Brian Cashman started Friday by rappelling down a Connecticut building Rappelling down the Landmark Building in Stamford, CT has become a holiday-season tradition for New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. ICYMI on #GDNY @DukeCastiglione #BrianCashman #Santa repel down bldg. http://t.co/1WLeLwFmbE http://t.co/F6ntujabJF pic.twitter.com/nX6Us3tQLn— MyFoxNY.com (@MyFoxNY) December 5, … [Read more...]
College football picks: Florida State, Ohio State will lose, reshaping playoff … – cleveland.com
College football picks: Florida State, Ohio State will lose, reshaping playoff ... - cleveland.com How messy can it get this weekend? Consider these facts: We have one undefeated team, plus five more teams that have one loss. They are vying for four playoff spots. Of those six teams, five play ranked, two-loss teams, including four in conference championship games. But two of the four … [Read more...]
NFL against the spread picks: Jaguars close in on NFL history – Yahoo Sports (blog)
NFL against the spread picks: Jaguars close in on NFL history - Yahoo Sports (blog) There won't be an announcement from the team, and there really won't be a ceremony during the game to commemorate it, but the Jacksonville Jaguars are closing in on history. The Jaguars are two games from a record. Including this week they have been underdogs in 41 straight games, according to … [Read more...]
MLB: Reliever Miller picks Yankees over Astros – Houston Chronicle
MLB: Reliever Miller picks Yankees over Astros - Houston Chronicle Andrew Miller Baltimore Orioles 2014 MLB photo Andrew Miller Baltimore Orioles 2014 MLB photo SAN DIEGO - The Astros' pursuit of Andrew Miller finished like many other days in general manager Jeff Luhnow's tenure: with no one to close. But this go-around, a franchise with a reputation for tanking and frugality did not lack for … [Read more...]
Stifling defense propels Kentucky to another impressive win
Stifling defense propels Kentucky to another impressive win They shot well below 40 percent from the field. They didn't dominate the offensive glass the way they usually do. They missed their first 11 attempts from behind the arc before finally sinking one with less than three minutes remaining in the game Kentucky wasn't at its best offensively Friday night against a determined Texas … [Read more...]
Oregon claims Pac-12 title and first College Football Playoff spot
Oregon claims Pac-12 title and first College Football Playoff spot The first ticket to the College Football Playoff has been punched. Oregon, which was ranked No. 2 in the playoff rankings, humiliated Arizona 51-13 in the Pac-12 championship game to claim it’s place in history as one of the top four teams to make the inaugural College Football Playoff. Now, the Ducks will have to wait out … [Read more...]
Saturday Dose: Dose: Triple Duncan
Saturday Dose: Dose: Triple Duncan Saturday, December 06, 2014 Friday night was an action packed night of fantasy hoops. Tim Duncan posted a rare triple-double and LeBron James filled up the stat sheet. There was a shootout out west and one up north. All that and more in today’s Dose. Timmy is triple great Tim Duncan notched his fourth career triple-double on Friday night as he scored 14 … [Read more...]
Blue Grass moves up 1 week, purse now $1 million (The Associated Press)
Blue Grass moves up 1 week, purse now $1 million (The Associated Press) LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Keeneland has announced that the Toyota Blue Grass stakes race will run on the opening Saturday of its spring meet with the purse for the Kentucky Derby qualifier increasing $250,000 to $1 million. … [Read more...]
Gracie Ragazza scores 12-1 upset at Los Alamitos (The Associated Press)
Gracie Ragazza scores 12-1 upset at Los Alamitos (The Associated Press) LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) -- Gracie Ragazza defeated 6-5 favorite Fleet of Gold by a length to win the $46,500 feature Friday at Los Alamitos. … [Read more...]
Slovenia’s Tina Maze wins downhill; Vonn 8th (The Associated Press)
Slovenia's Tina Maze wins downhill; Vonn 8th (The Associated Press) LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) -- Lindsey Vonn is quickly getting up to speed, just not fast enough to catch up to Tina Maze in the women's World Cup downhill opener on Friday. … [Read more...]