Former England bowler Swann rolls car at Wales Rally GB Graeme Swann called the incident 'embarrassing' © Getty Images Graeme Swann was pleased to walk away unhurt from what he called an "embarrassing" accident on the first stage of the Wales Rally GB. Former England spinner Swann flipped his Ford Fiesta R2 over a hairpin during Friday's opening stage proper in Gartheiniog, destroying the … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Levi women’s slalom results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Levi women's slalom results (Reuters) Nov 15 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Levi Women's Slalom after run 2 on Saturday Run 1 Run 2 Overall 1. Tina Maze (Slovenia) 58.12 57.03 1:55.15 2. Frida Hansdotter (Sweden) 58.51 56.98 1:55.49 3. Kathrin Zettel (Austria) 58.97 56.70 1:55.67 4. Maria Pietilae Holmner (Sweden) 58.81 56.93 1:55.74 5. Nina Loseth … [Read more...]
Maze wins WCup women’s slalom (The Associated Press)
Maze wins WCup women's slalom (The Associated Press) LEVI, Finland (AP) -- Slovenia's Tina Maze has won the slalom women's World Cup opener with a total time of 1 minute 55.15, ahead of Frida Hansdotter. … [Read more...]
Sprint Cup championship race missing big names
Sprint Cup championship race missing big names Kevin Harvick tried his best to tweak Joey Logano during a press conference Wednesday night and get something stirred up. Logano didn’t take the bait, instead responding with a shrug followed by a pat on the back and a simple “nice.” MORE: Breaking down the final four | Homestead picks | Lineup breakdown | Teammates could be key That about sums up … [Read more...]
Strachan hails Scots’ little big men, now for England (AFP)
Strachan hails Scots' little big men, now for England (AFP) Glasgow (AFP) - Gordon Strachan hailed his Scotland side after they edged a pulsating Euro 2016 duel with the Republic of Ireland in Glasgow. … [Read more...]
Brian France considers new Chase format a success
Brian France considers new Chase format a success HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Unsurprisingly, NASCAR chairman Brian France said Friday that he's happy with the new Chase format in the Sprint Cup Series and that if any changes are going to be made to the Chase for 2015, they will be modest. "I would say very modest, modest to zero," France said. "We reserve the right if there's a modest thing that we … [Read more...]
LeBron dominates with 41 points in Cavs comeback over Celtics
LeBron dominates with 41 points in Cavs comeback over Celtics The 2014-15 Cleveland Cavaliers remain a work in progress, the sort of group that can lose to a playoff afterthought even while looking like an offensive juggernaut for a stretch of a few minutes. The stars haven't figured out each other's tendencies, Kyrie Irving and LeBron James haven't yet worked out a comfortable balance of … [Read more...]
UCLA’s Bruin bear spray-painted with USC trash talk (Photo)
UCLA's Bruin bear spray-painted with USC trash talk (Photo) UCLA and USC don't play until November 22, but UCLA's Bruin bear has already been defaced. Apparently USC already got to #UCLA's Bruin bear, a week and a half prior to the rivalry game: pic.twitter.com/lKlWGDO3NQ— BruinSportsReport (@UCLARivals) November 13, 2014 Bruin bear and Tommy Trojan, a statue on USC's campus, are usually the … [Read more...]
Report: IBM CEO Rometty becomes 3rd female Augusta National member
Report: IBM CEO Rometty becomes 3rd female Augusta National member Observers thought IBM CEO Virginia "Ginni" Rometty would be the first female member of Augusta National Golf Club. It had practically become tradition for the head of Big Blue to don a green jacket. But when the home of the Masters admitted its first female members in 2012, Rometty wasn't one of them. All in good time, … [Read more...]
NFL against the spread picks: Chiefs are on quite a roll
NFL against the spread picks: Chiefs are on quite a roll There’s one NFL result this season that is so strange, it doesn’t seem like it actually happened this year. Tennessee Titans 26, Kansas City 10. It wasn’t even that close, and the game was in Kansas City. The Titans out-gained the Chiefs 405-245 and led 23-3 early in the fourth quarter. These days, the Titans are fielding questions … [Read more...]