Saves and Steals: Royal Troubles In the midst of a closely contested pennant race, the Royals can ill-afford to lose closer Wade Davis. The club isn't getting much mileage out of the starting rotation, putting even more pressure on the bullpen. Now either Joakim Soria or Kelvin Herrera will seek to fill Davis' shoes while he mends from a forearm strain. Some players recover quickly from this … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour de France classification after stage 5 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour de France classification after stage 5 (Reuters) July 6 (Gracenote) - Classification from Tour de France after Stage 5 on Wednesday 1. Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium / BMC Racing) 25:34:46" 2. Julian Alaphilippe (France / Etixx - Quick-Step) +5:11" 3. Alejandro Valverde (Spain / Movistar) +5:13" 4. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain / Katusha) +5:14" 5. Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky) … [Read more...]
Cycling-Van Avermaet wins Tour de France stage five, takes yellow (Reuters)
Cycling-Van Avermaet wins Tour de France stage five, takes yellow (Reuters) * Van Avermaet wins second career stage on Tour * Nibali dropped, loses all hope of winning the race * Contador suffers and loses ground (Adds details, quotes) By Julien Pretot LE LIORAN, France, July 6 (Reuters) - Belgian Greg van Avermaet claimed the overall leader's yellow jersey when he won the fifth stage … [Read more...]
Bale vs Ronaldo – let the Euro 2016 duel commence
Bale vs Ronaldo – let the Euro 2016 duel commence Lyon (AFP) – Real Madrid teammates Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale have not spoken since the start of Euro 2016 but they will go face-to-face when Portugal take on Wales in the semi-finals on Wednesday. Thousands of followers of the rival nations are heading for the French city of Lyon hoping to see the clash at 1900 GMT. The prize is a … [Read more...]
The Dougout: Residents needed for NFL picks contest – Wicked Local Belmont
The Dougout: Residents needed for NFL picks contest - Wicked Local Belmont As they say before big UFC fights, it’s time. Last year, residents from Arlington, Belmont, Billerica Burlington and Lexington faced off in the first ever Dougout NFL Picks Challenge. In a thriller that came down to the Super Bowl, Burlington won a tight race, edging out Billerica. Bryan Brothers of Burlington was … [Read more...]
Boston IndyCar race organizers file for bankruptcy (The Associated Press)
Boston IndyCar race organizers file for bankruptcy (The Associated Press) The organization that unsuccessfully tried to bring an IndyCar race to Boston has filed for bankruptcy, saying it has almost $9 million in liabilities and about $60,000 in assets. Boston Grand Prix said in its bankruptcy filing Tuesday that its liabilities include more than $1.5 million owed to people who bought … [Read more...]
Brendon de Jonge out of Olympics to try to keep his card (Yahoo Sports)
Brendon de Jonge out of Olympics to try to keep his card (Yahoo Sports) Brendon de Jonge of Zimbabwe withdrew from the Olympics on Tuesday because he didn't want to miss two tournaments in his bid to keep his PGA Tour card. De Jonge is the 12th player to pull out of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where golf makes its return after a 112-year absence. De Jonge has missed the cut 15 times in … [Read more...]
USA track official says Rio logistics will be a problem (Yahoo Sports)
USA track official says Rio logistics will be a problem (Yahoo Sports) At about the same time newly minted members of the U.S. Olympic track team get their uniforms, they'll be led to a TV monitor featuring a map of Rio de Janeiro with three dots: the athletes' village, the track team's training center and Olympic Stadium. ''It's getting coaches and athletes to understand that it's not … [Read more...]
Sports court dismisses appeal by Olympic 1,500-meter champ (Yahoo Sports)
Sports court dismisses appeal by Olympic 1,500-meter champ (Yahoo Sports) Olympic 1,500-meter champion Asli Cakir Alptekin of Turkey has lost her appeal to get her eight-year suspension for doping reduced after giving evidence to a corruption inquiry. Alptekin was banned last August until 2021 for blood doping and gave up her gold medal from the 2012 London Olympics. … [Read more...]
Barkley: Stars like Durant 'cheating' for title
Barkley: Stars like Durant 'cheating' for title 10:46 AM ET ESPN.com news services Charles Barkley doesn't like that Kevin Durant is jumping on the Golden State Warriors' "gravy train" to win a title and doesn't think he's a "bum" because he didn't "cheat" his way to one in his career. Durant chose to sign a two-year deal with the Warriors this week after nine seasons with the … [Read more...]