Game predictions: Ohio State vs. Virginia Tech - Columbus Dispatch Here are the predictions of our experts -- and a national television personality -- for the Ohio State game against Virginia Tech. Tim MayOSU Beat WriterThe Columbus Dispatch Ohio State 38, Virginia Tech 20The new-look Braxton Miller has been looking forward to this comeback for 12 months, even if it’s now at hybrid back. The OSU … [Read more...]
UCLA DL Eddie Vanderdoes suffers torn ACL
UCLA DL Eddie Vanderdoes suffers torn ACL UCLA took a big hit to its defense in Saturday’s season opening over Virginia. After multiple reports emerged Sunday, the Bruins confirmed that junior defensive lineman Eddie Vanderdoes suffered a torn ACL. He is expected to be out for the season. According to the Associated Press, UCLA is “uncertain” when exactly the injury occurred, but Vanderdoes … [Read more...]
What We Learned: Dan Cleary and NHL players who cost you wins
What We Learned: Dan Cleary and NHL players who cost you wins The headline from the rather partisan Wings blog Winging it in Motown tells you everything you need to know about Ken Holland's latest roster decision: “Red Wings sign Dan Cleary, stupidly waste roster/cap/contract space.” This is in all ways not a good idea for Detroit, and the idea that this is worth pursuing is silly; Cleary is … [Read more...]
Belgium trips Lithuania on tip-in at EuroBasket
Belgium trips Lithuania on tip-in at EuroBasket Associated Press 0 Shares Print BERLIN -- Pierre-Antoine Gillet made a buzzer-beating tip-in to give Belgium a 76-74 victory over Lithuania at the European basketball championship on Monday. Mantas Kalnietis missed a 3-point attempt with four seconds left on the clock, Sam van Rossom grabbed the rebound, ran down the court and … [Read more...]
San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks Free Pick and Betting Lines Sept 7, 2015
San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 65-72 Arizona Diamondbacks play host to the 71-66 San Francisco Giants today in MLB action on the grass of Chase Field, Sept 7, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:10PM ET Betting Odds Moneyline: Giants -108/Diamondbacks -104 O/U Total: 8 Pitching Matchup Mike Leake (R) W/L 9-7 WHIP 1.11 ERA 3.49 Patrick … [Read more...]
Carl Edwards uses late pit stop, downforce to win Darlington
Carl Edwards uses late pit stop, downforce to win Darlington DARLINGTON, S.C.—Brad Keselowski was cruising late in the Bojangles Southern 500, and Carl Edwards had fought his way from two laps down into second place. "Let's get him," Edwards said ... and then he did. In the longest race of the season, four hours and 29 minutes, longer even than the Coca-Cola 600, Edwards used a late pit … [Read more...]
Martial deal was €27.9m too much – study
Martial deal was €27.9m too much - study Richard Jolly Anthony Martial was the most overpriced player in Europe in this summer's transfer window, according to a study compiled by the CIES Football Observatory. The organisation says Manchester United paid over the odds by €27.9 million to buy the 19-year-old French forward from Monaco, even before the add-ons that could take his €50m … [Read more...]
Football Daily Dose: Dose: Roster Cut Weekend Recap
Football Daily Dose: Dose: Roster Cut Weekend Recap As Labor Day weekend welcomes the end of summer, the fantasy world is now just days away from the start of the 2015 NFL season. The holiday weekend was certainly not a restful period for NFL front offices, as league transactions poured in with all 32 teams announcing roster cuts and making last minute additions to their depth charts. Hopefully … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Dallas Star
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Dallas Star 2015 continues to be the year of Dallas Keuchel. The Astros ace pitched another gem on Sunday, improving to 17-6 after allowing three runs on five hits in eight innings vs. Minnesota. The lefty fanned 12 batters and walked two. Oddly, the extreme groundball pitcher did allow three solo home runs on Sunday, giving him 13 homers allowed for the season. … [Read more...]
Gerrit Cole masterful in win over division rival Cardinals
Gerrit Cole masterful in win over division rival Cardinals Take a look around the league with Big League Stew's daily wrap up. We'll hit on all of the biggest moments from the day that you may have missed, while providing highlights, photos and interesting stats. The Pittsburgh Pirates are likely to make the playoffs as a wild card team this season, but they still remain on the fringes of … [Read more...]