Новости за 25.07.2018

As if college football could ever be accurately predicted.

College football is hard to predict, even when it comes to the basics. With a small sample size of only eight or nine conference games, and with all the players being of such a volatile age, nobody’s gonna get it right much more than half the time.

Here’s one look: Power 5 favorites, according to each conference’s official preseason polls from the last decade-plus, compared to who actually won each year.

The straight-up... Читать дальше...

Bryant’s market is thin, but he could restore much of his value in ... Cleveland?

20 players will try to win a championship on home soil.

In August, the Women’s Baseball World Cup will come to the United States for the first time as teams from all over the world try to unseat Japan, the five-time defending champions. For the US, playing on their home soil in Florida adds to the pressure and now we know which women will be representing the country as the 20-player roster has officially been released.

The roster is as follows:

• Ila Borders; LHP; Los Angeles... Читать дальше...

Williams talked to SB Nation in a phone interview about working with LeBron, his career-ending injury, and the importance of paying it forward.

Antonio Brown’s gaudy training camp entrances continue.

Over the past three years, Antonio Brown has had some ridiculous training camp entrances.

This summer, Brown took it to a whole new level. Not only did he ditch the fancy cars, he abandoned ground travel altogether. To kick off the 2018 Steelers training camp, Brown and his family flew into camp on a helicopter.

Yeah... @AB84 showed up in a helicopter. pic.twitter.com/zTUBdLChI6

The more losses, the more games you get to see.

Well, this is one of the more creative ticket packages we’ve seen. The Padres, who are currently 42-62 and last in the NL West, are using their losses to their advantage for the second year in a row. In order to get fans in seats for the rest of the season, San Diego is running a promotion called the “Five-Win Pass.”

With the pass, fans will have the opportunity to pay $99 for five Padres home wins after they purchase the pass (which... Читать дальше...

Joe Maddon left the Rays, but there’s a piece of him still there, and it’s been weaponized.

Hawaii brought another fake musician to the Mountain West’s media days, but there’s no oops here, folks.

We missed you, “Mark Richt can’t win the big one” narrative.

Uh oh, a Mark Richt team has high expectations again. Time for HOT TAKES ON THE INTERNET.

Topics:

• “Miami-ing”
• How good FSU is will define part of Miami’s 2018 narrative
• How bad is a bad Bud Foster defense?
• Virginia Tech has a … semi-realistic fanbase?
• Larry Fedora is proof you should never go off-script at media day
• Godfrey’s former co-worker Mick Foley
• Scott... Читать дальше...

Neal has an argument to be the top player in the nation.

BRADENTON, Fla. — Five-star IMG Academy offensive lineman Evan Neal is down more than 30 pounds from his high of 390-plus this winter.

“I feel the best I’ve ever felt as a player. My goal weight is about 320-325, so I still got a lot of work to do.”

Pro players often train or rehab at the Academy. Neal said that NFL offensive lineman Bryan Bulaga (6’5, 314) told a trainer back in the spring that if he was an NFL team... Читать дальше...

Five players were in this year’s supplemental draft, and two of them got picked.

We found out everything there is left to know about the 2018 Tour de France from Stage 17, except who will win the yellow jersey.

DeRozan is not buying what the Raptors, or team president Masai Ujiri, are selling.

The Tour de France is a big, whirling, exhilarating mess. Here’s how to watch all of it.

Follow as the yellow jersey, green jersey, and polka-dot jersey all exchange hands across 2,100 miles in France.

In big games, the Huskies stuck to the basics, and it usually ended up working.

This is so inspiring.

Here’s your feel-good story of the day: six months after being diagnosed with Leukemia, Texas Longhorns guard Andrew Jones is back to playing basketball.

Andrew Jones BEAT CANCER and is back to hooping @DrewdotCash @TexasMBB pic.twitter.com/3UoGjmWXA1

Jones has been on the road to recovery since receiving his diagnosis in January. He had trouble just getting out of bed shortly after receiving his initial treatment. Читать дальше...

Luck missed all of 2017 with a shoulder injury that began two years prior.

Tour de France riders may be the wildest athletes in the world.

When you ride a bike for 60 kilometers with a broken kneecap, this is what your knee looks like the next day:

When you have a broken knee cap and decide to keep going for another 60km pic.twitter.com/cGoidtQH3w

Philippe Gilbert suffered a terrifying crash Tuesday while descending from Portet d’Aspet on Stage 16 of the Tour de France. Somehow, Gilbert was... Читать дальше...

Aaron Donald, Khalil Mack, and Julio Jones are a few of the players angling for new contracts this summer.

Hernandez gave up a game-winning homer, but he’s not too worried about it.

Cleveland won’t tank after LeBron’s second departure which is best for everyone.

It’s time to update your closet with gear for all the top NFL players who landed on new teams this season. That includes everyone from Kirk Cousins to Saquon Barkley to Richard Sherman.

The Belgian cyclist was ok broke his knee cap and still finished the course.

Todd Gurley reset the running back market with his contract extension, but what sets him apart from his peers?