Alabama auctions off press box seats for Western Carolina If you’ve ever wanted to see how the media watches an Alabama football game, now is your chance. Alabama is auctioning off a chance to watch next week’s game against Western Carolina from the perch of the press box. The package includes four reserved press box seats, pregame meal, all of the materials the press gets, four gameday … [Read more...]
Channing Frye: Magic ‘close to winning … still [expletive] losing’
Channing Frye: Magic 'close to winning ... still [expletive] losing' For three quarters on Tuesday, the Orlando Magic stunned the Toronto Raptors, punching above their weight class and taking the fight directly to the Eastern Conference-leading Dinos at the Air Canada Centre. A Magic team that had struggled this season to space the floor and reliably produce offense had drilled nine of 17 … [Read more...]
Check out cool aerial views of Wrigley Field during its renovation
Check out cool aerial views of Wrigley Field during its renovation Chicago's iconic Wrigley Field is beginning a $575 million overhaul this winter, starting with the outfield bleachers being torn out and built anew. The project will give Wrigley a new scoreboard and lights and more places for ads, of course. We already showed you video of the bleachers getting ripped out, but a … [Read more...]
Week 11 NFL Picks: Predictions on Vegas’ Midweek Betting Odds and Lines – Bleacher Report
Week 11 NFL Picks: Predictions on Vegas' Midweek Betting Odds and Lines - Bleacher Report Al Bello/Getty Images Week 11 of the NFL season should end up being a serious test for a number of teams looking to prove themselves as top contenders for the Super Bowl. Heading into the weekend, 11 teams are currently 6-3 or better. Eight of those squads face one another Sunday, creating four of the … [Read more...]
NFL fantasy expert picks: Week 11 studs, sleepers, stumblers
NFL fantasy expert picks: Week 11 studs, sleepers, stumblers Here's a look at Sporting News' fantasy football expert picks for Week 11: WIDE RECEIVERS (rankings) Studs: DeSean Jackson vs. TB (Pinkerton); Alshon Jeffery vs. MIN (Williams); A.J. Green at NO (Lutovsky) Sleepers: Davante Adams vs. PHI (Pinkerton); Jordan Matthews at GB (Williams); Cordarrelle Patterson at CHI (Lutovsky) Stumblers: … [Read more...]
Despite not playing, Rory McIlroy near lock for $1.25 million Euro Tour bonus
Despite not playing, Rory McIlroy near lock for $1.25 million Euro Tour bonus This is how good Rory McIlroy's year has been: With a pair of majors and a World Golf Championships title under his belt, he can sit out the European Tour's equivalent of the FedEx Cup and still win the whole darn thing. McIlroy has skipped the first two legs of the European Tour's Finals Series, a four-event … [Read more...]
Power Rankings: Kevin Harvick leads us into Homestead
Power Rankings: Kevin Harvick leads us into Homestead Our Power Rankings are far from a scientific formula. In fact, it's the perfect blend of analytics and bias against your favorite driver. And you think we dislike your favorite driver, so it makes sense, right? Direct all your complaints to us at [email protected]. 1. Kevin Harvick (LW: 5): Is it us, or is Harvick's performance … [Read more...]
Seahawks mascot offers apology for fan landing
Seahawks mascot offers apology for fan landing There have been a lot of apologies in the NFL this year but perhaps none as strange as this one. Taima, the augur hawk who is the mascot of the Seattle Seahawks, got loose on Sunday while flying over the field, as is routine before home games at CenturyLink Field. Taima swooped down and ended up perched atop the head of a slightly rattled fan. … [Read more...]
Channing Frye: Magic ‘close to winning, but that’s still [expletive] losing’
Channing Frye: Magic 'close to winning, but that's still [expletive] losing' For three quarters on Tuesday, the Orlando Magic stunned the Toronto Raptors, punching above their weight class and taking the fight directly to the Eastern Conference-leading Dinos at the Air Canada Centre. A Magic team that had struggled this season to space the floor and reliably produce offense had drilled nine … [Read more...]
Report: Yanks unlikely to add Texas SS Andrus
Report: Yanks unlikely to add Texas SS Andrus Troy Tulowitzki 'right on schedule' coming off August hip surgeryby Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (1:38 pm ET) Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, who is the subject of trade rumors, is progressing well coming off August hip surgery, according to Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich. He said he saw Tulowitzki at the team's spring training facility … [Read more...]