After a Big 12 memo, Bill Snyder ditched his Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl pullover Kansas State coach Bill Snyder is a man of routine. When he finds a pullover to wear on the sidelines, he wears it for multiple games. The Wildcats ended the 2013 season with a win over Michigan in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. For the first few games of 2014, Snyder was wearing the purple pullover windbreaker from … [Read more...]
Week 4 Injury Report: Jared Allen to miss first game since 2007; Locker out
Week 4 Injury Report: Jared Allen to miss first game since 2007; Locker out For the first time in more than seven years, Jared Allen will miss a regular-season game. Allen, who had missed practice for the Chicago Bears all week with what was deemed as an "illness," will not suit up against the Green Bay Packers. Fox Sports' Jay Glazer is reporting that Allen's illness is pneumonia. This is … [Read more...]
Europe wins Ryder Cup as USA fades once again
Europe wins Ryder Cup as USA fades once again For a brief moment, there was hope. For a brief moment on Sunday morning at Gleneagles, the United States held the lead in six matches at the Ryder Cup, with four more all square. If everything had continued on that trend, the United States would have had a fair chance of capturing the cup it had fumbled away two years ago. But if there was a … [Read more...]
Matt Kuchar holes out for eagle to win hole against Thomas Bjorn
Matt Kuchar holes out for eagle to win hole against Thomas Bjorn Matt Kuchar apparently didn't want to waste much time on the eighth hole in his Sunday singles match against Thomas Bjorn. Kuchar hit his second shot close to a tight pin on the front left of the hole, with the ball then spinning into the hole for an unexpected eagle 2. That put Bjorn in the uncomfortable position of having … [Read more...]
Grand jury testimony reportedly begins in Tony Stewart case
Grand jury testimony reportedly begins in Tony Stewart case A grand jury began hearing testimony on Tuesday in the case involving Tony Stewart and Kevin Ward Jr. Stewart struck and killed Ward on August 9 at Canandaigua Motorsports Park, a dirt track in upstate New York. Stewart and Ward were racing together when Ward hit the wall. Ward exited his vehicle to confront Stewart's car and was … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-World Championships results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-World Championships results (Reuters) Sept 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from World Championships (Ponferrada - Ponferrada, 254.8 km) on Sunday 1. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland / Poland) 6:29:07" 2. Simon Gerrans (Australia / Australia) +1" 3. Alejandro Valverde (Spain / Spain) 4. Matti Breschel (Denmark / Denmark) 5. Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium / Belgium) 6. Tony Gallopin … [Read more...]
Fire alarm goes off in Eagles hotel at 2:30 a.m. … 49ers fan prank?
Fire alarm goes off in Eagles hotel at 2:30 a.m. ... 49ers fan prank? This isn't quite the conspiracy theory of Michael Jordan getting food poisoning before Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals. But someone pulled a fire alarm in the Philadelphia Eagles' hotel early Sunday morning as they rested before their game against the San Francisco 49ers. At 2:30 a.m. local time, Eagles players were awakened … [Read more...]
No celebrations on Saturday leads us to wild Sunday — a look at the scenarios
No celebrations on Saturday leads us to wild Sunday — a look at the scenarios Those rooting for chaos in baseball's final weekend are witnessing all of their dreams coming true heading into Sunday. While three teams had an opportunity to clinch either a division championship or a wild-card spot on Saturday. In the name of said chaos, all three failed to cross the finish line, setting up what … [Read more...]
Cycling-Kwiatkowski wins world title with textbook attack (Reuters)
Cycling-Kwiatkowski wins world title with textbook attack (Reuters) * Pole takes men's elite race gold * Australian rider Gerrans is second (Adds details) PONFERRADA, Spain, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Poland's Michal Kwiatkowski timed his attack to perfection to beat the top favourites and claim gold in the men's elite race at the road cycling world championships on Sunday. Kwiatkowski attacked … [Read more...]
Not again: Mahan screws up critical chip, cedes half-point to Justin Rose
Not again: Mahan screws up critical chip, cedes half-point to Justin Rose It happened again: Hunter Mahan misplayed a critical chip shot that may well have cost the Americans their chance at a Ryder Cup comeback. Mahan was 1 up on the par-5 18th hole against Justin Rose, facing an uphill chip for his third shot. If he could get up-and-down for birdie, he would win the match and earn a point … [Read more...]