Month: June 2016

Wimbledon Day 1 Recap: Djokovic, Federer, Venus, Keys Advance

World No. 1 seed and defending Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic opened his title defense in London on Monday with a 6–0, 3–0 lead…

8 years ago

England Falls To Iceland 2-1 In Euro 2016, Ex-Manager Steve McClaren Gets Name Of Iceland Game Winner Wrong

England crashed out of the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament with a humiliating 2-1 defeat to Iceland in the first knockout round at…

8 years ago

Legendary Tennessee Women’s Basketball Coach Pat Summitt Dies At 64

Pat Summitt, the Hall of Fame Tennessee Women's basketball coach who headed the Lady Volunteers for 38 years, died Tuesday morning.…

8 years ago

Former Colts RB Zurlon Tipton Dies From Accidental Gunshot At 26

Former Indianapolis Colts running back Zurlon Tipton died in Michigan on Tuesday after accidentally shooting himself, the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s office announced. He…

8 years ago

Ex-Bears Defensive Coordinator Buddy Ryan Dies At 82

Buddy Ryan, the defensive guru who helped guide the Chicago Bears to their only Super Bowl victory in 1986, died Tuesday morning,…

8 years ago

Kendrys Morales Has Four Hits, Adam Wainwright Almost Hits Bird In Royals’ 6-2 Home Win Over Cardinals

Kendrys Morales went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate with a double, three singles and two RBIs in the Kansas City…

8 years ago

USA Basketball Announces 2016 U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team

USA Basketball on Monday unveiled its official 12-man roster for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Team, which includes six Olympic…

8 years ago

Maya DiRado Earns Spot On US Olympic Swim Team

Maya DiRado found herself in an unusual position Sunday night at the U.S. Olympic trials at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Maya…

8 years ago

Kris Bryant Hits League-Record Three HRs And Two Doubles In Cubs’ 11-8 Win Over Reds

Kris Bryant went 5-for-5 with six RBIs and became the first MLB player since 1913 to hit three home runs and…

8 years ago

Steelers LB James Harrison Demands Roger Goodell Come To Him For PED Interview

James Harrison has stated he is willing to meet with NFL investigators in order to discuss his link to performance-enhancing drugs,…

8 years ago

Gymnast Simone Biles First To Win Four Straight National Championships In 42 Years

Simone Biles cruised through the 2016 U.S. P&G Gymnastics Championships in St. Louis on Sunday ahead of the Rio de Janeiro…

8 years ago

Tony Stewart Earns First NASCAR Win In 3 Years At Sonoma

Tony Stewart earned yet another unforgettable victory on Sunday in the final season of his NASCAR Sprint Cup career. Tony Stewart…

8 years ago

Billy Hurley Earns First PGA Tour Win At Maryland’s Quicken Loans National

Local favorite Billy Hurley III, aided by a fantastic chip-in on hole 15 and a great putt at the 16th, earned his…

8 years ago

Lionel Messi Retires From International Soccer After Argentina’s Loss To Chile In Copa America Final

Barcelona star Lionel Messi may never play for Argentina again following the national team's Copa America Centenario final loss to Chile on…

8 years ago

President Obama Tells Cavs Coach Tyronn Lue To Tell J.R. Smith And Other Players To ‘Put On A Shirt’

The Cleveland Cavaliers may now be the NBA champions, but President Barack Obama has advice for how they can improve their image even…

8 years ago

Justin Verlander Allows Record Four HRs In Fifth As Tigers Fall 9-3 To Indians At Home

All Justin Verlander could do was throw his hands up and hang his head, as the Detroit Tigers suffered a crushing 9-3…

8 years ago

Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant Opt In For Rio Olympics, Lebron James Is Out

Lebron James has added his name to a lengthy list of athletes who will not be participating in the 2016…

8 years ago

Vikings’ Adrian Peterson Says He May Retire Early Due To ‘Boring’ Training Routine

If there's one NFL running back who has proven several times that he can continue to deliver great performances compared…

8 years ago

OPINION: Stop Whining Knicks Fans, Derrick Rose Trade Could Have N.Y. Talking Championship

When the New York Knicks acquired Derrick Rose from the Chicago Bulls in a trade on Wednesday, many fans immediately…

8 years ago

J.J. Watt Unveils His First Signature Reebok Shoe

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt unveiled his signature shoe from Reebok at an event in New York on Thursday morning. J.J.…

8 years ago