Which of the eight NFL teams with an 0-2 record can still make the playoffs? Every year we roll out statistics that illustrate the difficulty of making the playoffs after starting 0-2 in the NFL, and every year we try to figure out which teams might beat the long odds to keep their season alive. This season, there are some high-profile clubs in an 0-2 hole after two weeks, including three … [Read more...]
Premature evacuation: Joe Beimel runs out of bullpen, but wasn’t called to pitch
Premature evacuation: Joe Beimel runs out of bullpen, but wasn't called to pitch Here's a terrible scenario: You wake up at 6 a.m., get ready for work, hop in your car, take off down the road and then, when you're halfway to work, you realize: It's Saturday! A moment of shame hits and you turn around and go home. [Play a Daily Fantasy contest for cash today!] Joe Beimel went through what's … [Read more...]
Cycling-Cavendish’s season over after shoulder injury (Reuters)
Cycling-Cavendish's season over after shoulder injury (Reuters) Mark Cavendish's season is over after the Briton underwent shoulder surgery, his Etixx-Quick Step team said on Monday. "Due to the time of recovery needed, Cavendish will not return to competition this year," the Belgian team said in a statement. Cavendish has had a quiet season, winning one stage on the Tour de France to take … [Read more...]
Keylor Navas on the verge of breaking 40-year old record at Real Madrid
Keylor Navas on the verge of breaking 40-year old record at Real Madrid Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas can break a 40-year old club record for the longest streak without conceding a goal if the Costa Rica international maintains his current form against Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday. Currently, Real Madrid are the only La Liga side not to have conceded a goal this season, […] Real … [Read more...]
What We Learned: Oilers take huge gamble on Oscar Klefbom deal
What We Learned: Oilers take huge gamble on Oscar Klefbom deal (Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend’s events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it) There is effectively no basis by which we can judge the Oscar Klefbom contract for the Edmonton … [Read more...]
Blake Griffin wants to be in ‘Space Jam 2’: ‘I’d love to be involved in any capacity’
Blake Griffin wants to be in 'Space Jam 2': 'I’d love to be involved in any capacity' Many basketball fans who came of age during the 1990s hold "Space Jam" — the hit 1996 film that saw Michael Jordan don a "Tune Squad" uniform to help the Looney Tunes avoid enslavement by an intergalactic theme-park owner (seriously) , that gave us "Hit 'Em High" and "I Believe I Can Fly," and that remains … [Read more...]
Michigan State CB Vayante Copeland out for season (Update)
Michigan State CB Vayante Copeland out for season (Update) Update: Sept. 21 - 8:45 a.m. Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio confirmed Sunday night that cornerback Vayante Copeland is out for the season due to a fractured vertebrae suffered against Oregon on Sept. 12. "It's very unfortunate," Dantonio said per Mlive.com. "He's a good player, he's a great person. But he's handling it … [Read more...]
Another rider caught in retesting of doping samples (The Associated Press)
Another rider caught in retesting of doping samples (The Associated Press) AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) -- An International Cycling Union policy of re-testing stored doping samples has led to a third rider being provisionally suspended pending a disciplinary case. … [Read more...]
Costa 'likes to cheat' – Chelsea's Zouma
Costa 'likes to cheat' - Chelsea's Zouma Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma has told beIN SPORTS that striker Diego Costa "likes to cheat" but he is a "really nice guy." Costa, 26, has come in for criticism after his performance in Chelsea's 2-0 win over Arsenal on Saturday. The Spain international clashed with Arsenal defenders Laurent Koscielny and Gabriel Paulista in the first half at … [Read more...]
Denny Hamlin wins at Chicago; Johnson and Harvick have words after race
Denny Hamlin wins at Chicago; Johnson and Harvick have words after race Your browser does not support iframes. The first race of the Chase got off to a horrible start for Denny Hamlin. It ended in victory lane. Hamlin, who went sliding down the track in turns three and four on the second lap of the race, took the lead on a restart with five laps to go and drove away from the field for a win … [Read more...]