Chat wrap: Experts reveal players on rise, sleepers, busts Travis Benjamin is among the players Brad Evans and Brandon Funston feel are being overlooked. Yahoo Fantasy experts Brad Evans and Brandon Funston kicked off six-straight days of Q&As on Facebook Live on the Yahoo Sports page by answering your questions on Sunday. During the hour-long session, the dynamic duo covered several topics, … [Read more...]
Geniez wins 3rd Vuelta stage, Fernandez takes over lead (The Associated Press)
Geniez wins 3rd Vuelta stage, Fernandez takes over lead (The Associated Press) Alexandre Geniez of France held off an attack by the title favorites on a brutal final climb to win the third stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Monday. Geniez completed the hilly 176.4-kilometer (109.6-mile) ride along the Atlantic coast finishing at the Mirador de Ezaro summit in 4 hours, 28 minutes, 36 seconds. … [Read more...]
Speedo USA, Ralph Lauren drop Lochte after Rio incident (Yahoo Sports)
Speedo USA, Ralph Lauren drop Lochte after Rio incident (Yahoo Sports) Ryan Lochte has lost two majors sponsors after Speedo USA and Ralph Lauren announced they are dumping the swimmer over a drunken incident during the Rio Olympics that he initially described as an armed robbery. Ralph Lauren says its sponsorship of Lochte was specifically in support of the Rio Olympics and the contract … [Read more...]
Maiden Wanyama goal gives Tottenham victory
Maiden Wanyama goal gives Tottenham victory Paris (AFP) – Victor Wanyama — the only Kenyan playing in a major European football league — scored his first goal for Tottenham Hotspur in a 1-0 weekend victory over Crystal Palace. The former Celtic midfielder struck eight minutes from time to give Spurs their first English Premier League win of the season after an opening-weekend draw at Everton. … [Read more...]
Delayed Bristol takeaways: The prep on the lower groove worked
Delayed Bristol takeaways: The prep on the lower groove worked Kevin Harvick won Sunday’s race (Getty Images) Throughout 2016 we may have way too many quick thoughts for our post-race posts. So consider our Takeaways feature to be the home of our random and sometimes intelligent musings. Sometimes the post may have a theme. Sometimes it may just be a mess of unrelated thoughts. Make sure you … [Read more...]
Las Vegas name update; Koivu to captain Finland (Puck Headlines)
Las Vegas name update; Koivu to captain Finland (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected]. Thanks to Steph at Griff Airbrush for the new #WCH2016 helmet! … [Read more...]
Experience, above all, led the U.S. to Olympic gold
Experience, above all, led the U.S. to Olympic gold 12:33 PM ET RIO DE JANEIRO -- Ten first-time Olympians. Six players who had never played a game for the senior national team before they got here. The shock to the system of three single-digit games in one single Olympics wasn't all that surprising to USA Basketball officials once you did the roster math. So that's why USAB chairman Jerry … [Read more...]
Independent leaguer breaks his own car windshield with grand slam
Independent leaguer breaks his own car windshield with grand slam Brandon Thomas broke his own windshield with a grand slam (@SammyLev on Twitter) Hitting a grand slam is normally a joyous occasional. Doubly so if that grand slam is hit with your team down 3-0. So when Brandon Thomas of the Frontier League Gateway Grizzlies did exactly that, you knew he was going to celebrate the moment. … [Read more...]
Softballer A.J. Andrews is first woman to receive Gold Glove
Softballer A.J. Andrews is first woman to receive Gold Glove Your browser does not support iframes. The Rawlings Gold Glove, the award given out at the end of the season to each league’s best fielder at every position, has only been given out to men. Which, of course, makes sense since Major League Baseball is restricted to men. But on Saturday at the National Pro FastPitch Championship, the … [Read more...]
Top-25 NFL Draft Rankings: No. 7 USC is still flush with NFL talent
Top-25 NFL Draft Rankings: No. 7 USC is still flush with NFL talent In the days leading to the start of the college football season, NFL Draft Scout will count down the top-25 college programs, according to draft-eligible NFL talent on the roster. USC Trojans: No. 7 USC Draft History NFL Draft picks since moving to seven round format in 1994: 123 (t-3rd in college football) NFL Draft picks the … [Read more...]