Kentucky too quick, too fast and too good for Duke Five minutes into the second half of the showcase game of this year's Champions Classic, Kentucky ran a play seldom seen at any level of basketball. The 5-on-1 fast break. The possession, which ended with an uncontested Marcus Lee put-back, exemplified why second-ranked Kentucky was able to keep fifth-ranked Duke at arm's length for much of … [Read more...]
CFP rankings: Top 4 teams unchanged from the previous week
CFP rankings: Top 4 teams unchanged from the previous week The third week of the College Football Playoff rankings looks a lot like the second week. At least at the top. The top four teams were unchanged in the latest edition of the rankings. Clemson stayed at No. 1, Alabama at No. 2, Ohio State at No. 3 and Notre Dame at No. 4. The first two teams out of the four-team playoff field were … [Read more...]
Watch Kevin Bieksa’s tooth fly out after Mike Fisher’s punch (Video)
Watch Kevin Bieksa’s tooth fly out after Mike Fisher's punch (Video) Mike Fisher isn’t exactly known as one of the NHL’s most feared pugilists. But as Kevin Bieksa’s dentist will likely discover, the Nashville Predators center can puck a punch. In the first period between the Nashville Predators and the Anaheim Ducks, Bieksa and Fisher were jabbing at each other with their sticks. Their … [Read more...]
Hornets’ Marvin Williams ejected after flagrant-2 on Knicks’ Lou Amundson
Hornets' Marvin Williams ejected after flagrant-2 on Knicks' Lou Amundson Charlotte Hornets forward Marvin Williams was ejected from Tuesday's matchup with the New York Knicks after committing a flagrant foul-2 on New York forward Lou Amundson. [Play Yahoo Daily Fantasy and get a 100% deposit bonus with your first deposit] The play took place at the 7:45 mark of the fourth quarter, with the … [Read more...]
Winter forecast: What Everton can (and should) do before the January transfer window
Winter forecast: What Everton can (and should) do before the January transfer window The season, so far Ninth place is probably where most would expect Everton to be come the end of the season, so the team’s current standing in the table, occupying the aforementioned spot, could constitute an average start. It merits some degree of progress. After the dreary 2014-15 term, Roberto Martinez […] … [Read more...]
Cy Young 2015: Sizing up the finalists
Cy Young 2015: Sizing up the finalists The Cy Young award promises for be the most contested, and most exciting, race this award season. Major League Baseball has announced three finalists in both leagues, and all six players have a legitimate case to take home the award. Over in the National League, fans are already well aware of the intense battle. For a while, it looked like Zack Greinke … [Read more...]
Bowling Green’s Gehrig Dieter makes great one-handed TD catch (Video)
Bowling Green's Gehrig Dieter makes great one-handed TD catch (Video) Bowling Green WR Gehrig Dieter's second-quarter touchdown was thanks to instant replay. OK, it was a product of an incredible catch too. But Dieter was only granted the catch against Toledo on Tuesday thanks to the freeze-frame ability of replay. Here's how it looked in slow motion. Even at a reduced rate of speed the … [Read more...]
After learning from a season of close calls, Stacy Lewis wants to end with a win
After learning from a season of close calls, Stacy Lewis wants to end with a win Lydia Ko and Inbee Park have each won five times on the LPGA Tour this season. Stacy Lewis has six...second-place finishes. It's been a disappointing and frustrating follow-up season to a three-win 2014 for Lewis, who, just a year ago, became the first American in 21 years to lock up the LPGA's biggest … [Read more...]
Rory McIlroy looking to finish out the European Tour season with a win
Rory McIlroy looking to finish out the European Tour season with a win When the European Tour's Final Series began a little less than three weeks ago, Rory McIlroy said his goal for the four-event series was to score a win. He flailed to a disappointing finish on Sunday at the Turkish Airlines Open. He wound up in a tie for 11th at the WGC-HSBC Champions. After skipping the exiting BMW … [Read more...]
The Worksheet: The Worksheet: Week 11
The Worksheet: The Worksheet: Week 11 We've made it to the final week with teams on bye and there's some firepower that has to find your bench in Week 11 with the Steelers, Saints, Giants and then the Browns off this week. Here's the disclaimer that I encourage that you use the game by game tables and data points in conjunction with your own information and thought process rather than searching … [Read more...]