Hopkins says not ready to hang up gloves (Reuters) By Steve Ginsburg (Reuters) - Bernard Hopkins will return to the ring despite suffering a crushing defeat over the weekend to Russian Sergey Kovalev, the 49-year-old former champion told Reuters on Tuesday. Hopkins, who failed to win a round on any of the three judges' scorecards in the light-heavyweight title unification bout, ended … [Read more...]
A confident Algieri heads to Macau for Pacquiao (The Associated Press)
A confident Algieri heads to Macau for Pacquiao (The Associated Press) LAS VEGAS (AP) -- In the days before his last fight - a stunning upset few in boxing saw coming - Chris Algieri worked his regular job as a personal trainer. At night he went home to his parents' house on Long Island, where he lives in the basement. … [Read more...]
Mark Sanchez celebrates first Eagles win with two cheesesteaks
Mark Sanchez celebrates first Eagles win with two cheesesteaks When Mark Sanchez told ESPN's Jon Gruden prior to Monday night's game that he never had eaten a Philly cheesesteak before, you knew it wouldn't take long to christen him. As long as Sanchez didn't stink in the game against the Carolina Panthers, of course. He didn't, throwing for 332 yards and two touchdowns in Philly's 45-21 … [Read more...]
College Football Playoff 2014: Final Predictions for Week 12 CFB System … – Bleacher Report
College Football Playoff 2014: Final Predictions for Week 12 CFB System ... - Bleacher Report Tom Pennington/Getty ImagesBaylor and TCU could be in a dogfight for a playoff spot. Week 11 saw six games pitting ranked teams against each other, meaning that the current College Football Playoff picture was going to see a significant shake-up. Sure enough, following Texas A&M's upset of Auburn and … [Read more...]
NFL Picks Week 11: Indianapolis Colts top New England Patriots; Denver … – The Times-Picayune – NOLA.com
NFL Picks Week 11: Indianapolis Colts top New England Patriots; Denver ... - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com "They are who we thought they were!" Ah. One of my favorite quotes of all time. Better than "Diddly poo." Better than "Coulda, woulda, shoulda." Better than "Hello! You play to win the game." Even better than "Playoffs? Playoffs? You kiddin' me? Playoffs?" Now granted, three of the previous … [Read more...]
Cahill assures fitness and backs Rooney to break records
Cahill assures fitness and backs Rooney to break records England squad observe silence for Remembrance Day England defender Gary Cahill has confirmed he will be fit to face Slovenia in Saturday's Euro 2016 qualifier at Wembley. Cahill was one of five players to miss Thee Lions training on Tuesday afternoon as a precaution, but he is confident he will be ready to feature in the Group E clash. … [Read more...]
South Alabama has celebratory signing for 11-year-old
South Alabama has celebratory signing for 11-year-old South Alabama added a new member to its football team during its regular Monday press conference. Colby Sawyer, 11, has acute lymphoblastic leukemia and signed his letter of intent with the Jaguars on Monday. "I was a little nervous for the press conference, but I got through it," Sawyer said. "I'm excited about the game Saturday, and I … [Read more...]
Gordon, Kenseth and Keselowski finish 2-4 at Phoenix but don’t advance
Gordon, Kenseth and Keselowski finish 2-4 at Phoenix but don't advance Through the first nine races of NASCAR's new elimination Chase format, we've learned that if you can't win, you need to avoid bad finishes. On Sunday at Phoenix, Jeff Gordon finished second. Brad Keselowski finished third. Matt Kenseth finished fourth. Yet they all missed out on the cut-off for the Sprint Cup Series title … [Read more...]
Denver Broncos bring in Richie Incognito for a workout
Denver Broncos bring in Richie Incognito for a workout We have not heard Richie Incognito's name for a while, but Fox's Jay Glazer reported that the free-agent offensive guard is being worked out by the Denver Broncos. [Join FanDuel.com's $2.5m Week 11 fantasy league: $25 to enter; top 21,840 teams paid] The enfant terrible Incognito has been out of work since the NFL suspended him last … [Read more...]
Report: Rockies’ Tulo to Mets ‘not happening’
Report: Rockies' Tulo to Mets 'not happening' Red Sox among teams that view Jackie Bradley Jr. as starting CFby Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (3:57 pm ET) Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington said Tuesday they are teams that view Jackie Bradley Jr. as a starting center fielder, according to The Boston Globe. Cherington went on to add that the Red Sox are one of those teams. Bradley was … [Read more...]