Notre Dame loses RB C.J. Prosise, CB KeiVarae Russell to injury No. 4 Notre Dame struggled, but eked out a 19-16 win over Boston College at Fenway Park in Boston on Saturday night, and it lost two prominent players to injuries in the process. C.J. Prosise, a senior running back, left the game with what head coach Brian Kelly said after the game is a high ankle sprain. Before Prosise left in … [Read more...]
Rusty Slipper wins Red Carpet Stakes at Del Mar (The Associated Press)
Rusty Slipper wins Red Carpet Stakes at Del Mar (The Associated Press) DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) -- Rusty Slipper won the $100,000 Red Carpet Stakes for fillies and mares by 1 1/2 lengths Saturday at Del Mar. … [Read more...]
Wood Brothers’ No. 21 to run full-time in 2016 with Ryan Blaney
Wood Brothers' No. 21 to run full-time in 2016 with Ryan Blaney The Wood Brothers' No. 21 car is making a full-time return to the Sprint Cup Series. The team announced Friday that it would attempt every race on the Sprint Cup schedule next season and Ryan Blaney would continue to drive for the team. The team has been running a part-time schedule in the Cup Series since 2009. The Wood … [Read more...]
Sharks' Marleau scores 1,000th career point
Sharks' Marleau scores 1,000th career point Patrick Marleau has been one of the most underappreciated player of his generation, consistently putting up big offensive numbers in one of the worst scoring eras in league history. On Saturday night in Pittsburgh -- the city where he was drafted by the Sharks No. 2 overall in 1997 at the old Civic Arena -- he recorded his 1,000th career point when … [Read more...]
Goal Line Stand: Week 11 Rankings
Goal Line Stand: Week 11 Rankings Updated 11/20 at 6:45 ET. Monitoring Darren McFadden's health. Removed Ryan Mathews. Moved DeMarco Murray up. Moved Alshon Jeffery/Jay Cutler down. Jeffery will likely be removed. Moved Carson Palmer down (receivers' health). “I don’t like you, and you don’t like me.” This is how a conversation between fantasy owners and Darren McFadden may have started two … [Read more...]
LeBron James subs himself out before the ref allows it, Cavs get a tech
LeBron James subs himself out before the ref allows it, Cavs get a tech LeBron James has an unprecedented level of power for an NBA player, to the point where he can call plays and override his coach's decisions without causing him too much controversy. Yes, that approach can sometimes lead to a lot of criticism, but it also ends up with pretty darn good results on the court. The Cleveland … [Read more...]
The Pac-12 South title will run through Los Angeles
The Pac-12 South title will run through Los Angeles It’s official, the Pac-12 South title win run through Los Angeles. UCLA, USC and Utah are in a three-way tie atop the Pac-12 South standings, but USC already defeated the Utes and UCLA defeated Utah 17-9 on Saturday. USC earned its third conference loss thanks to a 48-28 pummeling by a red-hot Oregon team, which has now won five straight. … [Read more...]
Watch: 7-year-old boy performs Australian national anthem through hiccups
Watch: 7-year-old boy performs Australian national anthem through hiccups You often hear producers of live television shows tell on-air talents and peformers that nothing can possibly go wrong when it's live. That's not true, of course, as plenty can go wrong leading to varying consequences. But it's a way of relaxing those in front of the camera and keeping them focused even in the face of … [Read more...]