Umpire ejects loudmouthed fan, then gives awkward explanation Pro sporting events are often full of hecklers saying cruel and unsavory things. Hecklers are, for better or worse, a part of live sports experience, one that we’ve mostly come to expect and tolerate. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] What we saw transpire in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, though, wasn’t your … [Read more...]
Bubba Watson looking at expanding post-Olympic schedule for Ryder Cup
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Armstrong cautions LeBron: Don't chase a ghost
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UFC Fight Night 92 predictions: 'Rodriguez vs Caceres' FOX Sports 1 'Prelims' undercard preview, Pt. 2 – MMAmania.com
UFC Fight Night 92 predictions: 'Rodriguez vs Caceres' FOX Sports 1 'Prelims' undercard preview, Pt. 2 - MMAmania.com More fights are coming to Fight Pass and FOX Sports 1 this weekend (Sat., Aug. 6, 2016) when UFC Fight Night 92: “Rodriguez vs. Caceres” storms Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. MMAmania.com's Patrick Stumberg continues the UFC Fight Night 92 … [Read more...]
Olympic and anti-doping leaders clash over Russian scandal (Yahoo Sports)
Olympic and anti-doping leaders clash over Russian scandal (Yahoo Sports) Declaring that the global drug-testing system is damaged, Olympic leaders and anti-doping officials vowed Tuesday to fix the problems and prevent the type of scandal that has embroiled Russian athletes in the lead-up to the games in Rio de Janeiro. The IOC and the World Anti-Doping Agency clashed again Tuesday over … [Read more...]
New details on what went wrong for USA Basketball in 2004
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Who should star in 'Space Jam' sequel? MJ makes his pick
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Report: Jerry Stackhouse is about to become a D-League head coach
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A-Rod says he’s at peace if Yankees decide to release him
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Red, White and Bronze: The death and rebirth of USA Basketball – NBC Olympics
Red, White and Bronze: The death and rebirth of USA Basketball - NBC Olympics 1470141240at 1470141240By: Bill Leopold & Ben Teitelbaum Share this An oral history of the U.S. men's basketball team at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the subsequent restructuring of USA Basketball Part I: 24-0 24-0. That was the Olympic record of USA Basketball from 1992 – the year of the Dream Team, when NBA … [Read more...]