D.J. Augustin gets away with by far the best travel of the young NBA season Every so often, I'll get an email or a tweet or a Facebook message or a foreboding knife-carved treebank manifesto from someone who thinks I should use my exalted platform as a writer for Yahoo Sports to rail against the scourge of traveling in the NBA — to loudly decry those who take too many steps with too few … [Read more...]
Professional gambler wins $2.5 million on Royals’ World Series title
Professional gambler wins $2.5 million on Royals' World Series title Winning the World Series was the realization of a lifelong dream for members of the Kansas City Royals. For professional gambler Dave Oancea – he's known as Vegas Dave online – the Royals' first title since 1985 meant he made trips to a few Las Vegas casinos Monday and at the end of his road drove home with $2,457,200. We … [Read more...]
College Football Week 10 Predictions: Picking Top 25 Games Against the Spread – Bleacher Report
College Football Week 10 Predictions: Picking Top 25 Games Against the Spread - Bleacher Report Jonathan Bachman/Associated Press With a record around .500 against the spread but a goal of 57 percent, I need to start throwing Hail Marys. My normal underdog-heavy approach is beneficial in the long term, but it constrains how well I can do most weeks. It's not like every single dog will cover … [Read more...]
Vonn’s ankle ‘100 percent’ ready for World Cup race in Aspen (The Associated Press)
Vonn's ankle '100 percent' ready for World Cup race in Aspen (The Associated Press) Lindsey Vonn's healing left ankle no longer aches or gives her any sort of discomfort whatsoever when she steps into her ski boot. The four-time overall World Cup champion pronounced she's ''definitely 100 percent'' ready for the giant slalom race in Aspen, Colorado, later this month. Vonn flew back from … [Read more...]
Mike Babcock to lead Canada at 2016 World Cup of Hockey: Report
Mike Babcock to lead Canada at 2016 World Cup of Hockey: Report When Team Canada takes the ice next September for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey they’ll have a very familiar face behind the bench. According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock will guide Canada’s entry into the revived tournament. An official announcement is expected on Thursday. Joel Quenneville … [Read more...]
Report: Rams want injury-inducing cement at Edward Jones Dome replaced
Report: Rams want injury-inducing cement at Edward Jones Dome replaced After two opposing players slipped in recent weeks, the St. Louis Rams are pushing to have the exposed concrete surface behind the bench areas replaced before their next home game, according to Fox Sports' Mike Garafolo. Cleveland's Josh McCown and San Francisco's Reggie Bush were hurt in back-to-back weeks on the … [Read more...]
Nationals hiring Dusty Baker for manager post
Nationals hiring Dusty Baker for manager post The Washington Nationals have named a new manager and it's Dusty Baker. The Nationals had reportedly agreed to hire Bud Black last week, but CBS Sports' Jon Heyman reported late Monday night that talks broke off and instead the Nationals had turned their focus to Baker. And now Monday morning, the Nationals have officially announced Baker as their new … [Read more...]
Fantasy Hockey Awards: Brad Marchand, offensive juggernaut?
Fantasy Hockey Awards: Brad Marchand, offensive juggernaut? Hey, remember when it was the first week of the season and the Boston Bruins were stumbling hard and there were rumors that Brad Marchand was on the trading block? Yeah, neither do we… Find out why Marchand is the Fantasy MVP of the week, which Winnipeg Jet is the least valuable player of the week and other awards and superlatives … [Read more...]
North Carolina CB Brian Walker leaves team
North Carolina CB Brian Walker leaves team North Carolina cornerback Brian Walker has left the program. Tar Heels head coach Larry Fedora told reporters that Walker, a junior, made the decision last week before the team’s road game against Pittsburgh. Though Walker had played in the team’s first seven games, Fedora said the move appears to be related to playing time. “He left on his own,” … [Read more...]
Matt Kenseth’s revenge play leaves everyone looking terrible
Matt Kenseth's revenge play leaves everyone looking terrible Just a hunch, but there’s probably a part of Matt Kenseth that feels guilty for what happened on Sunday afternoon in Turn 1 at Martinsville. Kenseth has built a championship career on racing hard but clean, tough but fair, and in one jam-it-to-the-floor moment, he rearranged it all. At the moment he hammered Joey Logano’s car into … [Read more...]