Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox Free Pick and Betting Lines . The 54-58 Chicago White Sox play host to the 65-48 Chicago Cubs today in MLB action on the grass of US Cellular Field, August 14, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:10PM ET. Betting Odds Moneyline: Cubs -107/White Sox -103 O/U Total: 8.5 Pitching Matchup Kyle Hendricks (R) W/L 6-5 WHIP 1.16 ERA 3.73 Jeff Samardzija … [Read more...]
Weekend ratings predictions: PGA Championship, NFL preseason and more – SportingNews.com
Weekend ratings predictions: PGA Championship, NFL preseason and more - SportingNews.com First, the result of last week's predictions: — NFL Hall of Fame Game, Steelers-Vikings. Prediction: 5.0; final rating: 6.6. — Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Predictions: 0.7 (ESPN) and 0.3 (NFLN); final ratings: 0.6 (ESPN) and 0.3 (NFLN) — PGA Tour/WGC Bridgestone Invitational, final round. … [Read more...]
Ducks extend RFA Carl Hagelin with 4-year, $16 million deal
Ducks extend RFA Carl Hagelin with 4-year, $16 million deal The Anaheim Ducks’ movin’ and shakin’ offseason is essentially complete. The Western Conference finalists signed their final major restricted free agent – forward Carl Hagelin – to a four-year, $16 million contract. So basically that finishes a summer that saw the team trade for (and sign) defenseman Kevin Bieksa, deal Emerson Etem … [Read more...]
Discovery of new evidence to delay North Carolina’s response to NCAA
Discovery of new evidence to delay North Carolina's response to NCAA Only days before North Carolina had been slated to respond to the Notice of Allegations sent by the NCAA earlier this summer, the school revealed it has uncovered new evidence that threatens to substantially delay the process. North Carolina announced on Friday it has notified the NCAA that it has found "additional examples … [Read more...]
A few things to know about racing legend John Nerud (The Associated Press)
A few things to know about racing legend John Nerud (The Associated Press) Think about this: John Nerud was around for every single Triple Crown winner, from Sir Barton in 1919 to American Pharoah. The thoroughbred racing pioneer, who trained the great Dr. Fager and co-founded the Breeders' Cup, died on Thursday at the age of 102 at his home in Old Brookville, N.Y. ''Mr. Nerud leaves a … [Read more...]
Packers Zubaz, cheese golf balls and other odd items at the PGA merchandise tent
Packers Zubaz, cheese golf balls and other odd items at the PGA merchandise tent SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — You can't accuse the folks in charge of the PGA Championship merchandise tent for not knowing what Wisconsin golf fans want to buy. The most popular item in the huge retail area this week was a putter cover made of foam cheese. Priced at $30, they flew off the shelves and were completely sold … [Read more...]
Phinney continues comeback from injury at USA Pro Challenge (The Associated Press)
Phinney continues comeback from injury at USA Pro Challenge (The Associated Press) STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Olympic cyclist Taylor Phinney will continue his comeback from a devastating injury sustained more than a year ago when he starts next week's USA Pro Challenge. … [Read more...]
IndyCar unable to secure 2016 return to Fontana (The Associated Press)
IndyCar unable to secure 2016 return to Fontana (The Associated Press) IndyCar won't return to Auto Club Speedway in California next season in a move that weakens the series' dwindling presence on oval tracks. The series confirmed Friday that discussions with track officials couldn't identify a suitable date to return to Fontana. Although the June race this year was one of the most … [Read more...]
Watch Bayern Munich vs. Hamburg live stream from 2pm ET (US only)
Watch Bayern Munich vs. Hamburg live stream from 2pm ET (US only) Today’s Bundesliga 2015/16 season opener between Bayern Munich and Hamburg SV will be shown live on US television and Internet. And, luckily for soccer fans (and, as we believe, is a direct result of Bundesliga fans getting up in arms about FOX’s original less than satisfactory programming plans), FOX Sports […] Today’s … [Read more...]
How rare are elite right-shot defensemen? (Trending Topics)
How rare are elite right-shot defensemen? (Trending Topics) Thursday, Aug. 13, was National Left-Handers Day, an event to celebrate the roughly 10 percent of all human beings who are left-handed specifically. That fact, plus Travis Yost's column on NHL defensemen making more than $6 million against the cap, got me thinking about the overall value of right-shot defensemen in this league. They … [Read more...]