Team says tire caused Derrike Cope's car's crazy explosion at Watkins Glen (Getty Images) Derrike Cope’s car had a massive explosion during Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen. Cope was experiencing brake issues during the race and was coasting around the track. His car came to a stop in the shortcut part of the inner loop at the road course. It then went kablooie. Your … [Read more...]
Mourinho ‘proud’ of record-breaking Pogba move
Mourinho ‘proud’ of record-breaking Pogba move London (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said his club should feel “proud” about signing Paul Pogba as the France midfielder moved closer to rejoining his former team in a world-record transfer. Pogba, 23, is poised to complete a reported 89 million pounds ($116.4 million, 105 million euros) switch to Old Trafford after United and … [Read more...]
Olympic cycling course leaves riders bloodied, broken (The Associated Press)
Olympic cycling course leaves riders bloodied, broken (The Associated Press) After a series of spills in the men's Olympic road race left cyclists with broken bones and bloody road rash, it seemed as if the women's race Sunday was going to escape serious injury. Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten, barreling down the final descent of Vista Chinesa in the lead, hit the deck in a spectacular … [Read more...]
Online version of Orlando Pace's speech had St. Louis parts cut out
Online version of Orlando Pace's speech had St. Louis parts cut out NFL fans in St. Louis are a bit on edge a bit these days, and understandably so. They had their team taken from them. While the league plans to celebrate the Los Angeles Rams’ return to Southern California — when ESPN was killing time after the Hall of Fame game was canceled Chris Berman excitedly promoted next … [Read more...]
2016 Olympics: No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic bounced in first round of singles tennis
2016 Olympics: No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic bounced in first round of singles tennis Novak Djokovic's stay in Rio may be short-lived. The No. 1 seed in the Olympic singles tournament fell in the first round to Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-2) and was visibly frustrated all night. Del Potro outplayed Djokovic across the court, forcing errors and outright winning points with … [Read more...]
State of Emergency: Brazil can only tie lowly Iraq
State of Emergency: Brazil can only tie lowly Iraq Brazil’s Neymar, top, jumps over Iraq’s Alaa Ali during a group A match of the men’s Olympic football tournament. (AP) Maybe soccer isn’t Brazil’s thing? The host country’s international woes continued Sunday night when Brazil tied lowly Iraq, 0-0, in group play. Not even seven minutes of stoppage time in a chippy game was able to give … [Read more...]
Celtic boss Rodgers hails Sinclair debut winner
Celtic boss Rodgers hails Sinclair debut winner Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers heaped praise on new signing Scott Sinclair as the winger came off the bench to grab a late winner in a 2-1 Scottish Premiership victory over Hearts. The 27-year-old, who only completed his £4.5million move from Aston Villa late on Saturday, replaced Stuart Armstrong on the hour mark. But his surging … [Read more...]
Kerr: 'Absurd' to refer to Durant as a villain
Kerr: 'Absurd' to refer to Durant as a villain 11:56 PM ET Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr says it's "absurd" to cast Kevin Durant as a villain because he left the Oklahoma City Thunder as a free agent and joined the Warriors this summer. "To think of Kevin Durant or Steph Curry or any of our guys as villains, it's kind of absurd. Especially Kevin," Kerr said Sunday in an … [Read more...]
Manny Machado mashes three home runs in rout of White Sox
Manny Machado mashes three home runs in rout of White Sox 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. Baltimore Orioles slugger Manny Machado was a one man wrecking crew Sunday against the Chicago White Sox. … [Read more...]
Wesley Bryan earns three-win promotion from Web.com Tour
Wesley Bryan earns three-win promotion from Web.com Tour Wesley Bryan has earned the Web.com Tour’s Three-Win Promotion (Getty Images) Wesley Bryan has very quickly transformed himself from a YouTube trick-shot sensation into a PGA Tour member. That metamorphosis completed on Sunday, when Bryan won the Web.com Tour’s Digital Ally Open in Kansas. Bryan beat Grayson Murray and J.T. Potson on … [Read more...]