World Sports

In a surprise revelation this week, five-time major winner Phil Mickelson underwent sports hernia surgery after the Safeway Open in October, an unannounced procedure that was unveiled by Golf Digest’s Tim Rosaforte this week. “It wasn’t an outie belly button per se, it just looked like it,” Mickelson told Golf Digest. “It was a walnut-sized hernia behind my belly button. It was no big deal, nor did it affect me…

Princess Reema Bint Bandar Al-Saud remembers the moment she was asked to take the lead on a Saudi government program that oversees women’s participation in sports. That moment was so unexpected and meaningful, she remembers, that “I cried,” she said during an interview at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York. “I don’t even know why I cried.” Princess Reema has long been a role model for Saudi women,…

The ascent of e-sports from nerdy niche to massive global spectacle has been impressive to behold. Now a leader in the industry wants to take things to the next level, launching a new venture that will have many of the trappings of a proper professional sports league. Run by Blizzard Entertainment, which has been big into e-sports since the first days of its wildly successful Starcraft series, the new league…

In a surprise revelation this week, five-time major winner Phil Mickelson underwent sports hernia surgery after the Safeway Open in October, an unannounced procedure that was unveiled by Golf Digest’s Tim Rosaforte this week. “It wasn’t an outie belly button per se, it just looked like it,” Mickelson told Golf Digest. “It was a walnut-sized hernia behind my belly button. It was no big deal, nor did it affect me…

Anna Turley, MP for Redcar, told The Telegraph that a woman entered the MP’s meeting room, ostensibly with the purpose of bringing in a tray of sandwiches, and placed a recording device underneath a chair. “I couldn’t believe it”, Ms Turley said. “I watched her put the device on the floor and when she left I said ‘bloody hell guys they are trying to record us’. It’s not James Bond, more Austin Powers.” When MPs…

The hammer has come down on Jon Jones. After speculation that Jones would receive a lighter suspension or none at all from USADA after failing a drug test and being pulled from the main event of UFC 200, the former light heavyweight champion has been suspended for the maximum of one year by an independent arbitration panel. The decision comes after Jones had his case presented to three arbitrators from…

The pass was thrown on a line and a bit high. So Wisconsin’s Jazz Peavy jumped to catch it. The play was self-evident, the kind we’d seen hundreds of times. He jumped, caught it. But these are different times, thus ESPN/ABC analyst Brock Huard explained it for us, “He goes up and high-points the ball.” And away we go. FOX’s Gus Johnson said wide receiver KaVontae Turpin is a player…

Jerry Thornton will return to Barstool Sports after two years with WEEI. Jerry Thornton, who has been the third voice on WEEI’s Dale and Holley program for two years, is leaving the station to return to Barstool Sports. The station hired Thornton, a part-time comedian who wrote frequently about the Patriots, in November 2014, in part to try to attract some of Barstool’s large and demographically desirable audience to WEEI.com….

My old friend and former colleague Michael Wilbon – we haven’t spoken in years, since he ascended to a higher social and professional stratosphere – used to often talk about how Washington, D.C., was a bad sports town and Chicago was a good sports town, and he’d go on and on and on about bad sports towns and good sports towns. Actually, I should consider it a blessing that Wilbon…

Steelers kicker Chris Boswell set up for an advantageous onside kick during Sunday’s 21–14 loss to the Ravens, only to fail miserably. He attempted what’s known in the soccer world as a “Rabona,” the act of swinging your kicking foot behind your plant foot to kick in the opposite direction. This, of course, would fool the opposition…if done right. Now, Boswell isn’t crazy. He tried this…

How many Gigafactories would it take to power the entire world with renewable energy? To find the answer, Leonardo DiCaprio interviewed Elon Musk in his new documentary Before the Flood, and it turns out it would take about 100. In other energy news, the largest thermal solar plant on the planet could be coming to Nevada, while the Netherlands is spending 150 million euros to turn cow poop into biogas….

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Dallas Cowboys’ offensive line — Joe Haden reminded us Sunday — is probably the best in the NFL. That is hard to argue against. It’s also beside the point. The season is nine games old, and the Browns are just one week removed from the New York Jets rushing for 171 yards. Wait, there’s more. They are two games removed from the Bengals rushing for 271…

How many Gigafactories would it take to power the entire world with renewable energy? To find the answer, Leonardo DiCaprio interviewed Elon Musk in his new documentary Before the Flood, and it turns out it would take about 100. In other energy news, the largest thermal solar plant on the planet could be coming to Nevada, while the Netherlands is spending 150 million euros to turn cow poop into biogas….

How many Gigafactories would it take to power the entire world with renewable energy? To find the answer, Leonardo DiCaprio interviewed Elon Musk in his new documentary Before the Flood, and it turns out it would take about 100. In other energy news, the largest thermal solar plant on the planet could be coming to Nevada, while the Netherlands is spending 150 million euros to turn cow poop into biogas….

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment It’s no secret that the impending presidential election has caused buzz among the majority of Americans. The negativity surrounding the 2016 race has become insufferable to many, with new controversial developments arising on a daily basis concerning both candidates. In the midst of all the chaos, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich provides some comic relief, and some advice for undecided voters. Pop…

LAS VEGAS – The crowd stood, thousands roared, and believe me: It wasn’t because of anything Oscar Valdez was doing. Midway through the final undercard fight on Saturday, minutes before Manny Pacquiao was set to hit the ring, Floyd Mayweather rolled into the Thomas & Mack Center, his daughter, Iyanna, by his side, his entourage in tow. A day earlier Mayweather had declared that the door was wide open for a…

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment It’s no secret that the impending presidential election has caused buzz among the majority of Americans. The negativity surrounding the 2016 race has become insufferable to many, with new controversial developments arising on a daily basis concerning both candidates. In the midst of all the chaos, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich provides some comic relief, and some advice for undecided voters. Pop…

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment It’s no secret that the impending presidential election has caused buzz among the majority of Americans. The negativity surrounding the 2016 race has become insufferable to many, with new controversial developments arising on a daily basis concerning both candidates. In the midst of all the chaos, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich provides some comic relief, and some advice for undecided voters. Pop…

Olesen tightens grip in Turkey GOLF Thorbjorn Olesen, the overnight leader, tightened his grip on the Turkish Open with a three-under-par 68 to take a seven-shot lead into the final round. The Dane, inset, who started the day six clear after shooting a course record 62 on Friday, had five birdies in his round. England’s David Horsey, who also carded a 68, is one of five players tied for second…