Football Spread Picks: Steelers-Patriots, LA Tech-WKY Gamblers Picking Favorites - SportsBlog.com (blog) Week 1 of NFL betting picks is here with the Pittsburgh Steelers at the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football. Sharp players are also highly intrigued by Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky. As the public is wont to do, bettors prefer the favorite and the over. Las Vegas sportsbooks … [Read more...]
Miguel Angel Jimenez is very interested in making the 2016 Olympics
Miguel Angel Jimenez is very interested in making the 2016 Olympics There are just a little over 10 months until the two 60-player fields are decided for the 2016 Olympic golf tournaments. However, were the cutoff today, Miguel Angel Jimenez would make the field, representing Spain along with Sergio Garcia. The 51-year-old would be one of the oldest players in either the men's or women's … [Read more...]
Boxing-Mayweather’s 49th bout could end with a whimper (Reuters)
Boxing-Mayweather's 49th bout could end with a whimper (Reuters) By Mark Lamport-Stokes LAS VEGAS, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Should Floyd Mayweather Jr. end his boxing career on Saturday as promised with his welterweight title defence against fellow American Andre Berto, he could well sign off with a whimper rather than a bang. In stark contrast to his previous fight, the much hyped megabout with … [Read more...]
Did the window for USMNT coaching change already pass?
Did the window for USMNT coaching change already pass? After sputtering out of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in dreadful fashion, the calls for Jurgen Klinsmann’s firing as Head Coach further intensified. A Jeckyl and Hyde performance against Peru and the shellacking at the hands of Brazil in suburban Boston only tossed kerosene on the flames. A large contingent […] After sputtering out of the … [Read more...]
Bettman: NHL will watch Kane 'process play out'
Bettman: NHL will watch Kane 'process play out' With NHL training camps opening in just over a week and no resolution in the ongoing investigation into rape allegations against Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane, the clock is ticking for Kane, the Blackhawks and the NHL to come to a decision on whether Kane can or should participate. The allegations against Kane surfaced more than a … [Read more...]
Rajon Rondo has an innovative new plan for saving his career
Rajon Rondo has an innovative new plan for saving his career Four-time NBA All-Star Rajon Rondo faces a make-or-break season in 2015-16. After seeing his production dip and undergoing a shameful end to his partial season with the Dallas Mavericks, Rondo inked a one-year deal with the rudderless Sacramento Kings in the hopes of rebuilding his reputation. It remains to be seen if he manages to … [Read more...]
NFL Preview Week: Top QB draft prospects and which teams they fit
NFL Preview Week: Top QB draft prospects and which teams they fit Quarterbacks always are in high demand in the NFL, as April’s draft showed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tennessee Titans selecting their passers of the future with Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota with the first two picks, respectively. That demand won’t change much in 2016, although the available talent will have … [Read more...]
Federer, Wawrinka set up all-Swiss semi
Federer, Wawrinka set up all-Swiss semi NEW YORK – With rain causing the final women's quarterfinal match to run later than expected Wednesday, the USTA moved the men's quarterfinal match between No. 5 Stan Wawrinka and No. 15 Kevin Anderson from Arthur Ashe Stadium to Louis Armstrong Stadium. That meant that the two men's quarterfinals would play out almost simultaneously. When Wawrinka … [Read more...]
Andrea Canales interview; World Soccer Talk Radio (9.9.15)
Andrea Canales interview; World Soccer Talk Radio (9.9.15) Listen to the latest episode of World Soccer Talk Radio featuring an interview with Andrea Canales. Listen to our interview with Andrea Canales from ESPN FC about the fallout from the USA-Brazil game, whether Jurgen Klinsmann should still be the coach, and opinions about the Mexico-Argentina game, Listen to the […] Listen to the … [Read more...]
Thabo Sefolosha, NYPD set court date to resolve April nightclub incident
Thabo Sefolosha, NYPD set court date to resolve April nightclub incident Atlanta Hawks wing Thabo Sefolosha will soon have the opportunity to air his grievances with the New York City Police Department. The NYPD offered the 31-year-old NBA veteran a conditional dismissal of charges stemming from the April 8 nightclub incident involving the stabbing of Indiana Pacers forward Chris Copeland … [Read more...]