Jays top Yanks, take commanding AL East lead The AL East race is close to over. The Blue Jays beat the Yankees Wednesday night (TOR 4, NYY 0) and now hold a commanding 3 1/2-game division lead with only 10 games to play. A New York win would have cut Toronto's lead to 1 1/2 games. The race would have been much more interesting. Marcus Stroman led the Blue Jays to Wednesday's win with seven shutout … [Read more...]
Empire State Building lights up with blue and white pinstripes to honor Yogi Berra
Empire State Building lights up with blue and white pinstripes to honor Yogi Berra Tributes honoring the life of Hall of Famer Yogi Berra, who died on Tuesday at the age of 90, have been coming in from all parts of the world on Wednesday. One of the more powerful tributes though comes from the heart of the city where he made his name as a ballplayer. The city where he played hero and mentor … [Read more...]
College Football Podcast: Previews, picks for biggest games of Week 4 – SI.com
College Football Podcast: Previews, picks for biggest games of Week 4 - SI.com Week 3 was a wild one, and Week 4 brings more marquee matchups including two West Coast showdowns that should starting giving shape to the Pac-12 title race. With Lindsay Schnell on assignment in Hawaii, Martin Rickman of UPROXX Sports joins Zac Ellis and Colin Becht on the SI College Football Podcast to break down … [Read more...]
Baylor suspends assistant Jeff Lebby for first half of game against Oklahoma
Baylor suspends assistant Jeff Lebby for first half of game against Oklahoma Baylor assistant Jeff Lebby will miss the first half of the Nov. 14 contest between Baylor and Oklahoma as a result of his appearance on the Tulsa sideline during last week’s Tulsa-Oklahoma contest. The suspension was imposed by Baylor athletic director Ian McCaw and accepted by Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby, who … [Read more...]
League Cup draw – Arsenal travel to Sheffield Wednesday
League Cup draw - Arsenal travel to Sheffield Wednesday 0 Shares Print Arsenal have been handed a trip to Sheffield Wednesday in the fourth round of the League Cup after seeing off Tottenham 2-1 at White Hart Lane. Manchester United are at home to Championship side Middlesbrough having beaten Ipswich 3-1, while Premier League leaders Manchester City host Crystal Palace. The ties will be … [Read more...]
Joe Maddon’s Animal House: Cubs players hang out with a cheetah
Joe Maddon's Animal House: Cubs players hang out with a cheetah If you thought Wrigley Field was going to be the proverbial zoo once the Cubs clinched a playoff berth, Joe Maddon has one thing to say: Why wait? The quirky Cubs skipper has already turned the famed ballpark into a zoo, quite literally, by inviting some of his animal friends to hang with his players. [Play a Daily Fantasy … [Read more...]
National Collegiate Hockey Conference media picks CC hockey to place last – Colorado Springs Gazette
National Collegiate Hockey Conference media picks CC hockey to place last - Colorado Springs Gazette UND's Zane McIntyre saves a shot from Colorado College's Zach Aman on Friday, Jan 23, 2015, at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. (Logan Werlinger/Grand Forks Herald) Colorado College will go into this hockey season hoping to prove the media prognosticators wrong. For the second year … [Read more...]
Anthony Bennett: The Latest Ugly Duckling of NBA #1 Picks – The Sports Quotient
Anthony Bennett: The Latest Ugly Duckling of NBA #1 Picks - The Sports Quotient I have some advice for how Anthony Bennett can stay in the NBA should he get released by Minnesota. Hundreds of sports fans huddled inside bars and living rooms. The late May sun crept through Minnesotan windows and the world stood still to see what events would transpire. After dealing star big man Kevin Love to the … [Read more...]
Miami LB airlifted to hospital following neck injury, expected to be OK
Miami LB airlifted to hospital following neck injury, expected to be OK Sophomore outside linebacker Marques Gayot suffered a neck injury following a head-to-head collision during Wednesday’s practice, and was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center. The Miami athletic department emailed a statement shortly after the incident saying he was “transported to the hospital for precautionary reasons.” … [Read more...]
Daily Fantasy Soccer: DFS Soccer Week 7
Daily Fantasy Soccer: DFS Soccer Week 7 Hello everyone! Hope you had a good week six, I certainly did by riding Callum Wilson against Sunderland. The Bournemouth striker scored within the first five minutes and it was a fairly easy match from then on. First thing is first, three things we learned last week: West Ham love upsets. The Hammers have now upset both Manchester City and Arsenal, but … [Read more...]