Heralded recruit Cecil Cherry picks USF after leaving Texas - SportingNews.com Cecil Cherry has seemingly picked his new school after his brief stay at Texas. GoBulls1 pic.twitter.com/yyWfCItZbt — Cecil Cherry (@cecil__cherry3) August 18, 2015MORE: Playoff road map | Hayes' 15 top stadium experiences | SN Top 25 Cherry's father confirmed that the linebacker has decided to take his talents to … [Read more...]
No. 7 Michigan State: Can Spartans challenge Ohio State?
No. 7 Michigan State: Can Spartans challenge Ohio State? Dr. Saturday will unveil its preseason Top 25 team-by-team during the next 25 days. This list is based on returning starters, schedule and prospects. However, we all know that once the games begin, things can change very quickly. Still, we thought we’d give our best guess heading into the 2015 season. No. 7 Michigan State 2014 record: … [Read more...]
Duncan honored with Teammate of Year award
Duncan honored with Teammate of Year award Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff Writer Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M 0 Shares Print SAN ANTONIO -- Spurs forward Tim Duncan received the 2014-15 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award on Tuesday. The honor recognizes players deemed the best teammate based on … [Read more...]
Liberty football position breakdown: Defensive back – Lynchburg News and Advance (blog)
Liberty football position breakdown: Defensive back - Lynchburg News and Advance (blog) As we discussed in Monday’s post about linebackers, the defensive backs group at Liberty has grown as the Flames have shifted toward a more 4-2-5 look on defense to put as much speed on the field as possible to combat spread and option offenses. Defensive coordinator Robert Wimberly heads up the safety group, … [Read more...]
Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: Best MLB DraftKings Picks, Advice for August 19 – Bleacher Report
Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: Best MLB DraftKings Picks, Advice for August 19 - Bleacher Report Ben Margot/Associated Press I usually build my DraftKings lineups by selecting my two pitchers first, then filling in the eight position players with the remaining salary. However, I feel like going a different route Wednesday. When I looked over Wednesday's slate, one team jumped out at me: … [Read more...]
Brooke Henderson granted LPGA membership after petition
Brooke Henderson granted LPGA membership after petition Canadian teen Brooke Henderson won the LPGA Tour's Cambia Portland Classic last Sunday, but that didn't guarantee her the two-season exemption that comes with a victory. Since she's just 17 and under the tour's age floor of 18, she had to petition commissioner Mike Whan for membership, which she did on Monday. On Tuesday, Whan granted … [Read more...]
This Jason Day story will make you love the PGA champion even more
This Jason Day story will make you love the PGA champion even more Jason Day is a good man, making his win at the PGA Championship was a popular one inside the sport. Journalist Lawrence Donegan recently detailed a story that exemplifies the type of person Day is, sharing it on NewsTalk 106-108 FM in Ireland. "One of the journalists is out on Tour all the time and he's not got a lot of … [Read more...]
Foyt to miss final 2 races after surgery for staph infection (The Associated Press)
Foyt to miss final 2 races after surgery for staph infection (The Associated Press) A.J. Foyt will miss the final two races of the IndyCar season following surgery to treat a staph infection in his right knee. The four-time Indianapolis 500 winner had surgery Aug. 10 on his artificial knee. This latest surgery required the removal of the prosthesis so an antibiotic-infused cement spacer … [Read more...]
Seahawks cut green beret long snapper; now let’s hope he gets legit shot
Seahawks cut green beret long snapper; now let's hope he gets legit shot The Seattle Seahawks cut a long snapper on Tuesday, which normally would be the kind of training-camp move that gets buried on a busy agate page (newspapers, kids — look it up!) transactions page and immediately forgotten. But the long snapper in question, Nate Boyer, just so happens to have a great story. He's a former … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Dodgers at Oakland Athletics Free Pick and Betting Lines August 19, 2015
Los Angeles Dodgers at Oakland Athletics Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 52-69 Oakland Athletics play host to the 67-52 Los Angeles Dodgers today in MLB action on the grass of O.co Coliseum, August 19, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 3:35PM ET. Betting Odds Moneyline: Dodgers -140/Athletics +130 O/U Total: 8 Pitching Matchup Alex Wood (L) W/L 8-7 WHIP 1.42 ERA 3.74 Jesse Chavez … [Read more...]