2015 WWE Extreme Rules Predictions - SportsBlog.com (blog) Is it a night where WWE takes their PPV to the extreme. Welcome to the Extreme Rules PPV preview here on sportsblog.com. Extreme Rules will be live this Sunday night from the Allstate Arena in Chicago Illinois. The build-up to this show hasn’t been exciting. WWE creative has been in a hangover from the success of WrestleMania. However, … [Read more...]
UAB linebacker Derek Slaughter wore his helmet to graduation (Photos)
UAB linebacker Derek Slaughter wore his helmet to graduation (Photos) UAB’s football program may have been shut down by president Ray Watts, but former Blazers linebacker Derek Slaughter made sure to represent the program at his graduation ceremony on Saturday. How did Slaughter do that? He brought his football helmet with him as he walked across the stage to shake Watts’ hand. Trying to … [Read more...]
Saturday Dose: Career-High Mania
Saturday Dose: Career-High Mania Saturday, April 25, 2015 Friday marked yet another exciting night of playoff basketball, capped with playoff career-highs from James Harden, Dwight Howard, Kawhi Leonard, and Monta Ellis. It was a night to remember in the NBA… unless you were the Clippers. Houston takes 3-0 lead over Dallas in 130-128 victory This game was played at a breakneck pace, and as … [Read more...]
Live blog: Keeping up with all Saturday's action
Live blog: Keeping up with all Saturday's action Mother Nature has already thrown a wrench into Saturday's baseball action. The Royals and White Sox, who were scheduled to complete Friday's suspended game as well as play their regularly scheduled Saturday game, have already been rained out. Several other games may be impacted by weather throughout the day, especially on the East Coast. As … [Read more...]
Boise State QB Ryan FInley arrested early Saturday morning
Boise State QB Ryan FInley arrested early Saturday morning Ryan Finley, the favorite to start at quarterback in 2015 for Boise State, was arrested early Saturday morning, according to the Idaho Statesman. Finley, a 20-year-old redshirt sophomore, was hit with two misdemeanor charges – minor in possession of an alcoholic beverage and resisting or obstructing officers. No other details of the … [Read more...]
Horse racing-Tony McCoy – a career in numbers (Reuters)
Horse racing-Tony McCoy - a career in numbers (Reuters) LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - Tony McCoy, known to the racing world and beyond simply by his initials 'A.P.', retired from the sport at Sandown Park on Saturday after a peerless career, leaving behind a series of extraordinary records which may never be broken. 1 - Rode his first winner, Legal Steps, at the Irish track of Thurles on … [Read more...]
Six players suspended following Royals-White Sox brawl
Six players suspended following Royals-White Sox brawl Major League Baseball worked overtime this weekend to hand down discipline following the wild brawl involving the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox on Thursday. In a press release issued Saturday morning, the league announced six players have been suspended for their role in the brawl. Kansas City Royals starter Yordano Ventura, … [Read more...]
Horse Racing-Tears but no winner for McCoy on emotional farewell (Reuters)
Horse Racing-Tears but no winner for McCoy on emotional farewell (Reuters) By Ian Chadband LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - A.P. McCoy, the jump jockey who has created a remarkable sporting legend in Britain, failed to ride one final winner to mark the end of his peerless career on Saturday but it hardly mattered to the thousands who flocked to salute the tearful 'Champ'. McCoy, the … [Read more...]
Martin hoping to recover from whiplash in time (AFP)
Martin hoping to recover from whiplash in time (AFP) Ireland's Dan Martin said Saturday he hopes his whiplash will have improved enough to allow him to challenge for victory at Sunday's Liege-Bastogne-Liege Ardennes Classic race. Martin, 28, won this prestigious 'Monument' race two years ago and looked a dead certainty to retain his crown last year before crashing on the final bend as he … [Read more...]
Sports Handicappers Split on NBA Betting Odds Say Sportsbook Trends – SportsBlog.com (blog)
Sports Handicappers Split on NBA Betting Odds Say Sportsbook Trends - SportsBlog.com (blog) [embedded content] Kevin Liles-USA TODAY Sports Sports handicappers and bettors have certainly weighed in on the Saturday NBA playoff odds. Three of the four games have virtual splits in who the public is betting and only one overwhelming public sportsbook consensus on a total. The Atlanta Hawks do have a … [Read more...]