Arizona's 31-24 upset win knocks Oregon out of the playoff hunt for now Stanford coach David Shaw warned two weeks ago that the strength of the Pac-12 could work against it, and there was no greater example of that than Thursday night. Arizona, an undefeated yet unranked squad, marched into Autzen Stadium and knocked No. 2 Oregon from its perch with a 31-24 win. The Pac-12 entered last week … [Read more...]
Djokovic, Murray win at China Open; Serena quits (Yahoo Sports)
Djokovic, Murray win at China Open; Serena quits (Yahoo Sports) BEIJING (AP) -- Top-ranked Novak Djokovic defeated Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-2, 6-4 to reach the China Open semifinals and extend his winning streak at the tournament to 22 matches on Friday. … [Read more...]
Nishikori, Raonic, Simon into Japan semis (Yahoo Sports)
Nishikori, Raonic, Simon into Japan semis (Yahoo Sports) TOKYO (AP) -- Kei Nishikori moved closer to a second Japan Open home title by defeating unseeded Jeremy Chardy of France 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals on Friday. … [Read more...]
Happy Hour: The next round of the Chase, a title idea, Keselowski and more
Happy Hour: The next round of the Chase, a title idea, Keselowski and more Throughout the week you can send us your best questions, jokes, rants and just plain miscellaneous thoughts to [email protected] or @NickBromberg.We'll post them here, have a good time and everyone's happy. Who's excited for the second round of the Chase? Are you awake from Dover? Nothing against long green … [Read more...]
Greg Holland arrives late to ALDS after son’s birth, still gets Game 1 save
Greg Holland arrives late to ALDS after son's birth, still gets Game 1 save What a week it's been for Kansas City Royals closer Greg Holland, who spent Tuesday night running around Kauffman Stadium with a giant Royals flag after his team knocked off the Oakland A's in the AL wild-card game. The Royals advanced to the ALDS where they'd play the Los Angeles Angels, but while his teammates … [Read more...]
Oregon’s Tony Washington takes a bow while Arizona takes a touchdown
Oregon's Tony Washington takes a bow while Arizona takes a touchdown As Oregon fans try to make sense of the stunning 31-24 upset loss to Arizona that might have cost the Ducks a spot in the inaugural College Football Playoff, they’re going to be looking for scapegoat and that fall guy might be senior linebacker Tony Washington. On third-and-goal, late in the game, Washington sacked Arizona … [Read more...]
Bad-luck double play coming before Miguel Cabrera homer costs Tigers
Bad-luck double play coming before Miguel Cabrera homer costs Tigers A half-inning before the Baltimore Orioles blew Game 1 of the American League Division Series wide open, the Detroit Tigers had something cooking. Unfortunately for them, it was only a bad-luck double play that prevented Miguel Cabrera from being able to tie the score, or even put them ahead, with one swing. Down two … [Read more...]
Bo Wallace says Alabama media are ‘like fans of Bama’
Bo Wallace says Alabama media are 'like fans of Bama' Before last year's game against Alabama, Ole Miss QB Bo Wallace said his team could put points on Alabama (or anyone for that matter) and the matchup between the Rebels and Crimson Tide would be a close game. He also said the week before the game that his team had better receivers outside than Texas A&M, a team that had fallen 49-42 to … [Read more...]
Rich Gannon rips into Oakland Raiders culture, questions team leadership
Rich Gannon rips into Oakland Raiders culture, questions team leadership Rich Gannon bleeds silver and black. And yet he vomited all over his former team on Wednesday. The former Oakland Raiders quarterback appeared on SiriusXM NFL Radio (per CSN Bay Area) following the firing of head coach Dennis Allen, went into the shotgun formation and started firing away. Little was spared in his … [Read more...]