What Vegas thinks of the Spurs' chances this season - Pounding The Rock Oddsmakers have set their over/unders for how they expect NBA teams to perform this season. Will the Spurs beat their predicted season win total? Bookmakers in Vegas and offshore have set their regular season win-total over/unders for all teams in the NBA. The Spurs are at a consensus 57, which means that they have to win 58 … [Read more...]
Chelsea’s Romeu eyeing Stuttgart stay
Chelsea's Romeu eyeing Stuttgart stay Chelsea midfielder Oriol Romeu is refusing to rule out a permanent move to Stuttgart despite signing a new contract at Stamford Bridge last summer. Romeu's Chelsea deal runs until 2017 but he was farmed out on loan to Valencia last season and is now temporarily at Stuttgart in the Bundesliga after struggling to hold down a first-team spot in the Premier … [Read more...]
Hawaii RB Joey Iosefa arrested on suspicion of drunken driving
Hawaii RB Joey Iosefa arrested on suspicion of drunken driving Hawaii RB Joey Iosefa was arrested Sunday morning after the Warriors' win against Wyoming on suspicion of drunken driving. Per Hawaii News Now, Iosefa's blood-alcohol level was allegedly twice the legal limit at .155. He was arrested at approximately 4:15 a.m. near downtown Honolulu and released on $500 bail. Iosefa didn't play … [Read more...]
Germany ‘duty’-bound to beat Irish in Euro 2016 campaign (AFP)
Germany 'duty'-bound to beat Irish in Euro 2016 campaign (AFP) Gelsenkirchen (Germany) (AFP) - Germany midfielder Julian Draxler says the world champions see it as their 'duty' to beat Ireland on Tuesday to get their Euro 2016 qualification campaign back on track. … [Read more...]
Magic rookie Elfrid Payton’s attempted alley-oop pass becomes banked-in 3 in loss to Hornets (Video)
Magic rookie Elfrid Payton's attempted alley-oop pass becomes banked-in 3 in loss to Hornets (Video) Elfrid Payton sees you, Anderson Varejao, and he raises you. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Basketball: Sign up and join a league today!] During the first quarter of a Monday night preseason visit to North Carolina to take on the Charlotte Hornets, the Orlando Magic's rookie point guard ran down a … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour of Beijing final classification (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour of Beijing final classification (Reuters) Oct 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Final Classification from Tour of Beijing on Tuesday 1. Philippe Gilbert (Belgium / BMC Racing) 17:59:56" 2. Daniel Martin (Ireland / Garmin) +3" 3. Esteban Chaves (Colombia / Orica) +9" 4. Rui Costa (Portugal / Lampre) +11" 5. Sergey Chernetsky (Russia / Katusha) +23" 6. Warren Barguil (France / Giant) … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour of Beijing stage 5 results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour of Beijing stage 5 results (Reuters) Oct 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Tour of Beijing (Beijing - Beijing, 117 km) on Tuesday 1. Sacha Modolo (Italy / Lampre) 2:40:10" 2. Greg Henderson (New Zealand / Lotto) ST 3. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway / Team Sky) 4. Tyler Farrar (U.S. / Garmin) 5. Moreno Hofland (Netherlands / Belkin) 6. Luka Mezgec (Slovenia / Giant) 7. … [Read more...]
Football Daily Dose: Dose: Kaepernick Shines On MNF
Football Daily Dose: Dose: Kaepernick Shines On MNF Tuesday, October 14, 2014 Colin Kaepernick shines under the bright lights of Monday Night Football. He now has a 124.6 career passer rating through four Monday night starts. The 49ers got off to a slow start in the 31-17 win, as they were held scoreless through about 22 minutes of play, but the flood gates opened when Kaepernick launched a … [Read more...]
Tim Hudson’s pitching in the second round of the playoffs — after 16 years
Tim Hudson's pitching in the second round of the playoffs — after 16 years SAN FRANCISCO — Tim Hudson has done a lot of things in his MLB career he should be proud of: he's a four-time All Star, a Cy Young runner-up, a 20-game winner, MLB's active wins leader with 214 and he's respected around the league. There's one thing Hudson hasn't done in his 16-year career and it might seem like a … [Read more...]
2014-15 NBA Preview: New York Knicks – Pounding The Rock
2014-15 NBA Preview: New York Knicks - Pounding The Rock David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports Just when I thought I had no opinion on the Knicks one way or the other, they went out and hired Derek Fisher to be their coach. All of a sudden, I seriously dislike them now. New York Knicks: Prediction: 9th in the Eastern Conference 2014 Record: 37-45 Coach: Derek Fisher Significant Additions:G Jose … [Read more...]