Morning Sports Update: Jimmy Vesey leaning toward Eastern Conference - Boston.com Mookie Betts and the Red Sox sweep the Diamondbacks, Usain Bolt wins gold, and Jimmy Vesey is still deciding on his next team. Agent says Jimmy Vesey’s preferred teams are in Eastern Conference, including Bruins: Agent Peter Fish told WEEI.com’s DJ Bean that left wing Jimmy Vesey is a good bet to pick an Eastern … [Read more...]
Walsh Jennings celebrates birthday with win, Olympic semifinals spot
Walsh Jennings celebrates birthday with win, Olympic semifinals spot USA’s Kerri Walsh Jennings LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images RIO DE JANEIRO – The benefit of playing beach volleyball at midnight is that it can become your birthday during the match. U.S. fans at Copacabana Beach serenaded Kerri Walsh Jennings with “Happy Birthday To You” as she and April Ross advanced to the Rio Olympics beach … [Read more...]
How Teddy Bridgewater is bearing the cross of playing 'not fancy' football
How Teddy Bridgewater is bearing the cross of playing 'not fancy' football CINCINNATI -- Moments after Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater fired a 49-yard touchdown strike to Charles Johnson Friday night, the comments on social media started to come. See, Teddy can throw the deep ball. The defense of Bridgewater is in full force as we head to the 2016 season. Like Tony Romo … [Read more...]
P.J. Fleck dons full pads, enlists legendary actor for scholarship reveal (Video)
P.J. Fleck dons full pads, enlists legendary actor for scholarship reveal (Video) Western Michigan head coach P.J. Fleck (AP Photo/David Richard) I know we’ve posted quite a few walk-on scholarship videos lately, but when one involves a legendary actor and a coach putting on full pads, it’s getting posted. (Besides, they never get old, do they?) Enter P.J. Fleck and Western Michigan. Fleck … [Read more...]
Olympics-Cycling-Track-Men’s omnium overall results (Reuters)
Olympics-Cycling-Track-Men's omnium overall results (Reuters) Aug 15 (Gracenote) - Olympic cycling-track men's omnium overall results in Rio de Janeiro on Monday after four events. Overall 1. Elia Viviani (Italy) 140 2. Thomas Boudat (France) 126 3. Mark Cavendish (Britain) 126 4. Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) 118 5. Fernando Gaviria (Colombia) 118 6. Roger Kluge (Germany) 114 7. Glenn … [Read more...]
Everton sign winger Bolasie from Palace
Everton sign winger Bolasie from Palace London (AFP) – Democratic Republic of Congo winger Yannick Bolasie has joined Everton from Premier League rivals Crystal Palace on a five-year contract, his new club announced on Monday. The fee for the 27-year-old was not disclosed, but British media reports said Everton had paid 25 million pounds ($32.2 million, 28.8 million euros), potentially rising to … [Read more...]
Draft Analysis: 50 Players to Draft at Cost
Draft Analysis: 50 Players to Draft at Cost Even though I’ve already reinforced why I believe the recent surge of drafting wide receivers early and often is sound strategy regardless and isn’t going away for good reason anytime soon, I’m someone who likes to tinker with multiple approaches to drafts. Every draft room breathes its own life and being flexible in your approach can save you from being … [Read more...]
Longest minor league hitting streak in 62 years snapped at 50 games
Longest minor league hitting streak in 62 years snapped at 50 games Sunday afternoon, the longest hitting streak in modern minor league baseball history came to an end. Indians catching prospect Francisco Mejia went 0 for 3 with a walk for the High Class-A Lynchburg Hillcats in their 6-0 win over the Winston-Salem Dash (White Sox) (box score), which ended his hitting streak at an unbelievable 50 … [Read more...]
NFL Preseason Week 1: Texans 24, 49ers 13 — 4 Winners, 4 Losers – Houston Press
NFL Preseason Week 1: Texans 24, 49ers 13 — 4 Winners, 4 Losers - Houston Press Whitney Mercilus Michael Starghill After nearly two weeks of baby slapping each other while wearing jerseys and shorts, save a few padded practices here and there, the Texans finally got a chance to line up across from another NFL team and hit them in the mouth. Quite honestly, the Texans' 24-13 win over the … [Read more...]
Who is the greater Olympian, Michael Phelps or Usain Bolt?
Who is the greater Olympian, Michael Phelps or Usain Bolt? Definitively comparing athletes across sports is impossible. It’s also the quintessence of sports debate, tying in various tangential questions of how to quantify athleticism, skill and sporting greatness, and how to consider the merits of different games, competitions and achievements. And, most importantly, it’s wildly … [Read more...]