Outrageous College Football Predictions: Week 10 - AthlonSports.com The original reality TV show is sports. No contrived setting where seven strangers living in a house or one bachelor searching for love can match the excitement the Iron Bowl delivered last fall.The beauty of college football lies in its complete unpredictability and drama. Here are some outrageous predictions for Week 10.Note: … [Read more...]
Tony Stewart ties his best finish of the season with a 4th-place run at Martinsville
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The New Orleans Pelicans and their head coach are terrible, terrible actors (Video)
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Yordano Ventura snares Hunter Pence comebacker and does a little Michael Jackson kick
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Halsall golds lead British charge
Halsall golds lead British charge United States Grand Prix October 31-November 2 October 31: Free practice 110:00 local | 15:00 GMTOctober 31: Free practice 214:00 local | 19:00 GMTNovember 1: Free practice 310:00 local | 15:00 GMTNovember 1: Qualifying13:00 local | 18:00 GMTNovember 2: Race14:00 local | 20:00 GMT This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and … [Read more...]
Rumble in the Jungle so epic it needed a name (The Associated Press)
Rumble in the Jungle so epic it needed a name (The Associated Press) Muhammad Ali gave it one, and then gave boxing one of its most memorable moments when he stopped the fearsome George Foreman to recapture the heavyweight title in the impoverished African nation of Zaire. Forty years have passed since the two men met just before dawn on Oct. 30, 1974 to earn $5 million put up by dictator … [Read more...]
Jockey Julien Leparoux rides 2,000th winner (The Associated Press)
Jockey Julien Leparoux rides 2,000th winner (The Associated Press) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Jockey Julien Leparoux rode In My Time to a one-length win in Wednesday's ninth race at Churchill Downs to earn his 2,000th career victory. … [Read more...]
Magician scratches from Breeders’ Cup Turf (The Associated Press)
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Matchups: Matchup: Saints @ Panthers
Matchups: Matchup: Saints @ Panthers Wednesday, October 29, 2014 Thursday Night FootballNew Orleans @ CarolinaThe cupcake stretch-run schedule Cam Newton owners have impatiently awaited begins Thursday night as the Panthers face a Saints defense that allows nearly 27 points per game, ranks 28th in yards allowed, and is playing on an especially crammed week following last Sunday night's … [Read more...]
Lakers rookie Julius Randle out for season after fracturing right tibia during NBA debut (Video)
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