College football picks: Could 7 undefeated teams lose this week? - cleveland.com COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Fifteen undefeated teams remain from the Power Five conferences entering play this weekend, and 14 play Saturday, with only Texas A&M getting the week off. Two of those undefeateds play each other, as No. 5 Utah and No. 23 Cal face off Saturday night as the last two perfect teams from the Pac-12. … [Read more...]
North Texas fires Dan McCarney after loss to Portland State
North Texas fires Dan McCarney after loss to Portland State North Texas fired coach Dan McCarney in the hours after the team's 66-7 loss to FCS-level Portland State. North Texas (0-5) was down 45-0 at halftime. "This is a really a tough decision, but after a complete evaluation of the University of North Texas football program, we have decided to make a change at head coach," North Texas … [Read more...]
Pinkman does it again, wins Kentucky Futurity (The Associated Press)
Pinkman does it again, wins Kentucky Futurity (The Associated Press) LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Pinkman cruised at the start and took over in the stretch to win the $527,000 Kentucky Futurity for 3-year-old trotters at The Red Mile on Saturday. … [Read more...]
Cubs even NLDS with Game 2 win
Cubs even NLDS with Game 2 win Saturday evening, the Cubs tied their best-of-five NLDS matchup with Cardinals at one game apiece. They won Game 2 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis (CHC 6, STL 3). The series now shifts to Wrigley Field in Chicago. Sunday is a travel day and Game 3 is Monday. Here are nine things to know about Chicago's Game 2 win. 1. First-inning runs have ruled the postseason. Coming … [Read more...]
Addison Russell channels Ozzie Smith, makes amazing diving play
Addison Russell channels Ozzie Smith, makes amazing diving play Your browser does not support iframes. For a moment or two on Saturday, we couldn't tell if that was Addison Russell manning shortstop for the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium or Ozzie Smith in his defensive prime. There was no visible difference as Russell robbed Jhonny Peralta of a second-inning basehit. From Russell's instincts, … [Read more...]
Leonard Fournette to auction jersey for flood relief efforts in South Carolina (Update)
Leonard Fournette to auction jersey for flood relief efforts in South Carolina (Update) LSU running back Leonard Fournette had another big day against South Carolina on Saturday, but an announcement he made after the game was arguably more impressive. After racking up 158 yards and a touchdown in a 45-24 win over South Carolina, Fournette said in a postgame interview that he wants to auction … [Read more...]
Stays in Vegas wins Surfer Girl Stakes at Santa Anita (The Associated Press)
Stays in Vegas wins Surfer Girl Stakes at Santa Anita (The Associated Press) Stays in Vegas won the $100,000 Surfer Girl Stakes by 2 1/4 lengths and survived a stewards' inquiry into the stretch run Saturday at Santa Anita. Ridden by Alex Solis, Stays in Vegas ran one mile on turf in 1:35.23 and paid $17.40, $9 and $5.60 at 7-1 odds for Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer. Lucky Folie … [Read more...]
Pass or Fail: Nashville Predators’ new yellow helmets
Pass or Fail: Nashville Predators' new yellow helmets The Nashville Predators hosted the Edmonton Oilers in SMASHVILLE on Saturday night with a slightly new look: Rather than the dark blue helmets they’ve had in the past, they rocked bright yellow lids. They’re less amazing Swedish Thor helmets than the classic Los Angeles Kings crowns or the adorable dandelion hats of the Vancouver Canucks … [Read more...]
NLDS Game 2: Cubs take advantage of critical Cardinals errors to even series
NLDS Game 2: Cubs take advantage of critical Cardinals errors to even series We have a series. The Chicago Cubs evened things up with the St. Louis Cardinals, winning Game 2 of the NL division series by a 6-3 score. The Cubs broke through for five runs in the second inning thanks to two Cardinals errors, a safety squeeze, an infield single, and a two-run home run from Jorge Soler. Between … [Read more...]
Game 2: Small ball, long ball in 5-run Cubs 2nd
Game 2: Small ball, long ball in 5-run Cubs 2nd Down 1-0 to the Cardinals in the series and and 1-0 in the second inning of NLDS Game 2 (CHC-STL GameTracker), the Cubs needed to announce themselves. In the road half of the second inning, they did exactly that, and they did so using almost the full bag of tricks. First, regard the blow-by-blow ... Yep: bag o' tricks. Now, the relevant … [Read more...]