Week 12 college football picks: Miss. State at Alabama, Auburn at Georgia - SI.com Can Mississippi State keep its perfect season alive during Saturday’s marquee matchup with Alabama? Will Florida State take another step toward a College Football Playoff berth at Miami? How will Georgia running back Todd Gurley perform in his return to the field against Auburn? The race for a spot in the four-team … [Read more...]
Charles Barkley on Derrick Rose’s comments about sitting out: ‘That was flat-out stupid’
Charles Barkley on Derrick Rose's comments about sitting out: 'That was flat-out stupid' Welcome to the latest installment of "Charles Barkley Voices His Opinion," in which the lovable "Round Mound of Rebound" says what he's thinking and doesn't care what anybody else thinks. Tonight's topic: Derrick Rose's recent comments about sitting out in order to preserve his body for his post-basketball … [Read more...]
John Daly: Tiger or Phil should be ’16 Ryder Cup playing captains
John Daly: Tiger or Phil should be '16 Ryder Cup playing captains John Daly is a one-man Ryder Cup task force. His conclusion on what the U.S. needs to do to turn the tide in the biennial series? Hire a playing captain for 2016 -- namely, either Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson. “Phil seems to thrive on Ryder Cup competitions, does well when he plays. He knows everything about the Ryder Cup, so … [Read more...]
NBA’s new player union chief Michele Roberts rips owners, calls salary cap ‘un-American’
NBA's new player union chief Michele Roberts rips owners, calls salary cap 'un-American' It seems so ridiculously simple that we even have to remind ourselves of it, but it’s worth going back to the well: LeBron James is special, and irreplaceable. Kobe Bryant is worth the price of admission, and Anthony Davis is something to click over to 82 times a year. NBA owners are the complete … [Read more...]
Report: Marlins, Stanton talking $300M deal
Report: Marlins, Stanton talking $300M deal Rangers' Shin-Soo Choo running at about 70-80 percentby Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com (8:23 pm ET) Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is running at about 70-80 percent, according to FoxSports.com. Choo had ankle surgery in September, and is working his way back. He expects to be running at 100 percent next month. The 32-year-old hit just .242/.340/.374 over … [Read more...]
Kentucky No. 1 recruiting class after Labissiere, Briscoe commitments
Kentucky No. 1 recruiting class after Labissiere, Briscoe commitments Within the span of 45 minutes on Thursday evening, John Calipari and Kentucky's 2105 recruiting class shot up to the top of the rankings. Two verbal commitments from five-star prospects in 6-11 center Skal Labissiere and 6-3 combo guard Isaiah Briscoe made all the difference for a Kentucky program who had only nailed down guard … [Read more...]
USC player comes clean on balcony-leap story
USC player comes clean on balcony-leap story Josh Shaw was suspended indefinitely in August. (USATSI) Josh Shaw is finally telling the truth about what really happened that August day in which he suffered two high-ankle sprains after leaping from a third-story balcony. In what was one of the strangest stories involving a college football player since the Manti T'eo fake girlfriend controversy, … [Read more...]
Road to recovery still ahead for Murray (Yahoo Sports)
Road to recovery still ahead for Murray (Yahoo Sports) LONDON (AP) -- For Andy Murray, the road leading back to the ''Big Four'' remains winding and tortuous. … [Read more...]
NFL Draft Watch: Will 2015 be the year of the pass rusher?
NFL Draft Watch: Will 2015 be the year of the pass rusher? Saturday marks the two-month mark from when underclassmen can declare for the 2015 NFL draft, so there’s still a good amount of dust that needs settling before we can make sweeping statements about how the class of talent will shake out. That said, if there’s an early favorite for strongest position, it might be at the pass rusher … [Read more...]
Of course Wizards center Kevin Seraphin will autograph your dog
Of course Wizards center Kevin Seraphin will autograph your dog When first we met Kevin Seraphin as a Washington Wizards rookie in 2011, he checked into a game with his shorts on backwards, returned to the bench, removed said shorts and corrected his mistake. The French have forever been known to be a bit risqué, and the French Guianan is nothing if not uninhibited. After all, Seraphin once … [Read more...]