Best of the rest: Ranking college football's playoff dark horses AthlonSports.com is a leading website for preseason and in-season football previews, predictions, rankings and analysis. Rankings are a big part of any college football season. Whether it’s preseason projections or the in-season polls from the playoff committee, rankings generate discussion and interest from all 128 fanbases. … [Read more...]
Marek Vs. Wyshynski Podcast: Teddy Purcell of Oilers; Matt Nichol of BioSteel
Marek Vs. Wyshynski Podcast: Teddy Purcell of Oilers; Matt Nichol of BioSteel LISTEN HERE! [And if that doesn't work, try here.] It's a Wednesday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, and we're talking about the following and more: Special Guest Star: Teddy Purcell of the Edmonton Oilers talks about Connor McDavid and the potential turnaround; Matt Nichol of … [Read more...]
Three-Man Weave: Which young player will make the biggest leap to stardom?
Three-Man Weave: Which young player will make the biggest leap to stardom? With the draft and the bulk of free agency now behind us, it's time to start taking stock of what's transpired this summer and how it all figures to impact the upcoming NBA campaign. This week, we discuss: Which promising young player will make the biggest, Anthony Davis-like star leap in 2015-16? *** Dan Devine: … [Read more...]
Watch Sedin Twins play H-O-R-S-E, basketball weep (Video)
Watch Sedin Twins play H-O-R-S-E, basketball weep (Video) The Vancouver Canucks have an ongoing series called “Sedin vs. Sedin,” in which hockey wonder twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin battle in a series of daunting challenges. Although once you’ve dragged Anson Carter to 33 goals, is any challenge really that daunting? The latest battle features the Bros. Sedin playing some basketball, … [Read more...]
Who are this year’s dark horse Super Bowl contenders?
Who are this year's dark horse Super Bowl contenders? The NFL season is upon us, and since it's never too early to make Hail Mary predictions, let's talk Super Bowl! We know that teams like the Seahawks, Packers, Steelers, and Patriots are going to be in the playoff mix late in the year. But who could join them? Let's kick around a few of the possible dark horses who could work their way … [Read more...]
Georgia WR Justin Scott-Wesley injures knee again
Georgia WR Justin Scott-Wesley injures knee again Georgia wide receiver Justin Scott-Wesley is no stranger to knee injuries, and the fifth-year senior left practice Monday with what appears to be another right knee injury. According to the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Scott-Wesley “slipped during a route and grabbed his knee while on the ground” during the portion of Monday’s practice which was … [Read more...]
Valencia drop Manchester City target Otamendi
Valencia drop Manchester City target Otamendi Valencia coach Nuno has dropped Nicolas Otamendi for Wednesday's Champions League play-off first leg against Monaco amid reports the Argentinian defender is on the verge of joining Manchester City. Spanish sports newspaper Marca claim Valencia and City has been reached an agreement for the transfer of Otamendi to the Blues […] Valencia … [Read more...]
Marcus Kruger waits patiently on new Blackhawks contract
Marcus Kruger waits patiently on new Blackhawks contract Chicago Blackhawks restricted free agent forward Marcus Kruger said he’s not stressed about the fact that he doesn’t have a new contract with the team. Kruger spent Tuesday with the Stanley Cup in Sweden and ESPN Chicago was in Solna to ask Kruger some questions about his lack of deal with the defending Cup champs. "Right now I just … [Read more...]
Phil Jackson wonders if draft pick Kristaps Porzingis might be ‘too tall for the game’
Phil Jackson wonders if draft pick Kristaps Porzingis might be 'too tall for the game' In a lifetime full of saying weird things candidly, on record and without reflex, Phil Jackson embraced his image recently. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] With the Knicks fandom happily embracing the team’s first top five lottery pick in 29 years (Kenny “Sky” … [Read more...]
Shaq: Prime MJ would beat prime LeBron in 1-on-1, but Dr. J’s still ‘the best’
Shaq: Prime MJ would beat prime LeBron in 1-on-1, but Dr. J's still 'the best' Evidently, touching off a full-scale social media war with Scottie Pippen over which team would win a hypothetical matchup between all-time Los Angeles Lakers greats and all-time Chicago Bulls greats — and, in the process, giving Kelly Dwyer a pretty good idea — just wasn't enough debate-embracing for Shaquille … [Read more...]