US landmark arrives: 1,000 Summer Olympic gold medals (Yahoo Sports) When Simone Manuel touched the wall to clinch a gold medal Saturday night, it was a moment 120 years in the making. The U.S. women's 4x100-meter medley relay team of Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Dana Vollmer and Manuel - winners at the Rio Games on Saturday night - is being recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee as … [Read more...]
French manager Puel frustrated as Southampton held by Watford
French manager Puel frustrated as Southampton held by Watford Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Southampton’s French manager Claude Puel made a valiant attempt to communicate with the media in English after his first Premier League match ended in a 1-1 draw with Watford. But Puel would have got his message across more quickly if he had known the good old-fashioned English footballing … [Read more...]
DraftKings MLB Lineup: Best Picks & DFS Players August 14 … – Heavy.com
DraftKings MLB Lineup: Best Picks & DFS Players August 14 ... - Heavy.com As this weekend's series come to a close, we have a busy afternoon of baseball ahead of us! Beginning at 1:05, a full slate of 15 games are being played. That's a lot of players to pick from. And while you have a few worthwhile expensive stars to look at, today is more about some cheaper, more unexpected options that … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: The Judge Is In
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: The Judge Is In One era of Yankees baseball ended Saturday. A few hours later, another began. The day the Yankees officially released Alex Rodriguez, top prospects Tyler Austin and Aaron Judge -- one of whom took A-Rod's vacated spot on the 25-man roster -- made their presence felt with back-to-back home runs in their first at-bats as major leaguers. The homers … [Read more...]
Lithuanian weightlifter lands a perfect backflip to celebrate bronze
Lithuanian weightlifter lands a perfect backflip to celebrate bronze Your browser does not support iframes. Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news When Aurimas Didzbalis stepped up for his final lift of the Rio Olympics, he was already guaranteed a spot on the podium. He needed to pull off a personal best of 223 kilograms – about 492 pounds – in the clean and jerk to move up to … [Read more...]
Sole Russian track athlete banned from Rio, quickly appeals (Yahoo Sports)
Sole Russian track athlete banned from Rio, quickly appeals (Yahoo Sports) The IAAF said Saturday it has banned the only Russian in Olympic track and field from competition and that she is appealing the ruling. The eligibility of long jumper Darya Klishina was revoked by the IAAF based on new information it received last week, spokesman Yannis Nikolaou told The Associated Press. McLaren … [Read more...]
NFL Preseason Blitz: Jared Goff upstaged by … Dak Prescott? – Yahoo Sports
NFL Preseason Blitz: Jared Goff upstaged by ... Dak Prescott? - Yahoo Sports What a rookie quarterback debut at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Oh yeah, No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff played too in the Los Angeles Rams’ 28-24 win. Preseason isn’t a great gauge for anything, and that’s especially true for the first game of the preseason. But raise your hand if you expected Dallas Cowboys … [Read more...]
Celtics' Isaiah Thomas: 'NBA knows we're going to be pretty good'
Celtics' Isaiah Thomas: 'NBA knows we're going to be pretty good' 2:10 AM ET Boston Celtics All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas says he thinks the schedule makers got it right by scheduling Boston for 22 national-television appearances during the 2016-17 season. "The NBA knows we're going to be pretty good," Thomas told reporters Saturday morning at his youth basketball camp in … [Read more...]
Mets overcome themselves to get desperately needed victory
Mets overcome themselves to get desperately needed victory 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. If you thought the sky was falling in Queens before Saturday, just imagine what another New York Mets … [Read more...]
Neymar leads Brazil into men’s soccer semifinals (Yahoo Sports)
Neymar leads Brazil into men's soccer semifinals (Yahoo Sports) Neymar scored his first goal of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Saturday, giving Brazil a 2-0 win over Colombia and a spot in the semifinals of the men's soccer tournament. Neymar scored from a free kick in the 12th minute, sending a right-footed shot through the wall and into the lower right corner of the net. Luan added the … [Read more...]