Hodgson hopes players avoid scandals England manager Roy Hodgson hopes his players can stay off the front pages in the lead up to Euro 2016 after one of his stars was allegedly caught up in a lurid blackmail scandal. A report in a Sunday newspaper claims one top England star was threatened with exposure over an apparent sex video. The focus on the national team, who won all 10 of their qualifying … [Read more...]
2015-2016 Canadian Women’s Hockey League Preview
2015-2016 Canadian Women's Hockey League Preview The Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) kicked off on Saturday evening with four of it's five teams in action. The defending Clarkson Cup champion Boston Blades fell the Toronto Furies, 2-0. Canadian goaltending legend, Charline Labonte, pitched a shut-out for Les Canadiennes de Montreal against the Brampton Thunder. Missed the first two … [Read more...]
Winners and Losers: Conference frontrunners emerge after wacky Week 7
Winners and Losers: Conference frontrunners emerge after wacky Week 7 It took seven weeks, but some teams across the college football landscape have finally begun to separate themselves from the rest of their conferences foes and thusly establish themselves as top contenders for the College Football Playoff. Let’s start in the Big Ten. Sorry, Michigan fans. It took an improbable last-second … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars: Crosby is point-less, McDavid’s first multi-point night
NHL Three Stars: Crosby is point-less, McDavid's first multi-point night No. 1 Star: Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars The Stars were down 0-2 to the Florida Panthers before Seguin and Jamie Benn put the team on their back to earn a 4-2 win. Seguin figured in on all four Dallas goals with 2 goals and 2 assists. Benn scored the other 2 goals and assisted on 1 of Seguin's scores. No. 2 Star: Nicklas … [Read more...]
Heyman: Will Mets lose Cespedes, Murphy?
Heyman: Will Mets lose Cespedes, Murphy? NEW YORK -- Yoenis Cespedes carried the Mets through August, and Daniel Murphy is carrying them now, when it counts most, in October. They are the Mets' No. 3 and 4 hitters in their lineup, the key guys. But they both could easily be gone by next year. Both are free agents. Neither is guaranteed to stay, or be kept (however you want to look at it). Cespedes … [Read more...]
Cult of Hockey player grades: Edmonton Oilers' No. 1 picks all shine vs. Calgary – Edmonton Journal
Cult of Hockey player grades: Edmonton Oilers' No. 1 picks all shine vs. Calgary - Edmonton Journal Oilers 5, Flames 2 Coming off four straight losses to start the year, the Edmonton Oilers desperately needed a win. If it come against provincial rival Calgary, that would be even better. And, if it wasn’t too much to ask, it would be great if all the star players could be productive and the … [Read more...]
LSU beats Florida 35-28 thanks to late fake field goal
LSU beats Florida 35-28 thanks to late fake field goal Never trust LSU to be predictable. A fake field goal provided the winning points for the Tigers against Florida on Saturday in a 35-28 win. And it came with the game tied at 28-28 in the fourth quarter. The conservative call would be to kick a field goal and take the three-point lead. LSU coach Les Miles did not want to be conservative. … [Read more...]
Gennady Golovkin stakes claim as king in ‘new era of boxing’ (Yahoo Sports)
Gennady Golovkin stakes claim as king in 'new era of boxing' (Yahoo Sports) Golovkin delivered again in his destruction of David Lemieux, but he may run out of worthy opponents soon. … [Read more...]
Offseason Beat: Bruski's 30-DEEP Draft Review
Offseason Beat: Bruski's 30-DEEP Draft Review We’re getting down to the wire here and believe me I’m hearing you guys about the Bruski 150. It’s a race to the finish to get the final touches on this first submission, which is being released Monday. I will give a second update on Friday around midnight, and touch it up one last time on the following Monday or thereabouts. To get news and … [Read more...]
Tyson Barrie suspended 3 games for high hit on Simon Despres
Tyson Barrie suspended 3 games for high hit on Simon Despres Anaheim Ducks defenseman Simon Despres was placed on injured-reserve early Saturday. The reason he's on IR is Tyson Barrie of the Colorado Avalanche. On Friday night, Barrie left his feet to deliver a high hit on Despres that knocked him out of the game. The Department of Player Safety took notice and suspended Barrie for the next … [Read more...]