WATCH: Adam Eaton blows bubble while hitting a pivotal grand slam like a boss White Sox outfielder Adam Eaton is a talented feller. Need evidence? You could point to Eaton's numbers -- he entered Wednesday hitting .275/.358/.410 with 10 home runs -- or you could just point to what he did against the Indians. What'd he do that was so special? Hit a pivotal grand slam with his team down in the … [Read more...]

Rio Olympics results: USA wins medals in track and field, equestrian on Day 12 The U.S. got off to a strong start on Wednesday with early medal wins in equestrian and track and field. Another night of track and field events provided even more hardware for the U.S. Medal Count Medal Tracker Day 12 U.S. medals Evan Jager won silver in the steeplechase on Wednesday. USATSIGold Tianna … [Read more...]

The Cubs bullpen will not acknowledge your rocket foul ball If Chicago Cubs fans are worried about the 2016 team being fazed by the pressure of ending a 108-year World Series championship drought, this video should make them feel better. During Wednesday’s 6-1 win against the Brewers, Chicago’s relievers could not be bothered to react to Jonathan Villar’s well-struck foul ball as zeroed in … [Read more...]

Wyndham Championship 2016: How to watch live stream online, TV coverage The final PGA Tour event of the 2015-16 regular season is upon us, and it should be a good one. The women's competition in Rio de Janeiro is still underway, but the men will be stateside in Greensboro, North Carolina, for the Wyndham Championship. Rickie Fowler will be there. So will his Olympics partner (and former winner … [Read more...]

Seven burning questions for the SEC West during fall practice It's hard to argue that there's been a better division in college football over the last decade than the SEC West. Since 2006, we've had 10 teams win national titles and six of those have come from the SEC West (Alabama four times, LSU and Auburn once each). In other words, the SEC West has more national titles in the last 10 years … [Read more...]

Astros release minor leaguer involved in alleged domestic incident Danry Vasquez was arrested on Aug. 4 before being suspended and released on Wednesday. (Corpus Christi Hooks) The Houston Astros have released 22-year-old minor league outfielder Danry Vasquez, who was suspended indefinitely by the commissioner’s office on Wednesday amid an investigation into an alleged domestic violence … [Read more...]

Rio Olympics: Manu Ginobili, Andres Nocioni calling it quits for Argentina Following a 105-78 defeat by the hands of Team USA, Argentina was forced to say goodbye to two legendary figures in its basketball history. Andres Nocioni, 36, and Manu Ginobili, 38, informed the media that this was their final game for the Argentina National Team. They were both part of the golden era of basketball for … [Read more...]

Josh Donaldson has to be separated from manager after dugout clash Your browser does not support iframes. Reigning AL MVP Josh Donaldson already has a reputation for being fiery on the field. He’s gotten into arguments with opposing coaches and players, been the victim of bean-ball retaliations and been in the thick of that Blue Jays-Rangers brawl earlier this season. [Join a Yahoo Daily … [Read more...]

Watch live: Cardinals vs. Astros in Free MLB Game of the Day On Tuesday night, the Houston Astros played the St. Louis Cardinals, and Astros second baseman Jose Altuve began the game with 997 lifetime hits. In his last at-bat, after going 2-for-4, Altuve laced a single to left field for hit number 1000, and became the fastest player in Astros history to reach that mark (he did it in 786 … [Read more...]

Saves and Steals: Miller Time Is Over After a few weeks of utter mayhem, the closer tiers were finally stable. The only “news” is the Indians continued use of Andrew Miller as a late-innings fireman. He's so frequently used before the ninth inning that I've dropped him from the list of closers. We'll discuss in more detail soon. The closer leaderboard is topped by Jeurys Familia with 40 saves. … [Read more...]