SEC says officials missed an Auburn penalty on South Carolina's final play South Carolina's last play in its 42-35 loss to Auburn Saturday night was a Hail Mary pass that was intercepted. But according to the SEC, the Gamecocks should have gotten a second chance. A spokesperson for the SEC said Sunday that there were two No. 1s on the field for Auburn on the final play. Montravius Adams, a … [Read more...]
Matt Ryan throws the worst pick of the season in the NFL’s worst collapse of the season
Matt Ryan throws the worst pick of the season in the NFL's worst collapse of the season The Falcons have now smeared their stench on two continents. The Atlanta Falcons fell to the Detroit Lions 22-21 early Sunday morning in the latest NFL export to London, a game that showed we're apparently not still over that whole "no taxation without representation" thing. How else to explain the utter … [Read more...]
NBA Live Chat: NBA Live Chat: Monday @ 2pm ET
NBA Live Chat: NBA Live Chat: Monday @ 2pm ET Sunday, October 26, 2014 Join host Ryan Knaus and the Rotoworld community for a live fantasy hoops chat, Monday at 2pm ET! Editor's Note: If this is your first time participating in a LiveFyre chat, you'll need to set up a username. Simply click "Sign In" above the chat, click the "Create Account" link and set up your username and password. Join … [Read more...]
Report: Vincent Jackson trade target of Eagles, Patriots, Seahawks
Report: Vincent Jackson trade target of Eagles, Patriots, Seahawks Would the Buccaneers move wide receiver Vincent Jackson before the NFL trade deadline? If a contender offers the right price, yes. The NFL Network reports Tampa Bay, coming off its bye at 1-5 and hosting Minnesota in Week 8, is getting plenty of suitors interested in acquiring the big veteran target. The most notable among them are … [Read more...]
Federer beats Goffin for 6th Swiss Indoors title (Yahoo Sports)
Federer beats Goffin for 6th Swiss Indoors title (Yahoo Sports) BASEL, Switzerland (AP) -- Top-seeded Roger Federer won a sixth Swiss Indoors title, comfortably defeating David Goffin in straight sets to end a run of two successive final defeats at his hometown tournament. … [Read more...]
Will MacKenzie slam dunks ace, takes share of McGladrey lead
Will MacKenzie slam dunks ace, takes share of McGladrey lead Will MacKenzie thought his tee shot to the par-3 sixth at Sea Island Golf Club had caromed off the flagstick. "When I hit the shot it was like a ‘sorry you got screwed’ clap,” he said. But MacKenzie was wrong. He had just slam-dunked his ball into the hole for an ace. “It was the most anti-climactic hole in one I’ve ever had,” … [Read more...]
Don’t be an idiot: NFL picks against the spread, Week 8 – SB Nation
Don't be an idiot: NFL picks against the spread, Week 8 - SB Nation Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Here's my overall strategy when it comes to betting: Imagine the person that you would hate to watch football with the most out of anyone in the world. Imagine how they would bet these games. And do the opposite. Last week we talked about some of this years' bad bets but for my money I'm the most … [Read more...]
MacKenzie shares McGladrey lead after surprising ace
MacKenzie shares McGladrey lead after surprising ace Will MacKenzie made a hole-in-one and a 45-foot putt to hold a share of the lead at the McGladrey Classic © Getty Images Will MacKenzie figured a good shot had turned out badly. His 8-iron on the par-3 sixth hole on Saturday in the McGladrey Classic headed for the flag, and he could hear it strike the pin. If the four people around the … [Read more...]
Hirscher wins World Cup GS, Ligety finishes 10th (The Associated Press)
Hirscher wins World Cup GS, Ligety finishes 10th (The Associated Press) Overall champion Marcel Hirscher held on to his first-run lead to win the season-opening World Cup giant slalom by a huge margin on Sunday. The Austrian finished in an aggregate 2 minutes, 28.09 seconds to beat Fritz Dopfer of Germany by 1.58 seconds. Alexis Pinturault of France was already over two seconds behind in … [Read more...]
Black-Mirza win doubles title at WTA Finals (Yahoo Sports)
Black-Mirza win doubles title at WTA Finals (Yahoo Sports) In their last match together, Cara Black and Sania Mirza cruised to the doubles title at the WTA Finals with an authoritative 6-1, 6-0 win over defending champions Peng Shuai and Hsieh Su-Wei on Sunday. For Black, it was the third time she had won the doubles crown at the WTA Finals after 2007 and 2008 partnering Liezl Huber, while … [Read more...]