Tim Tebow won't accept Paul Finebaum's 'Gator Chomp' Paul Finebaum and his show has given us many great moments but when he's paired up with Tim Tebow on SEC Nation it's a new level of enjoyment. When making picks for the Florida-LSU game, Finebaum tried to give a simple Florida Gator chomp but it was nowhere near as ferocious as it needed to be according to one of the school's most famous alums. … [Read more...]
Texas Tech spells WR Devin Lauderdale’s last name wrong on uniform (Photo)
Texas Tech spells WR Devin Lauderdale's last name wrong on uniform (Photo) Texas Tech is off to a great start at home against West Virginia largely because of wide receiver Devin Lauderdale. Lauderdale, a sophomore junior college transfer, already has caught two touchdown passes for the Red Raiders in the first quarter. There is one problem, however. Lauderdale caught the two touchdowns – … [Read more...]
Week 7 college football picks: TCU at Baylor, Auburn at Miss. State; more – SI.com
Week 7 college football picks: TCU at Baylor, Auburn at Miss. State; more - SI.com Will Heisman Trophy candidate Dak Prescott and Mississippi State continue to impress against Auburn? Can TCU take control of the Big 12 race in a showdown with high-flying Baylor? Which team will emerge in a crucial SEC West clash between Ole Miss and Texas A&M? Week 6 was one of the craziest weekends in college … [Read more...]
Scotland’s Laird leads PGA Tour season opener
Scotland's Laird leads PGA Tour season opener Martin Laird celebrates his birdie at 18 to lead at the halfway stage of the Frys.com Open © Getty Images Martin Laird's birdie on the 18th was enough to give him a one-shot lead over Bae Sang-moon and Zach Blair after Friday's second round of the PGA Tour's season-opening Frys.com Open. Laird bounced back from his first bogey of the new season by … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour of Beijing stage 2 results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour of Beijing stage 2 results (Reuters) Oct 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Tour of Beijing (Chongli - Beijing, 111 km) on Saturday 1. Philippe Gilbert (Belgium / BMC Racing) 2:29:02" 2. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (South Africa / Giant) ST 3. Rui Costa (Portugal / Lampre) 4. Sergey Chernetsky (Russia / Katusha) 5. Daniel Martin (Ireland / Garmin) 6. Pieter Serry … [Read more...]
Stosur to play Diyas in Osaka final (Yahoo Sports)
Stosur to play Diyas in Osaka final (Yahoo Sports) OSAKA, Japan (AP) -- Top-seeded Sam Stosur reached the final of the Japan Women's Open on Saturday with a 7-6 (6), 6-2 victory against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. … [Read more...]
Orioles’ dependable bullpen falters late in ALCS Game 1 loss to Royals
Orioles' dependable bullpen falters late in ALCS Game 1 loss to Royals The Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles rewrote the narrative in ALCS Game 1, as the usually speed dependent Royals continued their postseason power surge to defeat the usually homer-happy O's 8-6 in 10 innings. Kansas City connected for three home runs in the game, including Alex Gordon's lead-off and Mike … [Read more...]
College Football Picks Of Week 7 – ESPN
College Football Picks Of Week 7 - ESPN Commentary Originally Published: October 10, 2014 By Ted Miller | ESPN.com A dark figure watched the celebrations across the country last week with a wide if unwholesome-looking grin. From Eugene, Oregon, to Mississippi to Fort Worth, Texas, underdogs whooped and hollered and made quite a self-satisfied racket. On Sunday, Arizona jumped from … [Read more...]
West Ham could be open to Tottenham groundshare
West Ham could be open to Tottenham groundshare West Ham will move into the Olympic Stadium in time for the 2016-17 season © Getty Images West Ham could be willing to allow Tottenham Hotspur to share the Olympic Stadium while their White Hart Lane home is being rebuilt, according to a report. West Ham will move into their new home in time for the 2016-17 season and are not prepared to share … [Read more...]
Simon advances to Shanghai Masters final (Yahoo Sports)
Simon advances to Shanghai Masters final (Yahoo Sports) SHANGHAI (AP) -- Gilles Simon rediscovered some of his old form to defeat Feliciano Lopez 6-2, 7-6 (1) at the Shanghai Masters on Saturday and reach his first Masters-level final in more than six years. … [Read more...]