Air Force at Robert Morris - USCHO (blog) Last week:Dan: 9-4-1Chris: 10-3-1 On the season: Dan: 10-5-1 (.656)Chris: 11-4-1 (.719) This Week’s Picks: Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17Air Force at Robert MorrisDan: When talking with USCHO Live this week, I talked about how RMU is a team considered “old and deep.” They’re going to be bigger, stronger, and more experienced. I’m taking RMU … [Read more...]
Harold Varner III opens PGA Tour season with 65
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Lydia Ko surges into LPGA KEG Hana Bank lead with 65
Lydia Ko surges into LPGA KEG Hana Bank lead with 65 Stop me if you've heard this one before: Lydia Ko leads on the LPGA Tour. The 18-year-old Kiwi shot 7-under 65 at Sky 72 Golf Club in South Korea on Friday to take a one-shot edge heading into the weekend at the LPGA KEG Hana Bank Championship. Ko, who began the day seven shots behind Day 1 leader Sung Hyng Park, is at 10-under 134. Ko … [Read more...]
Connor McDavid, the Edmonton Oilers’ complex Messiah
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Mark Cuban offers to fund heart screenings for 33 retired Mavs over 50
Mark Cuban offers to fund heart screenings for 33 retired Mavs over 50 The NBA and its players' union received deserved credit last week when it was reported that they had teamed up to work on funding heart screenings for retired players. The plan was presented as early as July, but the recent deaths of legends Moses Malone and Darryl Dawkins have expedited the process. It's a fine example … [Read more...]
Game predictions: Ohio State vs. Penn State – Columbus Dispatch
Game predictions: Ohio State vs. Penn State - Columbus Dispatch Here are the predictions of our experts for the outcome of Ohio State's night game against Penn State. Tim MayOSU Beat WriterThe Columbus Dispatch Ohio State 31, Penn State 13 The Buckeyes are spoiling for this fight after what they called “a war” at Penn State a year ago. They will roll under the lights in almost all-black attire to … [Read more...]
Lazio progress report after seven league games
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Warriors C Bogut breaks nose, will have surgery
Warriors C Bogut breaks nose, will have surgery Ethan Sherwood Strauss, ESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN.com Contributes to ESPN's TrueHoop blog Hosts TrueHoop TV Live 0 Shares Print Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut suffered a broken nose in the second quarter of Thursday's 123-101 preseason win over the Houston Rockets. Rockets swingman … [Read more...]
Report: Lamar Odom is ‘conscious and breathing on his own’
Report: Lamar Odom is 'conscious and breathing on his own' After three and a half days of unfortunate news leaks from his Las Vegas hospital bed, it appears we finally have some encouraging news regarding the health of Lamar Odom: [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The two-time champion and 2011 Sixth Man of the Year has taken a turn for the better as … [Read more...]
The entire city of Toronto has lost its mind over Jose Bautista’s bat flip
The entire city of Toronto has lost its mind over Jose Bautista's bat flip Jose Bautista's bat flip in Game 5 of the ALDS will likely go down as one of the greatest moments in Toronto Blue Jays history. Even if the Blue Jays fail to win the World Series, there was plenty to like about the moment. It came at a dramatic time, it involved the face of the franchise and it ultimately decided the … [Read more...]