Coach final defense witness in Sefolosha trial Associated Press 0 Shares Print NEW YORK -- Atlanta Hawks guard Thabo Sefolosha has a character "of the highest order," coach Mike Budenholzer testified Thursday. Taking the stand as the final defense witness in Sefolosha's trial, Budenholzer described Sefolosha as "highly intelligent" and a "hard worker." "Thabo is of the highest … [Read more...]
Cubs blank Pirates in WC
Cubs blank Pirates in WC Wednesday night, the Cubs advanced to the NLDS with their 4-0 Wild Card Game win over the Pirates (box score). Jake Arrieta struck out 11 in the four-hit shutout. He was dominant in the most heavily-attended game in PNC Park history. 40,889 here at PNC, most ever to see a game at this ballpark. — Sahadev Sharma (@sahadevsharma) October 8, 2015 Here are six things to … [Read more...]
NHL Picks: Sabres to begin Jack Eichel era with a win – CBSSports.com
NHL Picks: Sabres to begin Jack Eichel era with a win - CBSSports.com Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks, where CBSSports.com hockey writers Chris Peters and Adam Gretz share their predictions for select games every day. A new era begins for the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night when they host the Ottawa Senators to open the 2015-16 season. And after watching some of the worst hockey imaginable at the … [Read more...]
Report: Maryland likely to fire coach Randy Edsall
Report: Maryland likely to fire coach Randy Edsall Maryland reportedly has plans to fire head coach Randy Edsall. According to a report from InsideMDSports.com, the school will “part ways with Edsall” after this weekend’s game at No. 1 Ohio State “barring an unexpected last-minute reversal.” The Terps have a bye week after the OSU game. Maryland is off to a rough start in Edsall’s fifth year … [Read more...]
The MLB postseason field is set! Here’s the schedule for the opening rounds
The MLB postseason field is set! Here's the schedule for the opening rounds With The Houston Astros beating past the New York Yankees in Tuesday night's AL wild-card game and the Chicago Cubs advancing on the NL side, we're set for all four divisional series in the MLB postseason to begin. [Related: We ranked all 25 possible World Series matchups.] Here's how the schedule lines up through … [Read more...]
Who is Issa Hayatou, world soccer’s acting FIFA President?
Who is Issa Hayatou, world soccer’s acting FIFA President? Now that Sepp Blatter, the most powerful man in world soccer, has been suspended from all soccer-related activities for the next 90 days, Issa Hayatou will serve as the interim FIFA President until a new one is appointed in February 2016 when the FIFA presidential elections happen. But up until now, […] Now that Sepp Blatter, the … [Read more...]
‘The Last American Hero’ is must-watch TV for fans of racing, writing
'The Last American Hero' is must-watch TV for fans of racing, writing Fifty years ago, a wool-suited writer journeyed to North Wilkesboro to profile a local racing legend, and in so doing transformed both the sport of racing and the art of journalism. Esquire magazine sent Tom Wolfe to sift through the lore that surrounded bootlegger/driver Junior Johnson, and the story that Wolfe brought … [Read more...]
Who’s going all the way? Yahoo Sports predicts the 2015 MLB postseason
Who's going all the way? Yahoo Sports predicts the 2015 MLB postseason The Toronto Blue Jays are the favorite to win the 2015 World Series and the Yahoo Sports MLB crew are firm believers in the power of Josh Donaldson, Jose Bautista and Co. Welcome to our annual installment of MLB postseason predictions, where our writers forecast the each series up until the final one, and we pick players … [Read more...]
College Football Picks: Week 6 Predictions for Every Game – Bleacher Report
College Football Picks: Week 6 Predictions for Every Game - Bleacher Report David Banks/Getty ImagesMichigan and Northwestern have the two stingiest defenses in the country heading into Week 6. Conference play brings out the best (and worst) in teams, as we saw last week, as many of the biggest upsets involved teams from the same league. And with the vast majority of games on this week's … [Read more...]
Clemson OL coach Robbie Caldwell helped stranded Notre Dame fans
Clemson OL coach Robbie Caldwell helped stranded Notre Dame fans Clemson offensive line coach Robbie Caldwell assisted two Notre Dame fans who were stranded during a rainstorm early Sunday morning. According to The Post and Courier, the two fans, brothers Larry and Tony Luppi, made the trip to Clemson for Saturday night’s primetime matchup between the Irish and Tigers. They planned to take a … [Read more...]