Stephen Thompson earns title shot, but new welterweight contender emerges Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson staked his claim as the No. 1 contender to Robbie Lawler’s UFC welterweight title with a tactical dissection of Rory MacDonald en route to a unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 89 at the TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Canada. The No. 2-ranked Thompson utilized his world-class kickboxing and … [Read more...]

Taking a page from Woods' book, Day moves up U.S. Open leaderboard OAKMONT, Pa. -- Jason Day tried taking a page from Tiger Woods' playbook on Saturday. The world No. 1 tried to scare the inexperienced and unsuccessful pack of leaders into coming back to him. "I felt like if I can just put my name on the score board, hopefully they'll start to slow down a little bit," Day said Saturday … [Read more...]

Anaheim Ducks re-sign Sami Vatanen to four-year $19.5M contract The Anaheim Ducks re-signed an important member of their defense Saturday.  The team announced it came to terms with 25-year-old restricted free agent defenseman Sami Vatanen on a four-year contract. The deal is reportedly for $19.5 million, which comes to a $4.875 million salary cap hit. Vatanen was a pending restricted free … [Read more...]

Rio governor declares 'public calamity' over financial crisis Less than two months before Rio de Janeiro is set to host the Olympic Games, the state’s acting governor has declared a state of “public calamity” because of its financial crisis. Francisco Dornelles’ move gives him more control over the state’s limited resources as the Games approach to avoid “a total collapse in public security, … [Read more...]

Evgeni Malkin cheers on Cavaliers in Game 6 win over Warriors (Photos) Quite a week for Evgeni Malkin.  He won the Stanley Cup on Sunday. He had an MRI scheduled for an elbow injury that could be significant. He went to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Stanley Cup parade on Wednesday. Then, on Thursday, he attended the Cleveland Cavaliers’ emphatic win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of the … [Read more...]

Pressing Questions: Does the 49ers receiving corps offer any fantasy value? The NFL regular season kicks off in less than 12 weeks. Between now and then, fans of the virtual game will closely watch quarterback competitions, mull muddy backfields, and ruminate over rehab related timetables. To honor this summer-long quest for clarity, each week I’ll be highlighting one of fantasy’s most … [Read more...]

WADA report exposes unique measures Russians take to cheat How far are Russian athletes willing to go to cheat? Very far, according to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Two days before the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) votes on whether Russian athletes will be allowed to compete in the Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) released a report that … [Read more...]

Pete Rose or Ichiro: Who is baseball's true hit king? Ichiro vs. Pete Rose, it's hottest baseball debate of the week. And it got even hotter Wednesday as Ichiro knocked two more hits for the Miami Marlins, bringing his career total to 4,257. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] If you know baseball numbers well, you already know the implication: Ichiro "passed" Pete Rose in … [Read more...]

Draymond Green, tight end? Not based on his MSU spring game cameo After Tony Gonzalez, Antonio Gates and Jimmy Graham, it's natural for football fans to wonder which basketball power forwards could have played in the NFL. We've been down the "could LeBron James have played in the NFL?" road a lot over the last decade, but here's another name from the NBA Finals that is interesting to think … [Read more...]

The Walk Off: Rockies overcome Gerardo Parra injury to beat Yankees Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with Colorado beating the New York Yankees but losing a key player to injury. Shortstop Trevor Story has done a lot of good with his … [Read more...]