Harden Leads Rockets Past Blazers Harden Leads Rockets Past Blazers ');ad_counter++}; Publish Date: Today, 10:34 PM ETDuration: 01:15This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers. Want something else to read? How about 'Grievous Censorship' By The … [Read more...]
Lakers’ Scott forming plan to ease Kobe’s load
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LeBron James Jr. already has a must-watch highlight mix
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Coach: Fans won’t forgive after Love’s leap
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College football bowl betting: Odds and more for 5 bowls before Christmas – SB Nation
College football bowl betting: Odds and more for 5 bowls before Christmas - SB Nation Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports Marshall vs. Northern Illinois highlights a group of bowls taking place early this week. The BYU Cougars and Memphis Tigers meet in the Miami Beach Bowl at 2 p.m. ET on Monday, Dec. 22. Allowing only 17.1 points per game on defense this season, Memphis finished the year ranked … [Read more...]
Don’t be an idiot: NFL picks against the spread, Week 16 – SB Nation
Don't be an idiot: NFL picks against the spread, Week 16 - SB Nation Gambling on the NFL based on transitive properties is completely pointless. The Jaguars covered against the Ravens who beat the Dolphins who beat the Patriots who crushed Cincinnati who lost to the Browns who lost to the Jaguars. Every year you can make a diagram of the parity in the NFL and when you toss in gambling against the … [Read more...]
Kurt Busch testifies he told Patricia Driscoll to leave repeatedly
Kurt Busch testifies he told Patricia Driscoll to leave repeatedly In his time on the stand Wednesday, Kurt Busch said he told his ex-girlfriend Patricia Driscoll multiple times to leave his motorhome on the night of September 26. Busch testified as part of hearing for a request for protection order Driscoll placed in the wake of her domestic assault allegations against Busch on the Friday … [Read more...]
Padres fans celebrate Tony Gwynn with Christmas light display
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Pirates win bidding for Korean shortstop Jung-Ho Kang
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Phil Hughes agrees to $42M contract extension with Twins
Phil Hughes agrees to $42M contract extension with Twins Phil Hughes, who had the best season of his career in 2014 after signing with the Minnesota Twins as a free agent, is getting himself a nice raise a few days before Christmas. Hughes and the Twins agreed to a $42 million contract extension Monday that will keep him in Minnesota until 2019. The new deal restructures the two remaining … [Read more...]