Dalmore wins Affirmed Stakes for Desormeaux brothers (The Associated Press) ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Dalmore won the $100,000 Affirmed Stakes by a half-length Saturday at Santa Anita for the Desormeaux brothers. … [Read more...]
Al Horford will bring consistency and defense to Boston Celtics
Al Horford will bring consistency and defense to Boston Celtics 8:57 PM ET ESPN Stats & Information The Boston Celtics took a big step forward with the reported agreement with free agent Al Horford on a four-year contract. Horford became the latest beneficiary of the NBA’s salary-cap increase from $70 million to $94 million. His reported $113 million deal is the first nine-figure contract … [Read more...]
Kevin Durant Roundtable: Where does OKC go if he leaves, and predictions – CBSSports.com
Kevin Durant Roundtable: Where does OKC go if he leaves, and predictions - CBSSports.com Kevin Durant is still on the market, and while we've heard the expected leaks out of his team meetings -- he was blown away by the Clippers, things went well with the Warriors, the Celtics brought Tom Brady to their pitch -- we still don't really know anything more than the biggest fish in the sea is still … [Read more...]
Contador crashes in Tour de France first stage (Reuters)
Contador crashes in Tour de France first stage (Reuters) By Julien Pretot UTAH BEACH, France (Reuters) - Alberto Contador's Tour de France chances suffered an early blow on Saturday when the Spaniard crashed with about 80 km left in the first stage. "I came into the corner, there was a traffic island and my front wheel hit it and then I fell back on the curb." Contador, who has not won … [Read more...]
Euro 2016 quarter-final: Germany 1 Italy 1, goes to extra-time
Euro 2016 quarter-final: Germany 1 Italy 1, goes to extra-time Bordeaux (AFP) – World champions Germany’s blockbuster Euro 2016 quarter-final against Italy went to extra-time in Bordeaux after Leonardo Bonucci’s penalty 12 minutes from time cancelled out Mesut Ozil’s opener. Ozil made Germany’s pressure count when he slotted home Jonas Hector’s deflected cross midway through the second-half, … [Read more...]
Cavendish honors D-Day after Utah Beach Tour de France win (The Associated Press)
Cavendish honors D-Day after Utah Beach Tour de France win (The Associated Press) SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT, France (AP) -- Minutes after pulling on the yellow jersey for the first time in his award-filled career, Mark Cavendish walked over to the Utah Beach Peace Monument and placed a white rose to commemorate the Allied landings in Normandy that took place there more than 70 years ago. It was … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour de France classification after stage 1 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour de France classification after stage 1 (Reuters) July 2 (Gracenote) - Classification from Tour de France after Stage 1 on Saturday 1. Mark Cavendish (Britain / Dimension Data) 4:13:55" 2. Marcel Kittel (Germany / Etixx - Quick-Step) +4" 3. Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Tinkoff) +6" 4. Andre Greipel (Germany / Lotto) +10" 5. Edward Theuns (Belgium / Trek) 6. Christophe Laporte … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour de France team classification after stage 1 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour de France team classification after stage 1 (Reuters) July 2 (Gracenote) - Team Classification Tour de France after Stage 1 on Saturday 1. Lotto (Belgium) 12:42:15" 2. Trek (United States) ST 3. Etixx - Quick-Step (Belgium) 4. Giant (Germany) 5. Tinkoff (Russia) 6. Dimension Data (South Africa) 7. Movistar (Spain) 8. LottoNL (Netherlands) 9. Cofidis (France) 10. IAM Cycling … [Read more...]
Stiliyan Petrov’s fight against leukaemia
Stiliyan Petrov’s fight against leukaemia The date June 23, 2016 will go down in history as the day the people of the United Kingdom voted to get out of the European Union. As the referendum made big headlines all over world, one would be forgiven to miss the announcement, done on the same day, from newly-relegated Aston Villa Football Club that their former captain was returning for pre-season … [Read more...]
How the NBA ended up giving all this mind-blowing money to the wrong players – CBSSports.com
How the NBA ended up giving all this mind-blowing money to the wrong players - CBSSports.com The line in the sand for NBA owners came in 1997 when a 22-year-old prep-to-pro prodigy named Kevin Garnett signed a six-year, $126 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves. On Friday, the first day of 2016 NBA free agency, four players agreed to deals that were a year shorter than that landmark … [Read more...]