2015 Reviews: Roush Fenway Racing Welcome to our 2015 reviews. Instead of going driver-by-driver we're going to review teams this year. We're starting from the bottom of the standings and working our way up. It's Roush Fenway time. Drivers (standings in parenthesis): Greg Biffle (20th), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (25th), Trevor Bayne (29th) Highlights: Biffle led the team with three top-five … [Read more...]
Curry, Melo among stars in anti-gun-violence ad
Curry, Melo among stars in anti-gun-violence ad 9:52 AM ET Associated Press 0 Shares print NEW YORK -- Stephen Curry heard about a shooting involving a 3-year-old girl over the summer. "My daughter Riley is that age," he said. That begins a public service announcement that debuts on Christmas and features four NBA stars lending their voices to the campaign to end gun violence. … [Read more...]
Kansas handles first road game at San Diego State like a champ
Kansas handles first road game at San Diego State like a champ Kansas coach Bill Self got exactly what he needed Tuesday out of the Jayhawks' first true road game of the season at San Diego State. The nation's No. 2 team was tested. No, it wasn't the kind of test most expected back in October when college basketball fans could only look at the schedule and dream. It certainly wasn't the … [Read more...]
NHL Power Rankings: Have Capitals surpassed Dallas Stars?
NHL Power Rankings: Have Capitals surpassed Dallas Stars? The Dallas Stars and the Washington Capitals are the class of the NHL thus far this season … but there can only be one No. 1 team in our latest power rankings. Have the Caps finally leapfrogged over the Stars? How far have the Montreal Canadiens fallen? And are the Columbus Blue Jackets still the NHL’s worst team? Every other week, … [Read more...]
Alpine skiing-World Cup champion Hirscher almost hit by drone (Reuters)
Alpine skiing-World Cup champion Hirscher almost hit by drone (Reuters) Four-time World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher has criticised the use of drones to film races after one crashed and almost hit him in a race at Madonna di Campiglio on Tuesday. Television pictures showed the Austrian in the middle of his second run in a World Cup slalom race when the drone crashed to the ground behind … [Read more...]
Blues to splash £60m on Vardy, Teixeira
Blues to splash £60m on Vardy, Teixeira 4:06 AM GMT 0 Shares print The winter window draws closer with each passing day, and the transfer rumour mill is starting to pick up steam. As always, Transfer Talk has the latest and greatest. See all the summer deals here. TOP STORY: Chelsea looking for reinforcements Jamie Vardy has reportedly been advised to stay at Premier League table … [Read more...]
Iowa State rebounds from loss thanks to Abdel Nader’s big shot
Iowa State rebounds from loss thanks to Abdel Nader's big shot Iowa State coach Steve Prohm watched his team take and early lead on the road at Cincinnati on Tuesday night and control the contest for nearly 35 minutes. The 11th-ranked Cyclones finally gave up the lead in the 36th minute and most might have expected Prohm to be upset. Instead, he said it was an almost ideal scenario. The … [Read more...]
DePaul dominates No. 20 George Washington in confounding upset
DePaul dominates No. 20 George Washington in confounding upset One team seemed to be eager to get to the holiday break Tuesday night and the other played determined team basketball when No. 20 George Washington traveled to DePaul . The expectation was the more focused group would be the Colonials who have previously beaten the likes of Virginia this season and came into the contest with just … [Read more...]
Weekly Picks: The Bargain Hunter-Week 18/19
Weekly Picks: The Bargain Hunter-Week 18/19 This is when things get fun for Premier League fans, and scary for fantasy Premier League managers. Three Gameweeks, seven days. That only means one thing for certain: lots of infuriating, unpredictable managerial decisions. That’s why this may prove to be the most important bargain columns of the season so far. With all the substitutions, rested … [Read more...]
Sharks dig deep to pull out ‘gutsy’ road win over Kings
Sharks dig deep to pull out 'gutsy' road win over Kings LOS ANGELES – When the San Jose Sharks were down 2-0 and 3-1 to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night at Staples Center, they could have played out the clock. It was the last game of a five-game roadtrip and the Sharks were already guaranteed points in three of the contests. They had five straight home games coming up and players had … [Read more...]