NFL Picks Against the Spread 2015: Week 13 - Bleeding Green Nation Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports Here are my suggestions when trying to beat the odds. Before Week 13 of the 2015 NFL season schedule kicks off, I thought we would have some fun by taking a look at the spreads for this week's round of games. (Click here for NFL Week 13 picks without regard to the spread.) Here are my suggestions when … [Read more...]
Ryan Ellis squirts water bottle toward referee after Darren Helm hit (Video)
Ryan Ellis squirts water bottle toward referee after Darren Helm hit (Video) Nashville Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis let emotions get the best of him in Saturday’s 5-4 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings. In the second period Ellis took a high hit from Red Wings forward Darren Helm and was not pleased with the play. Later on the bench, he squirted his water bottle at referee Dan … [Read more...]
Clemson wins ACC championship game 45-37 over UNC
Clemson wins ACC championship game 45-37 over UNC Clemson is heading to the College Football Playoff undefeated. The Tigers beat North Carolina 45-37 on Saturday night in the ACC championship game to finish the regular season 13-0 and likely head into the CFP as the top seed. There was a bit of drama at the end, however. Both for Clemson and the ACC officials assigned to the game. After … [Read more...]
Women’s national team kept out of Winter Classic game (or USA Hockey’s ridiculous decision)
Women's national team kept out of Winter Classic game (or USA Hockey's ridiculous decision) Saturday night was a great night for all champions of women's hockey with the announcement of the NWHL's Boston Pride playing against the CWHL's Les Canadiennes de Montreal at the Winter Classic site in Boston. Then USA Hockey went and ruined it. Kate Cimini of Today's Slapshot tweeted out the … [Read more...]
Heat fans chant ‘LeBron is tired” to sitting James
Heat fans chant 'LeBron is tired" to sitting James LeBron James's decision to leave the Miami Heat in the summer of 2014 stands out as one of the more amicable superstar free-agent breakups in recent NBA history. LeBron's time with the Heat was so successful that fans seem not to have begrudged him his choice to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Two championships and four trips to the NBA … [Read more...]
Sunday Daily Dose: Dose: Derrick's Party Favors
Sunday Daily Dose: Dose: Derrick's Party Favors Derrick Favors had a lower ADP (44.1) than Rudy Gobert (17.0) by more than two rounds. Let that sink in. Fending off a career-high 48 points from Paul George, Favors’ Jazz went partying in Utah with a huge overtime win. Already among the upper echelon in the game and only getting better, Favors’ evolution—in both fantasy and reality—is … [Read more...]
WBA middleweight champ Jacobs stops Quillin in 1st round (The Associated Press)
WBA middleweight champ Jacobs stops Quillin in 1st round (The Associated Press) WBA middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs stopped previously undefeated challenger Peter Quillin at 1:25 of the first round in an all-Brooklyn bout Saturday night at Barclays Center. Jacobs landed a straight right to Quillin's temple a minute into the fight and followed with a flurry of punches while his opponent … [Read more...]
Shea Weber becomes first defenseman in Predators history to record hat trick (Video)
Shea Weber becomes first defenseman in Predators history to record hat trick (Video) Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber blasted his way into the team record book with a hat trick Saturday. Weber became the first Predators blueliner in team history to score three goals in one game. Above is video of Weber’s hatty. His third goal put Nashville up 4-2 in the third period against the … [Read more...]
Christian McCaffrey breaks Barry Sanders’ all-purpose yardage record
Christian McCaffrey breaks Barry Sanders' all-purpose yardage record Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey is the all-time leader in single-season all-purpose yards. McCaffrey tied Barry Sanders’ 27-year-old record of 3,250 yards on a punt return and then broke it on a short run toward the goal line during Saturday’s Pac-12 title game against USC. McCaffrey came into the game with 3,035 … [Read more...]