NBA Expert Picks and Best Bets: Can Grizzlies cover against visiting Suns? - CBSSports.com Our CBSSports.com NBA Expert Picks for Sunday, December 6, 2015 from Matt Moore and James Herbert. First we'll share our best bets for Sunday, then below, we'll measure ourselves against one another by picking three common games. For SportsLine picks, click here. For more CBS Sports Expert Picks, click here. … [Read more...]
Riyad Mahrez is the engine behind Leicester City’s table-topping success
Riyad Mahrez is the engine behind Leicester City’s table-topping success While Jamie Vardy has been getting much of the attention on Leicester City for his Premier League record scoring streak, which just ended, he’s arguably been the second best player on his team this campaign. For the first-place Foxes, Riyad Mahrez has been the engine that is leading most of […] While Jamie Vardy has … [Read more...]
Report: MLB’s gross revenue increases for 13th straight year, nears $9.5 billion
Report: MLB's gross revenue increases for 13th straight year, nears $9.5 billion As this week's massive free agent contracts indicated, Major League Baseball continues to do big business. Now we have some numbers to support that. According to a Forbes report, the league's gross revenue was up $500 million in 2015, marking the 13th consecutive year MLB has seen record growth. The exact … [Read more...]
Michigan St-Alabama, Oklahoma-Clemson Odds Set For CFB Playoffs – SportsBlog.com (blog)
Michigan St-Alabama, Oklahoma-Clemson Odds Set For CFB Playoffs - SportsBlog.com (blog) Matchups and odds have been set as have odds for semi-final matchups of NCAA football Final 4 for 2015-15. At 4 ET (likely but not official) on New Year’s Eve is Michigan State vs. Alabama. The presumed nightcap at 8 ET is Clemson vs. Oklahoma. Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports The first lines posted are from the … [Read more...]
Vonn wins super-G to complete Lake Louise sweep (The Associated Press)
Vonn wins super-G to complete Lake Louise sweep (The Associated Press) Lindsey Vonn won a super-G race Sunday to complete a sweep of World Cup races at Lake Louise for the third time in her career. Another Austrian, Cornelia Huetter, was third. ''Whenever you win, period, let alone by over a second, it definitely gives you that little bit extra boost of confidence,'' said Vonn, who has 70 … [Read more...]
MLS owners back Beckham Miami deal, and expansion up to 28 clubs
MLS owners back Beckham Miami deal, and expansion up to 28 clubs Major League Soccer’s board of governors approved the planned new stadium location for David Beckham’s expansion team in Miami on Saturday and backed future MLS expansion to 28 teams. On the eve of the 20th MLS Cup championship match between the Columbus Crew and Portland Timbers, club owners backed the […] Major League … [Read more...]
NFL Week 13 Picks: Vikings snake Seahawks, Dolphins destroy Ravens – CBSSports.com
NFL Week 13 Picks: Vikings snake Seahawks, Dolphins destroy Ravens - CBSSports.com So on the year I'm 39-21 with my best bets after another 4-1 week in Week 12. Riding high. Feeling confident. Except this week's picks kind of terrify me. Not gonna lie. Little scared by the lines. That's OK. Too much confidence can be bad. Now let's go crush some more picks and make some more coin. The latest from … [Read more...]
77 teams reach six wins, 3 5-win teams to play in bowls
77 teams reach six wins, 3 5-win teams to play in bowls Three teams with losing records will play in a bowl game. Coming into Saturday’s slate of games, there were 75 bowl-eligible teams to fill 80 slots. That number was bumped up to 77 with wins from Kansas State and Georgia State, leaving the final three spots to be filled by Nebraska, Minnesota and San Jose State – the three five-win … [Read more...]
Hirscher leads after 1st run of World Cup giant slalom (The Associated Press)
Hirscher leads after 1st run of World Cup giant slalom (The Associated Press) BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) -- Austrian Marcel Hirscher leads after the first run of a World Cup giant slalom Sunday in which several of the top racers crashed, including American Ted Ligety. … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Beaver Creek, CO men’s giant slalom results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Beaver Creek, CO men's giant slalom results (Reuters) Dec 6 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Beaver Creek, CO Men's Giant Slalom on Sunday Run 1 Overall 1. Marcel Hirscher (Austria) 1:16.93 1:16.93 2. Stefan Luitz (Germany) 1:17.08 1:17.08 3. Andre Myhrer (Sweden) 1:17.27 1:17.27 4. Henrik Kristoffersen (Norway) 1:17.45 1:17.45 4. Victor Muffat-Jeandet … [Read more...]