Sweden beats Brazil on penalty kicks, moves on to women's soccer final Your browser does not support iframes. The Lady Giant Killers of Sweden are moving on to the gold-medal game in women’s soccer after knocking Brazil out in the semifinal round. Sweden won 4-3 on penalties kicks after the sides played to a 0-0 draw. As they shocked the United States on penalty kicks, also 4-3, Sweden … [Read more...]
Aguero hat-trick fires City to Steaua rout
Aguero hat-trick fires City to Steaua rout Paris (AFP) – Sergio Aguero brushed off two missed penalties to score a hat-trick as Manchester City outclassed Steaua Bucharest 5-0 on Tuesday in the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie in Romania. The result means that new City coach Pep Guardiola can breathe a huge sigh of relief as the Abu Dhabi-backed club have one foot in the … [Read more...]
Tennessee Titans vs. Carolina Panthers – 8/20/16 NFL Pick, Odds … – Sports Chat Place
Tennessee Titans vs. Carolina Panthers - 8/20/16 NFL Pick, Odds ... - Sports Chat Place Carolina Panthers (17-2) at Tennessee Titans (3-13) (2015 Records) NFL Football: Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 3:00 pm (Nissan Stadium) The Line: Tennessee Titans -1 -- Over/Under: 41.5 See the Latest Odds TV: NFL Network The Tennessee Titans and the Carolina Panthers face off on Saturday in Nashville in a … [Read more...]
Biles wins floor exercise for record-tying 4th Olympic gold (Yahoo Sports)
Biles wins floor exercise for record-tying 4th Olympic gold (Yahoo Sports) Simone Biles put the finishing touches on one of the greatest Olympics by a gymnast, capturing her fourth gold of the games with an electric performance in the floor exercise on Tuesday. ''It's been a long journey,'' Biles said. Biles embraced her longtime coach shortly after her routine - which includes a tumbling … [Read more...]
Olympics-Boxing-Women’s flyweight quarterfinal results (Reuters)
Olympics-Boxing-Women's flyweight quarterfinal results (Reuters) Aug 16 (Gracenote) - Olympic boxing women's flyweight quarterfinal results in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. Sarah Ourahmoune (France) beat Zhaina Shekerbekova (Kazakhstan) 3-0 Ingrid Valencia (Colombia) beat Peamwilai Laopeam (Thailand) 3-0 Ren Cancan (China) beat Mandy Bujold (Canada) 3-0 Nicola Adams (Britain) beat Tetyana Kob … [Read more...]
Olympics-Boxing-Men’s light welterweight quarterfinal results (Reuters)
Olympics-Boxing-Men's light welterweight quarterfinal results (Reuters) Aug 16 (Gracenote) - Olympic boxing men's light welterweight quarterfinal results in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. Collazo Sotomayor (Azerbaijan) beat Yasnier Toledo Lopez (Cuba) 3-0 Artem Harutyunyan (Germany) beat Batuhan Gozgec (Turkey) 3-0 Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (Uzbekistan) beat Gary Russell (U.S.) 2-1 Vitaly Dunaytsev … [Read more...]
Olympics-Cycling-Vogel wins individual sprint gold for Germany (Reuters)
Olympics-Cycling-Vogel wins individual sprint gold for Germany (Reuters) (Repeats changing spelling of Vogel) RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Germany's Kristina Vogel won the women's sprint in the Olympic velodrome on Tuesday, out-pacing Britain's Rebecca James in the final to take the gold medal. James's team mate Katy Marchant took the bronze after edging out keirin champion Elis … [Read more...]
Ottawa Senators to retire Daniel Alfredsson's jersey number
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LOOK: This guy is making incredible Olympics-themed art out of toast
LOOK: This guy is making incredible Olympics-themed art out of toast There are lots of ways to pay homage to your favorite athletes -- you can hang a poster on your wall, buy a jersey or go to an autograph signing and take a selfie. Adam Perry decided to go a different route. Perry decided to make a sculpture of Jamaican track star Usain Bolt -- but he didn't use conventional materials. Instead, … [Read more...]
Nathan Eovaldi expected to miss 2017 with two major arm injuries
Nathan Eovaldi expected to miss 2017 with two major arm injuries Nathan Eovaldi is expected to miss 2017 with two arm injuries. (Getty Images/Jim Rogash) The New York Yankees’ already shaky rotation took a major hit Tuesday. Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi will undergo surgeries to repair both a torn flexor tendon and a partially torn UCL. The injuries are expected to prevent Eovaldi from … [Read more...]