Juve plot double swoop for Oscar and Pelle The winter window gets closer with each passing day and the transfer rumour mill is starting to pick up steam. As always, Transfer Talk has the latest and greatest. See all the summer deals here. TOP STORY: Juve plot Oscar, Pelle double swoop If the papers are to be believed, Juventus have been monitoring the situation surrounding Chelsea's Oscar for 18 … [Read more...]
NFL Picks Week 11: Panthers, Patriots keep on rolling – NOLA.com
NFL Picks Week 11: Panthers, Patriots keep on rolling - NOLA.com How bad was my week of prognosticating? Let's just say Rob Ryan coached the Saints defense better than I picked football games. Sure, I'd love to use excuses and say that it's because road teams went 11-3. Sure, I'd love to point out that the weekly winner in our Pick 'Em League was barely over 50 percent. Sure, I'd love to find as … [Read more...]
Missouri DT Terry Beckner Jr., to undergo MRI for knee injury
Missouri DT Terry Beckner Jr., to undergo MRI for knee injury Missouri star defensive tackle Terry Beckner Jr., will undergo an MRI on his right knee and will miss Saturday’s home finale against Tennessee, coach Gary Pinkel announced Monday. Beckner suffered the injury during the first defensive play against BYU last weekend when left guard Ryker Mathews went to cut block him. Beckner’s foot … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars: Luongo stops Lightning barrage; Habs erase big Canucks deficit
NHL Three Stars: Luongo stops Lightning barrage; Habs erase big Canucks deficit No. 1 Star: Roberto Luongo, Florida Panthers The netminder came up big in a 39 save effort to pick up a 1-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. It was Luongo’s first shutout of the season. He hadn’t allowed fewer than two goals since Oct. 27 against the Colorado Avalanche. The victory tied Luongo with Glenn Hall … [Read more...]
Andy Dalton not happy with J.J. Watt’s ‘Red Ryder BB gun’ comment
Andy Dalton not happy with J.J. Watt's 'Red Ryder BB gun' comment J.J. Watt's postgame comment about Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton was surprising enough that ESPN sideline reporter Lisa Salters let out a "Wow!" as soon as he said it. "Our goal was to come in here and make the 'Red Rifle' look like a Red Ryder BB gun, and I think we did that," the Houston Texans star defensive … [Read more...]
Around the League: Fantasy Risers: AL East
Around the League: Fantasy Risers: AL East Follow @drewsilv and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter. Over the next several weeks, the Rotoworld staff will take an in-depth look at some players whose value is on the rise headed into the 2016 season. We'll break them down by division. National League East was first, National League West went second, and now we’re on to the American League East. The season … [Read more...]
Grizzlies hit 12 3s in rare perimeter outburst, top Thunder
Grizzlies hit 12 3s in rare perimeter outburst, top Thunder The Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder have been natural rivals over the past few years due in large part to their clash of styles. The Memphis grit-and-grind approach and OKC high-scoring attack are easily cast as opposites, and the team able to enforce its style on the game usually has a great chance of winning. [Play … [Read more...]
LIU Brooklyn wins its season opener with a block leading to buzzer-beater
LIU Brooklyn wins its season opener with a block leading to buzzer-beater LIU Brooklyn, a team with no seniors, won its season opener Monday night with the sort of late-game execution we're used to seeing much closer to the postseason than Thanksgiving. Not that we're complaining. THIS... is how you win a game! #BlackbirdNation #LIUMBB #NECMBB #SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/g06uQ60bm2 — LIU … [Read more...]
Patriots OT Nate Solder, cancer survivor, says infant son has cancer
Patriots OT Nate Solder, cancer survivor, says infant son has cancer New England Patriots offensive tackle Nate Solder played the entire 2014 season after being diagnosed with testicular cancer. He survived it, after it was detected early on, just to have his family get another dose of crushing news. Solder revealed that his infant son Hudson was diagnosed last month with a Wilms' tumor in … [Read more...]
Jimmy Butler blocks Paul George on final play, Bulls hang on to beat Pacers
Jimmy Butler blocks Paul George on final play, Bulls hang on to beat Pacers A couple of weeks back, Jimmy Butler called out his Chicago Bulls for allowing their defensive effort to slip well below the standard that has kept them among the stingiest squads in the league for the past half-decade. On Monday night, with a game against a division rival on the line, he took it upon himself to lead … [Read more...]