AFC East draft grades: Mike Maccagnan crushes first Jets draft - NFL.com Former NFL player and scout Bucky Brooks is performing a division-by-division assessment of the 2015 NFL Draft, spotlighting notable picks and handing out grades for each team. Below is his review of the AFC East. (NOTE: Click on the tabs to see other divisional breakdowns.) Notable selections BEST PICK: Leonard Williams, … [Read more...]
Lookin’ at trainer Bob Baffert’s 5 Preakness wins (The Associated Press)
Lookin' at trainer Bob Baffert's 5 Preakness wins (The Associated Press) Robert Wyndham Walden is the King of the Preakness. Not D. Wayne Lukas, who has six victories. Lukas and Baffert are making a push to take the title away, with Baffert going for win No. 6 next Saturday with Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah and third-place finisher Dortmund. A look at his Preakness victories: … [Read more...]
Is Kansas Erik Jones’ only race in the No. 18?
Is Kansas Erik Jones' only race in the No. 18? KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Saturday night's SpongeBob SquarePants 400 will be Erik Jones' official Cup Series debut, though it'll be the second time he's raced in the series. In April, Jones was a late sub for Denny Hamlin in the rain-delayed Food City 500 at Bristol when Hamlin had a neck spasm during the first portion of the race. Since Hamlin … [Read more...]
3 Eclipse Award winners on tap to race Iroquois Steeplechase (The Associated Press)
3 Eclipse Award winners on tap to race Iroquois Steeplechase (The Associated Press) Three winners of the Eclipse Award for the best steeplechase horse in the land will square off in the $150,000 Iroquois Steeplechase on Saturday. Demonstrative, Divine Fortune and Pierrot Lunaire will face two challengers in the 3-mile race over 18 national hurdles at Percy Warner Park with each carrying 158 … [Read more...]
Angry Wittman denies Wall clashed with doctors
Angry Wittman denies Wall clashed with doctors ESPN.com news services 0 Shares Print Washington Wizards coach Randy Wittman angrily defended John Wall on Friday, denying a report that the guard clashed with team doctors prior to sitting out Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday. Our ESPN Forecast panel predicts which teams will advance to the conference finals. … [Read more...]
Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners Free Pick and Betting Lines
Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 11-17 Seattle Mariners play host to the 12-18 Oakland Athletics in MLB action tonight on the grass of Safeco Field, May 8, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 10:10PM EST. Wagering Odds Moneyline: Oakland -120 / Seattle +110 O/U Total: 7.5 Pitching Matchup Sonny Gray (R) W/L 4-0 WHIP 0.95 ERA 1.67 Taijuan Walker (R) … [Read more...]
Championship playoff preview and TV schedule: Norwich, Ipswich, Middlesbrough and Brentford
Championship playoff preview and TV schedule: Norwich, Ipswich, Middlesbrough and Brentford It’s often said that if you’re going to get promoted from the Championship to the Premier League, going via the playoffs is the best way to do it. Of course, managers, players and supporters of those clubs in English football’s … Continue reading → It’s often said that if you’re going to get promoted … [Read more...]
Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: Best MLB Position Player Picks for May 8 – Bleacher Report
Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: Best MLB Position Player Picks for May 8 - Bleacher Report Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images After a long week of work, play or whatever you've been up to, Fantasy Friday should do the trick. With a full schedule for DraftKings owners to sort through, finding the best MLB position players can not only be difficult, but downright tedious on a Friday morning or afternoon. … [Read more...]
Mike Babcock officially hits the coaching free agent market
Mike Babcock officially hits the coaching free agent market In case you were wondering when Mike Babcock’s coaching free agency begins … it starts in oh, three, two, one NOW. Noon Eastern according to TSN’s Bob McKenzie, who had the bombshell that Babcock, the long-time Red Wings coach, now has permission to talk to other NHL teams through late May. And that permission started at the … [Read more...]
Goal Line Stand: Post-Draft Fantasy Top 150
Goal Line Stand: Post-Draft Fantasy Top 150 It can be difficult to become overly bullish on certain fantasy players with OTAs not yet underway, and depth charts four months from being established. Inevitably, players will swing (sometimes wildly) up and down my monthly Top 150 Rankings as we glean meaningful information from practice and beat writer reports. So this is very much a rough draft. A … [Read more...]