Week 5 college football picks: Iowa at Wisconsin, Alabama at Georgia, more - Sports Illustrated We're now one month into the season, which means we're one month closer to determining who will be selected for the second edition of the College Football Playoff. Yet at this point, it's not easy to identify four strong candidates. Consider that Utah, a team picked by Pac-12 media in the preseason to … [Read more...]
LSU’s Leonard Fournette tops 200-yard mark for third straight game
LSU's Leonard Fournette tops 200-yard mark for third straight game The Leonard Fournette show marches on. Fournette, LSU’s sophomore running back, became the first player in SEC history to rush for 200 yards in three consecutive games in the ninth-ranked Tigers 44-22 home win over Eastern Michigan. This time out, Fournette racked up 235 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries, scoring on … [Read more...]
Wild Dude rallies to win Santa Anita Sprint by a neck (The Associated Press)
Wild Dude rallies to win Santa Anita Sprint by a neck (The Associated Press) ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Wild Dude rallied in the stretch to beat Kobe's Back by a neck in the $300,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship on Saturday. … [Read more...]
Geno Smith has not earned shot to win back Jets’ starting QB job
Geno Smith has not earned shot to win back Jets' starting QB job FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Three things in life are a certainty: Death, taxes and a quarterback controversy for the New York Jets. Under first-year head coach Todd Bowles, the Jets might be 2-1 and off to their best start since 2011, but that doesn't mean that there aren't whispers that Geno Smith should replace Ryan Fitzpatrick as … [Read more...]
Kidd-Gilchrist sent to hospital for shoulder X-rays
Kidd-Gilchrist sent to hospital for shoulder X-rays ESPN.com news services 0 Shares Print ORLANDO, Fla. -- Hornets coach Steve Clifford said forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was taken to the hospital for further evaluation Saturday night after injuring his right shoulder in Charlotte's 106-100 exhibition win over the Orlando Magic. Kidd-Gilchrist was curling off a screen late in the … [Read more...]
DeAndre Jordan stays his explosive self in Clippers’ preseason opener
DeAndre Jordan stays his explosive self in Clippers' preseason opener Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan had a pretty eventful summer, what with his dramatic decision to renege on a free-agent agreement to join the Dallas Mavericks and return to his colleagues in red, white, and blue. While Jordan still has to deal with several off-court issues, including his relationship with Chris … [Read more...]
Kobe to play Sunday in first action since January
Kobe to play Sunday in first action since January 0 Shares Print HONOLULU -- Los Angeles Lakers coach Byron Scott said earlier this week that he wasn't sure if Kobe Bryant would play in the team's preseason opener Sunday against the Utah Jazz. But speaking after practice here Saturday, the 37-year-old Bryant left no doubt about his status. "I'm definitely playing," Bryant said at the … [Read more...]
DeAndre Jordan stays his explosive self in Clippers preseason opener
DeAndre Jordan stays his explosive self in Clippers preseason opener Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan had a pretty eventful summer, what with his dramatic decision to renege on a free-agent agreement to join the Dallas Mavericks and return to his colleagues in red, white, and blue. While Jordan still has to deal with several off-court issues, including his relationship with Chris … [Read more...]
Scherzer Ks 17 Mets in 2nd no-hitter of season
Scherzer Ks 17 Mets in 2nd no-hitter of season Max Scherzer made history Saturday night. (USATSI) Washington Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer completed his second no-hitter of 2015 on Saturday night, striking out 17 in a 2-0 victory against the New York Mets at Citi Field. Scherzer is the first pitcher since Nolan Ryan in 1973 to throw two no-hitters in the same regular season, and the fifth … [Read more...]
Max Scherzer fires second no-hitter of 2015 season, joins elite company
Max Scherzer fires second no-hitter of 2015 season, joins elite company The incredible Max Scherzer has done it again. For the second time this season, the Washington Nationals right-hander flirted with perfection and ultimately tossed a no-hitter, this time thoroughly dominating the New York Mets at Citi Field. In his previous no-hitter against the Pirates on June 20, Scherzer was one pitch … [Read more...]