What We Learned: Teen drama for NHL rookie sensations (Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend’s events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it) Every year, many NHL teams will grant a small number of teenagers the requisite maximum nine-game tryout … [Read more...]
US Soccer has systemic problems in addition to holding Klinsmann and Gulati accountable
US Soccer has systemic problems in addition to holding Klinsmann and Gulati accountable The United States Men’s National Team program has hit a clear tipping point. Saturday’s 3-2 loss to Mexico in the CONCACAF Cup coupled with the stunning 2-0 loss to Honduras in the CONCACAF U-23 Championship represented a double-whammy indicting the current direction of the program. Poor results and national … [Read more...]
‘Put in Johnny,’ jokes Browns’ Joe Thomas after Josh McCown’s big game
'Put in Johnny,' jokes Browns' Joe Thomas after Josh McCown's big game Josh McCown has silenced the critics who implored the Cleveland Browns to start Johnny Manziel after McCown got hurt Week 1 against the New York Jets. All McCown has done the past three weeks since returning from a concussion has thrown for 1,154 yards (8.2 yards per attempt) with six TDs and one interception on 96 of 141 … [Read more...]
Double-brawl in KHL reminds us not to mess with goalies (Video)
Double-brawl in KHL reminds us not to mess with goalies (Video) The video above promises a “massive brawl” in the KHL, which frankly it doesn’t deliver, lest four players dancing while everyone else stands around qualifies as “massive.” Nonetheless, there’s some fun to be had here between Lada and Slovan in a game on Sunday. It began when Slovan forward Andrej Stastny gave Lada goalie … [Read more...]
Wacky sequence spells trouble for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch
Wacky sequence spells trouble for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch Sunday's Sprint Cup Series race at Charotte got really wacky in the span of a few minutes. Justin Allgaier ran into the back of Michael McDowell on a restart. He busted the radiator of his car and fluid was spilled all over the track on the frontstretch and turns one and two. NASCAR threw a caution to clean up the fluid from … [Read more...]
L.A. Dodgers at New York Mets Game 3 Free Pick Oct 12, 2015
L.A. Dodgers vs. New York Mets Prediction and Betting Odds. The 93-71 L.A. Dodgers are set to take on the 91-73 New York Mets at Citi Field, New York, New York tonight October 12, 2015, first pitch is scheduled 8:37 PM Betting Odds Moneylines: Dodgers +160 / Mets -180 O/U: 6.5 runs Pitching Match Up Los Angeles: Brett Anderson (10-9, 3.69 ERA) New York: Matt Harvey (13-8, 2.71 … [Read more...]
Klopp won't be targeting Dortmund stars
Klopp won't be targeting Dortmund stars Mark Rodden New Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said he wants his side to play "memorable" football -- but he will not be going after big names from his old club to help them do it. Klopp, who stressed that he had no plans to raid Borussia Dortmund for new players, signed a three-year contract at Anfield last Thursday. The 48-year-old's … [Read more...]
Joey Logano wins at Charlotte
Joey Logano wins at Charlotte Your browser does not support iframes. Joey Logano is heading to the third round of the Chase thanks to his win in Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Charlotte. Logano dominated the race, leading a race-high 227 laps. Last week's winner Kevin Harvick finished second. The turning point of the race might have been – emphasize might, because who the hell knows. We'll … [Read more...]
Strike Zone: Projection Review: Hitters
Strike Zone: Projection Review: Hitters Here’s the first of two columns looking at back at my hitting projections and how things ended up. I’ll be doing the top 10 for each position and other notables, starting with the catchers, first basemen, second basemen and third basemen today. Catchers 1. Buster Posey - Giants Projection: .301/.366/.480, 19 HR, 74 R, 75 RBI, 1 SB in 492 AB 2015 stats: … [Read more...]
Muller hints at Premier League move
Muller hints at Premier League move The transfer window might be closed, but the rumours keep ticking. As always, Transfer Talk has the latest and greatest. See all the summer deals right here. Muller lured by Premier League's big pounds? Apparently loyalty has a price, at least according to Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller. Muller has long been a target of Louis van Gaal's Manchester United, with … [Read more...]