The Latest: Celebrities flock to Ali's memorial service (The Associated Press) An announcer has asked people to find their seats so the public interfaith memorial service for Muhammad Ali can begin. The service at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville follows a private graveside service at Cave Hill Cemetery. Celebrities have begun showing up at the memorial service for Muhammad Ali. … [Read more...]
Attacking Froome snatches Dauphine lead from Contador (Reuters)
Attacking Froome snatches Dauphine lead from Contador (Reuters) (Reuters) - Chris Froome took over as leader of the Criterium du Dauphine after beating former Sky team mate and now rival Richie Porte in a thrilling finish to stage five on Friday. Tour de France champion Froome accelerated away 2.5 kilometers from the uphill finish in Vaujany and held off Porte (BMC) to claim the overall … [Read more...]
Gordie Howe was my hockey god
Gordie Howe was my hockey god PITTSBURGH – When you’re a child of the late 1970s, there are three different kinds of sports legends. There are the ones who you grow up with, that you feel are your generation’s legends, ones you can touch and speak with if so blessed. Michael Jordan was like that for me. So was Jaromir Jagr. There are the ones that maybe you didn’t see in their absolute … [Read more...]
Jim Brown calls on Ray Lewis, other athletes for violence summit
Jim Brown calls on Ray Lewis, other athletes for violence summit In one of the more fascinating Muhammad Ali tributes you'll read this week or any week, Yahoo Sports' Eric Adelson took us back 49 years to a historic human-rights moment led by the late boxing great. The "Ali Summit," as it was later known, was an event organized in Cleveland by recently retired NFL great Jim Brown to support … [Read more...]
Mark Cuban warns free agents ‘a money train’ might not be a’comin
Mark Cuban warns free agents 'a money train' might not be a'comin The NBA has waited two years for the explosion. It had to wait out the official news of the league’s newest national TV contract, and the various plans that were suggested that would smooth out a massive salary cap increase, and it still has yet to learn what the official mark for the 2016-17 salary cap will actually be. … [Read more...]
Jurickson Profar proving to be indespensable for rolling Rangers
Jurickson Profar proving to be indespensable for rolling Rangers Jurickson Profar is supposed to be a future star at shortstop or second base for the Texas Rangers, but since being called up late last month to fill the void created by Rougned Odor’s suspension for fighting, he has proven to be much more versatile than simply a middle infielder. He’s sudddenly resembling Jose Oquendo or Ben … [Read more...]
Euro 2016: Guardian writers' predictions for the tournament in France – The Guardian
Euro 2016: Guardian writers' predictions for the tournament in France - The Guardian [unable to retrieve full-text content]The GuardianEuro 2016: Guardian writers' predictions for the tournament in FranceThe GuardianDaniel Taylor Seeing France, nice weather, fine cuisine and these predictions being used against me. Paul Wilson France. It has proved in the past it can provide a perfect … [Read more...]
Day of history arrives for Bale and Wales
Day of history arrives for Bale and Wales Bordeaux (AFP) – Gareth Bale and Wales will play their inaugural European Championship finals game on Saturday mixing the joy of a special day with nerves over whether they can get back to winning ways. The Group B game against Slovakia will be the first time that a Wales team has appeared at a major tournament since June 19, 1958 in Gothenburg, Sweden, … [Read more...]
LeBron: Ball in Lue's court on if Love should start
LeBron: Ball in Lue's court on if Love should start 1:43 PM ET Dave McMenaminESPN Staff Writer Close Cavs and NBA writer for ESPN.com Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14 and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09 Syracuse University graduate INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- LeBron James deferred to his coach, Tyronn Lue, when asked his opinion of whether Cleveland Cavaliers … [Read more...]
Francisco Lindor, Chris Iannetta avoid collision, share a moment
Francisco Lindor, Chris Iannetta avoid collision, share a moment Home plate collisions are scary. The rule that MLB instituted in 2014 (and subsequently clarified later that year due to widespread confusion) helped to cut down the number of home plate collisions, but they can still happen. That's why it was a relief that one was avoided during the Cleveland Indians-Seattle Mariners game on … [Read more...]