American Pharoah works 6 furlongs at Santa Anita in BC prep (The Associated Press) ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Triple Crown champion American Pharoah had a six-furlong workout at Santa Anita as part of the preparation for his final career race in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic next week. … [Read more...]
Buffalo Bills have been rocked by injuries, but that’s life in the NFL
Buffalo Bills have been rocked by injuries, but that's life in the NFL Often, the best NFL teams are the ones that stay the healthiest. There's nothing to indicate that that overall health of a team is anything but luck based. And this is, so far, a pretty unlucky year for the Buffalo Bills. Receiver Sammy Watkins returned from a calf injury, only to injure himself again on a touchdown last … [Read more...]
Jimmy Butler drives around Chicago without a rearview mirror. For symbolism.
Jimmy Butler drives around Chicago without a rearview mirror. For symbolism. Chicago Bulls All-Star Jimmy Butler should act as an inspiration to just about anyone, let alone teenage kids. Kicked out of his mother’s house at the age of 13 due to attitude issues, he rebounded and worked his way into a basketball scholarship at a junior college prior to earning a spot on the Marquette Golden … [Read more...]
Watch the first ever World Series promo starring ‘The Simpsons’
Watch the first ever World Series promo starring 'The Simpsons' Your browser does not support iframes.It's not as break-the-Internet cool as the new "Star Wars" trailer, but the new World Series commercial from Fox is also pretty dang monumental. For the first time ever, Fox has enlisted its animated stalwarts, "The Simpsons," to star in its World Series promo. And, as you'd expect, it's … [Read more...]
College Football Week 8 Predictions: Picking Top 25 Games Against the Spread – Bleacher Report
College Football Week 8 Predictions: Picking Top 25 Games Against the Spread - Bleacher Report Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images It's a down week on the national schedule—hence why College GameDay is at James Madison instead of an FBS location—but therein lies the beauty of handicapping. Even with just a handful of ranked matchups and expected close margins, each game against the spread is a … [Read more...]
Week 9: KMA Sports Pigskin Picks – KMAland
Week 9: KMA Sports Pigskin Picks - KMAland (KMAland) -- It's week nine of Pigskin Picks. This will be the final week for the contest, with the top three non-KMA employed winners taking home prizes. KMA's Derek Martin was the champion for a second time this year last week, as he picked nine of the 12 games correctly. Greg Casey and Kevin Ritchie also picked nine correct, but they misfired on the … [Read more...]
GMs: Cavs will win title, no repeat for Warriors
GMs: Cavs will win title, no repeat for Warriors Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books 0 Shares Print The annual NBA.com general managers' survey revealed a fresh round of perceived disrespect toward the defending champion Golden State Warriors. The GMs picked the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the … [Read more...]
Inside Baseball: How these Mets were built
Inside Baseball: How these Mets were built CHICAGO -- Is this Sandy Alderson's Mets team? Well, surely it is. But is it also Omar Minaya's team? There's been some debate lately as to whether Alderson, the Mets current general manager, or his predecessor Omar Minaya, deserves the bulk of the credit for this Mets team that's two games from the World Series. Obviously Alderson deserves a lot of the … [Read more...]
New York Mets at Chicago Cubs Game 3 Prediction Free Pick and Betting Lines Oct 20, 2015
New York Mets vs. Chicago Cubs Prediction and Betting Odds. The 95-74 New York Mets are set to take on the 101-68 Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois tonight October 20, 2015, first pitch is scheduled 8:07 PM Betting Odds Moneylines: Mets -130 / Cubs +110 O/U: OFF Pitching Match Up New York: Jacob deGrom (14-8, 2.54 ERA) Chicago: Kyle Hendricks (8-7, 3.95 ERA) In their … [Read more...]
Clemson Tigers at Miami Hurricanes Point Spread Pick and Betting Odds Oct 24, 2015
Clemson Tigers at Miami Hurricanes Point Spread Pick and Betting Odds. Saturday, 24th October will see the 6-0 Clemson Tigers face off against the 4-2 Miami Hurricanes in their seventh week NCAAF match. The Sun Life Stadium in Miami will play host to the game, which is set to kick off at 12:00 ET. The Tigers have been tagged as favourites to win, with a -7 point start on the board at odds of +110. … [Read more...]