Sources: 76ers to make serious push for Barnes 6:20 PM ET Marc Stein and Marc J. Spears The Philadelphia 76ers intend to make a serious push for Golden State Warriors restricted free agent Harrison Barnes when the NBA's offseason marketplace opens Friday at 12:01 a.m. ET, according to league sources. Sources told ESPN.com that the Sixers have Barnes high on their list of potential targets and … [Read more...]
Billy Hurley III to skip British Open to attend sister’s wedding
Billy Hurley III to skip British Open to attend sister's wedding Billy Hurley III has made his choice, and he's going to choose family over the British Open. The newly minted PGA Tour winner announced Tuesday that he'll attend his sister's wedding the week of the year's third major instead of making the trip to compete at Royal Troon. The Naval Academy grad earned a spot in the Open after … [Read more...]
Hart: England players deserve the criticism
Hart: England players deserve the criticism 10:43 PM GMT Goalkeeper Joe Hart says England will deserve all the criticism they will receive after crashing out of Euro 2016 with a round-of-16 defeat to Iceland. Hart had already conceded one Iceland goal when he got a palm to Kolbeinn Sigthorsson's weak shot but could not keep it out of the net. The goal held up and Iceland advanced to face France … [Read more...]
Offseason Beat: NBA Free Agency: Northwest
Offseason Beat: NBA Free Agency: Northwest Welcome to the first installment of Rotoworld's division-by-division free agency preview. We begin with the Northwest division, exploring the team needs and free agent situations of the Thunder, Trail Blazers, Jazz, Nuggets and Timberwolves. Oklahoma City Thunder Free agents: Kevin Durant (unrestricted), Randy Foye (unrestricted), Dion Waiters … [Read more...]
Univision’s Copa America coverage averaged 3.1 million viewers per game
Univision’s Copa America coverage averaged 3.1 million viewers per game For Copa America Centenario, Univision averaged 3,099,625 viewers per game over the 32-game tournament. The impressive numbers illustrate how perfect of a competition this was for Univision. Not only did it feature the popular Mexico and USA teams in North America, but the tournament was filled with some of the brightest … [Read more...]
Tony Stewart slams Denny Hamlin out of the way to break winless streak
Tony Stewart slams Denny Hamlin out of the way to break winless streak Your browser does not support iframes.Tony Stewart's 84-race winless streak is over. And it was snapped with a doorslam. Stewart knocked Denny Hamlin out of the way on the final corner of the final lap of Sunday's race at Sonoma when Hamlin's car slid up high on entrance into the hairpin corner. [Related: Quick takeaways … [Read more...]
RIP Trudy Daley; trading Shattenkirk; Coyotes re-sign Domingue (Puck Headlines)
RIP Trudy Daley; trading Shattenkirk; Coyotes re-sign Domingue (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]. • Trevor Daley’s mom, Trudy, died from cancer last week. Fortunately, … [Read more...]
Kansas City's best fit: DL Chris Jones , Mississippi State Bulldogs , No. #37 overall – CBSSports.com
Kansas City's best fit: DL Chris Jones , Mississippi State Bulldogs , No. #37 overall - CBSSports.com Kansas City's best fit: DL Chris Jones , Mississippi State Bulldogs , No. #37 overall John Dorsey is a planner. A year ago, the Kansas City Chiefs general manager anticipated that his club could lose cornerback Sean Smith to free agency and rather than wait to fill that role, he selected … [Read more...]
Buffalo reveals new uniforms for 2016 (Photos)
Buffalo reveals new uniforms for 2016 (Photos) Hey, Buffalo has new uniforms for 2016. .@UBfootball got a peek at their new look last night ... now it's your turn! #BeCounted #UBhornsUP pic.twitter.com/2rsr4djCCx— UB Athletics (@UBAthletics) June 28, 2016 The team teased the unveil with a video posted Monday of the team getting a first look at the uniforms. .@UBFootball got their first peek … [Read more...]
Top-ranked Jason Day skipping Rio Olympics because of Zika (Yahoo Sports)
Top-ranked Jason Day skipping Rio Olympics because of Zika (Yahoo Sports) Jason Day pulled out of the Olympics on Tuesday because of the Zika virus, costing golf its No. 1 player as it returns from a century-long absence at the games. The sport has lost two of its biggest stars in the last week, adding to the perception that the Olympics are not a high priority. Rory McIlroy, a four-time … [Read more...]