Irish boxing star Taylor stunned in lightweight bout (Yahoo Sports) Katie Taylor trudged out of the ring with a white towel around her neck, and needed time to compose herself and find the right words for her stunning exit. The star of the London Games, the Irish fighter's Olympics lasted just one bout. Taylor, perhaps the most popular athlete in the country, was upset on Monday by … [Read more...]
Olympics-Boxing-Women’s lightweight quarterfinal results (Reuters)
Olympics-Boxing-Women's lightweight quarterfinal results (Reuters) Aug 15 (Gracenote) - Olympic boxing women's lightweight quarterfinal results in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Yin Junhua (China) beat Yana Alekseevna (Azerbaijan) 3-0 Mira Potkonen (Finland) beat Katie Taylor (Ireland) 2-1 … [Read more...]
Olympics-Cycling-Viviani leads as omnium heads for thrilling climax (Reuters)
Olympics-Cycling-Viviani leads as omnium heads for thrilling climax (Reuters) By Martyn Herman RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Italy's Elia Viviani took the lead after of the track cycling men's omnium as the multi-discipline event headed towards a thrilling conclusion later on Monday. After four of the six disciplines, Viviani was leading with 140 points, 14 more than overnight leader … [Read more...]
Malaysia loses FIFA event over Israel visas
Malaysia loses FIFA event over Israel visas Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Malaysia has relinquished the rights to host the 2017 FIFA Congress, a sports official said Monday after the predominantly Muslim country refused to issue visas to Israeli delegates. “We were advised by the government to withdraw from hosting the congress due to security issues,” Affandi Hamzah, deputy president of the Football … [Read more...]
Anaheim Ducks sign Antoine Vermette to two-year, $3.5M contract
Anaheim Ducks sign Antoine Vermette to two-year, $3.5M contract (Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images) The Anaheim Ducks have signed veteran forward Antoine Vermette to a two-year, $3.5 million contract. On Monday, the Ducks announced the decision to bring in the 34-year-old Vermette, who was bought out by the Arizona Coyotes earlier in the summer. Last offseason the Coyotes signed … [Read more...]
More details on possible 2018 NFL regular-season game in China
More details on possible 2018 NFL regular-season game in China (AP) All signs point to the NFL playing one of its regular-season games in China in 2018. The teams have been picked out, reports have said. It’ll be the Los Angeles Rams, as the home team, against the San Francisco 49ers. One has to imagine the Rams going to China is unofficially part of their relocation fee. Why the 49ers would … [Read more...]
Jerry Jones on why Cowboys don't need Johnny Manziel: Dak Prescott
Jerry Jones on why Cowboys don't need Johnny Manziel: Dak Prescott Remember when Jerry Jones said he was "this close" to drafting Johnny Manziel back in 2014? Or, three months ago, when he conceded that he should have overpaid to trade up and grab Paxton Lynch? The Broncos landed Lynch and the Cowboys had to "settle" for Dak Prescott in Round 4. Funny story: Prescott was lights out in his … [Read more...]
Cubs fire stadium DJ who made staggeringly horrible song choice
Cubs fire stadium DJ who made staggeringly horrible song choice The Chicago Cubs promised a “strong response” to their stadium DJ playing a shockingly inappropriate song during Sunday night’s game, and now we know what that response is. The Cubs have fired the person responsible for playing Prodigy’s “Smack My [expletive] Up” after closer Aroldis Chapman walked off the mound in the top of … [Read more...]
DraftKings MLB Lineup: Best Picks & DFS Players August 15 – Heavy.com
DraftKings MLB Lineup: Best Picks & DFS Players August 15 - Heavy.com It's a bit of a slow Monday for baseball today, with plenty of teams getting the day off. Taking away the lone afternoon game of the day, just 9 games are going to be played starting at 7:05 or later. Some players you're going to want aren't available, and there aren't exactly a ton of aces taking the mound today. But look … [Read more...]
Zika chants still trolling U.S. athletes, post-Hope Solo
Zika chants still trolling U.S. athletes, post-Hope Solo (Getty Images) RIO DE JANEIRO – Phil Dalhausser of Team USA held the ball in his hand as the rest of the beach volleyball players prepared themselves for his serve. The Brazilian fans at the Copacabana Beach stadium let out a cheer: ‘Ohhhhhhhhhh!’ They kept it going until Dalhausser jumped and hit the ball, like an American football … [Read more...]