Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images A young Frenchman won the 8th stage of the Tour de France today. Liliane Calmejean surprised everyone in the peloton–including perhaps even himself–with a Stage 8 win, which was contested over the Dole/Station de Rousses route. Calmejean suffered some cramping in the later stages of the route, but managed …
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Wimbledon: Day 6 Results, Day 7 Schedule
Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images Wimbledon has finished it’s first full week of scheduled play and will take a break tomorrow (Sunday). Play will resume on Monday, July 10th. Use our direct link to the Official Wimbledon Website to get full results, highlights, and next week’s schedule. The Fine Print: Image embed courtesy …
The Nightshift: 8 July 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Saturday, 8 July 2017 and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. Today is National chocolate with almonds day–a rather lighthearted vacation from all that’s going on in our world. The morning is on and now’s the perfect time to catch …
The Tour De France: Stage 7
Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images The 2017 edition of the Tour has now completed its 7th stage; the race will continue until 23 July 2017, when it ends with the traditional final stage down the Champs Elysees in Paris. Check the latest results for today’s stage and get a preview of what to expect …
Wimbledon: Day 5 Results, Day 6 Schedule
Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images The first five days of the Wimbledon Championships are over. But there’s plenty more to come. Catch up on who’s moving on and what to expect tomorrow by using our direct link to the Official Wimbledon site, produced/powered by IBM. The Fine Print: Image embed courtesy of our …
The Secret Season of Summer Sports
Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images Unless you follow the “minor sports” closely, you may not be aware that we are passing through international sports’ greatest season: that stretch of time that runs from the middle of May until the end of July. During this short, approximately sixty- day period at the beginning of summer, …
The Nightshift: 7 July 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Friday, 7 July 2017 and this is the Mid-day edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. Today is National Father-Daughter Take a Walk Day. The morning is on and now’s the perfect time to catch up on the news in the rest of the …
The Tour De France: Stage Six
Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images The Tour de France rolls on (literally) and is now into Stage Six. How to follow the world’s greatest (and most famous) long distance bike race? Why–so simple. Just click this link to the Official Tour de France website. Please note the site lists first, the results of the …
Wimbledon: Day 4 Results, Day 5 Schedule
Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images It’s on at Wimbledon. Now, the first two rounds gone, things get very, very interesting as the players move into the third round of competition. Catch up on who won and who lost, and what’s on tap for Friday’s matches, with a visit to the Official Website of The …
The Nightshift: 6 July 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Thursday, 6 July 2017 and this is the Morning edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. Today is National Fried Chicken Day–you know what to have for lunch or dinner. Also, we lost a legend on this day decades ago; famous Jazz Trumpeter Louis Armstrong …