Report: Accuser won't attend UF hearing regarding Antonio Callaway Antonio Callaway was Florida’s leading receiver in 2015 (Getty). A woman who has accused Florida wide receiver Antonio Callaway and transferred Florida quarterback Treon Harris of sexual assault will not be attending a school code of conduct hearing because of the appointed arbiter in the case. According to ESPN, a woman … [Read more...]
Berlusconi bows out with deal to sell AC Milan to Chinese
Berlusconi bows out with deal to sell AC Milan to Chinese Milan (AFP) – Silvio Berlusconi agreed Friday to sell AC Milan to Chinese investors under a deal set to end his trophy-laden three decades in charge of the Italian giants by the end of this year. Fininvest, the Berlusconi family’s private holding company, announced that after months of negotiations a preliminary agreement had been signed … [Read more...]
Celtics Summer Forecast: Which young player will have a leap year?
Celtics Summer Forecast: Which young player will have a leap year? Second-year point guard Terry Rozier seems primed for a much bigger impact on this season's Celtics team as a second-unit ball-handler and playmaker. 7:09 AM ET While the Boston Celtics added an All-Star this offseason in veteran big man Al Horford, the team will likely need help from some of its younger players if it hopes to … [Read more...]
Ranking every Olympic men's basketball team
Ranking every Olympic men's basketball team 11:58 AM ET RIO DE JANEIRO -- If it's an Olympic year, there are at least two slam dunks in the world of men's basketball that should reflexively pop into your head. The first, of course, is that Team USA will open the tournament as an embarrassingly huge favorite to scoop up all the gold medals. And then there's the follow-up lock: ESPN.com's … [Read more...]
The Week Ahead: Week Ahead: Strong Brew
The Week Ahead: Week Ahead: Strong Brew The Brewers are near the bottom of the NL Central, and shipped off several pieces at the deadline earlier this week as they officially turned their focus toward the future. They have reason to be feeling good about that future with two rookie hurlers excelling their rotation. Both will be starting twice in The Week Ahead. Junior Guerra has been one of the … [Read more...]
Is Adbel Nader too good for the NBA D-League? – The Boston Globe
Is Adbel Nader too good for the NBA D-League? - The Boston Globe [unable to retrieve full-text content]The Boston GlobeIs Adbel Nader too good for the NBA D-League?The Boston GlobeLast season, six second-round picks signed D-League deals as NBA draft-rights players, meaning their rights are still exclusively held by the team that drafted them even though they are officially under contract with … [Read more...]
Rio police arrest Moroccan boxer on sex assault allegation (Yahoo Sports)
Rio police arrest Moroccan boxer on sex assault allegation (Yahoo Sports) A Moroccan Olympic boxer was arrested Friday on allegations he sexually assaulted two Brazilian women. Police said they arrested Hassan Saada for possible assaults Wednesday on the two housekeepers in the Olympic Village. Chief investigator Carolina Salomao said the women filed a report this week, saying the … [Read more...]
Trainer Jimmy Takter has owned the Hambletonian lately (The Associated Press)
Trainer Jimmy Takter has owned the Hambletonian lately (The Associated Press) EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- The Hambletonian has become trainer Jimmy Takter personal playground lately. … [Read more...]
Olympic road cycling is a grueling, panoramic tour of Rio (The Associated Press)
Olympic road cycling is a grueling, panoramic tour of Rio (The Associated Press) Olympic road cycling races promise to be a grueling, 6-hour showcase featuring everything from the sun-splashed beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema to the squalor of the nearby slums. ''It's the hardest course I've seen in a single-day race,'' said American rider Megan Guarnier, who made a special trip to Brazil … [Read more...]
5-year-old, one-armed golfer does great pro golfer swing impersonations
5-year-old, one-armed golfer does great pro golfer swing impersonations Tommy Morrissey is an inspirational story. The 5-year-old golfer was born without much of his right arm, but that hasn’t stopped him from becoming an impressive junior who has been featured all over the place. While he has a great swing all his own, Morrissey also has the ability to impersonate the swings of some of his … [Read more...]