Anthem singer Aaron Lewis apologizes for botched 'Star-Spangled Banner' It forever will be known as the "Stain'd Mangled Banner." Singer Aaron Lewis took to Facebook on Sunday night to apologize for messing up the national anthem before Game 5 of the World Series. Lewis's big mistake — aside from getting a neck tattoo at one point in his life — came in the song's second line: O say can you … [Read more...]
Kevin Harvick gets wrecked after Matt Kenseth’s car wheel hops into corner (GIF)
Kevin Harvick gets wrecked after Matt Kenseth's car wheel hops into corner (GIF) Kevin Harvick is in an early points hole in the third round of the Chase. Before the halfway point of Sunday's race at Martinsville, Matt Kenseth's car wheel-hopped getting into turn one. (Wheel hopping is when a car's rear brakes lock up and the car slides or snaps around) Kenseth started to slide into turn one … [Read more...]
Brandon Crawford steps up to help Giants win World Series Game 5
Brandon Crawford steps up to help Giants win World Series Game 5 SAN FRANCISCO — Here's the thing about these San Francisco Giants, on any given night, in any given postseason game, someone else seems to step up. On Sunday night, in Game 5 of the World Series, it was shortstop Brandon Crawford. He had an RBI in each of his first two at-bats, giving the Giants an early 2-0 lead. Neither was … [Read more...]
Bumgarner lifts Giants one game closer to World Series title
Bumgarner lifts Giants one game closer to World Series title SAN FRANCISCO — With every pitch, Madison Bumgarner etched his place among the World Series greats. The long, tall lefty kept slinging away and put the San Francisco Giants just one win from yet another championship, throwing a four-hitter to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-0 Sunday night for a 3-2 Series edge. MORE: Box score | Schedule … [Read more...]
Pure Tactics wins Lure Stakes at Santa Anita (The Associated Press)
Pure Tactics wins Lure Stakes at Santa Anita (The Associated Press) ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Pure Tactics led all the way to win the $75,000 Lure Stakes by 6 1/2 lengths Sunday at Santa Anita. … [Read more...]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets his fourth win of the season at Martinsville
Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets his fourth win of the season at Martinsville Dale Earnhardt Jr. now has something he's wanted since he was a kid. A Martinsville grandfather clock. NASCAR's most popular driver stormed through the field on a restart with five laps to go and passed Tony Stewart for the race lead and the win on Sunday. Junior had a healthy lead late in the race but a caution flag flew … [Read more...]
NFL Winners and Losers: What is wrong with the Chicago Bears?
NFL Winners and Losers: What is wrong with the Chicago Bears? Lamarr Houston provided a perfect punch line, but don’t forget the entire joke that was the Chicago Bears’ performance on Sunday. Houston had perhaps the most embarrassing moment of the season. He suffered what appears to be a serious knee injury celebrating a sack when the Bears trailed by 25 points late in the fourth quarter. It … [Read more...]
Giants fan shows off his awesome custom Harley at World Series Game 5
Giants fan shows off his awesome custom Harley at World Series Game 5 SAN FRANCISCO — A crowd had gathered near the Willie Mays statue outside AT&T Park in the hours before Sunday's Game 5 of the World Series. They were snapping pictures with their phone, in awe of what they saw. At the center of the crowd wasn't Mays or any other famous baseball player. It was a guy named Donnie Robinson, … [Read more...]
FIS president warns FIFA over clash with 2022 Winter Games (Reuters)
FIS president warns FIFA over clash with 2022 Winter Games (Reuters) By Manuele Lang SOELDEN Austria (Reuters) - International Ski Federation (FIS) president Gian-Franco Kasper has warned FIFA against holding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the same time as the Winter Olympic Games. Kasper, who is also an outspoken member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), was reacting to comments … [Read more...]
Geno Smith benched for Michael Vick after 3 picks in 10 minutes
Geno Smith benched for Michael Vick after 3 picks in 10 minutes Geno Smith attempted eight passes in the first 10 minutes of Sunday's game — three of those passes fell incomplete, two were completed to New York Jets, and three ended up in the hands of Buffalo Bills defenders. That apparently was enough for Rex Ryan. Smith was benched. Enter Michael Vick. Even if Smith's second interception … [Read more...]