Titans Chiefs Pick Against The Spread - NFL Preseason - SportsBlog.com (blog) Titans Chiefs Pick Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Tennessee Titans and Kansas City Chiefs are scheduled to play Friday night in NFL Preseason Week 3 action. Tennessee comes into the game fresh off a preseason win over the St. Louis Rams last week. The Titans have split their two games thus far. Tennessee won just … [Read more...]
Prediction Machine: Colts vs.Packers in SB 50 – CBSSports.com
Prediction Machine: Colts vs.Packers in SB 50 - CBSSports.com Skynet might not be offering NFL predictions this year, but that doesn't mean machines have given up on making them. For proof, we give you the Prediction Machine. SportsLine: Nick KostosMost overhyped and overvalued teamsThe machine, designed by statistician and veteran sportswriter Paul Bessire, spat out its 2015 NFL predictions this … [Read more...]
Move over, Troy: Odell Beckham Jr. is new Head & Shoulders pitchman
Move over, Troy: Odell Beckham Jr. is new Head & Shoulders pitchman Head & Shoulders has a new NFL main man. Or make that, mane man. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football: Sign up and join a league today!] With the retirement of Troy Polamalu, the shampoo giant has tabbed the "it" NFL star of the day, New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., to be the face of its product. Yes, Beckham has … [Read more...]
Louisville announces $55 million stadium expansion (Photos)
Louisville announces $55 million stadium expansion (Photos) Louisville announced a $55 million expansion project for Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. The expansion, which was unveiled Friday, “will enclose the north end zone, create multiple new fan amenities, and enlarge and enhance the training facilities for the football team,” the university said in a release. As part of the expansion, … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana classification after stage 7 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana classification after stage 7 (Reuters) Aug 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Vuelta a Espana after Stage 7 on Friday 1. Esteban Chaves (Colombia / Orica) 27:06:13" 2. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands / Giant) +10" 3. Daniel Martin (Ireland / Cannondale) +33" 4. Nicolas Roche (Ireland / Team Sky) +36" 5. Alejandro Valverde (Spain / Movistar) +49" 6. Joaquim … [Read more...]
Triple Crown winner gallops before thousands at ‘Pharatoga’ (The Associated Press)
Triple Crown winner gallops before thousands at 'Pharatoga' (The Associated Press) With a crowd of about 15,000 cheering him all the way, Triple Crown winner American Pharoah went for a glorious gallop around Saratoga Race Course the day before he runs in the $1.6 million Travers Stakes. The sun was shining and temperatures were in the 60s when American Pharoah walked onto the track Friday … [Read more...]
Lindeman pounces on Cousin’s mistake to win 7th Vuelta stage (The Associated Press)
Lindeman pounces on Cousin's mistake to win 7th Vuelta stage (The Associated Press) Bert Jan Lindeman of the Netherlands took advantage of a mistake by Jerome Cousin of France to sprint ahead and win the seventh stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Friday, while Esteban Chaves of Colombia retained the overall race-leader's red jersey. Cousin had led a group of five riders up the final ascent … [Read more...]
Going Deep: High-Target Receiver Sleepers
Going Deep: High-Target Receiver Sleepers Fantasy football success comes at the intersection of talent and opportunity, but at this theoretical intersection opportunity is the highway and talent is the avenue. We have seen plenty of low-talent grinders like Zac Stacy vault into fantasy relevance simply based on volume, and there are plenty of theoretically high-talent players languishing on … [Read more...]
Germany picks Liverpool's Emre Can for Euro qualifiers – FOXSports.com
Germany picks Liverpool's Emre Can for Euro qualifiers - FOXSports.com FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) Germany coach Joachim Loew called up Liverpool midfielder Emre Can on Friday for the upcoming European Championship qualifying matches against Poland and Scotland. Can is now in line to earn his Germany debut against Poland next Friday in Frankfurt or against Scotland in Glasgow three days later. … [Read more...]
Advocaat continues to press Sunderland ownership for more signings
Advocaat continues to press Sunderland ownership for more signings Sunderland head coach Dick Advocaat will head into the final few days of the summer transfer window facing an anxious wait over the final shape of his squad. The 67-year-old Dutchman has repeatedly urged owner Ellis Short to sanction the acquisition of further “quality” signings in the belief that the […] Sunderland head … [Read more...]