Boxing: U.S. hope Shields will go for golden hat-trick (Reuters) By Alan Baldwin RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The U.S. boxing team won no more golds in Rio than in London four years ago -- none for the men and one for the women -- but there were signs of progress even as others piled up the medals. While French fiancées Tony Yoka and Estelle Mossely both won gold, and Uzbekistan and Cuba won … [Read more...]
Danny Duffy dominates again, leads Royals to eighth straight win
Danny Duffy dominates again, leads Royals to eighth straight win Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we’ll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. Don’t look now, but the reigning World Series champs are making their move. The Kansas City Royals … [Read more...]
Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Yulieski Gurriel arrives; David Phelps thrives
Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Yulieski Gurriel arrives; David Phelps thrives Note: Don't whiff on this special FanDuel offer. Win your first contest or get your money back (up to $10) to keep playing Try FanDuel now! OK, so he's here. Now what? I'm not sure anyone knows. The Houston Astros started Yulieski Gurriel at DH Sunday, but unless they plan on making Evan Gattis their primary catcher, … [Read more...]
Clay Helton, USC football welcome era free of drama, hype – USA TODAY
Clay Helton, USC football welcome era free of drama, hype - USA TODAY First-year USC head coach Clay Helton has brought a confident calm to the program.(Photo: Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports) LOS ANGELES — Just moments before the big finish, Zach Banner went off script. When the senior offensive lineman took the mic, no one was sure what he would do. Probably no one expected a song. “Hands, … [Read more...]
The good, the bad and the ugly of the 2016 Rio Olympics
The good, the bad and the ugly of the 2016 Rio Olympics The Rio Olympics are officially over with IOC President Thomas Bach declaring the Games of the 31st Olympiad finished at the Closing Ceremony on Sunday night. Despite concerns about the water, the Zika virus and Rio’s ability to securely keep athletes safe, the Summer Games largely went off without a major hitch. The biggest scandal of … [Read more...]
Olympics-Cycling-Britain back on gold trail, cycling the real winner (Reuters)
Olympics-Cycling-Britain back on gold trail, cycling the real winner (Reuters) Golden couple Jason Kenny and Laura Trott were unstoppable on the track as Britain won 11 medals, six of them gold. American Kristin Armstrong won a third straight road time trial gold, on the eve of her 43rd birthday, both road races were thrillers and a Colombian BMX rider sparked some of the wildest … [Read more...]
Samba, reflections and pride in final Rio Olympics party (Yahoo Sports)
Samba, reflections and pride in final Rio Olympics party (Yahoo Sports) Shaking to samba and expressing a sense of longing with uniquely Brazilian words, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both revelatory and a sigh of relief. The closing ceremony Sunday celebrated the 16-day spectacle that was the Rio Games, which combined numerous highlights … [Read more...]
Five things we learned from Rio men’s football
Five things we learned from Rio men’s football Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Five things we learned from the men’s football tournament at Rio 2016: – Olympic football matters Often looked down upon in Europe, football is a cornerstone of the Olympics for many countries in South America and Africa. Aided by hosts Brazil’s run to a first Olympic gold, a dramatic penalty shootout final win against Germany … [Read more...]
What we learned from preseason Week 2 – NFL.com
What we learned from preseason Week 2 - NFL.com NFL.com has you covered in Week 2 of the preseason, with observations from all 16 games from this past weekend. Catch up on all of the action right here: What we learned Saturday Is Jadeveon Clowney poised to translate his prodigious physical gifts into an overdue breakout season in Houston? He offered promising signs in a dominant performance versus … [Read more...]
24 hours at Bristol end with a Kevin Harvick victory
24 hours at Bristol end with a Kevin Harvick victory Rain at Bristol altered the entire race. (Getty Images) We won’t say that weather owned the weekend at Bristol, we’ll just put it this way: after rain delays of nearly 24 full hours, Kevin Harvick won the race, but Mother Nature has claimed a berth in the Chase. The Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol started 50 minutes late on … [Read more...]