Masters 2019: The case of the incredible shrinking Brooks Koepka still looms large
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
  • |

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Brooks Koepka has this look. Guys know what is. We all have it. It’s what we look like in the dark, or in the shower behind a fogged-up door. Supermen! We’ve all seen ESPN’s Body Issue. The beauty of the human body! Bring on the cameras. I’ll bring my laptop, placed strategically. Centerfold!

Thing is, Koepka has it for real. We saw him in St. Louis last summer winning the PGA Championship and before that,

Read More
Obama, Snoop Dogg and Stevie Wonder were among those paying tribute to Nipsey Hussle
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
  • |

(CNN)During Nipsey’s Hussle’s Los Angeles funeral service Thursday, Snoop Dogg remembered the first time Nipsey “pushed up on me with a tape,” trying to get the world-famous Long Beach rapper to listen to his music.

Nipsey told him, “Just give it a listen,” which struck Snoop as odd. Most rappers trying to catch Snoop’s ear talk about making money, but Nipsey didn’t want a handout. He was ready to earn everything he got,

Read More
Barcelona vs. Manchester United highlights: See all the action from Champions League quarterfinal
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
  • |

So it ends for Manchester United, as they lose 1-0 at home to Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal matchup.

Barcelona has its away goal, and United has a tall task ahead of them in the second leg. That being said, a 1-0 loss to Lionel Messi and Barcelona isn’t the worst thing in the world.

The game started brightly, but in the second half things seemed to stall.

Read More
It’s National Siblings Day! Here’s what you need to know
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
  • |

(CNN)Time to hug your brothers or sisters and let them know how much you appreciate them. Today is National Siblings Day!

The unofficial holiday is observed each year on April 10 to honor the bonds between brothers and sisters.
New Yorker Claudia Evart founded the day after she lost both her siblings early in life, according to the Siblings Day Foundation. She chose April 10 because that was the birthday of her late sister,

Read More
Liverpool take upper hand over FC Porto with Keita, Firmino goals
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
  • |

Goals from Naby Keita and Roberto Firmino earned Liverpool a 2-0 win over Porto on Tuesday as Jurgen Klopp’s side took the upper hand in their Champions League quarterfinal tie despite not killing off their Portuguese opponents.

There remains plenty of work to do for the Premier League leaders, who will be disappointed they were unable to gain a bigger advantage for next week’s second leg.

On a bitterly cold night at Anfield,

Read More
Lori Loughlin and 15 Others Face New Charges in College Admissions Scandal
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
  • |

As federal prosecutors on Tuesday brought new money laundering charges against 16 parents enmeshed in the college admissions scandal, a question hung over the sprawling case: Would anybody implicated in the scam actually serve time behind bars?

The Hollywood actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, the designer Mossimo Giannulli, were among those indicted on a count of conspiracy to commit fraud and another of money laundering conspiracy, raising the legal stakes for parents who have not said whether they would plead guilty in the case.

Read More
The Orlando Magic have proven their doubters wrong after winning Southeastern division title
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
  • |

The Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics and clinched their first playoff berth since 2012, officially erasing the six-year-old stain Dwight Howard left on the organization.
It has to be nice when you can win a game when a player off the bench can be your leading scorer. But no one thinks that is a consistent winning formula. Certainly not for a playoff team.

It was this poor depth of scoring and reliance on supposed bit players that had almost every predictor doubt the Orlando Magic would make the Playoffs this year.

Read More
Fantasy Champions League — Build around the favorites
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
  • |

We’ve reached the business end of the European soccer season, folks. The Champions League quarterfinals begin this week, and half of the remaining eight teams hail from England’s Premier League: Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.

Barcelona and Juventus, the league leaders in Spain’s La Liga and Italy’s Serie A, have also advanced to this stage. The final two teams left are Ajax, currently top of the table in the Dutch Eredivisie,

Read More
Kyle Busch prevails over older brother Kurt in the Cup Series battle at Bristol Motor Speedway
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
  • |

How the Food City 500, the eighth race in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, played out Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway:

WINNER: In a battle of the Busch brothers in the closing laps, Kyle Busch got the measure of his older brother Kurt to score his third win of the season. Kyle Busch overcame contact with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on the second lap of the race to win for the eighth time at Bristol,

Read More
WrestleMania 35: By The Numbers
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
  • |

WrestleMania 35 is set to make history Sunday night as the first WrestleMania card headlined by women. Ronda Rousey, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch will all be featured in the main event for both the Raw and SmackDown women’s titles in the winner-take-all match.

The WWE’s annual Super Bowl-like event takes place Sunday night from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Like the Super Bowl, WrestleMania is a weeklong series of events with community-based activities,

Read More
×
×