North Carolina defeated Pitt 26-19 to sit atop the ACC Coastal North Carolina is now alone at the top of the ACC Coastal Division. The Tar Heels defeated Pitt 26-19 to move to 4-0 in ACC play and hand the Panthers their first conference loss of the season. UNC quarterback Marquise Williams completed 14 of 23 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns and added another 52 yards rushing to lead … [Read more...]
Goal Line Stand: Week 8 Rankings
Goal Line Stand: Week 8 Rankings You knew Doug Martin was back, but did you know he already has more 47 rushing yards (541) than he did in all of 2014? And on 25 fewer carries? In five fewer games and 135 fewer snaps, Martin also surpassed his 2014 reception, receiving and touchdown totals. This isn’t some surface-level “back.” Martin is back back. Looking almost Sproles-ian quick, Martin has … [Read more...]
Pacific Heat wins Golden State Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar (The Associated Press)
Pacific Heat wins Golden State Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar (The Associated Press) DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) -- Pacific Heat won the $200,000 Golden State Juvenile Fillies Stakes by 5 1/4 lengths Thursday on opening day of Del Mar's fall meet. … [Read more...]
Andre Ward set to make 175-pound debut Nov. 21 (The Associated Press)
Andre Ward set to make 175-pound debut Nov. 21 (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) -- Two-time world champion Andre Ward will make his 175-pound debut Nov. 21 in Vas Vegas on a card featuring the middleweight world title fight between Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez. … [Read more...]
Claudio Ranieri delivers on his promise of pizza after Leicester City’s first clean sheet
Claudio Ranieri delivers on his promise of pizza after Leicester City’s first clean sheet Claudio Ranieri will deliver on his promise to get his squad pizzas after Leicester’s first clean sheet of the season. Several weeks ago the City boss promised to treat his players when they kept out the opposition, and last weekend, at the 12th time of asking, the Foxes finally did […] Claudio Ranieri … [Read more...]
Winnipeg Jets ban fan headdresses for Blackhawks visit
Winnipeg Jets ban fan headdresses for Blackhawks visit Last season, the Chicago Blackhawks visited the MTS Centre in Winnipeg to take on the Jets. A Blackhawks fan attended the game, wearing a native headdress. A longtime Jets fan named Jordan Wheeler didn’t find this appropriate, and registered a complaint with True North Sports and Entertainment, the Jets’ owners. Wheeler is Cree, from the … [Read more...]
NBA All-Star Game will reportedly feature Kia ads on jerseys
NBA All-Star Game will reportedly feature Kia ads on jerseys NBA commissioner Adam Silver has regularly talked up the supposed inevitability of official uniforms featuring advertisements, which would serve as another revenue stream for the league and continue the professional sports world's embrace of leveraging every available surface for financial gain. It's odd for Silver to talk about … [Read more...]
Clippers’ Austin Rivers fined $25K for throwing cushion that hit fan in stands
Clippers' Austin Rivers fined $25K for throwing cushion that hit fan in stands The NBA fined Los Angeles Clippers guard Austin Rivers $25,000 on Thursday for "throwing a seat cushion into the spectator stands" during Wednesday's season-opening win over the Sacramento Kings. [Yahoo Fantasy Basketball: Sign up for a league today] The cushion chuck in question came at the 7:47 mark of the … [Read more...]
Hawks' Sefolosha upbeat on start of season
Hawks' Sefolosha upbeat on start of season Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff Writer Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of Michigan State University.Follow him on Twitter » Ohm's … [Read more...]
Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris announces he’s cancer free after thyroid surgery
Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris announces he's cancer free after thyroid surgery When he revealed two weeks ago that he'd been diagnosed with thyroid cancer in the middle of the 2015 season, Detroit Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris said he hoped to be "100 percent cancer free" soon and ready to play baseball again next spring. He's taken a very promising first step. Norris, 22, announced Thursday … [Read more...]