5 takeaways from the Week 13 College Football Playoff rankings The College Football Playoff committee unveiled the fourth installment of its rankings on Tuesday night. Here are five takeaways from the latest offering: 1. Notre Dame needs help Notre Dame had an extremely underwhelming performance in a 19-16 win over Boston College at Fenway Park over the weekend, and the committee rightly … [Read more...]
Nets rookie Rondae Hollis-Jefferson has a tattoo of himself on his back
Nets rookie Rondae Hollis-Jefferson has a tattoo of himself on his back If, like me, you tend to focus more on the NBA game than it college counterpart, you might not have been especially familiar with Rondae Hollis-Jefferson before June, when the Portland Trail Blazers took him with the 23rd overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft before flipping him to the Brooklyn Nets in a draft-night deal. … [Read more...]
College Football Week 13 Predictions: Picking Top 25 Games Against the Spread – Bleacher Report
College Football Week 13 Predictions: Picking Top 25 Games Against the Spread - Bleacher Report Richard Mackson-USA TODAY SportsUCLA RB Paul Perkins vs. USC Welcome to rivalry weekend, where the stakes are higher and the point spreads get even tighter. Last week, I went 11-4 with my Top 25 against-the-spread picks, bringing my two-week total to 23-13 since taking the reins of this weekly … [Read more...]
Oklahoma, Iowa jump into Top 4 of CFP rankings
Oklahoma, Iowa jump into Top 4 of CFP rankings After a weekend where three undefeated teams suffered their first loss, the College Football Playoff rankings saw a bit of a shake up. Clemson and Alabama remained in the top two spots, but previously unbeaten teams Ohio State (No. 3 last week) and Oklahoma State (No. 6 last week) dropped from to No. 8 and No. 11 respectively. Meanwhile, … [Read more...]
The Worksheet: The Worksheet: Week 12
The Worksheet: The Worksheet: Week 12 Happy Thanksgiving! We’ve made it through all of the bye weeks and have our first of six full slate weekends to close the season. 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 out your own players in the individual player diagnosis … [Read more...]
Jays fans launch website in attempt to keep David Price in Toronto
Jays fans launch website in attempt to keep David Price in Toronto David Price may not have been a member of the Toronto Blue Jays for long, but he made a huge impact on the fan base. Maybe it was his personality, or his amusing Twitter page. Or maybe it was the fact that he performed pretty well for the club down the stretch. Whatever it was, Price clearly made an impact on the fans. Now … [Read more...]
Geovany Soto signs with Angels, dries out already weak catching market
Geovany Soto signs with Angels, dries out already weak catching market If your team needs to find a catcher this offseason, it's highly unlikely they are going to find one through free agency. The Los Angeles Angels scooped up veteran Geovany Soto on Tuesday, effectively drying up an already weak market. [Free Ship over $50 Enter Code GiftShip – At Yahoo Fan Shop] In fairness, most teams … [Read more...]
Weekly Picks: The Bargain Hunter – Week 14
Weekly Picks: The Bargain Hunter - Week 14 And we’re off. Like Christmas music on Thanksgiving, the Premier League holiday season is approaching. Starting this weekend, there will be no more international breaks, no more Champions League and a lot more of what the people want: more Fantasy Premier League points. The only problem with such a busy period is that fantasy points are just about the … [Read more...]
Some kind 76ers fans are crowd-funding gifts for Brett Brown
Some kind 76ers fans are crowd-funding gifts for Brett Brown It must be hard to be Brett Brown. The head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers is now in his third season of trying to turn general manager Sam Hinkie's combination tanking-art project into a functional basketball team. The results have been very, very bad — Brown has only 37 wins to his name and is currently overseeing an 0-15 … [Read more...]
NFL picks vs. the spread, Week 12: Saints' slide, Cowboys' comeback continue – NOLA.com
NFL picks vs. the spread, Week 12: Saints' slide, Cowboys' comeback continue - NOLA.com Does anyone want to win the NFC East? The New York Giants boast one of the worst defenses in NFL history (420.9 yards a game) and still sit atop the division at 5-5. No NFC East team has won consecutive games in more than a month. And the Eagles' 8th-ranked offense is the division's highest-ranked … [Read more...]