Premier League review show GW12; World Soccer Talk Podcast Listen to the World Soccer Talk Podcast featuring Richard Farley, Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer as they dissect all of the major story lines from the 10 games during Premier League gameweek 12. During this week’s episode, the trio discuss the Arsenal-Spurs derby, the race for the Premier League title, […] Listen to the … [Read more...]
Maine goalie gets involved in scrum, serves own penalty (Video)
Maine goalie gets involved in scrum, serves own penalty (Video) Boston College swept their two-game series with Maine on Sunday thanks to a 2-0 shutout. Things got a little testy in the final minutes as a big scrum broke out behind the Black Bears’ net. A late jab trying to uncover a frozen puck caused emotions to get high, which soon saw Maine netminder Rob McGovern to get involved. [Play … [Read more...]
NFL Winners and Losers: Dan Quinn makes regrettable call in Falcons loss
NFL Winners and Losers: Dan Quinn makes regrettable call in Falcons loss Without hesitation, Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn sent in the field-goal unit. Down four points. With just over three minutes remaining. Two timeouts left. Go figure. The Falcons trailed 17-13 to the Blaine Gabbert-led San Francisco 49ers and stood at the 1-yard line on fourth-and-goal. Quinn didn’t even appear … [Read more...]
Fantasy Takeaways, Week 9: If you own Derek Carr, no need to carry a backup QB
Fantasy Takeaways, Week 9: If you own Derek Carr, no need to carry a backup QB 1. Derek Carr is well inside the circle of fantasy trust. At Derek Carr's current pace, he'll break the Raiders' single-season franchise record for passing touchdowns (34) at some point in Week 16, when Oakland hosts the Chargers. Carr has a clear shot at reaching Rich Gannon's single-season yardage record, too. … [Read more...]
Big Ten says refs handled controversial Nebraska TD correctly
Big Ten says refs handled controversial Nebraska TD correctly The Big Ten says its officials used “proper officiating mechanics” on Nebraska’s controversial game-winning touchdown against Michigan State. The controversy arose when Huskers quarterback Tommy Armstrong found wideout Brandon Reilly down the left sideline for a 30-yard score with 17 seconds remaining in Saturday night’s game. … [Read more...]
My Monet wins Betty Grable Stakes at Del Mar (The Associated Press)
My Monet wins Betty Grable Stakes at Del Mar (The Associated Press) DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) -- My Monet held off Kiss at Midnight by a half-length Sunday at Del Mar in the $100,000 Betty Grable Stakes for older California-bred fillies and mares. … [Read more...]
Arsenal 1-1 Spurs: Player ratings, match report and game highlights [VIDEO]
Arsenal 1-1 Spurs: Player ratings, match report and game highlights [VIDEO] Arsenal missed the chance to go top of the Barclays Premier League as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Tottenham in Sunday's north London derby at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners – thumped 5-1 at Bayern Munich in their midweek Champions League tie – had to come from […] Arsenal missed the chance to go top of … [Read more...]
Ales Hemsky boards Jonathan Ericsson; discipline coming? (Video)
Ales Hemsky boards Jonathan Ericsson; discipline coming? (Video) Jonathan Ericsson of the Detroit Red Wings had plenty of reason to be mad at Dallas Stars forward Ales Hemsky in the third period. First, Ericsson was boarded by Hemsky via a very bad hit. To matters worse, the officials only penalized the Red Wings defenseman because he retaliated, while Hemsky skated free. Via Robert … [Read more...]
Aqib Talib kills Broncos’ chances to defeat Colts with ridiculous eye-gouge
Aqib Talib kills Broncos' chances to defeat Colts with ridiculous eye-gouge When you've got the NFL's all-time leader in fourth-quarter comebacks on your roster, the only wrong move is not to let him touch the ball. So why in the world would Denver cornerback Aqib Talib commit an insanely stupid penalty that, in effect, took the ball out of Manning's hands? Denver's Von Miller and the Colts' … [Read more...]
Kevin Harvick finishes third after two tire punctures and shifter issue
Kevin Harvick finishes third after two tire punctures and shifter issue FORT WORTH, Texas – Kevin Harvick finished third on Sunday at Texas. It was Harvick's 21st top-five finish of 2015. Big deal, right? Given what Harvick and his team overcame throughout the course of the race, definitely. Harvick suffered two punctured tires and had to battle a bad shifter handle for the last quarter of … [Read more...]