Blake Griffin alley-oops in a 26-footer, jaws with Denver's coach, no big deal For this, or any generation, Blake Griffin is the NBA’s ultimate alley-oop finisher. Blessed with superior hops, he developed his expert timing and pitch-perfect footwork through rigorous practice, and as a result he remains one of the great finishers in NBA history. So much so, in fact, that you wonder if his oop … [Read more...]
College football picks: Feast of major implications for Thanksgiving – Waco Tribune-Herald
College football picks: Feast of major implications for Thanksgiving - Waco Tribune-Herald Every team in the AP Top 25 is playing this weekend in a total of 18 games. All these games will be: A) A matchup of ranked teams. B) A rivalry game. C) A game with College Football Playoff implications. D) A game with conference title implications. E) Some combination of the above. So this is should be a … [Read more...]
Video: CBS Sports' picks for Thanksgiving Day games – Madison.com
Video: CBS Sports' picks for Thanksgiving Day games - Madison.com Welcome to the discussion. Keep it clean. Exchange ideas and opinions on posted articles. Don't promote products or services, impersonate other site users, register multiple accounts, threaten or harass others, post vulgar, abusive, obscene or sexually oriented language. Don't post content that defames or degrades anyone. … [Read more...]
Boxing-Gloves dispute in world title fight will be resolved (Reuters)
Boxing-Gloves dispute in world title fight will be resolved (Reuters) The dispute over the gloves to be used in Saturday's world heavyweight title fight between Ukrainian holder Wladimir Klitschko and Britain's Tyson Fury will be resolved before Friday's rules meeting, officials said. Klitschko, unbeaten for 11 years and a hot favourite to retain his belts in Duesseldorf, has the right to … [Read more...]
Cycling-African team awarded World Tour licence (Reuters)
Cycling-African team awarded World Tour licence (Reuters) By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Team Dimension Data have become the first African team to be awarded a licence to compete on cycling's World Tour, the sports governing body said on Wednesday. The South African-based team, who were previously known as MTN-Qhubeka and had a wildcard entry to this year's Tour de France, … [Read more...]
NHL All-Star shakeup, Brad Marchand, hurting NCAA hockey (Wednesday Countdown)
NHL All-Star shakeup, Brad Marchand, hurting NCAA hockey (Wednesday Countdown) 9. Making your product worse Yesterday, the Big Ten Hockey Conference announced a rule change proposal that would limit the age at which you can be a freshman playing college hockey and keep all four years of eligibility to just 20 years old. While that sounds reasonable on the surface, you have to understand that … [Read more...]
NFL Network invites fans to #AskJerryJones, and it goes just the way you’d think
NFL Network invites fans to #AskJerryJones, and it goes just the way you'd think Whenever folks on Twitter are invited to ask questions to a controversial individual, the results are always - how can we put this? - colorful. On Wednesday morning, NFL Network's "NFL HQ" morning show invited viewers to tweet questions for Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, using the hashtag #AskJerryJones. … [Read more...]
Sources: Hornets, Clifford agree to 3-year deal
Sources: Hornets, Clifford agree to 3-year deal Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books 0 Shares print The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to a three-year contract extension with coach Steve Clifford, sources told ESPN.com. Clifford, who is in the final year of the contract he signed when he was hired … [Read more...]
Daily Fantasy Hockey 2015: NHL DFS DraftKings Best Player Picks for November 25 – Bleacher Report
Daily Fantasy Hockey 2015: NHL DFS DraftKings Best Player Picks for November 25 - Bleacher Report Alex Brandon/Associated Press The midweek NHL slate is somewhat stunted this week with a small slate on Tuesday making way for a jam-packed Wednesday schedule, but that just means DraftKings players have to wait until tonight to take advantage. With 13 matchups on tap for Wednesday night's … [Read more...]
Does Marshawn Lynch’s sports hernia surgery end Seahawks’ playoff hopes?
Does Marshawn Lynch's sports hernia surgery end Seahawks' playoff hopes? Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is expected to undergo surgery on a sports hernia Wednesday morning, according to the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, leaving Seattle's playoff hopes in serious peril. #Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch is set to have surgery on his sports hernia tomorrow morning, source said. Expected to be … [Read more...]