Antoine Vermette's newborn sleeps in the Stanley Cup
Three-a-side basketball hits the big time at first European Games
By Tom Hayward BAKU (Reuters) – With thumping music, ferocious slamdunks and sublime skill, 3×3 basketball came out with a bang on Tuesday at the inaugural European Games, but the sport with inner-city backyard origins has far bigger ambitions — a place at the Olympics. It has been played as “streetball” and other guises for years but in 2007 the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) identified it as a “sport with
Three-a-side basketball hits the big time at first European Games
By Tom Hayward BAKU (Reuters) – With thumping music, ferocious slamdunks and sublime skill, 3×3 basketball came out with a bang on Tuesday at the inaugural European Games, but the sport with inner-city backyard origins has far bigger ambitions — a place at the Olympics. It has been played as “streetball” and other guises for years but in 2007 the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) identified it as a “sport with
Music mogul Diddy accused of assault with workout equipment (Yahoo Sports)
Hip-hop music mogul Diddy was released from jail after being accused of assault with a weight-room kettlebell at the athletic facilities of the University of California, Los Angeles, where his son plays football, police said. Diddy, 45, whose real name is Sean Combs, was freed late Monday night after posting bail, several hours after his afternoon arrest, jail records showed. University police allege three counts of assault with a deadly
Brady appeal begins at NFL headquarters (Yahoo Sports)
Tom Brady and representatives from the players’ union are meeting with Commissioner Roger Goodell at NFL headquarters as the New England quarterback appeals his four-game suspension. Brady was suspended by the league for his role in the use of deflated footballs in the AFC championship game win over Indianapolis. The NFL Players Association had asked Goodell to recuse himself from hearing the appeal because he could not be impartial and
Bryant homers twice as Cubs beat Kershaw, Dodgers 4-2 (Yahoo Sports)
One big swing against Clayton Kershaw’s vaunted curveball was enough to get the rookie back on track. Bryant connected twice for his first career multihomer game, and the Chicago Cubs beat Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Monday night. Bryant had just one hit in last 18 at-bats before he drove a 1-2 curveball from Kershaw over the wall in right for a two-run homer in the third.
Morgan, Lloyd score in 2-0 US victory over Colombia (Yahoo Sports)
Now that Alex Morgan has a goal, she doesn’t want to look back on the opportunities she’s missed. ”I don’t remember the last goal I’ve had with this team,” said Morgan, who had been hampered by a bone bruise in her left knee going into the tournament. Morgan scored her first goal of the Women’s World Cup and the United States advanced to the quarterfinals with a 2-0 victory over
