Chrysolite wins Belmont feature (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) -- Chrysolite held off Caribean Beat by a half-length Friday in the $65,000 allowance feature for New York-bred fillies and mares on the turf at Belmont Park. … [Read more...]
BDL’s 2014-15 NBA Season Previews: Charlotte Hornets
BDL's 2014-15 NBA Season Previews: Charlotte Hornets One of last season's best stories began with one of its most widely criticized moves. The Charlotte Bobcats' decision to give Al Jefferson a three-year, $40.5 million deal on July 4, 2013, got lit up like the sky in an Independence Day fireworks display, pegged as an overpay for a slow-footed center who'd always been a sieve on defense, … [Read more...]
Spread Options: Dr. Saturday’s Week 6 picks against the spread
Spread Options: Dr. Saturday's Week 6 picks against the spread Week five had some slight regression, but it wasn't terrible. After going 5-5 last week, we're now at 19-31. We are far from the 1-9 weeks of weeks one and two. Let's see what we'll hit on this week. Florida at Tennessee (-2.5), Noon ET: Remember when this would have been one of the biggest games of the weekend? Now it may be the … [Read more...]
John Stones Shining In Spite Of Everton’s Defensive Deficiencies
John Stones Shining In Spite Of Everton’s Defensive Deficiencies It’s especially pleasing to see a young player given their chance in a team and grasping it with aplomb. There’s something innately refreshing about witnessing a fresh face make their mark and typically, when a youngster yields a positive contribution, the watching crowd stir and … Continue reading →John Stones Shining … [Read more...]
What is Bobby Ryan actually worth? (Trending Topics)
What is Bobby Ryan actually worth? (Trending Topics) The timing of this extension to Bobby Ryan from the Senators was very smart. That's the first thing to keep in mind about it. They're essentially buying low on him for the second time in as many seasons. His 23-25-48 was the worst basic stat line — both overall and in terms of goals, assists, and points per game — he's had in a full season … [Read more...]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is rooting for Royals manager Ned Yost in the playoffs
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is rooting for Royals manager Ned Yost in the playoffs KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost became friends with Dale Earnhardt in the 1980s when the two went on a hunting trip together. Since that trip, the friendship blossomed, and Yost would attend races with Earnhardt. After Earnhardt was killed in a crash on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500, … [Read more...]
Long-drive champion hits golf ball 331 yards…from his knees
Long-drive champion hits golf ball 331 yards...from his knees Jamie Sadlowski makes money by the yard. He's a multi-time world long-drive champion with a career-best drive of over 430 yards. He hits the ball so hard, he's broken Golf Channel's in-studio simulator not once, but twice. So when Sadlowski hits the ball almost 100 yards less than his best, it's disappointing, right? Not when … [Read more...]
Bill Belichick on Aaron Dobson: ‘Always been respectful’ to coaches
Bill Belichick on Aaron Dobson: 'Always been respectful' to coaches The New England Patriots are not sitting wide receiver Aaron Dobson for any argument he might have had. Head coach Bill Belichick issued a statement after reports had surfaced that Dobson had been sat the past two games for "mouthing off" to offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. Belichick's statement read: “In my year and a … [Read more...]
Ohio State gives game ball to young fans with muscular dystrophy in postgame locker room (Video)
Ohio State gives game ball to young fans with muscular dystrophy in postgame locker room (Video) In an emotional scene in the postgame locker room after knocking off Cincinnati at home last Saturday night, Ohio State tight end Jeff Heuerman gave the team’s game ball to two special friends of the program. Brothers Jacob and Noah Studebaker suffer from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a genetic … [Read more...]
Arsenal Has Tallied Nearly 900 Injuries Since 2002
Arsenal Has Tallied Nearly 900 Injuries Since 2002 Arsenal has suffered a ridiculous 889 injuries (including illnesses) since the start of the 2002-03 season, according to a recent report by Physioroom.com. The nearly 900 injuries during the last 12 seasons (plus the first two months of the current campaign) … Continue reading →Arsenal Has Tallied Nearly 900 Injuries Since 2002 is a … [Read more...]