North Carolina preseason pick to win ACC championship - Lexington Herald Leader [unable to retrieve full-text content]Lexington Herald LeaderNorth Carolina preseason pick to win ACC championshipLexington Herald LeaderNorth Carolina received 60 of 89 first-place votes from media members at Wednesday's ACC media day, leading two-time regular-season champion Virginia and defending NCAA Tournament … [Read more...]
Minnesota coach Jerry Kill retires for health reasons
Minnesota coach Jerry Kill retires for health reasons Minnesota coach Jerry Kill is retiring. The retirement is effective immediately and because of health reasons. Kill, who has epilepsy and recovered from kidney cancer in 2005, has suffered seizures during his coaching career. "This is not the way I wanted to go out out but you all know about the struggles and I did my best to change," … [Read more...]
Chris Bosh, and his 3-point shot, prepare to return to the NBA
Chris Bosh, and his 3-point shot, prepare to return to the NBA Feb. 11 stands as the last time Chris Bosh played in a game that actually counts, as exhibition contests and the All-Star Game don’t really factor in to the standings. Playing against former teammate LeBron James in Cleveland, he notched 15 points in a 113-93 Miami Heat loss. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from … [Read more...]
Game 1 was highest-rated World Series opener since 2009
Game 1 was highest-rated World Series opener since 2009 Despite techinical difficulties that delayed the game and forced a termporary switch to MLB's international feed, Fox came away from World Series Game 1 a big winner. The network announced Wednesday that Game 1 produced a 9.0/17 household rating/share, with 14.9 million viewers. That's a 23 percent increase over last year’s … [Read more...]
College Football Picks for Week 9: B/R Experts' Predictions for the Top 5 Games – Bleacher Report
College Football Picks for Week 9: B/R Experts' Predictions for the Top 5 Games - Bleacher Report Richard Shiro/Associated Press We’re quickly approaching that time in college football when every week there are matchups we’ve waited all year for, games that we will not soon forget and upsets that shake up the landscape of the sport. It’s close, but we’re not there yet. For the second … [Read more...]
Horse racing-Profiles of 2015 Breeders’ Cup Classic runners (Reuters)
Horse racing-Profiles of 2015 Breeders' Cup Classic runners (Reuters) Oct 28 (Reuters) - Brief profiles of the entrants for the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic to be run over 1 1/4 miles at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky on Saturday (post position. HORSE; jockey; trainer; odds) 1. TONALIST; John Velazquez; Christophe Clement; 6-1; This 4-year-old colt earned a repeat berth at … [Read more...]
Horse racing-American Pharoah sets pulses racing in wet Kentucky (Reuters)
Horse racing-American Pharoah sets pulses racing in wet Kentucky (Reuters) By Mark Lamport-Stokes Oct 28 (Reuters) - Rainy weather in Kentucky this week has had no effect in dampening the mounting excitement ahead of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah's hugely anticipated racing farewell at the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday. Installed as the early 6-5 favourite, American … [Read more...]
Profiles of 2015 Breeders’ Cup Classic runners (Reuters)
Profiles of 2015 Breeders' Cup Classic runners (Reuters) (Reuters) - Brief profiles of the entrants for the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic to be run over 1 1/4 miles at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky on Saturday (post position. HORSE; jockey; trainer; odds) 1. TONALIST; John Velazquez; Christophe Clement; 6-1; This 4-year-old colt earned a repeat berth at the Breeders' … [Read more...]
The neutral’s guide to the MLS playoffs: Western Conference edition
The neutral’s guide to the MLS playoffs: Western Conference edition Seven months ago, Major League Soccer kicked off its 20th season with 20 teams, an all-time league high. Now, one day before the league’s postseason begin, the field has been trimmed to 12, but if you’ve focused your soccer attention on other leagues, you may have missed how and why the […] Seven months ago, Major League … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars: Trocheck leads Panthers; Allen blanks Bolts
NHL Three Stars: Trocheck leads Panthers; Allen blanks Bolts No. 1 Star: Vincent Trocheck, Florida Panthers The forward notched two power-play goals and assisted on Reilly Smith’s power-play tally in the Panthers’ 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Not a bad night for 15:16 of ice time, and a big win for the Cats without Jaromir Jagr. No. 2 Star: Jake Allen, St. Louis Blues Allen stopped … [Read more...]