Premature tweet from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott seems to jinx Astros Texas Gov. Greg Abbott might forever be known in Houston among Astros fans as The Jinx and it might not be is fault. Abbott or a staffer posting to the Twitter account of his office (not his personal account) made the premature decision Monday to congratulate the Houston Astros advancing to the American League Championship … [Read more...]
Week 7 college football odds, lines: Michigan, LSU open as favorites – CBSSports.com
Week 7 college football odds, lines: Michigan, LSU open as favorites - CBSSports.com Welcome back to Monday Morning Oddsmaker, our weekly first look at the Vegas lines for the upcoming weekend of college football action. As a quick glance over the spreads highlighted below should tell you, Week 7 features an absolutely loaded slate ... and even has the courtesy to get started on Tuesday night, … [Read more...]
Steelers vs. Chargers MNF Who To Bet on Expert Preview – SportsBlog.com (blog)
Steelers vs. Chargers MNF Who To Bet on Expert Preview - SportsBlog.com (blog) It’s the football betting examination in collating key success indicators from a betting vantage point on the game between Pittsburgh Steelers vs. San Diego Chargers. The offshore odds on this game are posted at San Diego -3.5 and 45.5. As much as the public prefers betting favorites, the Bolts are getting only a modest … [Read more...]
Northwestern to wear 1995 throwback uniforms vs. Iowa (Photos)
Northwestern to wear 1995 throwback uniforms vs. Iowa (Photos) Northwestern will honor the 20th anniversary of its 1995 Rose Bowl team with throwback uniforms when it hosts Iowa on Saturday for homecoming. That 1995 team featured current Wildcats head coach Pat Fitzgerald as a star linebacker. The team went 10-2 to win the Big Ten before losing to USC in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. The … [Read more...]
Jurgen Klopp has no intention of bringing players in from Dortmund
Jurgen Klopp has no intention of bringing players in from Dortmund Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has no plans to poach any of his former players from Borussia Dortmund and insists he is not interested in what money is available in the January transfer window. The German has reiterated his desire to work with the squad he has inherited from predecessor Brendan Rodgers […] Liverpool manager … [Read more...]
Giants dedicate win over 49ers to MRSA-infected teammate Daniel Fells
Giants dedicate win over 49ers to MRSA-infected teammate Daniel Fells While the New York Giants pulled off an improbable last-minute drive to beat the San Francisco 49ers Sunday night, their teammate, Daniel Fells, sat in a hospital room hoping to have his foot saved from amputation. Fells has been diagnosed with MRSA, a dangerous and even potentially fatal staph infection that often is … [Read more...]
Harold Reynolds apologizes for saying Canadians can’t catch foul balls
Harold Reynolds apologizes for saying Canadians can't catch foul balls Harold Reynolds felt the anger of Canada after saying something dumb Sunday night and it sounds like he knows he messed up. The Fox Sports/MLB Network analyst expressed his apologies Monday for saying Canadians can't catch foul balls. [Related: Troy Tulowitziki helps Jays stay alive with Game 3 win] Those comments came … [Read more...]
CBS Sports Top 100 (and one) College Basketball Players for 2015-16 – CBSSports.com
CBS Sports Top 100 (and one) College Basketball Players for 2015-16 - CBSSports.com All the fun, and now plus one! Our favorite single piece of preseason content every year is compiling our list of the most talented players in college basketball. This go-round, in the spirit of the Top 25 (and one) -- and because it's so hard to settle on the final players for this list -- we're going with the Top … [Read more...]
College Football Picks Week 7: Odds, Predictions, Schedule, Rankings for Top 25 – Bleacher Report
College Football Picks Week 7: Odds, Predictions, Schedule, Rankings for Top 25 - Bleacher Report Tony Ding/Associated Press Get your popcorn ready. At least on paper, Week 7 looks like one of the most exciting slates of games of the 2015 college football season. The action kicks off with a Pac-12 showdown on Thursday night between ranked teams. Saturday brings more great matchups, with … [Read more...]
Can we trust Dean Lombardi after Mike Richards debacle?
Can we trust Dean Lombardi after Mike Richards debacle? It’s been over 48 hours since Dean Lombardi let the hockey world know how the destructive spiral of Mike Richards has affected Dean Lombardi, and I’m still baffled at to what he felt this would accomplish. Make no mistake: Hockey teams are a family, from the suits upstairs to the guy mopping up the dressing room; and I’m sympathetic … [Read more...]