The Week Ahead: Week Ahead: Happ Attack When the Pirates acquired J.A. Happ from the Mariners just ahead of the July 31st trade deadline, it was hard to figure just what they saw in him. Owner of a 32-44 record and 4.75 ERA over his prior four seasons, Happ had once again proven ineffective over the first four months in 2015, compiling a 4.64 ERA and 1.41 WHIP with Seattle. Yet, since his move … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana mountain classification after stage 19 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana mountain classification after stage 19 (Reuters) Sept 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Mountain Classification Vuelta a Espana after Stage 19 on Friday 1. Omar Fraile (Spain / Caja Rural) 82 2. Fraenk Schleck (Luxembourg / Trek) 30 3. Ruben Plaza (Spain / Lampre) 27 4. Mikel Landa (Spain / Astana) 25 5. Rodolfo Torres (Colombia / Colombia) 22 6. Alessandro De Marchi … [Read more...]
Team News: Late Fitness Check – Week Five
Team News: Late Fitness Check - Week Five Goalkeepers dominate the headlines this week. Firstly news broke late on Wednesday that Chelsea stopper Thibaut Courtois had suffered a serious knee injury in training which requires surgery. While in stark contrast Manchester United confirm that David De Gea has signed a new four year deal which will hopefully end all speculation – for the time being at … [Read more...]
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys Free Pick and Betting Odds Sept 14, 2015
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys Free Pick and Betting Odds. The Dallas Cowboys will welcome the New York Giants to the AT&T Stadium this Sunday, September 13th for their first week game of the 2015 regular season. Kickoff is scheduled for 20:30 ET and the Cowboys are in full favour according to 5Dimes, with -7 starting points at odds of +115. The total number of points on the odds are … [Read more...]
Mississippi State got its cowbell world record
Mississippi State got its cowbell world record You need more cowbell if you're going to break Mississippi State's Guinness World Record. The Bulldogs and its fans broke a Guinness World Record for most people ringing a cowbell at the same time at a Thursday night pep rally at Davis Wade Stadium. The rally was an attempt to break the record and it shattered it. The previous record was at … [Read more...]
Strange but true: NFL team could, in theory, score one-point safety
Strange but true: NFL team could, in theory, score one-point safety Time to review the league's new extra-point rules, shall we? Yes, the single-point after-touchdown try is now longer; you likely have heard by now that it's a 33-yard attempt to turn six points into seven with a made kick. But did you know a team could score a one-point safety for the first time in league history? [Yahoo … [Read more...]
Wolves' Saunders still hospitalized, takes leave
Wolves' Saunders still hospitalized, takes leave ESPN.com news services 0 Shares Print Minnesota Timberwolves coach and team president Flip Saunders remains hospitalized from complications related to his cancer treatments and will take a leave of absence from the team, it was announced Friday. Sam Mitchell will serve as the Timberwolves' interim coach. General manager Milt … [Read more...]
Report: Tigers will fire Ausmus at end of season
Report: Tigers will fire Ausmus at end of season As reported last week by CBS Sports Baseball Insider Jon Heyman, Brad Ausmus' job as Tigers manager is in serious jeopardy. According to a report from the Detroit Free Press on Friday, the Tigers are expected to fire Ausmus at the end of the season. According to Heyman, Ausmus' chances to survive took a hit when longtime Tigers GM Dave Dave … [Read more...]
Has any team improved more than Buffalo Sabres? (Trending Topics)
Has any team improved more than Buffalo Sabres? (Trending Topics) When you go down the list of who spent what on whom in free agency, and what trades were made this summer, you can pretty easily start to pick out the winners and losers. Flexibility-strapped teams had to jettison players, and clubs with a wealth of cap space were, for the second or perhaps third summer in a row, able to bleed … [Read more...]
Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles Free Pick and Betting Lines Sept 11, 2015
Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 67-72 Baltimore Orioles play host to the 83-56 Kansas City Royals tonight in MLB action on the grass of Camden Yards, Sept 11, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05Pm ET. Betting Odds Moneyline: Royals -119/Orioles +109 O/U Total: 8.5 Pitching Matchup Danny Duffy (L) W/L 7-7 WHIP 1.40 ERA 4.17 Mike Wright (R) … [Read more...]