Pat Haden defends USC's actions regarding Steve Sarkisian USC athletic director Pat Haden defended the school's course of action in firing coach Steve Sarkisian. Sarkisian was placed on a leave of absence Sunday afternoon following his absence at practice. He was fired on Monday. Sarkisian said he was under the influence of medication and alcohol at a booster event in August where he made … [Read more...]
Police say former Texas A&M WR admits to Monday slaying of park jogger
Police say former Texas A&M WR admits to Monday slaying of park jogger Former Texas A&M wide receiver Thomas Johnson stabbed and killed a person at random Monday morning in a park according to Dallas police. Johnson, a former four-star recruit in the class of 2012, hasn't been with the team since he left during his freshman year. He allegedly hacked a jogger in a Dallas park with a … [Read more...]
President Obama crashes wedding after round at ’08 Open host Torrey Pines
President Obama crashes wedding after round at '08 Open host Torrey Pines President Obama found himself a great 19th hole after wrapping up a round on Sunday at the South Course of Torrey Pines, the 2008 U.S. Open host near San Diego. After Obama played a round with the same hole locations Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate, among others, faced in the final round seven-plus years ago, accoding … [Read more...]
Report: Cowboys bench Brandon Weeden in favor of Matt Cassel
Report: Cowboys bench Brandon Weeden in favor of Matt Cassel Jerry Jones' "thing of beauty" reportedly will get plenty of beauty rest. According to ESPN's Ed Werder, the Dallas Cowboys will make a change at quarterback. Brandon Weeden, who has started the past three games in place of an injured Tony Romo, will turn to Matt Cassel, whom the Cowboys acquired from the Buffalo Bills after Romo's … [Read more...]
WhatIfSports NFL Week 6 predictions – FOXSports.com
WhatIfSports NFL Week 6 predictions - FOXSports.com Updated Oct 13, 2015 at 5:14p ET Each Tuesday, WhatIfSports.com's NFL simulation engine generates predictions and box scores for every NFL game for the coming week. Our highly sophisticated algorithms simulate every play of every game to produce each team's likelihood to win. Each matchup is simulated 501 times. To account for injuries and … [Read more...]
Five-minute season preview: The Mountain West
Five-minute season preview: The Mountain West Yahoo Sports will break down the top 10 leagues for the upcoming college basketball season working backward from No. 10 to No. 1. Here's a look at our No. 9 league, the Mountain West. The battle for the Mountain West title could have a familiar feel to it. San Diego State and Boise State once again could spend the winter dueling one-another for … [Read more...]
David Lemieux may need more than power against Gennady Golovkin (Yahoo Sports)
David Lemieux may need more than power against Gennady Golovkin (Yahoo Sports) Saturday’s middleweight showdown is a battle of knockout artists, but Golovkin may possess an X-factor. … [Read more...]
Power rankings: Frys.com Open
Power rankings: Frys.com Open The PGA Tour is back! Who knew it was gone?! The 2015-16 season starts this week in California Wine Country with the Frys.com Open at the North Course at the Silverado Resort in Napa. Rory McIlroy headlines the field, which includes several top-name players, especially young guns like Hideki Matsuyama, Brooks Koepka and Justin Thomas. Newly minted PGA Tour … [Read more...]
NCAA Hockey 101: Providence answering early questions
NCAA Hockey 101: Providence answering early questions With the theme of college hockey this year being “uncertainty,” one could be forgiven for not exactly being high on the reigning national champion Providence College Friars, who entered the year ranked No. 7 in the country. After all, they needed .930 goaltending to even make the NCAA tournament, and they backed into that too, having lost … [Read more...]
Hoiberg: Rose may not be ready for Bulls' opener
Hoiberg: Rose may not be ready for Bulls' opener Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff Writer Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. 0 Shares Print CHICAGO -- Derrick Rose is "most likely" out for the … [Read more...]