College Football Picks Week 11: Predictions and Odds for Top 25 Schedule - Bleacher Report USA TODAY Sports Inhale deep, because the tide is about to take college football fans back under and for a wild ride in Week 11. The running joke of the season that ends in the inaugural College Football Playoff seems to be that each week tops the last in terms of upsets and downright chaos that impact … [Read more...]
Florida’s Mike McNeely grocery store shift was a bit different day after TD on fake FG
Florida's Mike McNeely grocery store shift was a bit different day after TD on fake FG Florida wide receiver Mike McNeely lived every walk-on’s dream on Saturday afternoon when he scored a touchdown in the Gators’ 38-20 upset win over Georgia. McNeely, who holding for a field goal, took the snap in the second quarter and took off 21 yards to the end zone to tie the score 7-7. Twenty-four … [Read more...]
Djokovic handed favorable draw at ATP finals (Yahoo Sports)
Djokovic handed favorable draw at ATP finals (Yahoo Sports) Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic has been handed a favorable draw at the ATP Finals, while Roger Federer and Andy Murray will meet in the round-robin phase. The top-seeded Djokovic, who won his 20th Masters title in Paris on Sunday, was placed in the same group with Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka, U.S. Open … [Read more...]
Miguel Angel Jimenez took a 13 on his final hole at BMW Masters
Miguel Angel Jimenez took a 13 on his final hole at BMW Masters Miguel Angel Jimenez is known as "The Mechanic," but his game was broken on the final hole of the BMW Masters. Playing the par-4 ninth to close out a lackluster tournament, Jimenez put four balls in the water at Lake Malaren Golf Club to take a 9-over 13 on the final hole. That capped off a round of 16-over 88 on Sunday, … [Read more...]
Tiger Woods no longer necessary to draw fans, says sponsor rep
Tiger Woods no longer necessary to draw fans, says sponsor rep Giles Morgan is HSBC's global head of sponsorship, with control over the global bank's investments in a pair of big golf tournaments, including this week's WGC-HSBC Champions in China. Like a prudent investment banker, Morgan has evaluated the return HSBC was getting on paying Tiger Woods big bucks for their January event in Abu … [Read more...]
Klay Thompson continues strong start, posterizes Robin Lopez, hits game-winner to beat Blazers (Videos)
Klay Thompson continues strong start, posterizes Robin Lopez, hits game-winner to beat Blazers (Videos) It's not easy to come up with a satisfactory bookend to a weekend that began with a four-year, $70 million contract extension. Draining a game-winner over a tough defender stuck in your hip pocket to beat a conference rival and keep your team undefeated, though ... well, I mean, it's not … [Read more...]
Madison Bumgarner denied chance to ride horse in Giants’ World Series parade
Madison Bumgarner denied chance to ride horse in Giants' World Series parade Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants got everything a baseball player could want this past October. • Bumgarner's team won the World Series • Bumgarner was on the field for the final out against the Kansas City Royals • Bumgarner was named MVP of the Series • Bumgarner drank celebratory beer in … [Read more...]
Wilshere ruled out for Arsenal with virus
Wilshere ruled out for Arsenal with virus Marcotti: Sanchez has an edge Arsene Wenger has confirmed Jack Wilshere is out of Tuesday's Champions League game against Anderlecht after he fell victim to a virus sweeping through the club. Aaron Ramsey was struck down by the bug last week and missed Saturday's game against Burnley, with Wilshere now joining him on the sidelines. "Jack has been sick … [Read more...]
VOD: Auburn coach Gus Malzahn breakdances to “U Can’t Touch This”
VOD: Auburn coach Gus Malzahn breakdances to "U Can't Touch This" This is amazing. Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn’s route to becoming a big-time head coach has humble beginnings. Malzahn was a high school coach in the state of Arkansas from 1992-2005, and some wonderful person out there unearthed a video from that period. But it’s not just any video. It’s video of Malzahn dancing to MC … [Read more...]
Chargers suffer first shutout since 1999, Tom tops Peyton (NFL in :90)
Chargers suffer first shutout since 1999, Tom tops Peyton (NFL in :90) The San Diego Chargers headed to South Florida on Sunday expecting to get a tough test from a Miami Dolphins team that's competing for one of the spots in the tight AFC playoff race. They left town having completely and utterly failed at their task. Not only did the Chargers losing streak reach three games after losing … [Read more...]