Filly Beholder taken off sales block (The Associated Press) LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Two-time Eclipse Award-winning filly Beholder has been taken off the sales block and will resume training after she recovers from a fever that knocked her out of the Breeders' Cup. … [Read more...]
Healthy Rob Gronkowski makes Patriots much harder to beat
Healthy Rob Gronkowski makes Patriots much harder to beat Rob Gronkowski went to the New England Patriots' locker room early in the third quarter with a bout of dehydration. Too much eating, not enough drinking for Gronk. Tom Brady hit Gronkowski three times for touchdowns — from 6, 2 and 46 yards — in a 51-23 Patriots blowout of the Chicago Bears. It got to the point where you could call … [Read more...]
Weather looking good for World Series Game 5
Weather looking good for World Series Game 5 SAN FRANCISCO -- The countdown to first pitch of World Series Game 5 between the visiting Royals and host Giants has begun. As such, let's have a look at current conditions at lovely and talented AT&T Park ... Not unpleasant! You'll recall that Game 4 brought us some interloping scattered showers, but that shouldn't be an issue on Sunday. Over at CBS … [Read more...]
Bowl Predictions 2014: College Football Playoff Projections Following Week 9 – Bleacher Report
Bowl Predictions 2014: College Football Playoff Projections Following Week 9 - Bleacher Report Andy Lyons/Getty Images The 2014 college football season has been complete madness through nine weeks of action. Upset victories have become a common trend while preseason polls seem like a distant memory, as previously unranked teams currently stand tall over the rest of the nation. And there's … [Read more...]
Prater boots Lions to last-gasp victory
Prater boots Lions to last-gasp victory Matt Prater's 48-yard field goal sails through the Wembley air © Getty Images Matt Prater's last-gasp field goal capped a remarkable comeback as the Detroit Lions wiped out a 21-0 half-time deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons 22-21, and leave Falcons coach Mike Smith fuming at Wembley. Too many of the London NFL games have ended up as lop-sided affairs … [Read more...]
Brady Hoke issues public apology for stake driven into Michigan State field before game
Brady Hoke issues public apology for stake driven into Michigan State field before game Michigan coach Brady Hoke has issued a public apology after a Michigan player drove a tent stake into the field at Spartan Stadium before the Wolverines lost 35-11 to Michigan State on Saturday. LB Joe Bolden drove the stake into the ground and Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said after the game that … [Read more...]
Murray saves 5 match points to win Valencia Open (Yahoo Sports)
Murray saves 5 match points to win Valencia Open (Yahoo Sports) Andy Murray saved five match points before fighting back to beat Tommy Robredo 3-6, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (8) in a grueling Valencia Open final on Sunday. In September, Murray also saved five match points against the Spaniard on his way to winning the final in Shenzhen, China. Robredo came from a break down in the second set to force a … [Read more...]
Mike Smith’s late coaching gaffes cost Atlanta Falcons a win in London
Mike Smith's late coaching gaffes cost Atlanta Falcons a win in London Dear British fans: This is not how the final few minutes of a game are supposed to go. However, these are the Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions, so all bets were off on Sunday. Both coaching staffs made fascinating and curiously awful decisions late in the game. In the end the Falcons' putrid game management was more … [Read more...]
Watch Wrigley Field’s bleachers get torn down as part of ballpark renovation
Watch Wrigley Field's bleachers get torn down as part of ballpark renovation Looking something like a Transformer robot wrecking Chicago in a Michael Bay movie, a human-operated crain grabs impossibly heavy steel girders and rips them out of the ground, leaving only an ivy covered brick fence standing. That's how the demolition of the bleachers at Wrigley Field continued this past week. As … [Read more...]
NFL Picks Week 8: Odds and over-Under Advice Before Sunday Kickoff – Bleacher Report
NFL Picks Week 8: Odds and over-Under Advice Before Sunday Kickoff - Bleacher Report Rick Osentoski/Associated Press If you like to simply watch football and don’t really care who actually wins the game, betting the over-under lines is right for you. After all, if you take the over, you can simply sit back and cheer for both offenses to find the end zone on every possession. If you take the … [Read more...]