championship trophy alongside teammates Kyrie Irving, left, Kevin Love, rear right, J.R. Smith, right, and Tristan Thompson, front, at the airport in Cleveland on June 20, 2016. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) NBA players spend their summer vacations doing all sorts of … [Read more...]
Biggest weakness for all 30 NBA teams heading into next season
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Top 5 moments from Day 3 in Rio
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Purdue hires Georgia Tech AD Mike Bobinski
Purdue hires Georgia Tech AD Mike Bobinski Bobinski has been at Georgia Tech since 2013 (AP). Mike Bobinski is moving from one engineering school to another. The Georgia Tech athletic director will be the new AD at Purdue, replacing the retiring Morgan Burke. Welcome the new leader of the Boilermakers! ????⬆️ #BoilerUp pic.twitter.com/3GRaC6qGh1 — Purdue Athletics (@PurdueSports) August 9, … [Read more...]
Those are the breaks: Serena Williams destroys racket in win (Yahoo Sports)
Those are the breaks: Serena Williams destroys racket in win (Yahoo Sports) One destroyed racket - and one poor set - later, Serena Williams made it safely into the third round of the Rio Olympics as she bids for a second consecutive singles gold medal. The No. 1-seeded American struggled for quite a while Monday night, before emerging with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory over France's Alize Cornet, … [Read more...]
Man City sign Everton’s Stones for reported £47.5 mn
Man City sign Everton’s Stones for reported £47.5 mn London (AFP) – Manchester City splashed out a reported £47.5 million ($61 million, 55 million euros) to sign England defender John Stones from Everton on Tuesday. Stones agreed a six-year contract with City and is reported to have become the second most expensive defender in history behind Paris Saint Germain and Brazil star David Luiz. “I’m … [Read more...]
Tim Tebow to work out for MLB teams as he tries baseball career
Tim Tebow to work out for MLB teams as he tries baseball career Tim Tebow (AP)A lot of people just became baseball fans out of the blue. Tim Tebow, whose legion of fans is unmatched for an athlete who hasn’t played an NFL regular-season game since 2012, is going to try a career in baseball. He’s “actively pursuing” a baseball career and will work out for Major League Baseball teams later … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech athletic director leaving to take same position at Purdue in July
Georgia Tech athletic director leaving to take same position at Purdue in July Georgia Tech AD Mike Bobinski is on the move. USATSI Georgia Tech athletic director Mike Bobinski is leaving the ACC school to take the same job at Purdue, a source confirmed to CBS Sports early Tuesday. Bobinski will replace Morgan Burke. Burke is scheduled to retire in July 2017. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution … [Read more...]
Monday's Sports in Brief – Virginian-Pilot
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Tim Tebow is set to pursue baseball career, give up on his NFL dream
Tim Tebow is set to pursue baseball career, give up on his NFL dream One-time NFL quarterback Tim Tebow hasn't been able to find work in quite some time, eventually settling as a college football analyst for ESPN, but on Tuesday his agents announced he would be pursuing an odd dream indeed: playing baseball. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Tebow is going to try and land a career playing for … [Read more...]