The 5 Oregon Ducks to keep an eye on for the 2016 NFL Draft - CBSSports.com OREGON DUCKS Though the Oregon Ducks fell short of the ultimate goal of winning a national championship, 2014 truly was a dream season as Mark Helfrich's team won the Pac-12, beat defending champ Florida State in the Rose Bowl and watched star quarterback Marcus Mariota take home the Heisman Trophy. Oregon's success last … [Read more...]
Art Briles is open to the possibility of Big 12 expansion
Art Briles is open to the possibility of Big 12 expansion Baylor coach Art Briles would support the Big 12 adding two teams if the league can keep the revenues for each team already in the league unchanged. Briles made the comments on the Paul Finebaum Show. Via the Dallas Morning News: “Let’s go,” Briles said. “If we can keep the same money, and the dollar bill runs it, but if we can keep … [Read more...]
Puck Daddy Power Rankings: NHL on NBC; arbitration system; the Maple Lous
Puck Daddy Power Rankings: NHL on NBC; arbitration system; the Maple Lous [Author's note: Power rankings are usually three things: Bad, wrong, and boring. You typically know just as well as the authors which teams won what games against who and what it all means, so our moving the Red Wings up four spots or whatever really doesn't tell you anything you didn't know. Who's hot, who's not, who … [Read more...]
With this deflate-gate nonsense, pretty much everyone loses
With this deflate-gate nonsense, pretty much everyone loses Tuesday’s announcement that Roger Goodell will uphold Tom Brady’s four-game suspension didn’t amount to a conclusion in the case. But it made one conclusion very clear: Everyone loses with this story. Yes, you can have your jokes about lawyers, iPhones (poor Samsung) and “Free Brady” t-shirt makers getting theirs. Fine — those … [Read more...]
LeBron talks Tristan Thompson’s contract, ‘Space Jam,’ more in Twitter Q&A
LeBron talks Tristan Thompson's contract, 'Space Jam,' more in Twitter Q&A After going dark for the duration of a Cleveland Cavaliers playoff run that ended with a mid-June loss in the 2015 NBA Finals, LeBron James ended his annual postseason social media blackout about two weeks ago. Most of his Twitter and Instagram missives since have had a promotional flair — hey, in case you hadn't … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Brewers at San Francisco Giants Free Pick and Betting Lines July 29, 2015
Milwaukee Brewers at San Francisco Giants Free Pick and Betting Lines . The 55-45 San Francisco Giants play host to the 44-57 Milwaukee Brewers today in MLB action on the grass of AT & T Park, July 29, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 3:45PM ET. Betting Odds Moneyline: Brewers +109/Giants -119 O/U Total: 7 Pitching Matchup Mike Fiers (R) W/L 5-8 WHIP 1.38 ERA 3.94 Jake Peavy (R) … [Read more...]
New York Yankees at Texas Rangers Free Pick and Betting Lines July 29, 2015
New York Yankees at Texas Rangers Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 47-52 Texas Rangers play host to the 57-42 New York Yankees tonight in MLB action on the grass of Globe Life Park, July 29, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 8:05PM ET. Betting Odds Moneyline: Yankees -143/Rangers +133 O/U Total: 8.5 Pitching Matchup Masahiro Tanaka (R) W/L 7-3 WHIP 0.99 ERA 3.64 Colby Lewis (R) W/L … [Read more...]
Packers' high picks have disappointed on defensive line – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Packers' high picks have disappointed on defensive line - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Green Bay — It looks like another year of just trying to be competitive in the defensive line for the Green Bay Packers after a series of disappointing high draft choices and pair of suspensions. Other than the return from injury of nose tackle B.J. Raji, there is little reason to think the unit can emerge … [Read more...]
Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox Free Pick and Betting Lines July 29, 2015
Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 44-57 Boston Red Sox play host to the 48-50 Chicago White Sox tonight in MLB action on the grass of Fenway Park, July 29, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:10PM ET. Betting Odds Moneyline: White Sox +108/Red Sox -118 O/U Total: 8.5 Pitching Matchup Jose Quintana (L) W/L 5-9 WHIP 1.28 ERA 3.56 Rick Porcello (R) … [Read more...]
San Diego Padres at New York Mets Free Pick and Betting Lines July 29, 2015
San Diego Padres at New York Mets Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 52-48 New York Mets play host to the 47-53 San Diego Padres tonight in MLB action on the grass of Citi Field, July 29, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:10PM ET. Betting Odds Moneyline: Padres +106/Mets -116 O/U Total: 7 Pitching Matchup Tyson Ross (R) W/L 6-8 WHIP 1.39 ERA 3.45 Bartolo Colon (R) W/L 9-9 WHIP 1.24 … [Read more...]