Sabres plan their picks ahead of NHL draft - Buffalo News Tim Murray’s draft calls are short, sweet and legendary. He totaled just 10 words while selecting Sam Reinhart and Jack Eichel, and his less-is-more strategy added to the impact. Don’t expect anything to change just because he’ll be in his home rink Friday. “It’s not going to be any different,” the Buffalo Sabres’ general manager said. “I’m … [Read more...]
The Walk Off: Cardinals complete rare series sweep at Wrigley Field
The Walk Off: Cardinals complete rare series sweep at Wrigley Field 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. After pulling off two one-run victories to open the series, history and logic did not favor … [Read more...]
Ramsey glows for Wales in Bale’s shadow
Ramsey glows for Wales in Bale’s shadow Paris (AFP) – Aaron Ramsey’s man-of-the-match display in Wales’s 3-0 win over Russia at Euro 2016 sent a reminder that there is more to Chris Coleman’s side than Gareth Bale. The 25-year-old Arsenal midfielder scored his team’s opener in Toulouse on Monday — a smooth, lofted finish from Joe Allen’s pass — and teed up Bale for the third goal, his second … [Read more...]
Russian athletes to file class action suit against IAAF ban next week: TASS (Reuters)
Russian athletes to file class action suit against IAAF ban next week: TASS (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian athletes will file a class action suit against a ban imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federations to the Court of Arbitration for Sport next week, TASS news agency cited Russian Athletics Federation General Secretary Mikhail Butov as saying on Thursday. … [Read more...]
Cook finds all right ingredients in 2016 Olympic comeback (Yahoo Sports)
Cook finds all right ingredients in 2016 Olympic comeback (Yahoo Sports) Kassidy Cook's painful memories from four years ago could have derailed her Olympic dream. Cook leads the 3-meter event by 34.3 points over Abby Johnston. ''Those three years, I hung onto the idea of making the Olympics, even if I had never gotten back to being my full self,'' Cook said. … [Read more...]
Las Vegas NHL team faces important decisions with logo, team name
Las Vegas NHL team faces important decisions with logo, team name LAS VEGAS – The eventual Las Vegas NHL team doesn’t have players. It doesn’t have a general manager or any other specifics on how they organization will be run. Before the team picks all these important components it will need to come up with a logo and color scheme, which could prove vital for early success of a franchise. “A … [Read more...]
Top two NBA picks appear set; Bulls trade Rose to Knicks – STLtoday.com
Top two NBA picks appear set; Bulls trade Rose to Knicks - STLtoday.com NEW YORK • While the first two picks in Thursday’s NBA draft are essentially locked in, where the drama should start to unfold is pick No. 3. With Ben Simmons and Brandon Ingram looking to go No. 1 and No. 2 overall, the Boston Celtics will have a variety of options with the third pick in the draft at the Barclays Center in … [Read more...]
Russia says weightlifting ban is a ‘psychotic episode’ on someone’s orders: R-Sport (Reuters)
Russia says weightlifting ban is a 'psychotic episode' on someone's orders: R-Sport (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Sport Minister Vitaly Mutko said a decision by the International Weightlifting Federation to ban Russia weightlifters from the Rio Olympics was like "a psychotic episode", R-Sport news agency reported on Thursday. "It is a psychotic episode, as if it is dictated, … [Read more...]
Chile down Colombia to reach Copa final
Chile down Colombia to reach Copa final Chicago (AFP) – Chile stormed into the Copa America final, beating Colombia 2-0 in a weather-disrupted semi-final that took more than four hours to complete. The defending champions advanced to a repeat of last year’s final against Argentina on Sunday after a whirlwind start left Colombia chasing the game. Chile, who had destroyed Mexico 7-0 in the … [Read more...]
Yasiel Puig adds to Michael Taylor’s misery with dramatic walk-off
Yasiel Puig adds to Michael Taylor's misery with dramatic walk-off Your browser does not support iframes.On Wednesay night, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Washington Nationals 4-3 on what may go down as the craziest finish to a game during the entire MLB season. With the Dodgers down a run in the ninth inning and a runner on first, Yasiel Puig hit a rocket single to center field that … [Read more...]