Jamaican Campbell-Brown bows out in 1st round of 200 in Rio (Yahoo Sports) Highly decorated Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown will see a 200-meter Olympic final from a peculiar spot - the sideline. The two-time Olympic gold medalist in the event didn't make it out of the first round Monday, finishing third in her heat. ''I'm not even going to get into what happened because I cannot … [Read more...]
Olympics-Boxing-Men’s welterweight semifinal results (Reuters)
Olympics-Boxing-Men's welterweight semifinal results (Reuters) Aug 15 (Gracenote) - Olympic boxing men's welterweight semifinal result in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Shakhram Giyasov (Uzbekistan) beat Mohammed Rabii (Morocco) 3-0 … [Read more...]
Iniesta out with knee injury
Iniesta out with knee injury Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta will be out for two weeks after picking up a knock in the the 2-0 first leg Super Cup win over Sevilla this weekend, the club said on Monday. The injury means the 32-year-old picked up a strained knee in the first game of the season on Sunday, and will miss the return leg at Camp Nou on August 17. Jeremy Mathieu also … [Read more...]
Celtics Summer Forecast: Save the date
Celtics Summer Forecast: Save the date 2:11 PM ET The NBA schedule is out and it's time to grab your highlighter. For Day 11 our Celtics Summer Forecast, we asked our panel of Boston Celtics bloggers, which game on the 2016-17 schedule is most intriguing to you? We already detailed Boston's return to the national spotlight and 10 games to watch. From Paul Pierce's potential final game in Boston, … [Read more...]
WNBA stars wonder when the 'stigma' awaiting an openly gay NBA player will end
WNBA stars wonder when the 'stigma' awaiting an openly gay NBA player will end Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird. (Getty Images) The WNBA includes four players that have come out as gay, including most recent league MVP and current Team USA Women’s Basketball medal hopeful Elena Delle Donne. Three of her teammates on that squad – Brittney Griner, Angel McCoughtry and Seimone Augustus – are … [Read more...]
Minor league pitcher forgets that you need to get outs in baseball
Minor league pitcher forgets that you need to get outs in baseball Your browser does not support iframes. When you’re playing the field in baseball, it’s all about getting the outs. Ryan Eades, starting pitcher for the Chattanooga Lookouts (Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins), forgot that while almost pulling off a really, really cool play during Sunday’s game against the Birmingham … [Read more...]
Pro Football Hall of Fame names ex-Seahawks player a finalist for 2017
Pro Football Hall of Fame names ex-Seahawks player a finalist for 2017 The Pro Football Hall of Fame officially has its first finalist for the class of 2017. Former Seahawks safety Kenny Easley was selected as the senior finalist after a meeting by the Hall of Fame Seniors Committee on Monday. Although the committee generally selects two senior finalists, its members only selected one this year … [Read more...]
FanDuel MLB: Picks and Pivots for August 15 – Fantasy CPR
FanDuel MLB: Picks and Pivots for August 15 - Fantasy CPR DraftKings MLB Picks For August 15 by Mike Marteny DraftKings MLB Picks: Bargain Bin Plays August 15th by Matt McGarvey Aug 13, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer (31) blows a bubble as he stands in the dugout during the first inning against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park. … [Read more...]
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA Blocks Category Podcast
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA Blocks Category Podcast Monday, August 15, 2016 Perhaps no category has more value per stat than blocks. Not a lot of players rack up many of them, so guys with consistent output in that category has a major impact. On the other hand, most shot blockers tend to hurt you somewhere else. We'll talk about both and how to put a team together no matter who you grab. We also … [Read more...]
The saga of the Royals' dearly departed Rally Mantis
The saga of the Royals' dearly departed Rally Mantis The Kansas City Royals’ Rally Mantis perched on a hat. (Getty Images) When you think of rally animals, what do you think of? A squirrel? A monkey? You probably don’t think of a creepy looking triangle-faced bulging-eyed insect. Well, the Kansas City Royals are out to change how people think of rally animals, because last week they … [Read more...]