Media Days predictions: Get ready for the Spurrier love affair - FOXSports.com College football's annual conference Media Days circuit began Monday in Hoover, Ala., where 1,000-plus reporters, broadcasters and assorted hangers-on will get to hear all 14 SEC coaches tell them how "excited I am to be here" and how "pleased I've been with this team's attitude" and how "guys are really getting after … [Read more...]
SEC: Praise for Muschamp, UF secondary elite?
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Rondo on Kings' potential: 'Sky's the limit'
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NBA competition committee meets in Las Vegas
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Blatt says NBA 'very different game' than Europe
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All hail The Toddfather: Cincinnati’s Todd Frazier wins Home Run Derby
All hail The Toddfather: Cincinnati's Todd Frazier wins Home Run Derby Todd Frazier, Cincinnati's hometown All-Star, gave the fans exactly what they wanted Monday night at the MLB Home Run Derby: a thrilling show that culminated with triumph and a trophy. Frazier, with his brother Charlie pitching to him, hit a barrage of homers in the final 90 seconds of the derby finals to beat Los Angeles … [Read more...]
Would McIlroy’s Open absence taint a potential Spieth Grand Slam?
Would McIlroy's Open absence taint a potential Spieth Grand Slam? No one has ever completed the modern, single-season Grand Slam. Ben Hogan was the only player ever to come close, picking up the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open in 1953, but was denied the chance to win the PGA Championship, which overlapped with Hogan's Carnoustie triumph. That season was as good as the Hawk could have. … [Read more...]
Former Red Sean Casey makes great catch at Home Run Derby
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Chris Berman’s derby hairdo: it’s a party in the back-back-back-back-back
Chris Berman's derby hairdo: it's a party in the back-back-back-back-back It's not a Home Run Derby without baseball fans cracking jokes about ESPN announcer Chris Berman. Usually, they're just tired of his schtick and his "back-back-back-back-back" talk. But this year, Berman gave the Internet a new reason to make fun of him: his hair. [Play a Daily Fantasy contest for cash today!] Where do … [Read more...]
Media Days predictions: Get ready for the Spurrier love affair | FOX Sports – FOXSports.com
Media Days predictions: Get ready for the Spurrier love affair | FOX Sports - FOXSports.com College football's annual conference Media Days circuit began Monday in Hoover, Ala., where 1,000-plus reporters, broadcasters and assorted hangers-on will get to hear all 14 SEC coaches tell them how "excited I am to be here" and how "pleased I've been with this team's attitude" and how "guys are really … [Read more...]