Neymar comes alive as Brazil edge Colombia at Rio Olympics Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Neymar led Brazil into the semi-finals of the Olympics with his first goal of the competition to edge the third of a trilogy of grudge matches with Colombia in three years 2-0. The Barcelona star curled home an inch-perfect free-kick after just 12 minutes of Saturday’s game, but was lucky to escape with a yellow … [Read more...]
NFL Preseason Blitz: Jared Goff upstaged by … Dak Prescott?
NFL Preseason Blitz: Jared Goff upstaged by ... Dak Prescott? 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 fourth-round pick Dak … [Read more...]
2016 Rio Olympics golf: Leaderboard, medal round updates, Sunday highlights
2016 Rio Olympics golf: Leaderboard, medal round updates, Sunday highlights They say the cream rises to the top, so it should be no surprise that Sweden's Henrick Stenson and Great Britain's Justin Rose are alone at the top of the 2016 Rio Olympics leaderboard as the Summer Games hosts golf for the first time since 1904. Stenson and Rose are the lead contenders for gold, but Australia's Marcus … [Read more...]
Indians prospect extends hitting streak to 50 games after scoring change
Indians prospect extends hitting streak to 50 games after scoring change Cleveland Indians prospect Francisco Mejia extended his hitting streak to 50 games on Saturday, though it may come with an asterisk. (Lynchburg Hillcats) The longest hitting streak in modern minor league baseball history ended on Saturday night. Then, with the swipe of an official scorer’s eraser and the letters … [Read more...]
Cowlishaw: Cowboys rookie Dak Prescott puts top draft picks Jared Goff, Carson Wentz to shame in debut – Dallas Morning News (blog)
Cowlishaw: Cowboys rookie Dak Prescott puts top draft picks Jared Goff, Carson Wentz to shame in debut - Dallas Morning News (blog) LOS ANGELES -- It's the toughest transition in sports, or so we are told time after time, season after season. The NFL pocket is no place for a rookie quarterback.For now -- for one fun night in the ancient LA Coliseum -- Dak Prescott begged to differ.The Dallas … [Read more...]
United States wins 1,000th Summer Olympic gold medal
United States wins 1,000th Summer Olympic gold medal Your browser does not support iframes. Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news With a monster day on Friday, and a women’s rowing gold, men’s long jump gold and women’s swimming gold Saturday at the Rio Olympics, the United States has now won 1,000 gold medals at the Summer Games. The women’s swimming relay team of Lilly King, Simone … [Read more...]
Gasol, Spain throttle Lithuania 109-59 in men’s basketball (Yahoo Sports)
Gasol, Spain throttle Lithuania 109-59 in men's basketball (Yahoo Sports) With little room for error, the Spanish men's basketball team absolutely throttled Lithuania 109-59 Saturday to keep its medal hopes alive. Spain, which won silver at the last two Olympics, lost two of its first three games and desperately needed a win - and it still might need help from other teams to advance to the … [Read more...]
Where to find Arsenal vs. Liverpool on US TV and streaming
Where to find Arsenal vs. Liverpool on US TV and streaming If you’re trying to find out how you can watch Arsenal vs. Liverpool, you’ve come to the right place. Both Arsenal and Liverpool kick off their 2016/17 campaigns in a match live from Emirates Stadium in north London. When the two teams played in January, the match ended in a thrilling 3-3 draw, so expectations will be high that we can … [Read more...]
Rams want to extend Jeff Fisher and GM Les Snead's deals now
Rams want to extend Jeff Fisher and GM Les Snead's deals now You can see why the Los Angeles Rams are feeling some urgency to extend the contracts of head coach Jeff Fisher and general manager Les Snead before the season. Wait, wait. No, there’s absolutely no reason at all for that. The Rams have been one of the most underachieving teams in the NFL under Fisher. But apparently the Rams … [Read more...]
LOOK: Michael Phelps received his final gold medal and the whole world cried
LOOK: Michael Phelps received his final gold medal and the whole world cried Michael Phelps finished his career in the most Phelps way possible -- by winning a gold medal in the 4x100-meter medley relay. About 45 minutes later, the 31-year-old took the Olympic podium for the final time and listened to "The Star-Spangled Banner" with his gold medal draped around his neck. Phelps fought back tears … [Read more...]