Hend edges out Que in Hong Kong Angelo Que was in remarkable spirits despite missing out on the Hong Kong Open to Scott Hend © Getty Images Scott Hend beat Angelo Que in a play-off to win the Hong Kong Open on Sunday and become the first Australian to win the event since Greg Norman in 1983. Que and Hend both ended the final round tied on 13-under-par to force extra holes on the par-four 18th … [Read more...]
Pacquiao makes professional basketball debut (The Associated Press)
Pacquiao makes professional basketball debut (The Associated Press) MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Manny Pacquiao made his professional basketball debut on Sunday, just a month before he is set to defend his WBO welterweight crown. … [Read more...]
Terry Labonte will run his final Sprint Cup race at Talladega
Terry Labonte will run his final Sprint Cup race at Talladega TALLADEGA, Ala. - Terry Labonte, one of NASCAR's most celebrated and long-running drivers, will close off his Sprint Cup career on Sunday at Talladega. The two-time champion ran 889 races over 37 years, notching 22 victories. He hasn't run a full season since 2004. Labonte isn't quite Brett Favre or The Who in terms of retiring … [Read more...]
Arizona State pulls off convincing 26-10 home win over Stanford
Arizona State pulls off convincing 26-10 home win over Stanford No. 17 Arizona State gave No. 23 Stanford a taste of its own medicine. The Cardinal is usually known for its stout defense and grinding out wins in the second half. On Saturday night it was the Sun Devils defense that stymied a struggling Stanford offense while doing plenty offensively to pull out a 26-10 home win. Mike … [Read more...]
Serena Williams hits back at Russian official (Yahoo Sports)
Serena Williams hits back at Russian official (Yahoo Sports) SINGAPORE (AP) -- Serena Williams says comments by the head of the Russian Tennis Federation referring to her and older sister Venus as ''brothers'' were bullying, sexist and racist, and that she supported the one-year suspension imposed by the WTA against the official. … [Read more...]
Talladega race part mystery as strategies will vary
Talladega race part mystery as strategies will vary TALLADEGA, Ala. — Drivers expect chaos to erupt Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. The only question is when. MORE: Lineup breakdown | Earnhardt focused | Weird qualifying | Labonte's final ride In what could be a frantic 188 laps or a parade until the last 15 or 20, no one seems to be really sure what to expect when the Geico 500 goes green … [Read more...]
Dominant ground game helps Alabama demolish Texas A&M 59-0
Dominant ground game helps Alabama demolish Texas A&M 59-0 This one was ugly. On a day when everything went right for No. 7 Alabama, everything went wrong for No. 21 Texas A&M. The Crimson Tide overwhelmed the Aggies from the start and poured 45 first-half points on the porous A&M defense in an eventual 59-0 home win. A week after Alabama coach Nick Saban voiced his frustration with a fan … [Read more...]
Michael Waltrip pulling a dance/drive double this weekend at Talladega
Michael Waltrip pulling a dance/drive double this weekend at Talladega TALLADEGA, Ala. - It's safe to say Michael Waltrip is about to attempt something never before tried in NASCAR history. Drivers have run two races in a day, sometimes even in different states. Drivers have raced one night and run a footrace the next morning. But no driver has ever run a race one day and gone on a national … [Read more...]
Young Royals fan stricken with cancer invited to World Series by MLB
Young Royals fan stricken with cancer invited to World Series by MLB A good deed by a friendly neighbor has developed into a heart-warming story wrapped in kindness and generosity. Ryan Zimmerman, a freelance writer from Olathe, Kansas, launched an online campaign on Thursday to raise money to send his neighbor, six-year-old Noah Wilson, to the World Series. Zimmerman thought it would be … [Read more...]
NFL picks against the spread, Week 7: One upset amidst the chalk – SB Nation
NFL picks against the spread, Week 7: One upset amidst the chalk - SB Nation I'm back with my Week 7 NFL picks against the spread. It was not a pretty week of picks, so we're shaking things up. I thought I was pretty special coming into last week with my 5-0 performance in the LVH SuperContest. It got me back into the thick of things and gave me some confidence. Of course, confidence can lead to … [Read more...]