College Football Playoff 2014: Bracket Predictions Ahead of Week 11 - Bleacher Report USA TODAY Sports Just one Top 10 team fell in Week 10, but it was enough to likely knock that program out of the playoff picture. No. 4 Ole Miss came up short against SEC-rival Auburn at home, leaving the door open for another team to creep into the top-four discussion. The Rebels' slide might mean big things … [Read more...]
Notre Dame LB Joe Schmidt out for season after ankle injury
Notre Dame LB Joe Schmidt out for season after ankle injury Notre Dame LB Joe Schmidt will miss the rest of the season after he broke and dislocated his left ankle against Navy. The Fighting Irish's leading tackler suffered the injury in the third quarter of Notre Dame's 49-39 win Saturday night. "I think everybody is gonna have to pick up the slack for the loss of a guy that did most of the … [Read more...]
Horse racing-Bayern’s trainer puzzled by animosity over Classic (Reuters)
Horse racing-Bayern's trainer puzzled by animosity over Classic (Reuters) By Mark Lamport-Stokes LOS ANGELES, Nov 2 (Reuters) - A day after Bayern's controversial win at the Breeders' Cup Classic where he survived a stewards' inquiry, the three-year-old's trainer Bob Baffert said he had never seen "so much animosity" over a horse race. A 6-1 shot, Bayern was eventually declared the winner … [Read more...]
Filimbi wins Goldikova Stakes at Santa Anita (The Associated Press)
Filimbi wins Goldikova Stakes at Santa Anita (The Associated Press) Filimbi rallied eight horses wide turning for home to win the $200,000 Goldikova Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths Sunday on closing day of the autumn meet at Santa Anita. Ridden by Joel Rosario, Filimbi ran a mile on the turf in 1:34.13 and paid $5.20, $3.20 and $2.60 as the 8-5 favorite in the field of eight fillies and mares. … [Read more...]
Top 5 Must-See NFL Plays from Week 9 (Video)
Top 5 Must-See NFL Plays from Week 9 (Video) These are the top five must-see plays from Week 9 in the NFL. Sinch for Lynch Oh sure, Beast Mode often entails Marshawn Lynch rumbling long distances. But the Seattle Seahawks running back also can do his best work in close quarters. Watch this 3-yard beauty of a touchdown run as Lynch puts his head down, barrels through Charles Woodson, Sio … [Read more...]
Chevy turns spokesman’s ‘technology and stuff’ mishap into ad campaign
Chevy turns spokesman's 'technology and stuff' mishap into ad campaign Baseball fans who stuck around for the postgame celebration and ceremonies following the San Francisco Giants World Series clinching victory in Game 7 were treated to an awkward, uncomfortable and somewhat unfortunate moment for Chevrolet spokesman Rikk Wilde. As Giants ace Madison Bumgarner was presented his World … [Read more...]
Josh McRoberts rips his own jersey in half
Josh McRoberts rips his own jersey in half Josh McRoberts isn't known for being a particularly fiery player, but against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday he decided to rip his own jersey in half after missing a loose rebound. Playing in the fourth quarter, McRoberts went up for a rebound and had it bounce off his hands while he was battling for position down low. Frustrated, he grabbed the middle of … [Read more...]
Bayern’s trainer puzzled by animosity over Classic (Reuters)
Bayern's trainer puzzled by animosity over Classic (Reuters) By Mark Lamport-Stokes LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A day after Bayern's controversial win at the Breeders' Cup Classic where he survived a stewards' inquiry, the three-year-old's trainer Bob Baffert said he had never seen "so much animosity" over a horse race. A 6-1 shot, Bayern was eventually declared the winner of the $5 million … [Read more...]
Matchups: Matchup: Ravens @ Steelers
Matchups: Matchup: Ravens @ Steelers Sunday, November 02, 2014 Sunday Night FootballBaltimore @ PittsburghSince the Steelers started giving 6-foot-4, 211-pound rookie wideout Martavis Bryant significant playing time two weeks ago, Ben Roethlisberger has completed 76.8% of his passes with a 9.60 YPA and an 8:0 TD-to-INT ratio against Houston and Indianapolis. Pittsburgh has scored 81 points in … [Read more...]
Watch Yankees prospect Greg Bird mash monster homer in AFL Fall Stars game (Video)
Watch Yankees prospect Greg Bird mash monster homer in AFL Fall Stars game (Video) Your browser does not support iframes. You say you miss baseball already? That doesn't have to be the case. MLB.com and MLB Network are here to help ease us out of the baseball-centric routines we've developed over the past seven months by airing select games from the Arizona Fall League, which is basically a … [Read more...]